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Well this is good news. Amongst all the rumors swirling around the Palm Pre, it’s predicted shortages, it being dissed even before it comes out, Reuters reports that it was announced today that Verizon will be carrying the Palm Pre in about six months. Great news, because this phone is touted to be Palm’s saving grace and deserves to be on a better carrier than Sprint.
Also in the works is a new version of the Blackberry Storm. Perhaps a head-to-head release? Oooh Fight!

via Reuters

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Verizon Wireless and Research In Motion announced today the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 smartphone will be available beginning June 19. The BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 will be available in silver color only. It has two color displays; the external LCD lets customers preview incoming messages without opening the handset. There are also a 2 megapixel camera, microSD card slot, SureType QWERTY keyboard on board.The BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 smartphone will be $129.99 after a $70 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement. Customers will receive the rebate in the form of a debit card; upon receipt, customers may use the card as cash anywhere debit cards are accepted.

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Blackberry OS 5.0 Features leaked…

Some of the features are:

Flag messages and set reminder times.
View personal contact subfolders and edit contacts.
View and use contacts that are in public folders and copy them to your local contact list.
A file browser to access shared network locations to open, add, or save documents.
Forward meeting invitations and calendar entries.
Ability to add, delete, move, or rename personal folders.
Ability to view personal distribution lists in Outlook contacts.

Popularity: 10% [?]