Blackberry 8520

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We keep hearing how the the BlackBerry is getting trounced here in the U.S. by competitors like the iPhone and Android, however, we often forget that Research in Motion, the company that makes BlackBerry devices is a global company.  According to data from GfK, the BlackBerry was the best selling smartphone in the UK…

Using data exclusively from consumers sales channels (ie the networks and consumer electronics stores), the research concluded that not only did BlackBerry handsets command 28.2% of all smartphone sales in 2010, RIM also managed to gain 36% of the Christmas sales, with over 500,000 shifted.

[Via TechRadar]

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T-Mobile BlackBerry Gemini 8520

According to the forum BlackBerryOS, these could be the first live pictures of the T-Mobile branded BlackBerry Gemini 8520.  According to IntoMobile, the BlackBerry Gemini could a make its debut a lot sooner than previously expected.

The latest rumor floating around has the BlackBerry 8520 hitting  T-Mobile August 2nd.  We hear that the 8520 will be cheap, possibly even completely subsidized after a $100 mail-in rebate.  If the rumors are true this probably isn’t a bad move by T-Mobile and RIM to battle the $100 iPhone 3G.

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