RIM and T-Mobile have announced that the BlackBerry Curve 8900 will become part of the T-Mobile device catalogue in February.
“T-Mobile is thrilled to bring our customers such an elegant and powerful way to communicate with the important people in their lives,” said Travis Warren, director, device marketing, T-Mobile USA. “The BlackBerry Curve 8900 offers T-Mobile customers the benefit of a full-QWERTY keyboard in the thinnest BlackBerry smartphone yet.”
The BlackBerry Curve 8900 is powered by a 512MHz processor and the BlackBerry Handheld Software v4.6. It comes with quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE connectivity, a thumb QWERTY keyboard, a 2.4-inch HVGA (480 by360) display, 256MB onboard flash memory, 802.11b/g Wi-Fi with support for T-Mobile’s Hotspot@Home service, Bluetooth 2.0, built-in GPS, a 3.2MP auto-focus camera, a microSDHC card slot (supporting cards up to 16GB), and a 1400mAh battery. It measures 109 by 60 by 13.5 millimeters and weighs 110 grams.
The BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphone from T-Mobile should be available in February at T-Mobile retail stores, select authorized dealers, and online at www.T-Mobile.com.