Mobile users who prefer the flip phone design will be glad to note that Cellular South has announced the availability of the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 smartphone from RIM. This new sleek designed phone comes in a chrome-finished frame and packed with a lot of great features.

It features two high-resolution light-sensing color displays, the external LCD makes it easy to preview incoming emails, text messages and phone calls without opening the handset. The large, 240 x 320 pixel internal LCD displays messages, videos and web pages with impressive detail and contrast.

Features:

• Support for BlackBerry App World, which provides quick access to applications developed for the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 in categories that include entertainment, games, social networking and sharing, music and video, productivity and utilities and travel.
• A large SureType QWERTY keyboard
• Support for Cellular South’s super fast high-speed wireless broadband data network
• Intuitive user interface with trackball navigation
• Built-in GPS with BlackBerry Maps preloaded plus support for location based applications and services
• A 2 megapixel camera with flash, zoom and video recording*
• Full HTML web browser
• An advanced media player for pictures, videos and music and support for BlackBerry Media Sync, which makes it easy to sync iTunes or Windows Media Player digital music collections with the smartphone
• An expandable microSD/SDHC memory card slot that supports cards up to 16 GB in size
• Stereo Bluetooth support (A2DP/AVRCP) and 3.5mm stereo headset jack

The BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 smartphone is available today for $99.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate and with a new two-year customer agreement and two-year data contract.

(Source) Press

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Consumers in the Marianas are in for a treat as IT&E has launched two new Blackberry phones in the Blackberry 8830 World Edition and the Blackberry Curve 8330 smartphones from Research in Motion.

The BlackBerry solution on IT&E’s EVDO high-speed mobile broadband network provides customers with fast and easy wireless access to e-mail, phone, calendar, web and multimedia applications, as well as thousands of other mobile business and lifestyle applications.

IT&E customers can now enjoy the freedom of using BlackBerry smartphones to stay connected while living their “Life in Motion.”

The BlackBerry 8830 World Edition smartphone from IT&E features:

• Voice and SMS roaming in over 210 countries using IT&E’s Global Roaming solution
• Advanced media player, great for listening to music, watching videos and viewing pictures, plus a stereo headset jack
• An intuitive user interface and trackball that makes navigation instinctive and fast
• Robust call management features such as smart dialing, speed dialing and call forwarding
• Enhanced HTML browser for visiting web sites while on the go
• BlackBerry Internet Service support, allowing access to up to 10 supported personal and corporate email accounts, including most popular ISP email accounts
• BlackBerry Enterprise Server support providing tight integration with IBM Lotus Domino, Microsoft Exchange and Novell GroupWise and featuring strong security and IT policy controls for managing smartphone features and usage
• Support for polyphonic, MP3 and MIDI ring tones
• Other voice features including noise cancellation for enhanced audio performance, speaker independent voice recognition for voice activated dialing, dedicated ’send’, ’end’, and ’mute’ keys, low-distortion speakerphone, and Bluetooth support

In addition, IT&E is offering the BlackBerry Curve 8330 smartphone, which features a highly tactile full QWERTY keyboard, a 2 MP camera that supports video recording*, a 3.5 mm stereo headset jack, and high-speed USB support for transferring large files quickly and conveniently between a computer and the smartphone. A microSD/SDHC memory card slot and advanced media player enable customers to carry and enjoy their music, videos and photos wherever they are.

Through March 30, customers may choose either BlackBerry smartphone for the introductory price of $249 and get three months of BlackBerry data service for only $19.95 per month-50 percent off regular price (a savings of $60). BlackBerry smartphones are available at the main Chalan Lau Lau Middle Road store or at the IT&E Wireless Express Center in Garapan as well as the IT&E offices on Tinian and Rota.

(Source) Saipan Tribune

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Sony Ericsson focuses on youth by bringing consolidating music listening with their mobile phone solutions in the Sony Ericsson W395. The W395 promises to provide a full range of great music through this mobile phone with bonus special stereo speakers that are sure to boost listening pleasure and pump up the volume with the HPM-64 stereo headset with stereo widening for a great sound experience.

The affordable W395 also comes complete with dedicated control keys for managing your music, a 1GB memory card and an FM radio to keep users up to date with the latest tracks. Sony Ericsson favourite TrackID™ will help you find that elusive song, even if you’re not sure of the name, while PlayNow™ provides a full range of mobile entertainment content downloadable from your handset – from unique themes and wallpapers to specially developed ring tones.

Features:

Powerful built-in stereo speakers with high quality bass

Stereo headset to turn your phone into a dedicated music player – be your own DJ

True music machine with Walkman™ music player, TrackID™ and PlayNow™

TrackID™ - find the tracks you love easily

PlayNow™ - download a full range of mobile entertainment

Crystal clear 2.0” display – view your photos in all their glory

Motion gaming support

(Source) Sony Ericsson

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