BlackBerry 9650 Tour2 'Essex' shows up in Sprint's systems

Sprint appears to be taking a small step toward quashing the WiFi-less BlackBerrys in its product range here on news that the 9650 Essex -- quite likely to be called the Tour2 at retail -- has made its way into the carrier's internal systems. Besides the addition of WiFi, you can probably guess what else is going on in the new model: it'll swap out RIM's classic trackball for the more modern optical pad and likely carry over 99 percent of the original Tour's industrial design. No word on date or price yet, but considering that the first Tour is still just a wee tyke by BlackBerry standards, we wouldn't be surprised if it didn't hit for a few more months.

[Bush2012 Posted Jan 13th 2010 4:44PM]

What I don't understand is people cry a river if a new Pre is announced, iPhone, etc, but what about these poor Blackberry people? There is seriously an updated model every 3-6 months.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 13th 2010 10:14PM]

BlackBerry users are too busy using their phones.

[young hov 718 Posted Jan 14th 2010 8:44AM]

who cares about this. What is the palm c40 that is appearing in sprints system.
http://www.precentral.net/palm-c40-crops-again-sprint-system-sees-its-own-shadow

[Saauron Posted Jan 16th 2010 9:45PM]

My problem isn't so much that there's a new blackberry every 3-6 months, but rather that I had my last phone break just in time to coax me into the wi-fi-less and trackball-problem-plagued Tour 1 on Verizon. *Sigh*