Holy crap. Who does that? Seriously! Twenty-two handsets in one batch? That’s just crazy-talk. Well, it’s not really one batch – these phones will be released between now and March in Japan through NTT DoCoMo, but that is still one helluva release schedule. Here’s the whole lineup, broken into subcategories, with release dates. Style series…
Early BlackBerry 8900 Review not so Peachy
As much as we like to play up the upcoming BlackBerry 8900, especially with the official release on T-Mobile Germany this morning, there’s always bound to be some bad with the good. An early review from Volker Weber pointed out a few key flaws, including a flimsy backing, poor camera lag (about on par with…
Viigo Partners with DailyLit to Bring E-Books to Your Smartphone
Viigo recently entered a partnership with DailyLit to offer their library of books via the Viigo service. If you’re big into e-books, then the new service might be just right for you, especially if you don’t really want to add another app to your device. To access this new service, all you need to do…
T-Mobile BlackBerry 8900 (Javelin) officially launched in Germany
It was never set in stone that we would see the next generation BlackBerry Curve in time for the holidays (although there were a few hints), but here we are, pleasantly surprised with an official launch on T-Mobile Germany. The BlackBerry 8900’s most prominent feature is the new trackball, which promises to be tighter and…
Verizon BlackBerry 9530 Storm launch set for November 24
The world has been waiting on pins and needles for BlackBerry maker RIM to launch their BlackBerry 9530 Storm smartphone. As the company’s first touchscreen BlackBerry handset, the BlackBerry Storm 9530 boasts a new kind of touchscreen that actually “clicks.” Rather than relying solely on resistive (pressure-based, “squishy” touchscreens) or capacitance (touch-based, “hard” touchscreens) touchscreen…
RIM launches BlackBerry 9530 Storm user guide
RIM’s media-darling BlackBerry 9530 Storm is almost upon us. With pricing schedules leaked out and user guides already strewn across the various internets, there’s little we don’t know about the upcoming touchscreen BlackBerry Storm smartphone. As the first touchscreen BlackBerry to come through RIM’s Waterloo-based headquarters, the smartphone maker has a lot riding on the…
AT&T Adds Service Books for ICQ and AIM… Finally!
AT&T has finally pushed out service books needed to run the RIM native AIM and ICQ clients on their BlackBerry devices. This is very, very, very long overdue. The clients have been available on other carriers for some time now, so if you were stuck on AT&T waiting for AIM and ICQ… your wait is…
Verizon BlackBerry Storm going on private presale
RIM tends to get their devices out to enterprise customers a little early, and that time has arrived for the Verizon BlackBerry Storm. A private sale of the new touchscreen smartphone will be happening November 17th. – 21st. for select invited partners. Our old info was pointing to a public November 16th., release, but this…
Rogers outs BlackBerry 8320 in blue
In addition to the recently-discounted Bold and newly-launched BlackBerry Pearl Flip in pink, Rogers will be releasing the BlackBerry 8320 in time for the holiday season for $99.99 on a three-year contract. Rogers has been taking their sweet time getting Wi-Fi BlackBerrys out there, likely in an effort to maintain a stranglehold on wireless data…
Verizon BlackBerry 9530 Storm priced at $219.99
After some hefty guesswork, we’ve finally got a solid pricetag for the Verizon BlackBerry Storm based on a Verizon test site. On a two-year contract the Storm will cost $219.99, $289.99 on one year and finally $519.99 sans contract. The ballpark we had previously guessed based on the approximate prize value of their contest was…