Wi-Fi finally meets the BlackBerry with the introduction of the newest Research in Motion mobile phone – the BlackBerry 8820. The 8820 is one of RIM’s thinnest BlackBerrys and features the following specifications:

• Quad band GSM/GPRS support
• EDGE network support
• Built-in GPS
• microSD/microSDHC slot
• Wi-Fi support (802.11 a/b/g networks)
• Support for WEP, WPA, and WPA2 security protocols
• Support for UMA which allows for fixed-mobile convergence services. With UMA in place, the BlackBerry 8820 can switch voice calls between GSM network and a Wi-Fi netwrork
• Speaker independent voice recognition
• Voice activated dialing
• Conference calling, speed dialing, and call forwarding
• Bluetooth 2.0 support with A2DP and AVRCP profiles
• Support for polyphonic, MP3, MIDI ringtones
• Support for both BlackBerry Enterprise Server and BlackBerry Internet Service
• Removable battery

The BlackBerry 8820 will be available around the world in the coming weeks. Here in the U.S., AT&T will be launching the 8820 later this summer.

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