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After HP killed webOS and put the TouchPad on a deep, deep discount, I couldn’t help but feel like a sucker. You see friends, I did pick up a TouchPad about a week and a half ago … for $400. It was definitely a bad decision in hindsight and it also made me realize that…
AT&T wasn’t the only one kicking off a new BlackBerry this weekend. Sprint also unloaded their Bold 9930 and Torch 9850 as planned yesterday, selling ’em for $199.99 and $149.99, respectively (both on contract and after mail-in rebates. The two of them are fairly similar when it comes to specs; they both have 1.2 GHz processors,…
As expected, the BlackBerry Torch 9810 went on sale yesterday all on its lonesome. Pricing sits at $49.99 on a two-year contract, which is a totally reasonable ask for an iterative upgrade that looks at first glance identical to the BlackBerry Torch launched last year. On top of the classic black/silver look, you can also…
Today’s a good day for BlackBerry PlayBook owners hungry for high-quality apps. EA has launched Dead Space, a popular sci-fi/horror first person shooter video game, for RIM’s tablet. The console and PC game previously made its way to the iOS, but Android support is on the way soon too. Sony Ericsson has announced that they’ll…
We had heard a few weeks ago that RIM was busy working on their own subscription-based music service that would tie in with BlackBerry Messenger. Rumour has it RIM has already signed at least one of the big music labels (Universal, Sony, Warner, and EMI), and that another two are just about ready to close a deal.…
A leaked CostCo memo has revealed that T-Mobile will be launching the BlackBerry Curve 9360 on September 14. Even though it’s a lower-end device than the recently-announced Bold 9900, it’s just as likely to get NFC and mobile hotspot capabilities. Based on what we’ve heard, the BlackBerry Curve 9360 should have a 480 x 360…
Following up on Verizon and Sprint, T-Mobile has announced the specifics of their BlackBerry Bold 9900 launch. The price is set at $299.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate and a two-year contract. Business pre-orders are available today, but should be hitting shelves on August 31. Not only is that price point ridiculously high, but T-Mobile doesn’t…
According to the latest rumours, the BlackBerry Colt may make it to market before the end of 2011, even though the last we heard of RIM’s first QNX smartphone was aiming for early 2012. In its current testing phase, the Colt apparently couldn’t plug into BlackBerry Enterprise Servers, and was running a single-core processor. We’ve…
A trio of new BlackBerry handsets are on the brink of launching in the U.S., but there’s a few more on the way. The BlackBerry Curve 9360 is one we’ve been hearing about for awhile, and it should be hitting Canada on August 29 care of Bell Mobility, according to some leaked documents. Compared to…
Yesterday, the BlackBerry Bold 9930 got some specific launch dates and pricing from a few different carriers. The press release for Verizon’s model is conspicuously missing any mention of near-field communications, a feature that was supposed to set this phone apart from RIM’s other OS 7 devices. As it turns out, the feature is actually…