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BlackBerry Curve 8330 Unveiled for Verizon Wireless


Mon Mar 31, 2008 4:49 am

Verizon Wireless and Research In Motion (RIM) today announced the BlackBerry Curve 8330 will be available in May. Offered in a liquid silver-colored finish with chrome highlights, smooth edges and soft curves, the BlackBerry Curve 8330 is backed by Verizon Wireless' high-speed EV-DO (Evolution-Data Optimized) network. Small and light smartphone, the BlackBerry Curve 8330 offers rich multimedia capabilities such as VZ Navigator-capable, a location-based service that provides customers mapping, audible turn-by-turn navigation and access to information on more than 14 million points of interest.


RIM BlackBerry Curve (8330)
RIM BlackBerry Curve (8330) Specs View Specs

The BlackBerry Curve 8330 is supported by BlackBerry Internet Service that gives customers access to up to 10 supported POP3 and IMAP personal and corporate email accounts, including most popular ISP email accounts. It is also supported by BlackBerry Professional Software for small businesses and BlackBerry Enterprise Server for enterprise deployments, enabling advanced security and IT administration within IBM Lotus Domino, Microsoft Exchange and Novell GroupWise environments.

The BlackBerry Curve 8330 is RIM's smallest and lightest full-QWERTY smartphone, offering the following capabilities and key features:

- Small and light design that is easy to handle and use; measures 4.2" x 2.4" x 0.6"and weighs only 4 ounces
- Large, vibrant 320 x 240 px display, with light sensing technology that automatically adjusts brightness for optimal viewing in outdoor, indoor, and dark environments
- Responsive, highly-tactile full-QWERTY keyboard and RIM's intuitive trackball navigation system
- Premium phone features including: noise cancellation technology to offset background noise, Speaker Independent Voice Recognition (SIVR) for Voice Activated Dialing (VAD), dedicated "send," "end," and "mute" keys, low-distortion speakerphone, and Bluetooth 2.0, with support for handsfree headsets, stereo headsets (Bluetooth stereo audio profile A2DP/AVRCP), car kits and other Bluetooth accessories
- 2.0-megapixel camera with support for video recording, self-portrait mirror, enhanced flash and 5X zoom
- Easy access to the popular Facebook for BlackBerry Smartphones application
- 3.5 mm stereo headphone jack and dedicated volume controls
- Advanced media player and enhanced desktop media manager software that makes it easy to move media files between a PC and the BlackBerry Curve 8330 - USB Data Cable comes in-box
- MicroSD/SDHC memory card slot, providing plenty of additional storage (up to 8 GB)
- HTML web browser delivers a fast, rich browsing experience and supports streaming video from sites like m.youtube.com (3GPP RTSP streaming protocol over EV-DO)
- A removable, rechargeable battery, rated for up to 260 minutes of talk time and up to 11 days of standby time
- In-box accessories include: a stereo headset, travel charger and premium tote sleeve

The BlackBerry Curve 8330 will be available for $269.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement. An additional $100 credit toward the purchase of the handset is available for customers who sign up for qualifying voice and data plans at the time of purchase.

- BlackBerry Curve 8330 Specs


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1. Posted by shannakate Wed Apr 02, 2008 11:01 pm

this makes me really happy.
i am in the market for a new phone, and i've wanted the curve for a while.
yay!


2. Posted by paperstreet Wed Apr 09, 2008 1:21 am

Coming from a V phones I can understand, I hope this Curve has a faster load speed than the Pearl, though. Definitely my next upgrade unless open access unveils a CDMA iPhone in the works.


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