Sprint launching the BlackBerry Tour on July 12 too
Less than one day after Verizon announced the release date of its BlackBerry Tour 9630, Sprint has now also confirmed (via its Twitter account) that it will launch the new RIM smartphone on July 12 as well – online and through telesales for the beginning.
Unsurprisingly, Sprint will sell the Tour for the same price as [...]
Verizon confirms: BlackBerry Tour will be out on July 12 for $200
A few days ago, we’ve heard a rumor saying that Verizon might launch the BlackBerry Tour 9630 on July 12, for $199.99 on contract.
Well, now the largest North American carrier has confirmed that the new RIM smartphone will indeed be available starting July 12.
Customers can already pre-order the handset, through Verizon’s website.
Interestingly, Verizon will offer [...]
Verizon to launch the BlackBerry Curve 8530 Aries in February 2010
Although it was initially slated for a September-October 2009 launch through Verizon, BlackBerry Curve 8530 (aka BlackBerry Aries) will not hit the US market this year.
According to The Street, the 8530 Aries was delayed and thus it will be released by Verizon sometime in February 2010.
Coming as the CDMA version of T-Mobile’s BlackBerry 8520 Gemini, [...]
Telus’ BlackBerry Tour to land on July 15 for $249.99
BlackBerry Tour 9630, the smartphone announced by RIM just yesterday, might be launched in Canada on July 15, via Telus.
A couple of leaked documents have unveiled not only the Tour’s possible release date on Telus, but also the prices for which it will be available.
Reportedly, the new BlackBerry will cost 249.99 Canadian dollars with a [...]
Affordable Nokia N97 Mini to be launched by Vodafone?
According to a post made by a moderator at the Vodafone Ireland forums, a so-called Nokia N97 Mini smartphone will be launched soon, coming as a more affordable version of the original N97 (which is sold for $699 unlocked).
Reportedly, the Nokia N97 Mini will come to Vodafone Ireland “later this year”.
There are basically no details [...]
BlackBerry Tour 9630 announced by RIM, Verizon and Sprint will launch it soon
Previously known as BlackBerry Niagara, the BlackBerry Tour 9630 is now official, as RIM has just announced its upcoming availability in North America.
The Tour 9630 will be launched later this summer, by both Verizon and Sprint in the US, and probably by Bell and Telus in Canada.
Verizon didn’t unveil the new smartphone’s price, but it [...]
T-Mobile’s MyTouch 3G and BlackBerry Gemini 8520 in live pictures
Two of T-Mobile USA’s unannounced smartphones, HTC MyTouch 3G and BlackBerry Gemini 8520, have just appeared in some leaked photos, confirming the fact that they’ll be soon launched by the fourth largest US carrier.
Obviously running on Android (version 1.5, more exactly), T-Mobile MyTouch 3G looks exactly as you’d expect: a slightly modified version of the [...]
BlackBerry Tour may have a touchscreen display
There’s nothing official about this at the moment, but it looks like the BlackBerry Tour (also known as BlackBerry Niagara or BlackBerry 9630) will feature a touchscreen display, in addition to a full QWERTY keyboard.
If this is true, BlackBerry Tour will be a Bold-meets-Storm, so it should be a pretty interesting smartphone – like that [...]
BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 announced by Verizon; available starting June 19
First spotted four months ago, Verizon’s BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 is now finally official, as the giant US carrier has just announced its upcoming release.
Sure, the smartphone is already available via Alltel and T-Mobile (in a GSM version, the Pearl Flip 8220), but Verizon’s loyal customers who also happen to love BlackBerries and flip phones [...]
Verizon to sell the Palm Pre, Android phones, new BlackBerries
Surprisingly or not, Verizon Wireless has unveiled today that it would carry the Palm Pre “in the next six months or so”.
Just like AT&T, which also said it might sell the Pre, Verizon has to wait until Sprint’s exclusivity for the smartphone ends.
Sprint will release the Palm Pre on June 6, and, most probably, its [...]