BlackBerry Torch 9860, Torch 9810 and Curve 9360 show up at O2 UK’s website
We’ve already told you that O2 UK would release the BlackBerry Torch 9860, Torch 9810 and Curve 9360, but now we know when exactly it’s going to happen. According to O2′s Coming Soon webpage, the new RIM smartphones will be launched later this month. All of them run BlackBerry OS 7, and are made for [...]
BlackBerry Torch 9810 now up for pre-order on contract in the UK, free from £31 per month
If you’re in the UK and are lusting after RIM’s new BlackBerry Torch 9810, you now have one more opportunity to pre-order one such device. You have been able to do just that for a while now, but only if you wanted a SIM-free, contract-free, unlocked handset. If, however, you don’t mind signing a long-term [...]
T-Mobile BlackBerry Bold 9900 4G now available for $299.99
Just as expected, T-Mobile’s BlackBerry Bold 9900 4G has become available today. The magenta carrier charges a pretty hefty $299.99 for RIM’s first Bold Touch handset, and that’s with a new two-year contract and after a $50 mail-in rebate. Still, if you absolutely must have the touch-enabled Bold 9900 and T-Mobile is your carrier of [...]
Verizon BlackBerry Torch 9850 launch date leaked
Verizon is going to launch the BlackBerry Torch 9850 soon, that much we already know. But when? Well, thanks to a leaked screengrab of a Verizon internal system, we now know. The BlackBerry Torch 9850 is the CDMA version of the successor to the failed Storm series. The Torch 9850, like its GSM-based brother, the [...]
Rogers BlackBerry Curve 9360 pricing leaks
Like all the other major Canadian carriers, Rogers will sell the BlackBerry Curve 9360, RIM’s affordable smartphone sporting that ‘classic’ BlackBerry look. Rogers may not have joined some of its competitors in already offering the Curve 9360, but it plans to do just that at some point in the near future. Rogers has already announced [...]
Canada: BlackBerry Torch 9860 now available at Telus, Bold 9900 and Torch 9810 get discounted
The recently-announced successor to the not so successful BlackBerry Storm series, the BlackBerry Torch 9860, is now finally available in Canada via Telus, just as previous info indicated it would be. So if you’re interested in a full-touchscreen BlackBerry, here are the details. Telus asks $99.99 for the Torch 9860 if you get it with [...]
Pre-orders for SIM-free BlackBerry Curve 9360, Torch 9810, and Torch 9860 start in the UK
If you’re in the UK and are lusting after RIM’s newest smartphones, then you’re in luck. Well, sort of. Three of the latest batch of BlackBerry devices are now available to pre-order in their SIM-free and unlocked form, however deliveries are only expected to start in October. So you still have some waiting to do. [...]
Canada: Telus, Koodo, and Virgin now sell the BlackBerry Curve 9360, Bell has the Torch 9860 as well
In RIM’s native Canada, two of its newest smartphones have become available. Both the affordable BlackBerry Curve 9360 as well as the Torch 9860 run BlackBerry OS 7. The Curve 9360 is now available at Telus, Koodo Mobile, Bell, and Virgin Mobile. Telus offers the Curve 9360 for $49.99 with a three-year contract, $249.99 with [...]
BlackBerry Curve 9360 coming soon to Orange UK, Torch 9860 to SaskTel in Canada
Two more carriers have let us know, one way or another, that they are planning on stocking two of the recently announced new BlackBerry handsets. These past few days sure have been filled with such announcements or acknowledgements. First up, Orange UK is getting ready to sell the affordable BlackBerry Curve 9360. Therefore the operator [...]
RIM gives BlackBerry Messenger Music soft launch in closed beta
RIM has “launched” BlackBerry Messenger Music, a social music streaming app that is integrated into their popular BlackBerry Messenger software. The software has been released in “closed beta” status, meaning that it was released to small number of users and requires an invitation to join. The service costs $4.99/month. Exclusive to BBM 6, BBM Music [...]
