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We had heard last week that the refreshed BlackBerry Storm was axed, and as if to put the last nail in the coffin, a note from RIM to application developers has leaked out: “Thank you for your hard work and diligence in preparing your application to support the upcoming hardware refresh of the BlackBerry Storm2…
Earlier this week, we had heard some undocumented rumours about Vodafone UK picking up the refreshed BlackBerry Bold 9780, but today that claim has been backed up by a shot of the device in Vodafone Spain’s business catalog. Most of the stuff in the specs list has already been confirmed – 5 megapixel camera, Wi-Fi,…
A nice little tidbit that slipped out from DevCon last week is that BlackBerry 6 will be able to initiate universal search by voice, according to RIM product manager Bhavuk Kaul. This is a natural progression, considering how the many different flavours of Google mobile search are voice-enabled, and how great apps like Vlingo are…
We’ve seen plenty of hands-on pictures of the upcoming BlackBerry 9780, and hints of it landing on Vodafone UK in white, and today there’s a sign of the 9780 on Virgin Mobile (and by association, Bell). The rumoured launch date is October 21, going for $149 with a SuperTab, or go no contract for $549.…
BitStream’s Bolt browser has been updated to version 2.3, which includes new features like syncing with the cloud so you can get links to all of your favourite sites restored whenever you switch devices. The last update handled HTML5 and Flash video streaming, but 2.3 is tacking on audio streaming as well – handy for…
Sure, it’s no BlackBerry 6 leak like the 6.0.0.280 build that leaked out earlier today (lucky Curve 3G and Bold 9650 users), but still… if you’re on the good ‘ol Bold 9700, I’ve got a quick operating system leak for you this evening. OS 5.0.0.979 has leaked for the 9700, and it’s available right now…
We already know that the refreshed BlackBerry Bold, the 9780, is coming to Vodafone UK in white, and now there are some rumoured price points required to get the device for free, whenever it becomes available. 900 minutes (anytime/network) Unlimited texts 500 MB of data BIS included £35/pm (24 months) £40/pm (18 months) The BlackBerry…
A 3G-enabled BlackBerry just hit Boost Mobile in the form of the Curve 8530. Yay for prepaid customers! It couldn’t come soon enough after MetroPCS picked up this smartphone. With Boost, you have all the freedom that you don’t get with contracts, and you’re basically in charge of how much you want to use and…
A recent survey from Nielsen has revealed that Android has commanded the most sales for those who have bought a smartphone over the last six months. Though BlackBerry is still the king of the hill when it comes to overall market share, the gap with iOS is shrinking. Over the last six months, 32% of…
Rodman & Renshaw analyst Ashok Kumar has published a note explaining why the BlackBerry PlayBook, RIM’s first tablet, won’t be sitting snugly under Christmas trees this year. For one, the Neutrino operating system by QNX wasn’t ready – a fact which should be clearly apparent considering the controlled circumstances under which the device was shown…