Nov 05
Tired of Droids? Verizon Wireless today announced the BlackBerry Curve 8530, a midrange replacement for the super-popular (but now aging) BlackBerry Curve 8330.
The Curve 8530 replaces the 8330’s trackball with a tiny touchpad and supports Wi-Fi. It kicks the processor up from the Curve’s 312 Mhz to a new 528 Mhz chip, and runs the new BlackBerry OS 5.0, which speeds up JavaScript in the Web browser.
Otherwise, the device is pretty functionally similar to the earlier Curve with Bluetooth, a 2-megapixel camera, a 3.5-mm headset jack and multimedia support. Like so many BlackBerries recently, this one is evolutionary, not revolutionary.
The BlackBerry Curve 8530 will cost $99.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate with a new two-year contract. It will be available on Nov. 20.
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