BlackBerry Bold 9700 shows up at T-Mobile Germany
Although it’s not properly announced (like the BlackBerry Storm2 for Vodafone), BlackBerry Bold 9700 has made an official appearance on T-Mobile Germany’s website, where we can see that the smartphone will be available for purchase sometime in November.
Also known as BlackBerry Onyx, the Bold 9700 is obviously the successor of BlackBerry Bold 9000, which is [...]
Vodafone’s BlackBerry Storm2 9520 officially coming on October 26
BlackBerry Storm2 was officially announced by Vodafone, just hours after we saw it appearing in an official promo video.
Vodafone’s Storm2 (model name 9520) will be available in the following countries: UK, Ireland, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, France, Italy and South Africa.
According to this pre-order page, Vodafone UK will ship the Storm2 starting October 26.
As expected, the [...]
Verizon to offer two BlackBerry Storm2 phones for the price of one?
Currently, if you buy any BlackBerry smartphone from Verizon (except for the Tour), you can get another one for free, thanks to Verizon’s Buy One Get One (BOGO) promotion.
According to BlackBerry Rocks (the website is down right now), the unannounced BlackBerry Storm2 will be included in the promotion as well.
Unfortunately, there’s nothing official about this [...]
BlackBerry Storm 2 accessories show up at Best Buy
The BlackBerry Storm 2 is still not officially announced, but accessories for it have apparently been spotted at Best Buy – which means that it won’t be long until RIM finally unveils the new Storm.
The accessories in question are silicon cases, but what’s interesting is that the final name of Storm 2 seems to be [...]
Rogers BlackBerry Curve 8520 arrives in stores
Already available in the US and India, BlackBerry Curve 8520 is now coming to Canada, as Rogers has started to add it to its inventory.
The new RIM smartphone should be available from Rogers’ stores in the next few days. Its features, in case you don’t know them yet, include: 320 x 240 pixels display, full [...]
BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac comes on October 2; TiVo for BlackBerry available now
Initially promised for September, BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac will be officially launched a bit later, on October 2.
Starting this date, Mac users will be able to download BlackBerry Desktop Manager from the BlackBerry official website.
The BlackBerry Desktop Manager software for Mac will obviously enable Mac users to sync data from Mac-specific applications (Address Book, [...]
Sprint launches Samsung M330, camera-less BlackBerry Tour 9630
Less than one week after the introduction of Samsung M240, Sprint has now launched the Samsung M330.
The M330 is a simple slider that features 3G (EV-DO) connectivity, Bluetooth, web browser and a VGA photo camera.
Measuring 3.7 x 1.7 x 0.6 inches, the phone comes with a 960 mAh battery that can provide a talk time [...]
BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Onyx) for T-Mobile appears in press photo
Not long after we saw it in a live image, T-Mobile’s BlackBerry Onyx has now appeared, for the first time, in an official photo.
The unannounced smartphone will probably be called BlackBerry Bold 9700 when released.
Spotted over at Cio, the official BlackBerry Onyx photo shows exactly what we’ve expected to see: a good looking QWERTY smartphone [...]
Verizon’s BlackBerry Storm now only $50. Storm 2 launch imminent?
RIM’s BlackBerry Storm is now cheaper than ever at Verizon, as the giant US carrier has dropped its price to only $49.99 – on contract, of course.
Launched in the fall of 2008 (when it was priced at $200), BlackBerry Storm is the only RIM smartphone to feature a touchscreen display. The price cut is probably [...]
RIM buys Iris browser developer Torch Mobile
Today, Research in Motion announced that it has acquired Torch Mobile, a Canadian software company that developed a WebKit-based mobile browser called Iris (mainly known for being used on Windows Mobile devices).
According to the Torch Mobile official website, as part of Research In Motion, the company’s developers “will continue to be active participants in the [...]