28 July 2009 14:41 GMT / By Amy-Mae Elliott
We brought you this news yesterday, but it's now official as the Carphone Warehouse has announced it will be the exclusive retailer of the BlackBerry Curve 8520 in violet when the smartphone is launched on 11 August.A budget BlackBerry, the 8520 gets all the push email and messaging features you'd expect from the brand, as well as a media player, mobile web access, Wi-Fi and a 2-megapixel camera.
In addition, the Curve 8520 is the first BlackBerry to feature an "innovative" touch-sensitive trackpad, like a mini version of such interfaces on laptops.
The BlackBerry Curve 8520 will be available for free at The Carphone Warehouse on a £25 a month contract from Orange, with free email, 500 texts and 600 inclusive minutes or for £199.95 on Pay As You Go basis, also with Orange.
Phones, Mobile phones, BlackBerry, RIM, Orange






Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich: When is it coming to my phone? Updates aplenty
HTC PlayStation certification devices coming 2012, time to get your Crash Bandicoot skills up to scratch EXCLUSIVE: Game on
Samsung not worried by Apple iTV threat EXCLUSIVE: AV boss not concerned
Mattel Hover Board - Back to the Future becomes reality Great Scott!
Samsung O table is for the kitchen of the future Flexible hob
More leaked iPad 3 parts help form bigger picture - including Sharp Retina display iPad 3, in kit form
Forget the iPad 3, we want a MacPad Brilliant concept design
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) pictures and hands-on Up close with the ICS tablet
Sony bringing Google TV to Europe in 2012 Excited yet?
New Apple TV leaked in software update? iOS 5.1 says so
Best iPad apps to turn your tablet into a TV Goggleslate
BlackBerry OS 10 images leaked Widgets galore
Fujifilm X-S1 The shining star of the superzoom world?
Nokia Lumia 610 to be company's cheapest WP7 handset yet? Watch out Android
BAE Systems promising battery revolution Military tech meets consumers
Panasonic Lumix GX1 review
The one?
Sony PlayStation Vita review
Curriculum Vita
Nokia Lumia 710 review
WP7 on a budget
HTC Explorer review
A phone for people who make calls
GoPro HD Hero2 review
Amazing things come in small packages
BlackBerry Torch 9810 review
Middle of the road
Sony Alpha A65 review
Affordable SLT. But is it a DSLR-beater?
BlackBerry Bold 9790 review
To boldly go where we've already been before
Fiat 500 TwinAir Plus review
Two-cylinder beast
BlackBerry Porsche Design P'9981 review
For the fast lane
Motorola MotoACTV review
Just add exercise
Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition review
Mini Xoom
Sennheiser IE80 review
Tune that bass
Kingston Wi-Drive review
Expand your storage
Huawei Ideos X3 review
Cheap but imperfect