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AT&T launches Wi-Fi-enabled RIM BlackBerry Curve 8320

by Bonnie Cha
RIM BlackBerry Curve 8320

RIM BlackBerry Curve 8320

(Credit: AT&T)

It's not quite the BlackBerry Curve 8900 (aka BlackBerry Javelin) everyone was hoping for but on Tuesday, AT&T added a new BlackBerry to its lineup: the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8320. The smartphone, which comes in a sapphire blue color, is available for purchase now online and through the carrier's business sales channels for $149.99 with a two-year contract and after a mail-in rebate, but won't be in stores till early 2009.

A little late to the game but like the T-Mobile variant, the Curve 8320 for AT&T features integrated Wi-Fi (802.11b/g) and with an unlimited corporate or personal BlackBerry service plan, you get free access to AT&T's 17,000 nationwide Wi-Fi hot spots. You also get a full HTML Web browser and the DataViz Documents to Go software suite, which weren't included on the T-Mobile version. Other goodies include Bluetooth 2.0, a 2-megapixel camera with video recording, and support for AT&T Music and push-to-talk capabilities.

Now, for those of you wondering about the BlackBerry Curve 8900, I haven't heard anything specific about a U.S. release. It has received FCC approval and the smartphone has launched in Canada through Rogers Wireless, so a release seems imminent. We'll, of course, keep you updated as we find out more information. Trust me, as a BlackBerry Curve 8310 owner looking for an upgrade, I'm just as interested as you are, if not more.

Bonnie Cha is a senior editor for CNET, covering smartphones and GPS. When she's not testing the latest gadgets, you can find her chasing after her crazy lab or surfing in the chilly waters of Northern California. E-mail Bonnie.
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by uberspeed December 24, 2008 11:16 AM PST
Funny that you mention that the TMo 8320 doesn't have HMTL email and DocsToGo when you yourself reported here: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10071636-1.html
That with the OS upgrade to 4.5 it has all that. Tsk, tsk.
Not to mention it's been known to folks all over CrackBerry and Pinstack, to mention just two sites, for quite some time. Most of those members are running around with leaked beta OS's all the time, myself included ;)
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