Surprise surprise. T-Mobile has officially announced the 8900 Curve (aka Javelin) to be released sometime in February. I am just hoping that the February 11th rumor pans out! The BoyGenius seems to already caught one spotted in a store. Nothing really else new other than the fact that it comes in Titanium and supports T-Mobiles UMA @Home service.
You can learn more about the BlackBerry Curve 8900 at www.BlackBerry.com/NewCurve8900. (Link not live as of this post but will hopefully be up soon)
From the press release:
Bellevue, Wash., and Waterloo, Ontario – January 7, 2009 – T-Mobile USA, Inc., and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM: TSX: RIM) today announced that T-Mobile® will offer its customers the new BlackBerry® Curve™ 8900 smartphone, the thinnest and lightest full-QWERTY BlackBerry smartphone.
The BlackBerry Curve 8900 from T-Mobile, in a stunning titanium-colored finish with chrome highlights, combines an elegant, compact design with a wide range of popular features and an easy-to-use full-QWERTY keyboard. It features built-in GPS and support of location-based services. It also allows easy access to social networking sites and has built-in Wi-Fi® (802.11 b/g) supporting both voice and data, making it easier to stay connected to family, friends and colleagues.
“T-Mobile is thrilled to bring our customers such an elegant and powerful way to communicate with the important people in their lives,” said Travis Warren, director, device marketing, T-Mobile USA. “The BlackBerry Curve 8900 offers T-Mobile customers the benefit of a full-QWERTY keyboard in the thinnest BlackBerry smartphone yet.”
In addition to a sleek, stylish design, the powerful new smartphone includes a large, vivid display – the highest resolution available on a BlackBerry smartphone – as well as a 512MHz next generation processor for fast and responsive performance. The handset’s advanced multimedia capabilities include a 3.2-megapixel camera with image stabilization, digital zoom, flash and the ability to record video and play video, a music player, a 3.5mm stereo headset jack and headset, and a hot-swappable microSD/SDHC memory card slot with a 256MB card inserted. With support for memory cards up to 16GB, customers can carry, capture and enjoy more of their music, pictures and video anywhere they go.
“The new BlackBerry Curve 8900 features a compact and refined design that looks and feels great. It gives you everything you need to stay connected and entertained,” said Mark Guibert, vice president, corporate marketing, Research In Motion. “With rich multimedia capabilities, exceptional mobile email and messaging features, enhanced Web browsing, a premium phone and easy access to social networking communities, including Facebook®, Flickr®, and MySpace.com®, the BlackBerry Curve 8900 helps you make the most of a busy lifestyle that spans well beyond normal business hours.”
T-Mobile customers can continue to get great mobile coverage and unlimited nationwide Wi-Fi calling with T-Mobile’s Unlimited HotSpot Calling service as well as unlimited nationwide calling to five people with T-Mobile myFaves® service.* As a quad-band world phone, the BlackBerry Curve 8900 supports international roaming, extending the ability to stay connected while traveling abroad.
The new BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphone from T-Mobile is anticipated to be available in February at T-Mobile retail stores, select authorized dealers, and online at http://www.T-Mobile.com.
Nikolaus Not Registered
Posted: January 7, 2009 at 7:45 AM EST from my BlackBerry 8320
My 8320 as amazing as it has been has finally met its match.
Debbie Not Registered
Posted: January 7, 2009 at 7:51 AM EST from my BlackBerry 8100
Finally! Woohoo!
Steve Not Registered
Posted: January 7, 2009 at 8:31 AM EST
No 3G no deal for my AT&T
Nikolaus Not Registered
Posted: January 7, 2009 at 1:36 PM EST
Why, are you the one AT&T customer that has had a good 3G experience?
automan69 Not Registered
Posted: January 7, 2009 at 12:06 PM EST from my BlackBerry 8130
That’s good news! Now I hope telus will get there hands on this one?
Hopefully it will come in different colours too.
I what the red one it looks nice on the old curve.
DonGato Not Registered
Posted: January 9, 2009 at 12:18 PM EST
I heard it has a micro USB connector. That’s a no go for me. 🙁
M Not Registered
Posted: January 12, 2009 at 1:06 PM EST
You’d avoid getting a phone because it has a micro USB? Why? BTW, the micro USB is the wave of the near future.
DonGato Not Registered
Posted: January 12, 2009 at 1:17 PM EST
Because every connector I, my family, my friends and in every place I need to charge my unit or connect it to get files from it is mini USB. I don’t see any advantage of having micro USB in this case and being the wave of the future doesn’t make it useful per se.