BASKING RIDGE, NJ, NEWBURY, England, and WATERLOO, Ontario Verizon Wireless, Vodafone Group (NYSE and LSE: VOD) and Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced that the BlackBerry Storm^TM will be available later this fall, exclusively to Verizon Wireless customers in the U.S. and Vodafone customers in Europe, India, Australia and New Zealand.

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This is the picture of BlackBerry Thunder, which is leaked by UnWiredView. The BlackBerry Thunder is also called Blackberry 9500, it has a very similiar interface of iPhone 3G, also featuring a big touchscreen (360 x 480 resolution) without QWERTY keyboard. Please check back for more updates.

Two of the world’s top mobile product and software companies are teaming up to bring new innovations to their brands of cell phones. SAP and RIM are joining forces to offer users SAP software on the RIM BlackBerry. The first of these programs to be offered for the BlackBerry is SAP’s CRM application, which is a customer relationship program. They are hoping that the software will be available to users within a few months.

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April 24, 2008- The makers of BlackBerry, RIM, are getting ready to launch their newest version of the BlackBerry Pearl: the Pearl 8110 with GPS capabilities that include easy navigation maps and audible step by step directions. AT&T and Research in Motion (RIM) have teamed up to bring users this new innovation that supports location based services that will keep users in the road they mean to be on! With turn by turn directions and an audible guide, users will be able to find their way easily without having to look down at the map and try to figure out where they are going, where they are, and where they have come from. The AT&T Navigator also provides users with other useful travel information such as traffic slowdowns, accidents, and then provides users with alternate routes that they can accept of reject accordingly.

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April 3, 2008- The world’s leader in satellite radio, XM, has teamed up with the world’s leader in Mobile TV and video, QuickPlay Media. Together they have made QuickPlay’s Open Video the first media platform to support XM Radio Mobile. The service will be universally available on select RIM Blackberry smartphomes. With the ability to run on most major mobiles service providers’ networks, the service will allow users to access 20 exclusive XM channels featuring commercial free streaming music. This service will be available for just $7.99 per month, of course a 24 hour free trial will also be available for all to try out.

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March 31, 2008- The RIM BlackBerry 9000 is the newest version of BlackBerry on the market. The BlackBerry 9000 has also been refered to as the new 3.5G BlackBerry. This new design from RIM features a QWERTY style keyboard that is standard for most BlackBerry designs as well as the track ball navigation system that allows user to find their way through menus and options quickly and easy. The screen is a large clear screen that that will make picture and option viewing convenient and fun. However, a new innovation with this handset is the slide deck interface that is now featured taking the place of previous versions’ menu/icon setup.

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March 31, 2008 - Verizon Wireless in introducing their newest model: The BlackBerry Curve 8330 Smartphone. This new handset from one of the world’s leading providers features a QWERTY style keyboard, trackball navigation, and a design that makes it very convenient to carrying with you everywhere, weighing only 4 ounces. The display is a glamorous 320 x 240 screen that comes complete with automatic brightness adjustment so that no matter whether you are indoors or outdoors, you will be able to view your screen with no trouble. Noise cancellation technology allows users to speak on their phone without interruption from background noise as well as SIVR, aka Speaker Independent Voice Recognition, to make calls quickly and easily along with your Bluetooth 2.o devices. A 2.0 megapixel camera also comers on board as well as easy access to online features such as a Facebook application created especially for BlackBerry smartphones. Users can also look for a 3.5 mm headphone jack, media player options, a microSD/SDHC memory card slot, and an HTML browser standard on each new BlackBerry Curve.

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