On Wednesday RIM unveiled the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 smartphone. Yes, your read that right; it’s the first BlackBerry to come in a flip version. No real surprise as this phone had been rumored for some time and was known popularly as the "Kickstart."

Prepaid mobile phone service has been around for a long time, yet it has always carried the stigma of being the last-resort phone service for those with bad credit. Lately, however, prepaid mobile phone service has been reborn as a whole new way of international communication. All you need is a special prepaid International SIM card.