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Home / Mobility / Verizon Wireless finds a BlackBerry Pearl of its own By Philip Berne, 3 October 2007 GALLERY Enlarge Enlarge Enlarge Enlarge Enlarge Enlarge Enlarge Enlarge Enlarge Enlarge Enlarge The Network will soon get a high-speed Pearl, with EV-DO and VZ Navigator. Will this shiny new BlackBerry set itself apart? After RIM's announcement on Monday that an EV-DO-equipped BlackBerry Pearl, the 8130, would be launched on U.S. CDMA carriers by this November, it wasn't much of a surprise to see the Pearl at Verizon Wireless' multi-phone launch event in New York City this week. That doesn't mean we're not interested in taking a closer look, however, as the new Pearl does have a few notable improvements. Most importantly, networking got a shot in the arm and the phone is now a 3G phone, with faster Web browsing (we assume, our demo model wasn't active) and access to VZ Navigator. The phone won't be able to buy songs from the V Cast music store, but it will feature a 3.5mm headphone jack, just like the BlackBerry Curve. Also, for the CDMA Pearl, RIM has moved the microSD card slot from behind the battery to the side of the phone, a nice little improvement that should save some complaints later. The new Pearl will launch some time in November for an as-yet-undetermined price that will be competitive with the other BlackBerry Pearl's on the market. Once this announcement hits, we'd guess its probably a matter of hours before Sprint announces a version of their own, if history has been a guide. TOP-RATED Motorola Droid 3 95% T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide 95% Motorola Droid X2 95% HTC EVO 3D 95% T-Mobile G2x 95% Nexus S 4G 95% HTC Thunderbolt 95% Motorola ATRIX 4G 95% Sony Ericsson Xperia Play 95% HTC EVO 4G 95% HTC Sensation 4G 90% Motorola Cliq 2 90% ADVANCED CHART »   RECENTLY RELEASED T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide HTC Status Motorola Droid 3 HTC EVO 3D MORE » PHONES FOR THE... » Gamer » Geek » Mainstreamer » Navigator » Road warrior » Texter » Video chatter     SHARE THIS PAGE Tweet       SUBSCRIBE RSS   |   YouTube   |   Facebook   |   Twitter SMARTPHONES HOTTEST   TOP-RATED   COMING SOON TOP STORIES Droid 3 by Motorola Review   Top 5 Big Screen Phones   Top 5 4G Phones - Summer 2011 Hottest Upcoming Phones   Top 10 T-Mobile Phones   Top 10 Verizon Wireless Phones NEW REVIEWS Motorola Droid 3 T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide Samsung Gravity Smart Motorola Xprt HTC HD7S Samsung Exhibit 4G HTC EVO 3D Pantech Crossover HTC Sensation 4G RESOURCES EXPERT GUIDES   PRODUCT GUIDE   SIDE-BY-SIDE MOBILITY HEADLINES Android 4 Breaks New Ground (Part 6)   Android 4 Breaks New Ground (Part 5)   Android 4 Breaks New Ground (Part 4)   Android 4 Breaks New Ground (Part 3)   Android 4 Breaks New Ground (Part 2) Android 4 Breaks New Ground (Part 1) iPhone 4S Gets Official Release Date iPhone 5 Predicted As Sprint Exclusive Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 Offers Super AMOLED Plus Magic MOBILITY EDITION Check out infoSync Mobility, where you'll find in-depth coverage from the mobile world.   PHOTOGRAPHY EDITION Check out infoSync Photography, where you'll find in-depth coverage from the photo world.   GADGETS EDITION Check out infoSync Gadgets, where you'll find in-depth coverage from the world of gadgets.   DIGITAL HOME EDITION Check out infoSync Digital Home, where you'll find in-depth coverage from the CE world.

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