AT&T Inc. announced it will introduce the best value in its BlackBerry smartphone portfolio with the addition of the BlackBerry® Curve(TM) 8520 from Research In Motion (RIM). The BlackBerry Curve 8520 is a stylish, easy-to-use, compact smartphone offering the best value for consumer and business customers looking for BlackBerry service. The smartphone features a full QWERTY keyboard and touch-sensitive trackpad for easy typing and navigation, built-in Wi-Fi® and an advanced media player, plus dedicated media keys, smoothly integrated along the top of the handset, for a convenient way to control music and videos. The handset also provides global connectivity via phone, email, text, IM, picture messaging and social networking, with Facebook® and My Space applications preloaded. The sleek, new device houses a high-resolution 320x240 display a 512 MHz processor, 256 MB of Flash memory, and a 2 megapixel camera equipped with video recording.

Alcatel-Lucent and Research In Motion Ltd. announced the launch of the BlackBerry solution for Magticom customers in Georgia. Magticom customers will now be able to enjoy the productivity benefits of using BlackBerry smart phones to stay connected to people and information while on the go. Users will benefit from enhanced communication with mobile access to email, the Internet and phone calls, as well as powerful multimedia features and easy access to a wide range of business and leisure applications.

Cellco Partnership, Inc. and Research In Motion Ltd. announced that the BlackBerry® Storm2(TM) smartphone is available now in Verizon Wireless Communications stores. The BlackBerry Storm2 with BlackBerry® OS 5.0 evolves the BlackBerry® touchscreen platform with hundreds of hardware and software enhancements; including new SurePress(TM) clickable display technology and built-in Wi-Fi®, delivering the exceptional multimedia experience and communications capabilities customers have come to expect from their BlackBerry smartphones. The Key Features include: Smooth design and premium finish with sloped edges, chrome accents, glass lens and stainless steel backplate; Large (3.25'), dazzling high-resolution 480 x 360 display at 184 ppi; Capacitive touchscreen with integrated functions (Send, End, Menu, Escape) and new SurePress technology that makes clicking the display practically effortless; 3G and global connectivity support for making phone calls in more than 220 countries and accessing data in more than 185 countries (with more than 80 destinations in 3G); Network Connectivity: EV-DO Revision A; UMTS/HSPA (2100 MHz); and quad-band EDGE/GPRS/GSM networks; Supports Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g), 256 MB of Flash memory and 2 GB of onboard media storage and a microSD(TM)/SDHD memory card slot with a 16 GB card included. The BlackBerry Storm2 9550 smartphone is available beginning Oct. 28 for $179.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement on a voice plan with an Email and Web feature or an Email and Web for BlackBerry plan. Data plans for the BlackBerry Storm2 smartphone begin at $29.99 when added to any Nationwide voice plan.