RIM BlackBerry 9800 Heading to AT&T?
Friday, May 14th, 2010Ah, rumors. Yes, we love them! This time around, we’re getting a little more info on the BlackBerry 9800, or as we like to call it, the Slider. Rumors has it that it may be heading to one of the largest wireless carriers here in the States. But, what makes it really interesting, is the competition that it may be facing in time of its own launch.

The BlackBerry 9800 Slider, according to a new report, is apparently being handled on the GSM side of things now (contrary to our main theory that it was heading to Verizon Wireless sooner than later), and AT&T is pinned as the carrier of choice. The odd thing is, AT&T is apparently getting ready to launch it next month, which you probably already know is the main launch pad for another high-profile device: Apple’s iPhone. And, we all have it on pretty good theory that the iPhone HD will indeed launch some time in June.
AT&T have apparently managed to grab the portrait slider, touchscreen device for an unknown exclusive period. Meaning no other carriers are going to be able to launch their own branded model. Rumors are suggesting that the period is anywhere between three and six months though. Furthermore, Sprint is apparently going to launch it next, which means you shouldn’t expect it until about the fourth quarter of this year. So, if all of this is true, then the biggest news out of this is that BlackBerry 6 will be making it to market in just about a month, which is pretty exciting. Check out the video of BlackBery 6 below.
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[via SlashGear]




