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Verizon Wireless has launched its first CDMA-enabled BlackBerry Pearl mobile phone. It operates on dual-band 800/1900 MHz 1x EVDo (Evolution-Data Optimized is a telecommunications standard for the wireless transmission of data through radio signals) networks.

With its built-in navigation capability, the BlackBerry Pearl 8130 can take customers wherever they want to go with mapping, audible turn-by-turn navigation and access to information on more than 14 million points of interest.

Features of the phone,

1) EVDO connectivity for web browsing and checking your e-mail?s

2) 2 MP camera with flash and 5x zoom

3) Expandable memory slot (up to 8 GB)

4) Bluetooth 2.0 enabled

5) Media player

6) 3.5 mm stereo headphone included in the box

7) Support for streaming video from sites like YouTube

SureType (R) keyboard technology that makes typing and dialing fast also with a built-in spell checker.

This phone when compared to iconic BlackBerry Pearl has new features like powerful communications, rich multimedia and support for high-speed EVDO networks.

You can purchase this phone at the Verizon Wireless store for $299.99

with a 2-year contract.