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Cingular launches BlackBerry 7130c
Today Cingular officially took the wraps off their release of the BlackBerry 7130c, the latest SureType message machine from RIM that we were expecting an announcement at any moment. It'll come with the usual 64MB flash and 16MB RAM, a not-quite-QVGA 240 x 260 display, and EDGE data with rates ranging from between $29.99 to $49.99 monthly. Of course, Cingular has another thing coming if they think a 7130c is going to get people to fork over up to $50 a month for unlimited data when even Verizon sells voice and unlimited EV-DO for $80 on the Q, and is asking the same $200 for their phone. Guess Cingular will have until June 12 to think it over before it hits the street.[Via Pinstack]
The BlackBerry 7130e: Sprint gets shown up again
What does a national carrier have to do to get some exclusive-availability love these days? Just days after losing the 700p race, Sprint sheepishly shows up with the BlackBerry 7130e, which has been floating around on Verizon since before Engadget Mobile existed. You're looking a little red from getting smacked around by your CDMA rival, guys, and it's not going to be the last time. Of course, when it comes to push email at glorious EV-DO speeds, we always say better late than never.[Thanks, Nan]
Blackberry 7130 gets real, FCC style
Thank you for once again making our lives interesting, oh gracious FCC. Your freshly unearthed filings from Research in Motion have divined us a small bounty of BlackBerry 7130s, which turned out to be where those other pics of the Cingular 7130 popped up from. Including the already launched 7130e, we've got four models on our hands now with the 7130c, 7130g, and 7130v. Each of the GSM devices should have quad-band EDGE as per the filing, as well as Bluetooth 2.0, 64MB flash and 16MB RAM, and the usual mini USB port. We'll let you know more as these things get prices and launch dates -- we're assuming it won't be too long now that the cat's out of the very holey FCC bag.[Via Phone Scoop]
