It’s funny how things happen with unreleased Blackberry devices.

They go from being shrouded in mystery to being fully exposed, priced and dated often within a week. It happens with almost every device, so what makes the Pearl 9100 any different?

What started a few months ago with pictures/video of its existence, numerous OS leaks, even getting as far as off-contract pricing being uncovered just days ago, has now (after numerous guesses at $49.99) been priced at $79.99 on a 3 year term.

The release is rumored to be on or around May 6th for Telus, with Rogers/Fido and Bell probably following suit around the same time (as dummy units have already started shipping).

So to all my once loyal 8100/SureType fans, are you ready to ditch your now comfortable QWERTY device? Or has the ship sailed?

[Via MobileSyrup]

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