Verizon Wireless introduces BlackBerry Curve 8530 available from November 20th
Verizon Wireless and Research In Motion (RIM) introduced BlackBerry Curve 8530, an exciting new addition to BlackBerry Curve series of smartphones. New slim handset gives customers access to Verizon Wireless’ 3G network, Wi-Fi capabilities and built-in GPS. As well as easy access to games, music and other mobile applications for entertainment on-the-go.
The Curve 8530 has not only EVDO Rev.A but GPS and WiFi b/g, together with 2-megapixel digital camera and full QWERTY keyboard. There’s VZ Navigator, dedicated media keys, a 3.5mm headphone socket and all the usual messaging accounts including SMS, MMS & IM. It also has a microSD card slot, onboard storage is 256MB and processor is a 528MHz chip. The traditional BlackBerry trackball has been replaced by touch sensitive trackpad.
Key features related to this product are:
- Easy-to-use, highly tactile, touch-sensitive trackpad for reliable, full QWERTY keyboard, responsive typing and navigation
- 256 MB flash memory and 528 MHz next generation processor for enhanced performance
- Supports voice-activated dialing and Bluetooth version 2.1 with support for hands-free headsets, stereo headsets, car kits and other Bluetooth peripherals
- 3G-enabled (EV-DO)
- Built-in Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g)
- GPS with support for location-based applications, including Verizon Wireless’ VZ Navigator service and geotagging pictures
- 2 megapixel digital camera with zoom and video recording
- Advanced media player for music, videos and pictures, with dedicated media keys and a 3.5 mm stereo headset jack, plus BlackBerry Media Sync, which makes it easy to quickly sync music from your computer to smartphone
- Access to BlackBerry App World, featuring a broad and growing catalog of third-party mobile applications developed specifically for BlackBerry smartphones. Categories include entertainment, games, social networking & sharing, news & weather, productivity and much more
- Access to e-mail, messaging and popular social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace
- Rich multimedia capabilities including dedicated media keys smoothly integrated along top of the handset, giving customers an convenient way to control their videos and music
- Support for BlackBerry services with access to up to 10 supported e-mail accounts, including popular ISP e-mail accounts such as Yahoo!, Windows Live Hotmail, AOL and Gmail.
- BlackBerry Enterprise Server support which provides IT administration features for corporate deployments
- Expandable memory via hot swappable micro SD/SDHC memory card slot, supporting up to 16 GB cards today and expected to support next generation 32 GB cards when available
The BlackBerry Curve 8530 is expected to be available on sale from November 20th in two colors, black and smoky violet. Priced starts from $99.99 following a $100 mail-in rebate. Presumes a new two-year customer agreement, with data plans kicking off at $29.99 on top of a regular voice plan.
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