Verizon’s Blackberry 8830 officially announced, available May 14th

It’s official! RIM and Verizon have announced that the BlackBerry 8830, the CDMA and GSM "World Edition" device, will be released on May 14th. Initially available only through Verizon’s site and business channels, the new BlackBerry will make its way to Verizon retail stores two weeks later on the 28th. Like the previous Verizon BlackBerry’s before it, it will operate on their traditional EV-DO network while in the U.S., with the ability to operate on international GSM networks abroad. It’s a tad bit taller than the BlackBerry 8800 we all know, coming it at 4.9" tall, compared to the BlackBerry 8800′s 4.5" height. Not much else has changed, with the now-ubiquitous trackball and media player. The BlackBerry 8830 won’t have a camera as this is a business device guys. Look for it to price at $299 with a two year agreement.

[Via Gizmodo]

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