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OK this time we’re giving away a BlackBerry Curve 9300 3G from Research in Motion

This week, we’re giving away a BlackBerry Curve 9300 3G from RIM courtesy of Arel of Virtusio PR and RIM :). I understand a number of other blogs gave the same prize during the holidays. Well, if you still haven’t won a RIM device, this is your last chance! But this time let’s make this the easiest contest ever. No need for graphic design skills. No need for Anglo-Saxon poetic magic.

All you need to win this contest is a FACE!

Yes, a FACE!

That’s the prize, sirs and maams. It’s sealed. I’m not opening the box because I want YOU to be the first one to open it.

RULES:

That ‘ol BlackBerry Magic now in the Philippines

Three weeks ago, I was lent a BlackBerry Storm to try out. This had been the fourth ever BlackBerry device I had used since 2003. They’ve definitely gone a long way since the first batch of ‘berries. The phones were a reflection of the company — although they took pride in claiming the best data compression technology for phones even way back, their phones were not attractive enough. That changed with the Pearl series, opening up BlackBerry into the B to C market.

I’m happy that RIM’s presence in the Philippines has upgraded itself into a more intimate level. Back then, any semblance of RIM or the Blackberry had to come from the corporate marketing arm of telcos Globe and SMART. Warranty took forever because the items had to be shipped to Canada. Case in point: my Blackberry Pearl is still under the care of SMART’s Infinity guys and it’s been roughly 2 years since I last saw it. So I was really curious to know what the deal was with RIM coming to the Philippines. My guesses were: