CIO.com's Al Sacco "unboxes" RIM's new BlackBerry Style 9670 flip smartphone, which will be available via Sprint in the U.S. Last week, Research In Motion (RIM) and U.S. wireless carrier Sprint announced the brand new BlackBerry Style 9670 flip smartphone, the very first CDMA BlackBerry to run RIM’s latest mobile OS, BlackBerry 6, and the only BlackBerry clamshell device with a full QWERTY keyboard. The BlackBerry Style 9670 is a Sprint-exclusive device in the United States—at least for the time being. The Style doesn’t go on sale until October 31, but it will retail for $100 with a new two-year wireless service agreement and after an equally-valued mail-in rebate. But I was lucky enough to get my thumbs on the device before its release. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe I plan to post up an in-depth review of the BlackBerry Style 9670 after I put it through the necessary paces, but I wanted to share this quick Style unboxing video and hands-on before that review hits the Web. Watch the above video for my BlackBerry Style unboxing and hands-on, and check on my BlackBerry Bible reviews page in a week or so for my full Style evaluation. And for more details and tech specs on the Style, read “BlackBerry Style 9670: The Seven Most Notable Features.” AS Al Sacco covers Mobile and Wireless for CIO.com. Follow Al on Twitter @ASacco. Follow everything from CIO.com on Twitter @CIOonline. Email Al at ASacco@CIO.com. Related content brandpost Fireside Chat between Tata Communications and Tata Realty: 5 ways how Technology bridges the CX perception gap By Tata Communications Sep 24, 2023 9 mins Emerging Technology feature Mastercard preps for the post-quantum cybersecurity threat A cryptographically relevant quantum computer will put everyday online transactions at risk. Mastercard is preparing for such an eventuality — today. By Poornima Apte Sep 22, 2023 6 mins CIO 100 Quantum Computing Data and Information Security feature 9 famous analytics and AI disasters Insights from data and machine learning algorithms can be invaluable, but mistakes can cost you reputation, revenue, or even lives. These high-profile analytics and AI blunders illustrate what can go wrong. By Thor Olavsrud Sep 22, 2023 13 mins Technology Industry Generative AI Machine Learning feature Top 15 data management platforms available today Data management platforms (DMPs) help organizations collect and manage data from a wide array of sources — and are becoming increasingly important for customer-centric sales and marketing campaigns. By Peter Wayner Sep 22, 2023 10 mins Marketing Software Data Management Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe