Another stab at the iPhone market!

It looks like Research in Motion (RIM) is getting ready to launch a replacement for the Blackberry Curve; the Javelin. Effectively, this device is a Blackberry Bold without the 3G bit (I don’t know about you, but I like, no, need 3G. I’m sure there’s a plan here somewhere!)

The Javelin is expected to feature cosmetic and feature upgrades in order to keep Blackberry fans buying - it’ll be hard task considering the new iPhone 3G sold over a million units since the Friday 11th launch.

The new handset is is rumoured to have GPS, WiFi, a 3.2MP camera, GSM / EDGE quad-band and the Blackberry 4.6 OS crammed into its chassis. Oh, and the Javelin features a micro-USB charging connector - buy a Javelin and you kiss your ’spare’ charger goodbye.

So, if you really want an EDGE phone don’t expect to be enjoying the ‘browsing experience of your life’ (unless you’re in a WiFi zone).

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