Research In Motion (RIM) has launched the new BlackBerry Pearl 3G, the smallest of the Blackberry smartphone line-up. The two new models introduced are the Pearl 9100 and Pearl 9105. Both the models are compact and elegant 50mm wide and weighing only 93g.

The BlackBerry Pearl 9100, featuring a 20-key condensed QWERTY keyboard, and the BlackBerry Pearl 9105, with a 14-key traditional phone keyboard. Both smartphone models include SureType software that can complete words as the user types.

It features a optical trackpad unlike its predecessor having a trackball, a 3.2 MP camera with flash, support for up to 32GB of additional memory via micro SD cards and dedicated keys for volume adding to convenience. The most important of all 3G (HSDPA) makes its way into these, and its just in time with the ending of the spectrum auctions in India.

The Pearl 3G also features -

• 360 x 400 sharp-resolution display (238 ppi)
• 3G, EDGE/GPRS, Wi-Fi (supports 'n')
• Built-in GPS for location-based applications
• Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, USB 2.0 (micro)
• 624 Mhz processor with 256 MB Flash memory
• 3.2 MP camera with zoom, autofocus, flash and video recording
• MicroSD card support
• 3.5mm handsfree socket

The pricing and availability of the handsets is still not declared but according to us they must be in range of Rs. 20,000 to Rs. 25,000. We expect to hear about the exact details in few days. So stay tuned for our word on the phone when it comes on shelves.

A year ago RIM announced that push APIs had become available to its Alliance Program members now its finally taking action. RIM are now offering a brand new feature for the BlackBerry app developers – Push notifications. Developer teams are welcomed to use the BlackBerry Push Service in their own apps bringing live updates to the mobile.

The BlackBerry Push access comes in two packages – Push Essentials the free one and Push Plus with a number of tiers that reflect different options and price points.

With Push service you will be able to receive immediate updates on all your Push-enabled apps such as weather, email, all kind of news, etc.

You can find additional information about the Push Service here.

Google has launched Google Voice mobile app for Blackberry and Anaroid phones. Google Android and RIM BlackBerry phone owners will enjoy better call management with Google’s Voice service starting today. Google Voice is Google’s next novel service that allows managing several phone numbers with one unique number and also converts voicemails to emails. The invite-only registration has been open to all. However, the service is not available to folks outside U.S.

Vincent Paquet, senior product manager of Google Voice, told that all Google Voice users who own Android or BlackBerry handsets would be able to user the service directly from their handsets today onwards. However, iPhone owners will have to wait for the iPhone version of Google Voice, which is being held for unknown reasons.

Google Voice was introduced in March this year and recently, Google was reported for booking a million numbers for this service. A single Google Voice number allows users to use a single number in lieu of their home, work or cell phone numbers and also get voicemails messages in form of text transcripts in mail.

Android based handset owners will be able to download the Google Voice App from Marketplace. BlackBerry owners will have to get the app from Google instead of their App World.

Features available are:

- Access to voicemail: read message transcripts, follow along with “karaoke-style” playback of messages, read SMS messages sent to your Google Voice number (even if your phone doesn’t receive SMS messages) and access your call history
- Place calls that display your Google Voice number from your address book, the app dialer (Blackberry) or the native dialer (Android)
- Send SMS messages that display your Google Voice number
- Place international calls at low rates

The application can be downloaded from Google Voice mobile website at m.google.com/voice, for those not using Blackberry or a Anaroid phone it can be downloaded by typing www.google.com/voice in your mobile’s browser