BlackBerry Essex, Curve 8530 and Striker 9100 On the Way Soon? RIM Preparing 16 Devices For 2010

We've heard about the Essex and the Curve 8530, but what's the Striker 9100? Well, first off, the BlackBerry Essex is basically the Tour with WiFi, a trackpad, and has another feature that we will apparently love. The BlackBerry Curve 8530 is just a CDMA version of the BlackBerry Curve 8520, it's headed to Verizon in the near future. The BlackBerry Striker 9100 appears to be a slimmer BlackBerry Bold 9700 that has 3G connectivity and an optical trackpad. We still don't know when any of these smartphones will launch.

In related news, a source has mentioned that RIM is working on getting out 16 new smartphones in 2010!

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