T-Mobile HotSpot @Home

T-Mobile beefed up its Wi-Fi capable BlackBerry portfolio today by announcing its BlackBerry Pearl 8120. Yes, we’re well aware that T-Mobile has had a BlackBerry Pearl of its own for quite some time, but the original didn’t have the HotSpot @Home support ($9.99 per month) that the increasingly popular BlackBerry Curve and 8830 handsets have.

RIM added an improved version of SureType, the auto-complete typing software, which now offers better word completion and a spell check. The new Pearl also sports a souped up 2MP camera; the original Pearl 8100 has a 1.3MP one. It also has increased media playback functionality and a 3.5mm headphone jack, similar to the Pearl 8130.

T-Mobile says the 8120 has an enhanced interface that offers visual improvements in everyday tasks like web browsing, e-mail, and calendar.

Stay tuned as we keep you up to date with pricing and more while we tackle the show floor here at CTIA in Las Vegas.

We loved T-Mobile’s BlackBerry Curve with its Wi-Fi support for T-Moile HotSpot @Home ($9.99 per month) support and its 2-MP camera. Today T-Mobile fans looking to add a little GPS to their lives can pick up the BlackBerry 8820.

The new handset, which will set T-Mobile subscribers back $349 after a 2 year contract and instant $250 discount, offers the same Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g) T-Mobile HotSpot @Home support that the Curve does, but also throws in GPS capabilities combined with BlackBerry Maps, which are powered by TeleNav GPS Navigator software.

TeleNav Navigator can provide you with information like the nearest restaurant or rental car outlet, and also give you turn-by-turn directions while you’re cruising around looking for that particular destination.

Like the Curve, the 8820 is also a quad-band phone (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) so you can bring it along when you travel internationally.

Other features include a 320 x 240 resolution display, and support for MP3, WMA, AAC, AAC+, eAA+ playback. Your “Fave 5″ contacts are also displayed on the home screen.

We’ll keep you updated with a hands-on review when we get one in the lab.