Thanks to a new deal, Microsoft’s web-search engine will be available in RIM’s Blackberrys. The service will be available later this year and it follows days after AT&T signed a similar deal with Yahoo.

In the past months, Microsoft is trying everything to promote is search engine, in order to gain a larger market share. Live.com, Microsoft’s search engine, is still lagging behind Google and Yahoo.

RIM also announced today a deal with Tivo, thanks to which the Canadian maker of smartphones will offer a variety of mobile entertainment services to its customers.

Initially, BlackBerry smartphone users will gain the convenience of being able to discover what shows are on and schedule television recordings while away from the living room and on the go.  Future collaboration between the companies will focus on software applications that further simplify mobile access to video content.

Also, yesterday RIM said that the flip BlackBerry Pearl 8220 will become available this fall only through Deutsche Telekom AG's T-Mobile USA at an unknown price. Even though it doesn't support the newest 3G network, the BlackBerry 8220 makes up for this shortcoming by featuring other connectivity options such as the integrated Wi-Fi, Bluetooth version 2.0 and EDGE connections for Internet browsing, e-mailing, and streaming video from YouTube's mobile site.

BlackBerry Pearl 8220 measures about 3.9 by 1.9 by .7 inches, weighs 3.6 ounces, and features up to 16 GB of storage via the microSD slot; support for Microsoft Exchange, Lotus, Novell GroupWise and Web-based e-mails; the BlackBerry Media Sync application which allows users to sync their iTunes music; a 2-megapixel camera with flash and zoom, with video recording; up to 16 GB of storage via the microSD slot; the SureType QWERTY keyboard; twin displays: 128-by-160 light-sensing external display and internal screen with 240 by 320 resolution; and much more.

Furthermore, a leaked internal AT&T press release which appeared on several places on the Internet claims that RIM will also release the BlackBerry Bold, a high-end smartphone featuring built-in GPS and Wi-Fi, a new 624 MHz mobile processor, 1GB of memory and a much clearer 480 by 320-pixel color display. The BlackBerry Bold will allegedly include 3G support and will retail for around $299.99 from AT&T's retail stores, from the carrier's website and select national retailers.

According to the latest study released by the research company IDC, RIM leads the smartphone market with more than 50 percent, but Apple and its iPhone have proved to be a strong competitor.