The first iDEN BlackBerry in a long time has been announced at CTIA, offering the proper push-to-talk that folks have been hurting for since the the 7100i. While the BlackBerry 8220 should be offering its own brand of PTT on supporting networks , the Nextel network is really built for this kind of thing, as…
Report shows the busiest browsing handsets
AdMob‘s monthly report for August has been released, giving us plenty of juicy data from across 5,000 mobile sites to reveal which devices are gobbling up the most ad impressions as well as giving us some general usage stats. Nokia still rocks the roost, taking 13 of the top 20 spots (N70, N95 and N73…
AIM and ICQ Available Worldwide!
BlackBerry users worldwide should now be able to take advantage of 2 of the biggest IM services available worldwide (Well, at least they both were the biggest at some point in time!). AIM and ICQ instant messengers are now available worldwide for the BlackBerry. AOL email will also reportedly be available. Some reports have noted…
CTIA 2008: A Look at RIM’s Booth
Doug over at BBCool managed to sneak onto the convention floor yesterday to snap some pics of the RIM Booth at CTIA. Props to Doug for sneaking in there and getting these pics. With the show getting underway, I can only assume that our very own Will shall be snapping pics and shooting videos left…
RIM sued for poaching Motorola employees
Motorola recently threw down the legal gauntlet against BlackBerry-creator Research in Motion for approaching more than 40 of their employees. This put Motorola staff in a tough spot, who obviously couldn’t accept the offers without dishing out trade secrets. As a result, Motorola’s seeking $50,000 in damages as well as bar RIM from approaching…
AT&T BlackBerry Bold press release points to October
While the BlackBerry 8220 is revving up for a fall release, AT&T has yet to unload the BlackBerry Bold, which has been available elsewhere in the world for nearly two months now. Previous rumours of an October release in the U.S. have been verified by a draft press release that was dated two days ago,…
BlackBerry Pearl Flip officially announced
After months of spy shots and speculation, the first flip BlackBerry made its expected announcment today at CTIA, slated for a Fall release (previous talk had been pointing to a launch this September). T-Mobile is the only carrier explicitly mentioned, but we’ve seen some pretty compelling evidence that it’ll be coming to Rogers as…
BlackBerry Thunder / Storm leaked on video!
With CTIA SF 2008 just about underway, it’s fitting that we finally get to see the actual workings of RIM’s first-ever crack at a touchscreen-based BlackBerry handset. The BlackBerry Storm (or Thunder, apparently depending on which carrier is offering this particular bit of touchscreen goodness), rocks a huge touchscreen that should satisfy even the meanest…
Touchscreen BlackBerry ‘Storm’ Due at Verizon for $199
Due to some serious infighting between the folks at AT&T and RIM, latest news is the new touchscreen device from RIM (BlackBerry Storm) will be available exclusively on Verizon in the US, sometime in November. Recent rumors have the device priced at only $199 with a two-year contract. Not bad. The backstory that puts us…
BlackBerry Pearl 8220 Announcement Expected at CTIA
With CTIA getting underway tomorrow, there will be no shortage of news and rumors building up to the event. One of the newsier items I’ve read so far is that the BlackBerry Pearl 8220 will be announced at the show. This is big news for BlackBerry addicts, especially if you’re a fan of the smaller,…