Sprint offers RIM BlackBerry Curve 8350i

Sprint announced the next BlackBerry Curve 8350i, from Research In Motion, the first Nextel smartphone with WiFi support. The QWERTY smartphone features a built-in push-to-talk, a 2 megapixel camera with video recording and a microSD memory card slot, an on-board GPS navigation, an integrated music player, and Bluetooth A2DP stereo connectivity.

The BlackBerry Curve 8350i works on Sprint Nextel's iDEN network and supports Nextel Direct Connect, Nationwide and International Connect, as well as Group Connect, which allows users to have conversations with groups of up to 20 other Nextel users at one time.

Pricing and availability information are not yet available at this time but Sprint expects the Curve 8350i to land in retail stores before the end of year.