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Home / Cell phones / Multimedia smartphones BlackBerry Curve 8330 available for $170 on Verizon Wireless By Sindre Lia, 7 May 2008 GALLERY Enlarge Overpriced BlackBerry consumer smartphones are finally getting a much needed price cut, or at least the Curve on Verizon Wireless does. Verizon Wireless today announced that the anticipated BlackBerry Curve 8330 smartphone from Research In Motion is now available through Verizon Wireless' online store and through business sales channels. The BlackBerry Curve is the smallest and lightest full-QWERTY BlackBerry smartphone and is packed with multimedia capabilities and services, allowing users to stay connected to work, family and friends while on-the-go. The BlackBerry Curve also features BlackBerry Internet Service (access up to 10 supported POP3 and IMAP personal and corporate e-mail accounts, including most popular ISP e-mail accounts), BlackBerry Professional Software for small businesses and BlackBerry Enterprise Server for enterprise deployments. Measuring 4.2 by 2.4 by 0.6 inches and weighing 4 ounces, the BlackBerry Curve sports a 2.5-inch QVGA screen with light sensing technology (automatically adjusts brightness). Customers will also be able to upgrade to the recently released VZ Navigator 4. The BlackBerry Curve boasts several multimedia features, including a 2-megapixel camera, 3.5mm stereo headphone jack, a capable music player, Bluetooth 2.0 with stereo support and a microSD memory slot supporting up to 8GB cards. Facebook for BlackBerry should also come pre-installed. RIM claims a talk time of up to 4 hours and a standby time of up to 11 days. The BlackBerry Curve 8330 smartphone is available for $170 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a new two-year contract. Best Multimedia smartphones Name Score Price Carrier C Nokia N95 8GB NAM 85% $650 Unlocked Nokia N95 80% $530 Unlocked Apple iPhone 75% $400 AT&T Helio Ocean 72% $200 Helio RIM Blackberry Curve 64% $200 AT&T Nokia N76 60% $500 Unlocked Motorola Q9m (Verizon Wireless) 58% $250 Verizon Wireless Nokia N75 55% $200 AT&T HTC Touch (Sprint) 55% $250 Sprint HTC Touch 50% $530 Unlocked Click here to see full and advanced chart »     RECOMMENDED Samsung Glyde vs. Apple iPhone vs. LG Voyager   HTC adds Diamond to its Touch line   Hot new touchscreen phones TOP STORIES New QWERTY phones in stores this week   5 cool phones that are available now   New 5-megapixel camera phones that are coming soon Top 15 phones of the week   Wi-Fi phones that are coming soon   New high-end multimedia candybar phones that are coming soon CELL PHONE RESOURCE CENTER Search & Compare   Expert guides   Ask the Editors Cell phones coming in May   Best-rated cell phones   TV: 10 best cell phones » Manual comparison Select up to 4 cell phones side-by-side » By release Q4 2007, Q1 2008, Q2 2008, Q3 2008 » By carrier AT&T, Sprint, Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile, Helio » By brand Apple, HTC, LG, Motorola, Nokia, BlackBerry, Samsung, Sony Ericsson » By platform Palm OS, Symbian S60, Symbian UIQ, Windows Mobile » By cell phone type Business smartphones, Multimedia smartphones Consumer QWERTY phones, Multimedia phones » By usage type Mainstream, Calling, TV streaming, More... NOW IN MULTIMEDIA SMARTPHONES BlackBerry Curve 8330 available for $170 on Verizon Wireless   HTC Touch Diamond to offer TouchFLO 3D interface   Ask The Editors: Which Nokia cell phones support AT&T HSDPA?   BlackBerry Curve, Pearl smartphones pop up everywhere   5 best multimedia smartphones Video review: Nokia N95 8GB NAM multimedia smartphone Review: Nokia N95 8GB NAM multimedia smartphone Nokia could announce Tube touchscreen phone this summer Sprint's BlackBerry Curve is green to make EDGE Curve owners jealous Video review: Helio Ocean update to the multimedia smartphone NOW IN PHONES Samsung Access multimedia phone video review   Samsung Access multimedia phone review   New QWERTY phones in stores this week   5 cool phones that are available now   Samsung Glyde multimedia phone review Samsung Glyde multimedia phone video review HTC Diamond: Which U.S. carrier will pick it up? BlackBerry Curve 8330 available for $170 on Verizon Wireless Next 25 stories MUST READ CELL PHONES» Coming soon » Top 15 » Best-rated LAPTOPS» Coming soon » Top 15 » Best-rated CAMERAS» Coming soon » Top 15 » Best-rated PORTABLE MEDIA» Coming soon » Top 15 » Best-rated INTERNET TABLETS» Coming soon » Top 15 » Best-rated CAR TECH HDTVs CAMCORDERS

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