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RIM’s co-CEO Jim Balsillie has confirmed that their upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook tablet will cost under $500. Whether or not that goes as low as the $300 – $350 we were hearing about at launch is anybody’s guess, but at least the PlayBook will be undercutting the iPad and the unsubsidized Galaxy Tab (though the latter…
After releasing a couple of teeny devices, like the X10 Mini, Mini Pro, and X8, it looks like Sony Ericsson is going back to big with their Xperia brand. The X12 (code-named Anzu) has a 4.3 inch touchscreen and currently runs Android 2.1 Eclair, but will go to market with Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Hard specs…
The Motorola Droid Pro is shipping a little ahead of its planned November 18 release from Verizon. The new Motorola touchscreen candybar has a physical QWERTY keyboard, 1 GHz processor, 512 MB of RAM, 5 megapixel camera, 3.1-inch HVGA display, 8 GB of internal memory, Wi-Fi with DLNA support, GPS, and 3G over EV-DO. The…
As spotted in their leaked Q4 roadmap, the Nokia N8 has landed on Rogers and is available today for $79.99 on contract. The Nokia N8 is a multimedia beast, whose crowning specification is a 12 megapixel camera with Carl-Zeiss lens, Xenon flash, autofocus, 720p HD video recording, and all of the balance settings you could…
For those looking to nail down a launch date for RIM’s tablet, Trinidad & Tabago’s TSTT’s Jay Alvi has said they plan on launching the BlackBerry PlayBook this February. That falls in line with RIM’s established early 2011 launch window, and also conveniently lands on the month of Mobile World Congress, where co-CEO Mike Lazaridis…
Although things are looking dire for Symbian now that Nokia has taken over the reigns and effectively reduced the foundation to a token presence, Jo Harlow, Nokia’s senior VP of smartphones, has committed the platform to staying fresh, including a preloaded Swype gesture-based keyboard in the next update, and near-field communications in some existing devices…
While Bell is busy getting the Bold 9780 out the door to keep up with Telus and Rogers, they’ve also got a few other BlackBerry surprises for before the holiday. For one, they’ll be nabbing the red Torch that was released on AT&T recently at the same ol’ $179.99 on contract price. That’s certainly more…
Some rumours are suggesting that the Storm 3 we had seen a few months ago with a 3.7″ touchscreen and an optical trackpad is codenamed Monaco. Also, the old Dakota/Magnum project that put a touchscreen on the Bold 9000 form factor has been revived as the Montana, apparently. It’s entirely likely that the Montana is…
Just when RIM had pretty much emptied out everything they had been working on lately, like the Style, Bold 9780, and Torch, we’re starting to get wind of the next batch of BlackBerry devices. Vodafone Germany is listing a battery cover for the BlackBerry 9900 in their inventory, which is a device we haven’t really…
Verizon is running a limited trial for a $69.99 unlimited plan right now. Participants get $20 credit towards their wireless bill for giving the plan a shot, but have to tack on a year to their contract. The “Talk and Text Plus Data Promotion” includes unlimited data, unlimited text, and 450 voice minutes. If you…