The BlackBerry 9000 was outed not too long ago to mixed reactions. After all the hype of an iPhone-fighting BlackBerry, the BlackBerry 9000 was a bit of a let down. But, as a smartphone in and of itself, the BlackBerry 9000 is a highly competent smartphone that’s likely to give potential iPhone buyers pause. So,…
T-Mobile goes live with BlackBerry Pearl 8120
Just as expected, T-Mobile has made the BlackBerry 8120 Pearl officially official on their network. With WiFi in tow, the BlackBerry 8120 Pear takes consumer-oriented BlackBerry-ing to a new level on T-Mobile. Other carriers have been offering the BlackBerry Pearl 8120 for a tick, and now T-Mobile subscribers can join in on the fun. Of…
Another RIM BlackBerry BIS system blackout?
Boy Genius Reports has been hearing that BlackBerry users are again left in the dark due to a presumed BlackBerry BIS outage. Apparenty, CrackBerry addicts on Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile are experiencing problems with their email. If you’ve been having any BlackBerry outage problems, please leave a comment and let us know just how big…
Reply to BlackBerry emails with voice – Jott does voice recognition on BlackBerry
With all the push-emailing and that industry-setting QWERTY keyboard on RIM’s BlackBerry handsets, we can see how all those thumbs out there could start to get worn out. If you haven’t already injured your thumbs with all that tap-tapping, Jott wants save your thumbs from eventual injury. The new Jott application is aimed at BlackBerry…
Telus goes live with Motorola Q9c and BlackBerry Curve 8330
Our friends to the North will be happy to hear that Telus has followed through on rumors that they’ll be launching a Canadian-flavored BlackBerry Curve 8330. The sleek, yet full-featured BlackBerry Curve 8330 offers BlackBerry fans a good dose of EVDO data, GPS, Bluetooth, and 2 megapixel camera. That is, when it finally launches on…
Sprint prepping to launch iDEN BlackBerry with WiFi in 2008
Here’s some good news for die-hard Nextel iDEN network-fans. Sprint CEO Dan Hesse announced at CTIA that Sprint will be bringing the addictive smartphone goodness of the BlackBerry to Nextel customers still loyal to the iDEN network-based service. The new BlackBerry will apparently rock WiFi to help speed up the data-side of things when within…
BlackBerry finally coming to Russia on Vimpelcom
As expected, Research In Motion (RIM), makers of the addictive BlackBerry line of push-email enabled smartphones, has officially entered the Russian market. The largest country in the world has finally caught up with today’s technological wizz-bangery and will be offering RIM’s staid, business suit-friendly BlackBerry 8700g on Vimpelcom’s network. Following the Russian security agency’s (FSB)…
BlackBerry 9000 spotted in the wild – WiFi and HSDPA in enterprise
The RIM BlackBerry 9000 was supposed to take the Canadian company’s push-emailing handset lineup to a whole new level. In the face of increased enterprise pressure from other handsets, like the iPhone, RIM has been a company to watch with their BlackBerry 9000. So, it was a bit of a surprise when I first laid…
India threatens to shut down RIM’s BlackBerry network again
Again with the network-shutdown threats. Indian government officials have again threatened to flip the off-switch on RIM’s BlackBerry network in India if RIM doesn’t hand over backdoor access to its encrypted email network. India’s Department of Telecom has given RIM a 15-day ultimatum – “open up your encrypted network to our spooks or say bye-bye…
T-Mobile BlackBerry 8820 on track for March 24
Update: Boy Genius Report‘s sources indicate that the BlackBerry 8820 is indeed headed to T-Mobile’s network on March 24th. The T-Mobile BlackBerry 8120 is still slated for April 14, and will rock video recording thanks to a little software tweaking – bonus! T-Mobile had us all up in a tizzy when they delayed their launch…