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Pluto phone rumours

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Research in Motion (RIM) is secretly developing a BlackBerry handset that’s set to be out of this world, leaked info about the phone suggests.

The firmis thought to be working on a talker that’s already been dubbed the 'Bold with a touchscreen'. Aaccording to an account by website BGR, the unconfirmed phone has been codenamed 'Pluto' by RIM.

Although technical details are still thin on the ground, the phone – which could officially be labelled as part of the the BlackBerry 9000 series – will sport a Curve 8900-like body and feature the all-important Qwerty keyboard, as well as the touch-sensitive display.

It’s thought that the BlackBerry Pluto 9000 could appear in the third or fourth quarter of next year.

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RIM's innovation

RIM always gives some new and innovative to its Blackberry lovers. That is why Blackberry handsets and Blackberry accessories remain in demand in the market.

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Storm

The adverts are for the Storm - a solely touchscreen device, this article refers to a Storm/Bold hybrid with touchscreen and a physical keyboard.

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Vodafone TV adverts

This phone has been advertised as an exclusive in the UK to the Vodafone handset. The adverts for the phone have been running in prime-time for the past week and the phone should be available from Vodafone within the next few weeks.

Paris-because she will need to have the latest Blackberry to throw at Naomi Campbell in the next cat fight!

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