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China Mobile rumored to get BlackBerry Curve 8980 Atlas

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The rumor mill has started up once again. This time around the BlackBerry Curve 8980 is heading to China Mobile and while it doesn’t feature 3G  it does provide support for Wi-Fi.  The BlackBerry Bold 9700 will also be hitting China Mobile which will offer some variety when choosing your next BlackBerry device. The Bold 9700 has 256MB of RAM, 3.2 megapixel camera, and a high-resolution 480 x 360 pixel color display. The 8980 is the same form factor with a Curve-style keyboard. From what rumors we’ve heard about the Atlas before, the only differences between the 9700 and the 8980 are the 3G capabilities and the keyboard. We will keep you posted as more info is released.

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Even more pictures of the Bold (Atlas) 8980 emerge

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Lately, we’ve all been teased with picture after picture of all of the upcoming devices with no real news or any sort of deliverance. I don’t know about you, but I’m getting tired of photos with no official news or dates of arrival. Just under a month ago, we saw some other pictures of the 8980 along with the clamshell. Here we have some more pictures of it sporting a Bold branding on the back and looking identical to the Bold 9700 save the Curve style keyboard. Let’s just hope this thing comes with enough memory for BlackBerry 6. We already know that it’s slated to hit China Mobile and India carriers, have an evolved-EDGE radio (no 3G to our knowledge), and is expected to release somewhere in Q3 or Q4 this year. This all came from the rumored roadmap from late last week, so none of this is concrete, but more than likely true.

The 8980 is an odd mixture of a device. Branded as a Bold, Curve keyboard, no 3G, trackpad, etc. What do you guys think? Is this device too much of the same ol’ thing we’ve been seeing (just mix-matched)? Is this device going to be outdated before it ever hits the market?

via: BlackBerryRocks

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Rumor: Roadmap of RIM’s upcoming 2010 devices found

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Get your salt shakers ready as this one seems like a stretch to me, but it looks like RIM’s known secrecy of device releases has been breached. Two days ago, Business Insider posted what they claim to be a snapshot of RIM’s product roadmap for 2010. Dan, from Business Insider, claims the roadmap came from a recent research report from RBC analyst, Mike Abramsky. The rumors and this roadmap seem to line up well, save a few details and some things we have yet to hear of. One being that the Onyx Delta  is now model number 9900 and a touchscreen device, rather than 9700a and no touchscreen. To me, looking at this chart just goes to show how diluted RIM’s branding is becoming. They have 3G Curve models, non-3G Curve models, Bold devices with touchscreens, Curve devices with touchscreens, a dual-screen clamshell device with no distinct branding, etc. The more they expand, the more diluted it will get.

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