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A screenshot of Verizon’s BlackBerry Bold 9650 running RIM’s updated operating system bubbled up last week, but if you needed further convincing that it was real, here’s a picture of the device running OS 6 live. During their announcement of the AT&T BlackBerry Torch 9800, RIM said that OS 6 would be coming to the…
So far, LG has been the only real manufacturer throwing around Windows Phone 7 hardware to developers (HTC has one in the oven, mind you), and it seems like Asus is ready to play too. No specs to accompany this photo coming from Pakistan, but they’ll likely meet the high-end requirements for Chassis 1 devices,…
AT&T still has a lot of store-stocking to do before the August 12 launch of the BlackBerry Torch 9800, but at least one store has this unit sitting on the shelf in the back. Odds are good that it’s just a training unit or a dummy for the obelisk erected out front in the Torch’s…
Rogers has just updated their Student and Family plans with a few new things for the back-to-school season. Family plans now let you add another voice line for $15/month, or data and voice for $25, on top of the two lines that it comes with. That might sound like a scam since you can get…
In addition to the two statements RIM has already issued regarding government restrictions on BlackBerry services in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, India, Lebanon, co-CEO Mike Lazaridis has stepped in to make a few more comments on the situation, that basically tell these governments that they might as well go ahead and ban the…
Shortly before Rogers’ announcement of the Captivate, Bell yesterday announced the Galaxy S Vibrant would be arriving tomorrow for $149.99 on a three-year contract ($499.95 without). To get things kicked off right proper, Bell is giving away phones, tickets to Lady Gaga, and a 55″ Samsung TV. Not too bad at all! The Samsung Vibrant’s…
The Poynt location-based search app for iPhone now has a new category of search that’s already available on Android and BlackBerry versions: gas prices. You can sort results by proximity or price, and launch right into Maps for turn-by-turn directions. The update also includes iOS 4 optimizations, and some fresh integration with the native calendar,…
Rogers has announced that they’ll be launching the Samsung Galaxy S Captivate “in the coming weeks”. They don’t mention dates or prices, of course, but we can likely expect it before the school year kicks in again. Just as a quick refresher, the Galaxy S Captivate has a 4″ Super AMOLED display, 1 GHz Hummingbird…
The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro captured everybody’s attention when it was announced at Mobile World Congress 2010. It was flanked by the Vivaz Pro, which was a QWERTY variant using a smartphone OS few cared for, and the X10 Mini, which seemed impractical without a real keyboard. The original X10, though looked good…
Rogers just announced that they’re now selling the Motorola Flipout, an Android handset with a funky form factor, and the BlackBerry Curve 9300, which is little more than a 3G version of their 8520. Rogers joins Bell in offering the BlackBerry 9300, which has Wi-Fi, GPS, a QVGA screen, optical trackpad, and 256 MB of…