Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM) focused on speed with this latest model of the BlackBerry, which was introduced at the recent Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA) trade show in Las Vegas and uncorked by T-Mobilelast week.

For starters, the 8700g is powered by an Intel PXA901 XScale processor running at 312 MHz. It's got 64MB of flash memory, 16MB of Synchronous Dynamic RAM and runs on T-Mobile's EDGE (Enhanced Data Rate for GSM Evolution) high-speed network. RIM has also tacked on features to speed up mundane chores such as message composition and e-mail setup.

The 8700g borrows some of its styling from the slimmer, more phone-like BlackBerry 7100 line, but it retains the "traditional" blocky BlackBerry shape and ease of use. The quad-band Global System for Mobile Communications/General Packet Radio Service phone can work overseas and supports Bluetooth 2.0.

T-Mobile USA Inc.'s new BlackBerry 8700g