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 [...]
New BlackBerry Storm 2 videos, Piezo technology included
It’s not the first time we see the BlackBerry Storm 2 on video, but that doesn’t mean it’s not interesting seeing it again. Especially since the first video is no longer available, and the two new ones bring precious details about RIM’s second-generation Storm.
According to these videos, the Storm 2 is much better than the [...]
RIM to launch BlackBerry Bluetooth watch, new Bluetooth headset?
Research In Motion is best known for its smartphones, but what would you say if the Canadian company launches a Bluetooth watch?
According to a post found at BlackBerry OS, Antoine Boucher, RIM’s vice president of Accessories, has “confirmed” that they’re working on a Bluetooth watch, alongside a new Bluetooth headset codenamed Alpha 1.
Reportedly, RIM’s Bluetooth [...]
BlackBerry Developer’s Blog launched by RIM
Some folks over at Research In Motion have been “working very hard” to launch the so-called BlackBerry Developer’s Blog, which is now online.
Obviously created for the BlackBerry developer community, the new blog is set to be “a key component to the overall BlackBerry Developer Zone experience.”
The BlackBerry Developer’s Blog will concentrate its posts on three [...]