All the doom and gloom surrounding the US economy’s downward spiral into recession apparently isn’t enough to stifle the US smartphone market. While the rest of the US suffers from weak consumer spending, the smartphone market is a veritable “shining star” of hope. For the January to July 2008 period, NPD Group reports that overall…
RIM’s BlackBerry comes to Finland for less than 5 euros, no contract required
Spotted while grocery shopping:
BlackBerry Storm 9530 gets closer to Verizon launch
Verizon has yet to push out a true competitor to the iconic iPhone and iPhone 3G from big-dog competitor AT&T. The CDMA carrier has been expected to be bringing the BlackBerry 9530 Storm, formerly known as the BlackBerry Thunder, on board as their iPhone-fighting touchscreen handset. And, as RIM’s first touchscreen BlackBerry handset, Verizon has…
BlackBerry Curve 8320 with BlackBerry OS 4.5 hitting AT&T soon
Leave it to Boy Genius to get their hands on internal documentation from AT&T that gives us insight in to the BlackBerry Curve 8320’s future on AT&T’s network. The WiFi-toting BlackBerry Curve 8320 has already hit T-Mobile as a globe-trotting handset, so it only stands to reason that AT&T get their own, Sapphire Blue-colored variant…
AT&T preparing to launch BlackBerry Bold 9000 on October 2?
It’s good to see some sort of launch-related news that doesn’t include the word “delay.” Following on confirmation that the long-awaited Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 would be delayed even more than it already is, Boy Genius Report has it on a solid source that the BlackBerry Bold 9000 will finally be seeing the light of…
BlackBerry Bold experiencing 3G network woes with AT&T
With data suggesting that the iPhone 3G’s sluggish 3G data speeds and unreliable 3G service are due to AT&T’s underdeveloped network, we have to wonder if any other 3G-enabled devices are experiencing the same kind of 3G network issues. And, upon wondering, we’re presented with an answer. Citigroup investment research analyst Jim Suva reports that…
Rogers BlackBerry Pearl 8220 (KickStart) pricing released!
Call it the BlackBerry Pearl 8220, call it the BlackBerry KickStart, call it whatever you want, but don’t call it expensive. The latest rumblings along the wireless grapevine seem to point towards Canada’s GSM wireless carrier, Rogers, pushing BlackBerry Pear 8220 (codename: KickStart) as a back-to-school promotion come September. The back-to-school shopping season is upon…
US mobile phone sales increase 5.3% in Q2 2008, Motorola still top in US, BlackBerry strong as ever
Time and time again we’re seeing the mobile phone sector brushing off the harsh economic pressures that are affecting just about every other business in the world. And, following on previous reports that worldwide smartphone sales were seeing a bit of an uptick in sales volume, a new report from Strategy Analytics shows that cellphone…
RIM BlackBerry Javelin – BlackBerry Bold styling, EDGE data speeds
In this day and age, high-speed wireless data connectivity is almost a prerequisite to healthy sales figures. At least that’s the way mobile enthusiasts are likely to see things. In practice, mobile users may not want to pay extra for broadband-like 3G data speeds when EDGE data connectivity could meet their needs. If wireless acronyms…
Lindsay Lohan trades boys for BlackBerry Bold
What’s L. Lo keeping herself busy with these days? Well, if you’ve been following the celebrity gossip pages like us, you’d know that the great Lindsay Lohan’s been trotting around with her new alleged love interest, the BlackBerry Bold 9000. Lindsay looks happy with her BlackBerry Bold by her side. With the high-resolution display, tri-band…