Sprint goes GSM with BlackBerry 8830 World Edition

Business users on the move will definitely be glad about the integrated feature discovered in the BlackBerry 8830 World Edition from Sprint. Different from other CDMA devices, it comes with a SIM card slot, which is said to efficiently allow users to make use of GSM networks throughout the world. What’s this? Sprint allowing you to clutch on to Cingular or T-Mobile? Sorry to say, the case is not so, as the only GSM/GPRS radios detected on the Pearl-esque BlackBerry 8830 World Edition are of the 900/1800 diversity utilized in Asia and Europe. While you come back home in the US, Sprint would like you to make use of their service and their service merely. The BlackBerry 8830 World Edition power-driven by Sprint, outside of the dual-network usability, is also bundled with high-speed EV-DO, integrated GPS potentials, Bluetooth 2.0, a Qualcomm MSM6550 processor, a 1400mAh Lithium-ion battery, QVGA TFT display, 64MB RAM, microSD expansion, media player, QWERTY keyboard, and a 0.55-inch profile. There is no info on price, but the 8830 World Edition is said to be offered via “business sales channels’ near the beginning of July with retail availability. Read