U.S. mobile operator T-Mobile has officially announced it will be offering the BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphone this February .
BlackBerry Curve 8900
u.s. mobile operator t-mobile officially announce offer blackberry curve 8900 smartphone february
U.S. mobile operator T-Mobile has officially announced it will be offering the <m> BlackBerry Curve 8900 </m> smartphone this February .
T-Mobile has announced it will be carrying the BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphone this February ... although it will not offer 3G data service .
U.S. mobile operator T-Mobile has officially announced it will be offering the <m> BlackBerry Curve 8900 </m> smartphone this February .
Billed as RIM 's lightest and thinnest QWERTY keyboard-equipped smartphone , the BlackBerry Curve 8900 features a 3.2 megapixel camera ( plus an additional front-facing 400 by 352-pixel video camera for video calls ) , SDHC/microSD card support for up to 16 GB of storage , integrated Wi-Fi 80211b/g wireless networking , and GPS support .
The Curve 8900 also packs a 2.44-inch 480 by 360-pixel color LCD display , and includes a handsfree speakerphone as well as Bluetooth wireless device support .
According to RIM , the unit offers up to 5.5 hours of talk time and as much as 15 days of standby time .
T-Mobile has not revealed an official release date or pricing information for the BlackBerry Curve 8900 , although the unit will work with T-Mobile 's unlimited HotSpot Wi-Fi based calling service .
However , the 8900 will not offer 3G connectivity : users will have to paddle along on GSM/GPRS and EDGE connectivity .
Of course , the phone will include BlackBerry software , including full HTML Web browsing , BlackBerry Maps , an enhanced media player , as well as access to corporate communications system and we hear the device will even make phone calls .