BlackBerry 7290 announced

Sep 28 2004 - 12:48 PM ET | Research In Motion

Research In Motion (RIM) today announced the BlackBerry 7290, an updated version of the BlackBerry 7200. This is the first device from RIM to ship with Bluetooth. Features of the 7290 include:

• Bluetooth
• Quad-band GSM
• 65,000 color screen (brighter than 7200's)
• Improved QWERTY keyboard, highlighted number keys for easy dialling and typing
• 32MB memory

Look for the BlackBerry 7290 starting early next month from Cingular Wireless. It is also expected to be available in November from O2 in the UK, Germany and Ireland. Pricing was not announced.