From August you can get the new Blackberry Curve 8520 on pay as you go and monthly tariffs, as confirmed by Orange.

Manufacturers RIM say the new handset will support mobile access to both Facebook and MySpace, as well as the usual email and messaging services. The Blackberry 8520 is the first smartphone to feature dedicated media keys, allowing you to control your music and videos more conveniently. With more and more people switching to a smartphone the new Blackberry Curve will undoubtedly convince many more people in the UK to make the switch.

The Key features for the Curve 8520 are: Quad-band world phone:EDGE/GPRS/GSM(850/900/1800 MHZ), Built-in Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g), Expandable memory via hot swappable microSD/SDHC memory card slot, supporting up to 16GB (32GB when available, 2Gb included), Advanced media player, 3.5mm stereo headset jack, Blackberry Media Sync, Access to Blackberry App World, Blackberry Internet Service support, Voice activated dialling , Bluetooth, 256MB Flash memory, 512Mhz next generation processor and Full-QWERTY keyboard with touch-sensitive optical trackpad.

Source – Mobilewebuser