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Vodafone releases 3G BlackBerry

The latest BlackBerry 8707v from Research in Motion (RIM) is a 3G phone which supports the trademark BlackBerry push e-mail system popular among mobile business workers. Because this latest handset will connect to Vodafone's Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service (UMTS) network, the device should be able to download and display e-mail file attachments on its landscape QVGA LCD display faster than BlackBerries working on standard GSM networks can. UMTS is a 3G permanent wideband internet connection which handles data throughput at speeds between 384Kbps and 2Mbps. [Read]