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Analyst firm Jeffries & Co. has issued a note with lots of interesting (if dubious) information following the cancellation of the refresh on the BlackBerry Storm. For one, they claim that the next Storm (pictured above from Vietnam) will be landing at the end of November without SurePress. Secondly, the note claims that a Storm…
An undocumented rumour has been floated out suggesting the refreshed BlackBerry Bold 9780 would be finding its way to Rogers on October 27 for $149.99 on a three-year contract. This jives well enough with info that Bell (by way of Virgin Mobile) and Telus would be picking it up at around the same price point…
The entry-level BlackBerry Curve 3G 9330 was announced on Verizon a few weeks ago, with promises of a fuchsia version in the future.Well, happy day, the 9330 has arrived on Verizon, though there’s no sign of the more subdued “charcoal” version in the online store. Besides running on CDMA rather than GSM networks, the 9330…
A software update for the Rogers BlackBerry Curve 9300 and Bold 9700 will enable the handsets to make calls over Wi-Fi using UMA. Rogers is the only carrier in Canada to offer such UMA service, branded as TalkSpot (although soon to be renamed Rogers Wi-Fi Calling). BlackBerry dominates the list of UMA-supporting devices on Rogers,…
The last we had heard about RIM’s tribulations in India over providing lawful interception capabilities to authorities, an interim solution was being trialled until the end of October, and they had already provided partial access to BlackBerry Messenger data, but the unique encryption keys generated by private enterprise servers are not accessible by RIM. There…
We already had an inkling that RIM’s next OS 6 device, the BlackBerry Style 9670 clamshell, code-named Oxford, would be finding its way to Sprint, and today there’s some added confirmation of specs and an October 31 release date thanks to this leaked slide. The price point is also locked-in for $99 on a two-year…
BlackBerry-toting sports fans, behold! The ESPN Radio app for BlackBerry has arrived! There’s honestly not too much to say here. Pop open the app and you’ll get instant access to live internet broadcasts of the following stations, right from your Berry: ESPN Radio Network Feed ESPN Deportes Network Feed KSPN – 710 AM Los Angeles,…
We’ve seen RIM’s new BlackBerry operating system running on the Bold 9650 and Curve 9330, but we’ve had little indication of a release timeframe. Luckily, this invitation to a “interactive launch” event has been shot out to employees, leading us to think that a BlackBerry 6 patch will be shot out on or shortly after…
Three UK has just launched the BlackBerry Torch 9800 and Curve 3G 9300 on their network, both of which had landed not too long ago on Vodafone UK. The big difference here is that Three is using the occasion to announce their new Pay as You Go BlackBerry plans: for £5/month, subscribers get BlackBerry e-mail,…
The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of the United Arab Emirates has issued a statement about the impending October 11 ban of BlackBerry data services: “The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has confirmed that Blackberry services are now compliant with the UAE’s telecommunications regulatory framework. Therefore, the TRA has confirmed today that all Blackberry services in the UAE…