Verizon Wireless, the company with the nation’s most reliable wireless voice and data network, and Research In Motion (RIM), a global leader in wireless innovation, announced today the availability of the BlackBerry Pearl 8130 smartphone in pink. Coming to Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online at the Verizon Wireless webiste, the pink BlackBerry Pearl is packed with the same powerful communications features and wireless broadband connectivity as the original, but it comes encased in a new pink finish that’s chic and sophisticated.

Research In Motion announced a series of updates for its market-leading BlackBerry platform that include enhanced messaging and collaboration, simpler management, enhanced security and expanded application development support. These updates will benefit users, IT groups and developers and will enable organizations to increase mobility, productivity and return on investment. "RIM continues to expand the capabilities of the multifaceted BlackBerry platform to allow an increasingly rich and productive mobile experience for our customers," said Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO at RIM. "The software enhancements demonstrated today will make BlackBerry smartphones more powerful than ever and even easier to manage."

Alltel Wireless, America’s largest network, is going to make customers’ wireless experience easier and more productive with the announcement that it plans to have the BlackBerry Pearl 8130 smartphone from Research In Motion (RIM) available in time for the holidays. This sleek smartphone is designed to give customers an exceptional mobile experience with powerful communications and multimedia capabilities. Whether it’s answering email, sending text messages, scheduling meetings, playing music, or surfing the Internet, the BlackBerry Pearl 8130 provides customers the ability to do all the things they need and want to do.

AT&T and RIM have announced the launch of the BlackBerry Curve 8310, which adds the power of built-in GPS to the popular BlackBerry Curve, which was first introduced in the US through AT&T. The BlackBerry Curve 8310 advances the original design with two new eye-catching colors for AT&T customers. Building on its incredible visual appeal, the BlackBerry Curve 8310 from AT&T is available in titanium and red. The red model is available in the US exclusively from AT&T.

Research In Motion announced that its BlackBerry Enterprise Server and BlackBerry device software have been awarded Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level 2 augmented (EAL 2+) validations. The certifications were awarded at the 8th International Common Criteria Conference in Rome and acknowledge the robust security features of the BlackBerry Enterprise Solution. "RIM is a pioneer and longstanding advocate of wireless security and we are extremely pleased to report that our BlackBerry software has become the first mobile platform to receive the Common Criteria certification" said Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO at RIM.

T-Mobile USA, Inc., and Research In Motion announced the Wi-Fi-enabled BlackBerry Curve 8320, the first BlackBerry handset available in the US that supports T-Mobile HotSpot @Home over a Wi-Fi connection and great in-home mobile coverage. Available in two distinct finishes - titanium and pale gold - the BlackBerry Curve 8320 from T-Mobile strikes a unique balance of design, features and functionality that’s as perfect for staying close to friends and family as it is for a busy day at work. Available from T-Mobile in the U.S., the BlackBerry Curve 8320 features RIM’s allest and lightest full-QWERTY handset design.

Wi-Fi is coming to AT&T's BlackBerry handset customers. AT&T Inc. and Research In Motion (RIM) have announced that the first cellular and Wi-Fi BlackBerry handset - the BlackBerry 8820 - will be available beginning Sept. 20 through the nation's largest wireless provider. The global Wi-Fi capabilities of the BlackBerry 8820 from AT&T complement AT&T's industry-best domestic and international wide area wireless data coverage. AT&T enterprise customers can use the BlackBerry 8820 with their corporate campus Wi-Fi networks for additional data coverage.

Research In Motion (RIM) introduced three new colors for the popular BlackBerry Pearl 8100 smartphone from T-Mobile USA, Inc. - blue, sunset (red) and pale gold. With these new colors, in addition to white and black, T-Mobile customers now have five distinct color choices to match their personal style. The innovative BlackBerry Pearl, which quickly became a top-selling smartphone, combines powerful email and multimedia features in an incredibly small and stylish package. The smartphone’s easy-to-use interface and keyboard have won over both productivity-seeking business professionals and those who simply love to stick together with text messaging and personal email.

PopCap Games, the leading developer and publisher of casual games, and BPlay, the one-stop entertainment solution for BlackBerry users, announced the immediate availability of the Chuzzle game for BlackBerry Smartphones from Research In Motion. Chuzzle, which carries a retail price of $7.99 for the BlackBerry version, is available throughout the company’s website. To access the game, customers simply go to the Bplay website on their mobile phones, select Top 10, and then select Chuzzle. The title has been very successful at retail and on the Web, where it has been downloaded millions of times.

Research In Motion (RIM) announced the BlackBerry 8820 smartphone. Featuring RIM's thinnest smartphone design with a full and highly tactile QWERTY keyboard, large and bright display, user-friendly trackball navigation and best-in-class voice and data functionality, the BlackBerry 8820 also includes built-in GPS, RIM's latest media player enhancements, and a microSD / microSDHC expandable memory slot that can support current and future generations of microSD memory cards up to 32GB. The BlackBerry 8820 is the first dual-mode BlackBerry handset, combining EDGE/GPRS/GSM cellular and Wi-Fi connectivity for data access and voice support through UMA for fixed-mobile convergence service offerings from various wireless carriers around the world.