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BlackBerry Unfolds Its First Flip Phone

Posted Sep 10, 08 3:31 AM CDT in Business,  Technology 

(Newser) – Research In Motion rolled out its first Blackberry flip phone at a consumer show last night, CNET reports. The BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 features the same multimedia features and keyboard as its predecessor in a consumer-friendly clamshell design. The company plans to launch it worldwide this fall, with T-Mobile as the sole US carrier.

Sources CNET, Reuters

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Blackberry Pearl smart phone.   (AP Photo)
The BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 smart phone.   (AP Photo)
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Seventy percent of the mobile phone users in the United States use a flip. There's never been a smartphone or a BlackBerry option for that. - Research In Motion co-CEO Jim Balsillie 

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