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Technology: AT&T- BlackBerry Sale on 4th November

Finally the long delayed BlackBerry will be going on sale on the 4th November, just before the start of the USA holiday shopping season.

AT&T Inc said Wednesday it would sell the BlackBerry Bold from Research In Motion Ltd for $299, or 50% more than it charges for Apple Inc's iPhone.

AT&T, which had set a new bar for smartphones with a $200 iPhone, said it would start selling the high-speed version of Rim's popular mobile email devices from Nov. 4, just ahead of the unofficial start of the U.S. holiday shopping season.

But with its relatively high price, Stifel Nicolaus analyst Chris King said the Bold with likely is more popular among executives than consumers.

"The BlackBerry is going to be almost entirely business focused. iPhone is still mainly attracting consumers," said Stifel Nicolaus analyst Chris King.

AT&T said it would be the first U.S. operator to support navigation services for customers traveling outside the country with the Bold, which also supports Wi-Fi, a short-range wireless network technology found in coffee shops.

Sports: Sri Lanka's Tour to England in uncertainty

The tour clashes with the Indian Premier League (IPL) in which a host of top Sri Lankan players have contracts.

The England and Wales Cricket Board said it had heard nothing from the Sri Lankan authorities.Big names such as Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara and Muttiah Muralitharan are among 13 Sri Lankan players with IPL contracts.

Previously, the Sri Lankan sports minister said they should be excused Test duty to respect those deals. The players have these very beneficial deals with the IPL and don't want to give them up, he said. The senior players saw the window in April and May when they could go to India and earn lots.