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After seeing more of the BlackBerry 9780 this morning, I was getting worried that OS 6 would require particular hardware to run properly and that we would see little backwards compatibility, but as it turns out, the BlackBerry Bold 9650 on Verizon will indeed run the new operating system just fine. There’s been a lot…
Today may be the day we finally get confirmation that RIM’s rumored and unofficial BlackBerry tablet, codenamed “Cobalt,” will be known as the BlackPad. We’ve long expected the BlackBerry maker to go with the BlackPad name for tablet device, but a newly discovered domain registration from RIM seems to all but confirm the moniker as…
RIM published a cute little YouTube video today explaining why BlackBerry smartphones are ideal for enterprise, going through the usual spiel of high availability, tight security, app support, and user control. What really sticks out is the medium RIM chose to make their pitch: paper cut-outs with sticks and magnets, closely resembling Common Craft‘s videos.…
A brand new BlackBerry store just opened up in Beijing, China, offering visitors the full tour of the BlackBerry experience, and selling proper devices and plans for China Mobile right in store. Of course, China Mobile only sells the BlackBerry 8910 and 8310 right now, but given the massive population density in the area and…
BlackBerry has been slowly rolling out new devices this year, and while it’s better late than never, the U.S. is finally getting the 9100 Pearl 3G. Who gets to claim first? Cincinnati Bell. After seeing the BlackBerry Pearl 3G at WES this year, we were almost certain that it would hit one of the big…
We had seen a picture of the unreleased BlackBerry 9780 running OS 6 earlier this week, and now there are a few more snaps that confirm it’s running OS 6.0.0.79 and has at least 306.1 MB of app memory (likely 512 MB at most). Wi-Fi, b/g, 3G, GPS, and 480 x 360 display round out…
We just got an invite to a joint BlackBerry/AT&T event in New York for next Tuesday, which both of our local boys, Marc and Daniel, will be attending. We’re expecting this to be the announcement of the much-spied BlackBerry 9800 slider, given AT&T’s definitely getting it, and that icon looks supiciously like something we’ve seen…
Those submitting to the App World can now pick the upcoming BlackBerry 9800 and OS 6 as compatibility options, further solidifying suspicions of an August 15 release on AT&T. AT&T won’t be the only one offering RIM’s first slider, though; rumour has it Vodafone, T-Mobile, O2, Telefonica, and Orange are all testing the device for…
We had heard last week that the ho-hum BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300 would be wriggling its way to Bell, and now internal documents are showing an August 12 launch date. From what we’ve gathered, the BlackBerry 9300 (code-named Kepler) will be a microscopic upgrade to the 8500 series, offering the same screen, same camera, same…
Looking for a new BlackBerry Theme? Chances are, if you’re a regular on the BlackBerry theme scene, you’ll already know of my bud Hedone Hawker over at HedoneDesign. He notified me the other day of a new theme he’s pumped out… titled ‘Cartan’, this one packs a lot of functionality into it, something I’ve come…