bb tour It’s official. The new BlackBerry Tour will go on sale to Verizon Wireless customers starting on July 12th. The Tour will be available for $199.99 along with a new 2 year contract.

Here’s a quick refresher to the Tour:

  • Measures 112 x 62 x 14.2 mm and weighs 130 grams
  • Full QWERTY keyboard
  • 2.44 inch 480 x 360 resolution display with 245 ppi – highest resolution available on a BlackBerry smartphone
  • 3.2 MP camera with flash, variable zoom, image stabilization, autofocus and video recording
  • Full HTML web browser, including support for streaming audio and video (RTSP)
  • Advanced media player for videos, pictures and music
  • 3.5 mm stereo headset jack
  • 256MB Flash memory
  • microSD/SDHC memory card slot
  • Built-in GPS with support for geotagging, BlackBerry Maps and other location based applications and services
  • BlackBerry Media Sync allows customers to quickly and easily synch music from iTunes and Windows Media Player with the smartphone
  • Voice activated dialing, enhanced background noise cancellation, a low-distortion speakerphone, and Bluetooth (2.0) support for hands-free use with headsets, car kits, stereo headsets and other Bluetooth peripherals
  • Removable and rechargeable 1400 mAhr battery for 5 hours of talk time and 14 days of standby time

Again – the Tour will be available for purchase online and in-stores starting on July 12th. You can pre-order the Tour now by going to http://estore.vzwshop.com/bbtour/.

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