RIM announces three new BlackBerry Curve smartphones

From InfoWorld: Research in Motion today announced three new BlackBerry Curve smartphones running the latest BlackBerry 7 mobile operating system with its faster Web browsing experience.

The BlackBerry Curve 9350, Curve 9360, and Curve 9370 should be available in Canada in August and from carriers in other countries in September, RIM said, without naming carriers or pricing.

All three phones share the same look, with differences primarily in internal radios for different wireless networks used around the globe. All three come with a 2.44-inch screen (with 480 x 360 pixel resolution) above a traditional BlackBerry physical Qwerty keyboard.

All three have GPS and Wi-Fi, as well as a 5-megapixel camera with flash and video support and a MicroSD card slot to support up to 32GB memory cards.

RIM described the devices as ideal for customers who want to upgrade from a feature phone to a smartphone or from an older Curve to get an "affordable, socially connected smartphone experience."

While analysts have noted the BlackBerry 7 OS is a marked improvement over previous versions, mainly for its improved browser, they say that most of RIM's hopes for success will depend on new devices running the QNX operating system. RIM expects smartphones running QNX to appear in 2012. That OS is already featured in RIM's PlayBook tablet.

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