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Only three days ago RIM announced some devices, and already the BlackBerry Curve 9360 is available from Telus in Canada for $49.99 on a three-year contract.
The BlackBerry 9360 is RIM’s latest entry-level offering, and which means there are a few sacrifices to be made. The 2.4-inch 480 x 360 non-touch display, 512 MB of RAM and 800 MHz processor are all lower-end than any of the newer BlackBerry devices coming out, but that’s a decent step up from the last generation of phones. Besides, it still has a 5 megapixel camera with LED flash, and runs the same OS 7 software, which includes a new graphical rendering engine, voice-activated universal search, and support for augmented reality and 3D applications. It does have the bonus of near-field communications, although carriers are able to lock that feature out in the software, and Telus hasn’t said a peep about it being included here.
You can snag the new BlackBerry Curve over here in the online store, but if this isn’t your cup of tea, Telus should be launching the Torch 9860 around the end of the month, and they’re already offering the Bold 9900 and Torch 9810.
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Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
