Research in Motion’s first clamshell handset – the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 Black is now available at T-Mobile for $149.99 after an instant discount of $150 and a mail-in rebate of $50.00. If you’ve forgotten about the new Flip 8220, here are some of the major specs:

• Measures 2 x 3.9 x 0.7 inches
• Weighs 3.6 oz
• 2 megapixel camera with video capture
• Built-in music player
• Video playback
• Email
• Sync with Microsoft Outlook
• Support for T-Mobile’s HotSpot@Home service with Wi-Fi and Mobile Calling
• Web browser
• Picture, text, and instant messaging
• Stereo Bluetooth support
• MicroSD slot
• EDGE and Wi-Fi
• 4 hour talk time and 15 day standby time
• Quad band GSM

Finally, two new reviews have hit the web for this phone – one from PC Magazine and one from PhoneScoop. Here’s what PC Mag had to say about the new Flip:

The BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 will likely be another winner from RIM—that is, once the company works out its many bugs. Don’t be a beta tester; wait until software updates make this phone work correctly.

Here’s what PhoneScoop had to say:

If you’re looking for a phone that does messaging first, and phone calls and media second, then there’s nothing wrong with the Flip. If media playback is super important to you, you’re looking at the wrong phone.

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