WIRELESS AND MOBILE NEWS

Verizon will sell the  BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 smartphone, beginning June 19. The BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 features the ahs mobile e-mail and messaging combined with rich multimedia capabilities and the high-speed connectivity of Verizon Wireless' broadband network in a popular flip design.

Available color of BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230: Silver

• Two high-resolution color displays; the external LCD lets customers preview incoming messages without opening the handset.
• 2.0 megapixel camera with zoom, flash and video recording capabilities; video recording requires a microSD card, which can be purchased separately.
• Large SureType QWERTY keyboard for easy typing and dialing.
• Advanced media player for music, videos and pictures[
• microSD/SDHC card slot with support for up to 16 GB of memory per card.
• BlackBerry Internet Service and BlackBerry Enterprise Server support.
• Voice-activated dialing and speakerphone capabilities.

Lifestyle features:

• Easy mobile access to Facebook®, MySpace and Flickr®, as well as popular instant messaging services (e.g. Yahoo!® IM, AIM®, Google Talk and Windows Live Messenger(.
• Support for BlackBerry App World(TM), featuring a broad and growing catalog of third-party mobile applications developed specifically for the BlackBerry Pearl Flip. Categories include games, entertainment, social networking and sharing, news and weather, productivity and much more.
• BlackBerry Media Sync allows for easy syncing of music collections to the BlackBerry Pearl Flip (certain music files may not be supported, including files that contain digital rights management technologies).
• Visual Voice Mail to help customers prioritize their messages.
• VZ Navigator(SM)-capable, which means customers get audible turn-by-turn directions to more than 15 million points of interest; customers can also get directions to any address in the U.S. and share the directions with other.

• 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. If you don't want wait for a rebate, use the Wireless and Mobile News' Instant Phone Rebate Only Available with Online Purchase coupon-link
  
• It may  qualify  for the Buy One Get One FREE on select BlackBerry devices.