Telus BlackBerry Curve 9360 may be out tomorrow, Torch 9860 on August 30
The newly-announced BlackBerry Curve 9360 and Torch 9860 are going to be sold by Telus in Canada, that much we already know. In fact, we found out that the Torch 9860 was headed to Telus even before it was officially unveiled by RIM. What was missing so far was any mention of specific release dates. [...]
Rogers now gives you $100 back if you buy a BlackBerry Torch 9810, Bold 9900, or PlayBook
If you’re a BlackBerry fan (nay, addict) and live in RIM’s native Canada, Rogers has a treat waiting for you. The carrier is offering a rather interesting deal on a couple of very new BlackBerry smartphones as well as the PlayBook, which is RIM’s first foray into the tablet world. If you get a BlackBerry [...]
Verizon to launch the BlackBerry Torch 9850 soon
Already announced by Sprint (where it’s available since Sunday) and US Cellular (where it should be released tomorrow), the new BlackBerry Torch 9850 is also coming to Verizon – although we don’t know when exactly this will happen. Anyway, the image that you’re seeing below (reportedly a poster spotted in a VZW store) confirms that [...]
US Cellular BlackBerry Torch 9850 will be available on August 26 for $199.99
Just like we heard before, the new BlackBerry Torch 9850 is headed to US Cellular. Today, the carrier has decided to make this official, and thankfully it didn’t hold off any important details such as the release date or pricing information. So, the new Torch 9850 will be available from US Cellular both in stores [...]
BlackBerry Curve 9360 headed to O2 and Vodafone in the UK, Telus, Rogers, and Virgin in Canada
Here’s another bit of RIM-related news. As you may already know, the Canadian company has announced three new BlackBerry Curve smartphones today, the 9350, 9360, and 9370. The former of those is already on its way to Sprint, as we reported minutes ago. The Curve 9360 is headed to Bell in Canada and possibly T-Mobile [...]
Sprint’s BlackBerry Curve 9350 will be available on September 9 for $79.99
Earlier today, RIM announced its new BlackBerry Curve trio, and Sprint hasn’t wasted any time in letting us know that it will officially launch one of those devices, namely the 9350. So far, we already knew that Bell and T-Mobile will launch the Curve 9360, and it looks like all three handsets unveiled today will [...]
New BlackBerry Curve 9350, 9360 and 9370 officially announced
Research in Motion has officially unveiled three new versions of its popular BlackBerry Curve smartphone: the Curve 9350, 9360 and 9370. The new Curves come with BlackBerry OS 7 (just like all the other RIM handsets announced this year) and, according to RIM, they should “address a large and important segment of the global mobile [...]
Sprint launches BlackBerry Bold 9930 for $199.99 after all
Over the weekend, Sprint has launched the BlackBerry Bold 9930, the first BlackBerry Bold to come with a touchscreen. That is something that we’ve known was going to happen for a number of days. When Sprint announced the official release date for this smartphone, it also let us know that the Bold 9930 would be [...]
Sprint’s BlackBerry Bold 9930 and Torch 9850 discounted at Walmart
As you’ve probably already heard, Sprint will launch two new RIM smartphones tomorrow, August 21: the BlackBerry Bold Touch 9930 (already available at Verizon), and the BlackBerry Torch 9850. The carrier will officially sell the Bold 9930 for $249.99, and the Torch 9850 for $149.99 - both prices requiring new 2-yr contract agreements. If you [...]
Bell’s BlackBerry Curve 9360 will cost $349.95 sans contract
Another day, another bit of information leaks about Bell’s upcoming BlackBerry Curve 9360. This is going to be the most affordable RIM smartphone that runs the new BlackBerry OS 7 in Bell’s portfolio. Yesterday the release date of August 29 got leaked. And since we basically know the specs, the only unknown left after yesterday’s [...]