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Verizon Wireless Getting BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 in Silver

Kim Poh Liaw — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:59:19 +0000

One member from crackberry forum has managed to get a BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 from Verizon Wireless, which is not even announced by Verizon Wireless yet. The CDMA version is in silver color, specification should be similar to its GSM version 8220.

According to BlackBerryInsider, “I just received my Verizon Flip Pearl (8130 Flip). I don’t think Verizon has annouced it yet, but if not it should be coming soon. Not sure what the color options will be, but mine came in Silver. I personally like the Black (T-Mobile Version) better. I will be testing it over the next few days and let you know how it does.”

Here are the features of BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 for T-Mobile, which might not be the same but will be similar

Wi-Fi-enabled (802.11 b/g) supporting Wi-Fi calling and fast Web browsing
one-click access for instant messaging, e-mailing, texting or calling to your Fave 5 from the Home Screen
SureType keyboard
2.0 megapixel camera with built-in flash LED and video recording (requires microSD card)
media player for pictures, music and video with full-screen video playback
Stereo Bluetooth support (A2DP/AVRCP) and 3.5mm stereo headset jack
Internal QVGA 2.4-inch diagonal screen, 320 x 240 pixels and supporting 65K colors
128 MB of flash memory, 256MB microSD card included, and support for up to a 16 GB microSD/SDHC card
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE/Wi-Fi network including support for international roaming
Dimensions: 3.9″ x 1.96″ x 0.68″
Weight: 3.6 oz

Rogers and RIM Announce Availability of the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 Smartphone in Canada

Kim Poh Liaw — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 05:30:05 +0000

Rogers Wireless and Research In Motion (RIM) are launching the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 smartphone, the first BlackBerry phone to come in flip form factor. The BlackBerry Pearl Flip will be available in black finish from Rogers Wireless starting November 4, with the pink BlackBerry Pearl Flip coming soon.

The new BlackBerry Pearl Flip provides flip phone fans with all the power of a BlackBerry smartphone in a fun and familiar design. You can send a message to your friends or family, make a call, browse the web, snap a picture, watch a video or listen to your favorite song. It features two high-resolution, light-sensing color displays, including an external LCD that makes it easy to preview incoming emails, text messages and phone calls without opening the handset.

Other features including:

SureType QWERTY keyboard
240 x 320 internal LCD
Built-in Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g) with support for Rogers TalkSpot service
2 megapixel camera
microSD/SDHC memory card slot that supports up to 16GB for plenty of storage
Enhanced HTML browser with RTSP support for online streaming video from sites like m.youtube.com
BlackBerry Maps
DataViz Documents To Go
Bluetooth 2.0

The BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 smartphone will be available in black from Rogers starting November 4, from $49.99 with activation on any combination of 3 year voice and data plan with minimum combined monthly service fee of $35 per month from Rogers. Some conditions apply. The pink BlackBerry Pearl Flip will be available in the coming weeks.

T-Mobile USA Launches BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 Smartphone

Kim Poh Liaw — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:29:12 +0000

T-Mobile USA today announced the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 smartphone-the first BlackBerry flip phone-is now available in the U.S. In addition to the new flip design, the BlackBerry Pearl Flip also provides an advanced multimedia experience through video recording and playback, a 2.0 megapixel camera with digital zoom, stereo Bluetooth support, and an easily accessible external memory card slot.

The combination of rich multimedia capabilities and RIM’s powerful mobile e-mail solution together with support for text messaging, picture messaging, enhanced Web browsing and built in Wi-Fi makes the BlackBerry Pearl Flip ideal for balancing a busy lifestyle by enabling customers to share pictures, check the latest sports scores or access social networking sites, including Facebook and Flickr.

Key features of the BlackBerry Pearl Flip from T-Mobile include the following:

First BlackBerry smartphone to offer popular flip design
Wi-Fi-enabled (802.11 b/g) supporting Wi-Fi calling and fast Web browsing
Support for Unlimited HotSpot Calling
T-Mobile’s myFaves support to stay in touch with those who matter most, with quick, one-click access for instant messaging, e-mailing, texting or calling to your Fave 5 from the Home Screen
SureType keyboard
2.0 megapixel camera with built-in flash LED and video recording (requires microSD card)
media player for pictures, music and video with full-screen video playback
Stereo Bluetooth support (A2DP/AVRCP) and 3.5mm stereo headset jack
Internal QVGA 2.4-inch diagonal screen, 320 x 240 pixels and supporting 65K colors
128 MB of flash memory, 256MB microSD card included, and support for up to a 16 GB microSD/SDHC card
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE/Wi-Fi network including support for international roaming
Dimensions: 3.9″ x 1.96″ x 0.68″
Weight: 3.6 oz

The BlackBerry Pearl Flip is now available in Black color and will be also available in red in the coming weeks.

