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BlackBerry Debuts In China By Months End

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We’ve known of for a few months that the BlackBerry was going to officially go to China, however, now we now when. The BlackBerry 8700g will hit the largest country on the planet before the end of the month.

“China Mobile will have exclusive rights to sell the new BlackBerry model, along with its current BlackBerry services, in China. We have already received an order for 10,000 of the handsets from China Mobile,” TCL Communications public relations department official, Cheng Yanyan, said.

Via Interfax…

BlackBerry Pearl and BlackBerry 8700g now available in Nigeria

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MTN Nigeria and Research In Motion today announced the launch of the BlackBerry Enterprise Solution, offering customers the BlackBerry Pearl and BlackBerry 8700g smartphones for the first time in Nigeria.

MTN Nigeria is initially offering the two new handsets along with the BlackBerry® Enterprise Server software, which tightly integrates with Microsoft® Exchange, Novell® GroupWise® and IBM Lotus® Domino® and works with existing enterprise systems, to enable secure, push-based wireless access to email and other corporate data. The BlackBerry 8700g features a sleek design, full QWERTY keyboard and provides exceptional performance together with an intuitive user experience. The BlackBerry Pearl, one of the smallest and lightest smartphones in the world, stands out for its elegant looks, camera and multimedia capabilities.

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BlackBerry lands in Norway

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Nordic telecommunications provider TrigCom, along with Research in Motion today announced that the BlackBerry is finally coming to Norway.

TrigCom will initially offer BlackBerry service on the BlackBerry 8700g handset, providing support for email, phone, text messaging, Internet, organizer and corporate data applications. The BlackBerry 8700g will operate on Trigcoms GSM/GPRS and EDGE networks.

This is a great day for Trigcom and for our customers. As the first mobile carrier to offer BlackBerry in Norway, we are pleased to be working with RIM to deliver this solution to our customers. Many customers have been waiting for the opportunity to buy BlackBerry in Norway and we have already seen great interest among a diverse range of Norwegian companies. We are pleased to now support them with our dedicated BlackBerry sales and support services, said Helge Birkeland, CEO, Trigcom.

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BlackBerry 8700g launched in Bahrain

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Research in Motion, Batelco, and Emitac Mobile Solutions recently launched the BlackBerry 8700g in Bahrain.

“BlackBerry is the must-have business tool for mobile email and communications. Business users can never underestimate the importance of staying in touch while on the go. BlackBerry can help businesses outperform their competition by increasing user productivity and efficiency, and enhancing customer service”, said Batelco corporate affairs general manager Ahmed Al Janahi.

“With over 5.5 million subscribers worldwide, RIM is committed to extending the availability of BlackBerry globally and we are pleased to be working with Batelco to bring the benefits of BlackBerry to mobile customers in the Kingdom of Bahrain for the first time”, said Charmaine Eggberry, vice president and managing director of EMEA at Research in Motion. “BlackBerry is the perfect tool for individuals that strive to be more productive, more flexible and ultimately more successful in work and life.”

“We are pleased to launch BlackBerry from Batelco in Bahrain and look forward to enabling new customers to realize the productivity benefits of BlackBerry”, said Derek Roga, chief executive officer, EMS.

Read the full press release here…

Looks like BoyGenius Blinged out his BlackBerry 8700g

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It looks like BlackBerry insider extraodinair, Boy Genius, decided, like Pharrell, that one of the most “baller-iffic” (see Lost Episodes of the Dave Chapelle Show for a definition of baller-iffic) things you can do is bling out your BlackBerry with 18k gold. If you are a baller and can stand the the bit of signal loss, Jacob the Jewler can hook you up…

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Optus Offers UMTS-enabled BlackBerry 8707g in Australia

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Optus and Research in Motion recently announced the availability of the UTMS-enabled BlackBerry 8700g in Austrailia.

Together with Optus’ UMTS network, the BlackBerry 8707g allows users to simultaneously send and receive email, browse the Internet and use other applications while speaking on the phone, even while the handset is being used as a tethered modem.

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Amena and Research In Motion Introduce the BlackBerry 8700g in Spain

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Spain based telecommunications company Amena and Research in Motion today introduced that BlackBerry 8700g in Spain.

“We are pleased to work with Amena to introduce the BlackBerry 8700g to mobile customers in Spain,” said Charmaine Eggberry, Vice President, EMEA at Research In Motion. “The BlackBerry 8700g leverages a completely re-engineered device platform to deliver breakthrough performance and unmatched usability.”

“With the launch of the new BlackBerry 8700g, Amena continues to offer the best products and services to all our customers who want to enjoy access to email, voice and data everywhere and anytime,” said Alberto Calero, Director of New Services at Amena.

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Globe Telecom and RIM Launch the BlackBerry 8700g in the Philippines

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Globe Telecom and Research In Motion yesterday announced the new BlackBerry 8700gTM. Operating on Globes high-speed EDGE network, the BlackBerry 8700g provides the ultimate blend of performance, design and function, featuring a completely re-engineered device platform with expanded memory and a powerful Intel XScale processor.

The EDGE-enabled BlackBerry 8700g features a full QWERTY keyboard, 64 MB flash memory and 16 MB SDRAM, offering enhanced data and voice functionality in a sleek design. The BlackBerry 8700g also includes premium phone features such as quad-band support, dedicated “send”, “end” and “mute” keys, smart dialing, conference calling, speed dialing, speakerphone, and Bluetooth support for hands-free headsets and car kits.

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