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It’s not only middle-eastern governments giving BlackBerry the ol’ heave-ho these days – the European Commission and its 32,000 employees will be using HTC smartphones and iPhones rather than BlackBerrys. Following an evaluation, an EU Commission spokesperson revealed that those two were “the most suitable platforms for voice/mail-centric mobile devices.” Wow, really? Is it the…
Wind Mobile has just announced their first Android handset, the Huawei U8100. It’s not the HTC Magic, but it’s a start. For $160, you get a 2.8″ QVGA touchscreen, 3.2 megapixel camera, 3G, A-GPS, Wi-Fi, and Android 2.1. Not a bad deal at all. It’s high time Wind offered something with Android, as its popularity…
Telus just announced that they’re making a significant upgrade to their network which will include some HSPA+ technology only deployed on Australia’s Telstra network so far. They claim that using this new HSPA+ Dual Cell network, Telus will be able to achieve data speeds of up to 42 Mb/s. “Up to” are the key words…
Earlier this week, the United Arab Emirates announced that they were going to ban BlackBerry service for browsing, e-mail, and BBM by October, and there was a hint that Saudi Arabia would follow suit. Not only are the Saudis going to implement the same ban, but it’s going into effect this Saturday, August 7. Apparently…
The U.S. and Canada aren’t the only ones getting RIM’s latest little bundle of techno-joy. The BlackBerry Torch 9800 is coming to Vodafone UK sometime soon, and boasts a feature we hadn’t heard much about elsewhere: a “zero shutter” camera. That apparently means there’s no lag between hitting the key and taking a picture, which…
All three major Canadian carriers have confirmed with me that they will be offering the BlackBerry Torch 9800 which was announced today on AT&T. No details on pricing or specific dates, but Rogers says it’ll be here in “the coming weeks”, while Telus will only say it’ll be here sometime this year, and Bell was…
AT&T is all official with the BlackBerry Torch 9800, and now RIM is stepping in from the software side. The main features (like universal search, updated browser, feeds, and new user interface) are demoed on their new BlackBerry 6 minisite with the help of some short video clips. An especially juicy morsel in the press…
AT&T just went live with their BlackBerry Torch 9800 landing page, complete with video, specs, and pictures of the latest BlackBerry from RIM. You’ll be able to nab the first BlackBerry with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard for $199 on a two-year contract as of August 12. As RIM’s biggest leap in software and hardware in…
Some theme files have been ripped from BlackBerry OS 6, revealing what looks like indicators for fingerprint scanning. I’ve been curious about RIM implementing fingerprint scanning ever since they made the switch to optical trackpads. RIM had included APIs for biometrics back in OS 5, but I was told that was primarily for accessory manufacturers.…
It won’t be long before we find out for sure, but a Spanish Google ad is showing that the BlackBerry 9800 will indeed be named the Torch as rumoured, not the Bold as it had been previously branded.The BlackBerry 9800 is understandably a pretty big deal for RIM, being both their first slider as well…