It’s only a matter of time now… You know, when you start hearing about dummy units and promo materials shipping to stores… it’s only a matter of weeks before the device pops up in-store. This time around I’m talking about the Bell BlackBerry Tour 9630, and thanks to BGR’s ‘ninjas’, we’ve got some pictures to…
Samsung Omnia II Due on Verizon in July?
The Samsung Jet Omnia II is rumoured to be hitting Verizon shelves in July, in all of its WinMo, 5 megapixel camera, WVGA screen-bearing glory. The Omnia II was announced early last week, along with a slew of other Samsung handsets, but no information was available from carriers at the time. While Verizon will likely…
HTC Ozone Announced by Verizon
We’ve been seeing a lot of the Windows Mobile-packing HTC Ozone lately, so it’s no surprise to see an official announcement today. As expected, the full QWERTY candybar will run you $49.99 on contract after rebates, and offers 3G, Wi-Fi, GPS, and a 2.4″ QVGA screen. It’s a shame that Verizon chose to ditch the…
Verizon BlackBerry Tour Coming Sometime Between June 28 and August 1?
For those of you on ‘Big Red’ waiting oh so patiently for the Verizon BlackBerry Tour to arrive (you can check out a spy shot here), looks like your wait may be coming to an end. Not because the vagary of the ‘this summer’ time frame is now upon us, but because we have an…
A Closer Look at Verizon’s HTC Ozone
We got a brief, vague glimpse of the HTC Ozone on the way to Verizon earlier this month, but a full-bodied spec list has recently bubbled up. The QWERTY candybar will be running Windows Mobile 6.1, support EVDO rev. A as well as quad-band GSM, Wi-Fi, stereo Bluetooth, unlocked GPS, and a 2.4″ QVGA screen.…
BlackBerry 8230 Goes Live on Verizon
As expected, the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 from Verizon is now available and ready to pick up for $79.99 after rebates. Frankly, I think that price point is still a bit of a gyp considering T-Mobile is selling their 3G-less counterpart for almost half the price, but hey, at the sub $100-level, you’re kind of…
US Senator puts Verizon, AT&T, others on blast for texting prices
Washington D.C. is looking more and more like a high school popularity contest where everyone dresses in expensive suits and drives around in luxury cars provided by tax-payers, doing whatever they can to get as many people to think they’re “cool.” And, just like high school, the kids on Capitol Hill tend to flock to…
Verizon BlackBerry Tour 9630 Spotted
The BlackBerry Tour 9630 went all official yesterday, so it’s to be expected we start seeing carrier branded devices popping up. Telus’ is the only other Tour we’ve witnessed in the plastic, but we should be seeing evidence of Bell and Sprint’s devices in short order. If you’re already on a GSM carrier, the Tour…
Samsung unveils the Samsung Omnia II I8000
Samsung blitzed the wires with new handset upon new confusingly-named handset today, showing off their latest touchscreen lineup. Included in their slew of new touchscreen offerings is the Samsung Omnia II I8000. Now that the Samsung Omnia II has been officially outed, it’s looking every bit the high-end smartphone that we had expected it to…
Verizon CEO Gives Official Nod to BlackBerry Storm 2, Tour 9630
On top of claiming Verizon would get the Palm Pre in the near future (much to the disagreement of Sprint), VZ CEO Lowell McAdam has also confirmed that they would be getting the much-fondled Storm 2 and BlackBerry Tour 9630. McAdam placed the two devices along the same timeline as the Pre (within the next…