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Research In Motion today announced the availability of BlackBerry Messenger 6.1 beta in the Beta Zone. Key new features of the software include animated avatars, 12 new emoticons, colored chat bubbles, and the ability to update the BBM avatar by using the camera from within BBM. BBM 6.1 beta also doubles the amount of message space from 80 characters to 160 characters. The beta software is free for Beta Zone members to download and use. Tweet Vote on HN ...

RIM has announced the BlackBerry Curve 9380 for the UK market, describing the handset as the first all-touch smartphone in the BlackBerry Curve family,The phone boasts a 3.2 inch high-res display and is pre-packed with all the expected social networking apps like BBM, Twitter and Facebook, with the announcement timed to coincide with the unveiling of BBM Music in the UK.The Curve 9380 has a 5MP camera with flash and video functionality, as it looks to tap into a market of BlackBerry fans who want touchscreen. The phone runs the Blackberry 7 OS and its improved browser. ...

BlackBerry has unveiled the latest smartphone to join the Bold line-up, the BlackBerry Bold 9790.Originally shown off back in June under the codename Bellagio and revealed to developers back in October, the Bold 9790 packs both a touchscreen and QWERTY keyboard, comes with an optical trackpad, BlackBerry 7 OS and a 1GHz processor.The Bold 9790 is an update to the Bold 9780. It houses a thinner chassis which is meant to make it that little bit better in the hand.On-board is 8GB of internal memory and this can be expanded through the microSD card slot, which will allow another ...

Research In Motion today announced the beta availability of Traffic 3.0. This new version of RIM’s navigation software adds voice guidance for hands-free navigation over either Bluetooth or via the car’s speaker system. Traffic 3.0 also adds more up-to-date information about roads, such as on-going construction projects and details about toll roads. Traffic 3.0 is available to registered members of RIM’s Beta Zone. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Cincinnati Bell today announced that it has added the BlackBerry 9900 Bold and 9860 Torch to its smartphone roster. The Bold 9900 sells for $299.99 and the Torch 9860 sells for $199.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a new two-year agreement. Tweet Vote on HN ...

AT&T is now offering a new BlackBerry smartphone, the Bold 9900. The Bold 9900 offers 4G HSPA+ (not LTE) data support, as well as a 2.8-inch VGA touchscreen display along with the traditional QWERTY keyboard below. The device runs on RIM’s BlackBerry OS 7 and is, according to the manufacturer, the thinnest BlackBerry available to date at just 10.5mm (0.41in). Other features of note include a 5MP camera with 720p video recording, a 1.2GHz processor, and Bluetooth connectivity. AT&T is now offering the Bold 900 for $199.99 with a qualifying service contract or $549.99 retail. ...

In addition to the Bold 9900, AT&T is also offering another BlackBerry smartphone, the Torch 9860. The Torch 9860 offers a large and bright 3.7-inch full touchscreen display to support web browsing and picture viewing. A 5MP camera with image stabilization is also on-board with 720p video recording capabilities. The device is supported on AT&T’s 4G HSPA+ data broadband network and is available now for $99.99 with a qualifying service contract or $449.99 full retail. For more, check out our review of the RIM BlackBerry Torch 9850 smartphone for Sprint. ...

Google announced this week that it will no longer continue to develop or support the native application it created for the BlackBerry platform. The application, if already installed, will continue to work, but it will become unavailable for new download starting November 22. Google said that instead of committing resources to the native BlackBerry application, it will continue to refine Gmail as experienced through the BlackBerry browser. Tweet Vote on HN ...

AT&T today announced that it will begin offering the BlackBerry 9900 Bold and the 9860 Torch on November 6. Both will be available in stores and online that day. The 9900 Bold will cost $199.99 with a new agreement and the 9860 Torch will cost $99.99 with a new agreement. AT&T also announced that the 9360 Curve will be available starting November 20 for $29.99 (government customers will have access to the 9360 starting November 14) with a new agreement. All three devices will the newest BlackBerry 7 platform. The 9900 and 9360 will have access to AT&T’s fastest HSPA+ ...