Rumored Specs on new BlackBerry ‘Electron’

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Blackberry ElectronAccording to Slashphone.com, the specifications for the new Blackberry ‘Electron’ are:

Launch: Q405
Display: 240×160, 65k colors
BlueTooth: Yes
Speaker: Yes
Messaging: Instant Messaging and Blackberry push-email.
Network: EDGE / Quadband

The most interesting tidbit is EDGE which stands for Enhanced Data rates for Global Evolution is based on Global System for Mobile Communications which is about 10 times faster than GPRS. Although still very much in its infancy in the United States (even Europe) we can’t help to think that new handhelds built for the mobile professional will spur the nation-wide deployment of EDGE. The new ‘Electron’ is also slated to have a speaker much like the 7100 and 75xx series. It also seems like this new device will be the first to have Instant Messaging built-in.

via: Slashphone.com

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  • http://www.arconsultinginc.com/ Aric Rosenbaum

    Very cool, but one point of clarification:

    >> first to have Instant Messaging built-in.

    The 7100t offers IM.

  • http://www.arconsultinginc.com Aric Rosenbaum

    Very cool, but one point of clarification:

    >> first to have Instant Messaging built-in.

    The 7100t offers IM.

  • Kasey Norman

    The 7100t its not built in its software not from rim its from OZ communication they mean RIM put it in there natively i would take it. and tmobile Has yet to update it for the 7100t its been update 3 time for the 7290 now its in a version 4 the 7100t is still in 3.8 wich is sad. so No the 7100t IM client is not built in its ADDED by T-mobile.http://www.oz.com/ and unless you have a nice SMS plan using it is costly quickly

  • Kasey Norman

    The 7100t its not built in its software not from rim its from OZ communication they mean RIM put it in there natively i would take it. and tmobile Has yet to update it for the 7100t its been update 3 time for the 7290 now its in a version 4 the 7100t is still in 3.8 wich is sad. so No the 7100t IM client is not built in its ADDED by T-mobile.http://www.oz.com/ and unless you have a nice SMS plan using it is costly quickly