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Stash this one under rumours barring any hard evidence, but I’ve heard from three separate sources that Sprint is launching the BlackBerry Bold Touch code-named “Montana” and the Storm code-named “Monaco” before the end of the second quarter (i.e. end of August). Though the sources didn’t name the devices specifically, they referenced a flagship touchscreen/QWERTY…
While BlackBerry may be quickly losing ground to the competition here in North America (and worldwide, for that matter), they’re still doing fine in the UK, according to a recent study by GfK Group. RIM’s lineup beat out Apple’s by claiming 28.2% of UK smartphone sales for 2010, which includes moving 500,000 units over the…
BlackBerry Developers, listen up. RIM has a new webcast series coming at you real soon, and if you’re interested in developing for the PlayBook, you’ll take note. The new series is dubbed ‘BlackBerry WebWorks for Tablet OS’, and will take you through everything you’ll need to know about BlackBerry WebWorks for RIM’s new tablet. You’ll…
A recent study by ChangeWave examined trends in mobile operating system preferences, and showed that 5% of respondents would prefer to buy a Windows Phone, versus 4% who wanted a BlackBerry. Of course, the difference between the two is negligible when the iPhone OS and Android took up 36% and 35% respectively, but it does…
The BlackBerry Curve code-named Sedona was spotted in RIM’s CDMA roadmap for 2011 yesterday, but it’s more than just some crisp renderings – a few shots of the device alive and kicking with Verizon branding have surfaced, following up on some pictures of the unbranded version. From what we know, the Sedona will be significantly…
Rumour has it RIM is currently producing 150,000 – 200,000 BlackBerry PlayBook tablets each month through Quanta factories in Taiwan. Apparently RIM sought to make the PlayBook in Taiwan to avoid Chinese knock-offs and keep a lock-down on the security specifications. If you’ve yet to meet the PlayBook, it’s RIM’s first tablet, running a whole…
The other week, we got a good look at a variety of new BlackBerrys coming down the pipe, but as per usual, GSM carriers will be the first ones to the party. CDMA carriers won’t be completely left out though, and they’ll even have one handset that the GSM guys won’t – the BlackBerry Curve…
As a result of civil unrest in Egypt, BlackBerry service provided by the three main carriers there, Mobinil, Vodafone, and Etisalat, has been shut down, according to a flood of tweets from the area. Twitter and Facebook access has already been restricted in order to clamp down on the organization of further protests. BlackBerry’s blockage…
If you thought Research In Motion couldn’t make BlackBerry Messenger any more addictive, you’re wrong, as leaks suggests the next version will include gaming. Reports suggest that the BlackBerry Messenger 6 will include some form of social gaming. Not much is known about this but it likely will include either games within the Messenger system…
Seems like there’s been a whole lot of BlackBerry OS leakage going around these days. Funny how it ebbs and flows like that. Like the tide… or something. Earlier today 6.0.0.448 leaked for the BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300. If you’re interested, you can grab it via the download link at the bottom of this post.…