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AT&T Launches WiFi Capable BlackBerry 8820

Snapshot by Ricky Cadden on Wednesday September 19, 2007.

RIM Blackberry 8820

RIM BlackBerry 8820

AT&T has launched the Blackberry 8820, the first Blackberry to feature WiFi (802.11a/b/g) for high-speed connectivity. The Blackberry 8820 is a full-featured smartphone, though lacking a camera.

The Blackberry 8820 features quad-band GSM/EDGE support, built-in GPS, support for AT&T's Push-To-Talk service, Bluetooth 2.0, a built-in media player, and a microSD card slot for expanded memory. The Blackberry 8820 also supports AT&T's Mobile Music service, which provides simple access to online subscription music content from eMusic, XM Satellite Radio, and more.

The Blackberry 8820 also uses the intuitive trackball navigation system, a large landscape oriented display, and provides mobile access to email, a full web browser, and organizer functions. The Blackberry 8820 will be available on Sept 20th through AT&T retail stores, online at http://www.wireless.att.com, and through AT&T's telesales channels. Pricing will be $299.99 with a 2-year contract and mail-in rebate.

Specifications for the RIM BlackBerry 8820
Operating System	BlackBerry OS
Band	GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz
Data	GPRS/EDGE/WiFi
Size	114mm x 66mm x 14mm (4.5" x 2.6" x 0.6")
Weight	134g (4.7oz)
Battery Life	Up to 22 days standby
Battery Life	Up to 5 hours talk time
Main Display	65k color TFT, QVGA (240x320 pixel) resolution
Camera	No
Video	Video capture/playback
Messaging	MMS/SMS
Email	POP/IMAP/SMTP
Bluetooth	Yes, v2.0
Memory	64MB internal, microSD memory card slot
Availability	September 20, 2007
Other	MP3/AAC/AAC+/eAAC+/WMA music player, 802.11a/b/g, QWERTY keyboard, trackball navigation, 2.5mm stereo headset capable, internal GPS, full HTML web browsing