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3G BlackBerry 8707 debuts

Acts as a modem for laptops, too

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Research in Motion's 3G-enabled BlackBerry finally made its debut this week, initially in Germany on the Vodafone network.

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As expected, the BlackBerry 8707 is based on the 8700 RIM launched in November 2005. The older model supports EDGE-equipped GSM/GPRS networks. The new model will also work across 2100MHz UMTS connections.

The 8707 has a 230 x 240 display, 64MB of Flash memory and 16MB of SRAM. It has Bluetooth 2.0 on board, and can operate as a modem when it's paired with a computer, we understand. It's based on a 312MHz Intel PXA901 processor like its predecessor. ®

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