Rumor: Rogers to Offer Pink BlackBerry KickStart 8220 in Canada

Kim Poh Liaw — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 04:36:03 +0000

It didn’t take long before you see BlackBerry KickStart in different colors. MobileInCanada has received an advertisement banner, showing a pink BlackBerry KickStart 8220 which will be sold at $49.99, with 3-yrs mobile service contract.

Source [mobileincanada]

Silver BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 Spotted

Kim Poh Liaw — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 09:22:16 +0000

Already officially announced on September 10th, the BlackBerry Pearl 8220 (also known as KickStart) is announced in a new silver color in some countries. The press release, in spanish, showing the new silver color. The first clamshell phone from RIM is also in Black and Red color in previous announcement.

More about the phone here

Source [miblackberry]

BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 Unveiled Officially!

Kim Poh Liaw — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 06:01:37 +0000

Research In Motion today unveiled the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 smartphone, the first BlackBerry phone to come in the flip form factor. The quad-band EDGE based BlackBerry Pearl Flip smartphone weighs only 3.6 ounces and measures approximately 3.9″ x 1.9″ x 0.7″. Featuring 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, while the large, 240 x 320 internal LCD displays messages, videos and web pages.

The BlackBerry Pearl Flip smartphone includes many premium phone features, including Speaker Independent Voice Recognition (SIVR) for Voice Activated Dialing (VAD), support for mp3 ring tones, smart dialing, conference calling, speed dialing, call forwarding, voicemail attachment playback and enhanced background noise cancellation. It also features a speakerphone and Bluetooth 2.0 for use with hands-free headsets, stereo headsets, car kits and other Bluetooth peripherals such as a GPS receiver. The removable/rechargeable 900 mAhr battery provides four hours of talk time and over 14 days of standby time.

The DataViz Documents to Go software suite is preloaded, allowing users to edit Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint files directly on the handset. The BlackBerry Pearl Flip is supported on BlackBerry Internet Service, BlackBerry Unite!, BlackBerry Professional Software and BlackBerry Enterprise Server, which provides tight integration with corporate email systems and the security and IT policy controls.

The BlackBerry Pearl Flip works with the new BlackBerry Media Sync application that makes it easy to sync iTunes digital music collections with the smartphone and it also features a conveniently accessible microSD/SDHC memory card slot that supports up to 16GB. In addition, the BlackBerry Pearl Flip smartphone features built-in Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g) with support for UMA (unlicensed mobile access), extending wireless email and data coverage and supporting carrier enabled voice calls over home Wi-Fi networks, enterprise wireless deployments and Wi-Fi hotspots.

The BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 smartphone will be available from wireless carriers around the world beginning this fall. The BlackBerry Pearl Flip will be available in the United States exclusively from T-Mobile beginning this fall. Specific availability and pricing details will be announced at a later date.

via Offica [slashgear]

RIM Will Make BlackBerry Pearl 8220 Official Tomorrow

Kim Poh Liaw — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 03:57:59 +0000

No longer a secret, you have already read quite a number of articles of the first BlackBerry clamshell business phone, the BlackBerry Pearl 8220 aka BlackBerry KickStart. According to BlackBerryCool, the Pearl 8220 will go official tomorrow and RIM will make the announcement at the CTIA Wireless event.

Rumor: BlackBerry KickStart to be Called BlackBerry Pearl 8220

Kim Poh Liaw — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:42:48 +0000

The first BlackBerry flip phone, KickStart has already been known as model number 8220. BlackBerryCool has posted another product sheet today and the KickStart is clearly being placed as one of the BlackBerry Pearl series.

According to the source, the new RIM business phone is confirmed to be available on Rogers (Canada) and T-Mobile USA network in September. In July, crackberry has done a review on a prototype unit, as well as a detail hardware walkthough video.

BlackBerry 8220 KickStart Video Tour by CrackBerry

Kim Poh Liaw — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 02:54:45 +0000

If you have read the world’s first BlackBerry 8220 KickStart review from crackberry, they have now posted a hands on video on the first clamshell business phone by RIM. The BlackBerry KickStart is the first clamshell design from RIM, it has an external LCD screen at 160 x 128 pixels and a internal LCD screen at 240 x 320 pixels. The KickStart will support GSM quad band network, it is not a 3G phone and able to do GPRS/EDGE wireless data connection. Other features include a 2 megapixel camera, built in WiFi and 2.5 mm headset jack.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Source

Rumor: More Blackberry KickStart Pictures Leaked

Kim Poh Liaw — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:48:08 +0000

Yet to be announced for this year, here are another set of leak photos on the new BlackBerry KickStart. The BlackBerry KickStart is the first clamshell design from RIM, it has an external LCD screen at 160 x 128 pixels and a internal LCD screen at 240 x 320 pixels.

The KickStart will support GSM quad band network, might not be a 3G phone and able to do GPRS/EDGE wireless data connection. Other features include a 2 megapixel camera, built in WiFi and 2.5 mm headset jack. More photos at next page.

Source [berryshack]