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 [...]
BlackBerry 9700 coming to T-Mobile, live picture leaked
As rumored back in May, the BlackBerry Onyx 9700 will indeed be launched by T-Mobile USA, and the evidence is a live picture with the smartphone bearing the carrier’s logo.
Appeared over at CrackBerry, the image shows a device similar to what we saw last month as BlackBerry 9020.
Like the Curve 8520 (already available from T-Mobile), [...]
BlackBerry Storm 2 (9520) for Vodafone – pictures leaked
We’ve seen the BlackBerry Storm 2 several times until now, but none of the units leaked were for Vodafone.
Well, Vodafone’s Storm 2, aka 9520 aka Odin, has recently appeared in some live pictures, over at benezblog.de.
The smartphone works on Vodafone’s Germany network, it has 3G and it doesn’t looks too different from the first-gen BlackBerry [...]
RIM files for hybrid capacitive/ resistive Blackberry touchscreen patent
In the minds of hardcore touch phone fans the answer about which – resistive or capacitive – touchscreen technology is better, is already answered. And the clear winner is capacitive screen.
After all, capacitive touchscreen displays are faster, more responsive, support multi-touch, and are the holy grail of a modern user interface…
In real life it’s [...]
BlackBerry Curve 8520 announced by Airtel for India
Airtel, India’s largest mobile carrier (about 100 million customers) has announced the upcoming availability of RIM’s brand new BlackBerry Curve 8520 (also known as BlackBerry Gemini).
Indian customers will be able to buy the smartphone starting August 7, at the retail price of 15,990 INR (about $336).
The 8520 is the only (for now) BlackBerry Curve to [...]
RIM Blackberry form factor fantasies
A lot of the things that go on in the R&D labs of major handset makers do not usually make it to the actual devices or are ever seen by a wider public.
But some bits of what they are up to might be found in the patent applications that company files. And today it’s time [...]
RIM’s BlackBerry Curve 8520 now official
Initially known as BlackBerry Gemini, the BlackBerry Curve 8520 is now finally official, after several months of leaked images and details.
As you may already know, BlackBerry Curve 8520 is RIM’s first device to have an optical trackpad instead of a trackball.
The smartphone further features a “highly tactile full-QWERTY keyboard”, Wi-Fi, quad-band GSM/EDGE connectivity, a 320 [...]
BlackBerry Storm 2 (9550) video preview shows up
Although it’s not yet official, the BlackBerry Storm 2 (also known as BlackBerry Storm 9550) has appeared in a video preview.
Posted by the folks over at CrackBerry, the video shows the BlackBerry Storm 2 in action, and, despite presenting “early” software and hardware, it looks like the new Storm is definitely better than the first [...]