Verizon has just announced the smartphone BlackBerry Curve 8530, will be available from 20th of November for $99 with a 24 month contract after a $100 mail in rebate, and come in a choice of two colors – black and smoky violet. BlackBerry Curve 8530 features a full QWERTY keyboard with a touch sensitive track pad, 256 MB of flash memory and a 528 MHz processor, Bluetooth 2.1, WiFi and 3G.

Other specification include GPS, a 2,0 megapixel camera with built in digital zoom for recording video and taking pictures, an advanced media player for music, pictures and video, with dedicated media keys and a 3.5mm audio jack.

The key features of the Curve 8530 include the following:

• Easy-to-use, highly tactile, full QWERTY keyboard and touch-sensitive trackpad for reliable, responsive typing and navigation;
• 256 MB flash memory and 528 MHz next generation processor for enhanced performance;
• Supports voice-activated dialing and Bluetooth (version 2.1);
• 3G-enabled (EV-DO);
• Built-in Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g) connectivity;
• GPS with support for location-based applications, including geotagging support and Verizon Wireless’ VZ Navigator service;
• 2.0 megapixel digital camera with zoom and video recording capability;
• Multimedia playback of music, picturs and videos;
• Dedicated media keys;
• 3.5mm stereo headset jack;
• BlackBerry Media Sync support;
• Access to BlackBerry App World;
• Support for BlackBerry services;
• microSD/microSDHC memory card slot.