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HTC Gold with Windows Phone 7 in November, updates on the rumored UK roadmap leak

Sources from Omio have obtained what it claims to be a huge UK mobile phone release schedule for the rest of the year from all the manufacturers.The biggest phone we can see of this baker’s dozen of a lineup is the HTC Gold (sound familiar?), due in November and loaded with Microsoft’s mobile OS newcomer Windows Phone 7. Unfortunately, that’s all the information provided, but it’s certainly enough to entice us. Also in November, we’ve got Samsung i8700 and Nokia E7 — the latter being possibly a N8-esque QWERTY slider with AMOLED display and Symbian^3, and the former being a mystery (although Omio takes a gander that its aquatic Greek mythology might suggest a Bada-powered existence).

htc wp7 300x109 HTC Gold with Windows Phone 7 in November, updates on the rumored UK roadmap leak

Going up the list Memento style, October purportedly brings across the pond-ers HTC Vision, the virtually unknown HTC Ace, Nokia N8, and Sony Ericsson’s Xperia X8 and Yendo. September’s a bit of a yawner — SE Hazel and a Nokia X2 candybar — as is August with the X6 8GB and BlackBerry Curve 9300. And July? Nokia E5-00, Sony Ericsson W20, and Samsung i5500. As is usually the case, the more you can wait, the better your options. Now, let’s see if this supposed roadmap stays on course or not

AT&T to Release BlackBerry Curve 8520 For $99.99 with 2 yr contract

After Blackberry 8530 was coming to Verizon wireless its turn for AT&T.AT&T has announced their plans of launching BlackBerry Curve 8520, the compact, easy-to-use smartphone that offers global access via phone, email, text, IM, picture messaging as well as social networking, aiming to give the best value for business and personal users who looking for BlackBerry service.

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AT&T was the first choice for BlackBerry in the U.S. and we continue to expand our offering of BlackBerry products to suit the different needs of business and personal users,” said Michael Woodward, vice president for Mobile Phone Portfolio at AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets. “The BlackBerry Curve 8520 offers the best value by combining the essential features of a BlackBerry smartphone with access to AT&T’s network, which includes best coverage worldwide, as well as the nation’s largest Wi-Fi network.”

Features of BlackBerry Curve 8520 (AT&T):

  • 2.64″ (320×240 pixels) display, 512 MHz processor, 256 MB of Flash memory and 2MP camera
  • Full QWERTY keyboard and touch-sensitive trackpad for easy typing and navigation
  • Advanced media player + dedicated media keys for easy access to music and entertainment
  • Pre-loaded Facebook and Myspace applications
  • 3.5mm audio jack, Bluetooth 2.0 and Wi-Fi connectivity
  • Access to the nation’s largest Wi-Fi network with over 20,000 U.S. hotspots, including approximately 7,000 Starbucks locations
  • Great battery life lasts up to 4.5 hours talk time or up to 17 days standby time
  • DataViz Documents to Gosuite allows users to edit Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint files

The new BlackBerry Curve 8520 is a great choice for first-time smartphone users and offers easy-to-use messaging, social networking and multimedia features with a full-QWERTY keyboard that makes typing fast and comfortable,” commented Carlo Chiarello, vice president for product management at RIM.

BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone is expected to be available in the coming weeks for $99.99, after $100 mail-in rebate with a 2-year service agreement (minimum $69.99 plan).

BlackBerry Curve 8530 Coming To Verizon Wireless

RIM and Verizon Wireless have announced the availability of BlackBerry Curve 8530 smartphone, which combines full QWERTY keyboard, touch-sensitive trackpad, Wi-Fi, 3G connectivity and external multimedia buttons in a single device, running new BlackBerry OS 5.0 that brings a variety of improvements.

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Features Of BlackBerry Curve 8530

  • 2.4-inch TFT screen with 320 x 240 pixels resolution
  • 2 megapixel camera with zoom and video recording
  • 256 MB of flash memory and 528 MHz processor
  • 3G-enabled (EV-DO), Bluetooth version 2.1 and Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g)
  • Built-in GPS with support for location-based applications, including geotagging pictures and Verizon Wireless’ VZ Navigator service
  • Advanced media player for music, pictures and videos, plus dedicated media keys and standard 3.5 mm stereo headset jack
  • BlackBerry Media Sync makes it easy to quickly sync music from your computer to the smartphone
  • Access to e-mail and messaging (IM, SMS, MMS), as well as popular social networking sites including Facebook and MySpace
  • Support for BlackBerry services with access to up to 10 supported e-mail accounts, including most popular ISP e-mail accounts like Yahoo!, Windows Live Hotmail, AOL and Gmail
  • Support BlackBerry Enterprise Server, and BlackBerry App World for instant access to thousands of applications
  • microSD/SDHC memory card memory slot for expandable memory

BlackBerry Curve 8530 is slated to be available through Verizon Wireless starting November 20 for $99.99, after a $100 mail-in rebate with a new 2-year service contract.In addition to Verizon Wireless, Sprint is also scheduled to debut BlackBerry Curve 8530 soon.

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