BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 Smartphone launches in Canada - Blackberry 8220 Now Available!

Rogers and RIM Announce Availability of the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 Smartphone in Canada starting today, 11/4 (in stylish black finish). A pink version will also be coming soon.

The new BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 Smartphone carries the features and power of a BlackBerry smartphone but now comes in a design that is more "fun".

Features:

- Two high-resolution

- Light-sensing color displays (including an external LCD)

- Ability to preview incoming emails, text messages and phone calls without opening the handset

- Built-in Wi-Fi ® (802.11 b/g) with support for Rogers TalkSpot service
- 2 megapixel camera with digital zoom, built-in flash and video recording
- Advanced media player for viewing pictures, listening to music and watching videos
- Externally-accessible microSD/SDHC memory card slot

- DataViz® Documents To Go®

Pricing:
$49.99 with activation on any combination of 3 year voice and data plan with minimum combined monthly service fee of $35 per month from Rogers.

Compare to other Blackberry Phones.

BlackBerry Bold 9000 Launches - Blackberry Bold 9000 is sleek

The launch of the BlackBerry® BoldTM smartphone was announced today. In the press release it is described as following:

"The ultra elegant BlackBerry Bold smartphone, with its lustrous black
exterior, satin chrome finished frame and stylish leatherette backplate, is a
symbol of accomplishment and aspiration. With its stunning display,
sophisticated user interface and newly designed full-QWERTY keyboard, the
BlackBerry Bold smartphone is a ‘must have’ for business professionals and power
users".

BlackBerry Bold 9000 smartphone features include:
- Elegant design.
- HVGA (480x320 resolution at 217 ppi) color LCD
- Newly designed keyboard
- Support for tri-band HSDPA and enterprise-grade Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g) networks
- 624 MHz mobile processor.
- Integrated GPS (supports BlackBerry® Maps)
- 128 MB Flash memory

- 1 GB on-board storage memory

- MicroSD/SDHC memory card slot with support for up to 16GB of additional storage

- Dimensions: 114 x 66 x 15 mm.

- Approximate weight (including removable battery): 136 g

This like other Blackberry phones is targeted at Business Users.