Verizon Wireless and Research In Motion (RIM) announced today the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 smartphone will be available on the nation’s largest 3G broadband network beginning June 19.

The BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 features the industry’s leading mobile e-mail and messaging solution combined with rich multimedia capabilities and the high-speed connectivity of Verizon Wireless’ broadband network in a popular flip design.



The BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 smartphone will be $129.99 after a $70 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement. Customers will receive the rebate in the form of a debit card; upon receipt, customers may use the card as cash anywhere debit cards are accepted.

Available color: Silver

Key features:
* Two high-resolution color displays; the external LCD lets customers preview incoming messages without opening the handset
* 2.0 megapixel camera with zoom, flash and video recording capabilities; video recording requires a microSD card, which can be purchased separately
* Large SureType QWERTY keyboard for easy typing and dialing
* Advanced media player for music, videos and pictures
* microSD/SDHC card slot with support for up to 16 GB of memory per card
* BlackBerry Internet Service and BlackBerry Enterprise Server support
* Voice-activated dialing and speakerphone capabilities

Lifestyle features:

* Easy mobile access to Facebook, MySpace and Flickr, as well as popular instant messaging services (e.g. Yahoo! IM, AIM, Google Talk and Windows Live Messenger)
* Support for BlackBerry App World, featuring a broad and growing catalog of third-party mobile applications developed specifically for the BlackBerry Pearl Flip. Categories include games, entertainment, social networking and sharing, news and weather, productivity and much more
* BlackBerry Media Sync allows for easy syncing of music collections to the BlackBerry Pearl Flip (certain music files may not be supported, including files that contain digital rights management technologies)
* Visual Voice Mail to help customers prioritize their messages
* VZ Navigator(SM)-capable, which means customers get audible turn-by-turn directions to more than 15 million points of interest; customers can also get directions to any address in the U.S. and share the directions with others

Labels: BlackBerry, BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230

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