RIM co-CEO Mike Lazaridis recently opened up a bit about the development process of the BlackBerry Storm – apparently early models weren’t up to snuff for Vodafone: “I thought that when we put Quadband EDGE and GPS and a powerful CPU and high-performance graphics cards on one tiny board – I figured that that was…
RIM Frankensteining Storm and Bold to make near-HD monster?
Rumour has it RIM is hard at work on not only second and third generation BlackBerry Storms (Wi-Fi, maybe?), but also a new device with a 5-megapixel camera,1 GB of memory and a “near-HD” quality screen. Are we talking “HTC Touch HD”-HD, or what? The BlackBerry Bold made a big jump in display quality, but…
Vodafone BlackBerry Storm ad campaign launches
Verizon was getting a few TV teasers rolling just before the official announcement of the BlackBerry Storm a few days back, and now Vodafone is following up with what sounds like a UK ad. Germany is also slated to provide RIM’s first touchscreen BlackBerry with signature ClickThrough technique. It’s probably safe to assume Vodafone will…
BlackBerry Pearl Flip about to hit T-Mobile stores
If there were a sign that the T-Mobile BlackBerry 8220 were just about to hit the shelves, a hands-on video and dummy units in store would be it. The BlackBerry Pearl Flip has received a lukewarm reception at best among the BlackBerry faithful, but is in a good position to worm RIM’s way into the…
Hands-on with the BlackBerry 8900
Yesterday T-Mobile Germany gave us a glimpse of the BlackBerry 8900, successor to the Curve line, and now it’s time for a closer look. There’s not much new here, but it does give a good idea of the BlackBerry 8900’s layout, including the considerably busier right side and switch to microUSB format. You can also…
Orange Suspends Sale of the BlackBerry Bold in the UK
Orange has sent an internal memo to employees in the UK noting that they have suspended sales of the BlackBerry Bold due to ‘software issues’. The suspension is simply an interim measure that Orange made in the best interests of their customers while RIM works away at a fix for the issues. The internal statement…
BlackBerry 8900 shows up on T-Mobile Germany
T-Mobile Germany now has an online placeholder for the BlackBerry 8900, a device which has received no official nod to date. Due in November, we’ve been hearing about this one since its days as the Javelin back in May. Following closely in the old BlackBerry Curve’s footsteps while still adopting the slick new look established…
Sprint Launches Sign-Up Page for BlackBerry Curve 8350i
Today Sprint has launched a sign-up page for the BlackBerry Curve 8350i. Not much going on there at all… But if you’d like to sign-to be notified when the 8350i is available for purchase, click here. The BlackBerry 8350i will have WiFi and GPS. Plus, there will be push-to-talk capabilities built-in. Check out the site…
BlackBerry Storm and friends get development tools
Alongside the launch of their first touchscreen device, the BlackBerry Storm, RIM has let loose some development tools to get started on the new device. Fresh APIs will allow programmers to mess around with the accelerometer, rotation, camera, touch screen, and home screen backgrounds. These should provide lots of opportunity for programmers to make some…
BlackBerry Storm officially launched
The press release for the BlackBerry Storm launch slipped embargo just before things got good and official last night, but official they did get, with lots of hands-on impressions and pictures. U.S., Europe, India, Australia and New Zealand will be getting the BlackBerry Storm “next month” through Verizon and Vodafone. Telus and Bell took the…