Welcome to the age of the CrackBerry, Russia. We’re glad to hear that you’re finally getting with the times and letting RIM bring their heralded BlackBerry lineup within your borders, starting in 2008. Hey, you’ve caught up to Communist China! With the Russian security agency’s (FSB) approval to let Russian wireless operators MTS and Vimpelcom…
RIM planning BlackBerry 8110 Pearl with GPS?
So, with the BlackBerry 8120 Pearl sporting a lonesome WiFi radio, it makes sense for RIM to push a GSM version of the GPS-enabled BlackBerry 8130 Pearl. Word on the street has it that the new BlackBerry Pearl 8110 will be picking up where the Pearl 8120 left off – opting for a GPS receiver…
RIM BlackBerry Pearl 8120 will not have GPS; to launch on AT&T before T-Mobile
These things happen. It seems we jumped the gun when we previously noted that the recently FCC-approved RIM BlackBerry 8120 Pearl will rock both an integrated-GPS module and WiFi. Turns out, the reference to “GPS” in the FCC documentation was merely a section that details how to connect a Bluetooth GPS receiver to the BlackBerry…
Blackberry Pearl 8130, Motorola Q9c, i335 on sale at Sprint
Yap, we knew this is coming and we’ve been hoping it will be even earlier, but what the hack. In case you’re on Sprint and wanted to grab a new phone, the carrier is now selling the GPS-equipped Blackberry Pearl 8130, Motorola i335 and Q9c for $199.99, $49.99 and $149.99 respectively. That’s with a two-year…
BlackBerry Connect v4.0 to come pre-loaded on Sony Ericsson P1i in the Asia Pacific region
Sony Ericsson and Research In Motion (RIM) announced out-of-the-box availability of BlackBerry Connect software v4.0 on the Sony Ericsson P1i in select countries in the Asia Pacific region — including Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand. BlackBerry Connect will bring all the beauties of the CrackBerry “way of of life”…
RIM to launch iPhone-fighting BlackBerry 9000/9xxx early next year
Wait a tick. Didn’t RIM CEO recently bash on the Apple iPhone’s touch-sensitive, virtual keyboard “that’s a real challenge” to use? Well, he did. But that doesn’t mean this latest speculation is any less true. Rumblings from the rumor mill have indicated that RIM is preparing the 9000-series smartphone to give the iPhone a run…
Alltel picks up the BlackBerry 8130 Pearl with GPS
It looks like Alltel’s keeping up with its larger wireless rivals. The recently launched CDMA BlackBerry 8130 Pearl with that glorious integrated GPS receiver will be making its way to Alltel’s network sporting an “amethyst” color scheme. Expect the Alltel BlackBerry 8130 Pearl to pack in all the same hardware as its Sprint and Verizon…
BlackBerry Pearl 8120 with WiFi and GPS spotted on FCC
The new BlackBerry Pearl has been spotted at the FCC’s website. Unlike its GPS-enabled brother 8130, the 8120 will also add WiFi to the mix. Yes, it seems the upcoming Pearl will have GPS receiver AND WiFi support — something I’m sure many of you CrackBerry addicts have been waiting for some time. Plus, let’s…
Bell adds MOTO RAZR2 V9m, BlackBerry Pearl 8130
Few days ago we saw Canadian Bell Mobility adding two interesting devices. I guess it’s the Christmas shopping season, the people of Canada should thank to for the sudden expansion of the carriers’ phone portfolios. Anyway, the first device is the MOTO RAZR2 V9m, which we’ve already covered in quite a few posts before —…
Sprint’s BlackBerry 8130 Pearl for $199
We’ve finally gotten official pricing details on Sprint’s upcoming BlackBerry 8130 Pearl. We’ve known about the Sprint BlackBerry 8130 Pearl for quite some time now, but the only details missing from our puzzle was just how much cheese Sprint’s GPS-packing Pearl would demand. Well, it looks like Sprint’s promotional page (the same one that dropped…