AT&T may disable one of the future-facing technologies on the BlackBerry Bold 9900 when that device arrives on the carrier through software blocks that would cripple the near field communications, or NFC features, of the smartphone. The NFC market is expected to take off in the U.S. and globally as smartphone makers, carriers, banks, financial [...]
It looks like the BlackBerry Bold 9930 is actually going to be costing $250 on-contract with both Sprint and Verizon as CrackBerry has gotten a hold of a piece of evidence that shows that Verizon’s version will be listed at the same price that we saw Sprint’s listed at a few days ago. Obviously, that’s [...]
Earlier today, Sprint confirmed that it had canceled the WiMax 4G version of RIM’s tablet, the BlackBerry PlayBook. Bad news for those who wanted to scoop one up and even worse news for RIM, a company that just can’t seem to catch a break lately. All hope for a 4G powered PlayBook is not lost [...]
RIM is a Canadian company so it was no surprise that Canadian carriers Bell, Telus and Rogers were the first to get RIM’s latest and greatest BlackBerry device, the BlackBerry Bold 9900. However, we know that the latest Bold won’t just be limited to the Canadian borders and will be launching worldwide over the course [...]
If you’re thinking about picking up one of RIM’s new BlackBerry 7 devices whether it’s the BlackBerry Bold 9900 and Torch 9810 for AT&T or the BlackBerry Bold 9930 for Sprint, you’re probably going to want a solid case solution to go along with your new purchase and lucky for you, Otterbox has announced that [...]
We know that the new BlackBerry Bold series from RIM, which includes both the BlackBerry Bold 9900 and Bold 9930, is an anticipated one. It’s definitely up there with the most exciting BlackBerry phones ever. Heck, it even has me a little giddy. That being said, while we know about the carriers the phones are [...]
The BlackBerry Bold 9900 series (GSM 9900 and CDMA 9930 models) smartphones are among the first BlackBerry devices to support high definition 720p HD video recording. Now that the smartphone has already officially gone on sale in Research in Motion’s home country, the fanatics over at CrackBerry had a chance to test out the 720p [...]
It looks like the freshly discounted Samsung Conquer 4G won’t be the only handset hitting Sprint on August 21st. Back on August 3rd, Sprint announced that it would be taking on two of RIM’s latest BlackBerry devices, the BlackBerry Bold 9930 and the Torch 9850. Unfortunately, we had no clue as to when either would [...]
Now that the BlackBerry Bold 9900 is beginning to go on sale in RIM’s home turf of Canada, we’re starting to see what the retail version of the phone with the box and accompanying accessories will look like. It looks like the phone went on sale a day early at some Rogers wireless store, [...]
It appears that Nokia, Samsung, HTC, and others might have competition beyond Android at some point in the future as Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha has confirmed that his company has interest in developing phones with Microsoft’s Windows Phone OS on board if the right situation presents itself. In comments made today at the Oppenheimer Technology [...]
For almost 200 years, teenagers have made the trek to Washington D.C. to help the government in its gargantuan task of managing our nation. These pages have handled messages and ferried documents from representative to representative since the 20th Congress. Now, thanks to the widespread use of BlackBerries and other smartphones, the Page program is [...]
In testing user experiences, a recent Harvard University survey put forth by the Human Factors in Design lab shows that Apple’s and Microsoft’s mobile platforms are both easier to use than Google’s Android and Research in Motion’s BlackBerry operating systems. The Harvard study tested the ease in which new smartphone users can perform simple, but [...]
In a new survey by Klout–which is an online service that measures your influence and dominance in your social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, and LinkedIn–BlackBerry users seem to have the most clout, or influence, compared with owners of other operating systems. The Klout blog shows that Blackberry owners have more clout than iPhone [...]
Just a short time ago, we heard about RIM’s upcoming BlackBerry 7 lineup that will be storming onto shelves in the near future. As exciting as those devices are, we’re still waiting on the QNX-powered phones that we know RIM is going to be delivering in the future. Well, according to BGR, RIM’s first QNX-based [...]
The good folks over at IGN have posted an absolute gem in the form of a leaked 2011 Verizon roadmap that shows the possible release dates for several of Big Red’s upcoming heavy hitters including the Motorola Droid Bionic, the HTC Vigor, the Samsung Stratosphere, and even the 4G LTE upgrade for the Motorola Xoom. [...]
Not to be outdone by AT&T, Sprint has announced a duo of BlackBerry smartphones that will be touching down at some point this year, likely in the fall. Those phones are the very official BlackBerry Bold 9930 and the oft-rumored BlackBerry Torch 9850 which we just saw appear in an image just a few days [...]
RIM is busy today and has dropped an avalanche of new devices upon the world finally making some of the devices we’ve seen leaked for months official. A few of those devices were made official by AT&T earlier today as the mobile carrier plans to offer the BlackBerry Torch 9810 starting in August and will [...]
Remember when RIM promised that the BlackBerry PlayBook would be able to run Android applications at some point this summer? If you own a BlackBerry PlayBook, you were probably giddy from hearing the news and watching RIM demo Android apps. Unfortunately, we’ve got some more bad news in the Land of RIM today as the [...]
It looks like Canadian carriers Rogers and Telus may be offering the touchscreen-enabled BlackBerry Bold 9900 ahead of the August 31st launch date on T-Mobile USA. Both Canadian carriers are expected to carry the handset in August. The Bold 9900 from Research in Motion, which brings back the iconic Bold 9000 design, will be landing [...]
Fall is shaping out to be a busy time of the year for Canadian wireless carrier Telus with multiple smartphone models coming from Samsung, Research in Motion, and Sony Ericsson. In addition to earlier leaks that pegged the iphone 5 for an October 1st launch on Telus, and the BlackBerry Bold 9900 debuting on August [...]
In addition to the leaked August 31st release date that we had reported on earlier, it seems that pricing information is now leaked for the BlackBerry Bold 9900 when it launches for T-Mobile USA at the end of the month. The handset will be priced at $299 with a two-year contract after a $50 mail-in-rebate, [...]
The touchscreen-enabled and powerful BlackBerry Bold 9900 is nearing launch, but until now we haven’t heard of an official launch date. Thanks to Phone Arena‘s tipster, who sent the blog a picture of an early promotional material, it looks like the BlackBerry Bold 9900 will launch on August 31st. The device will be available with [...]
In a win for Research in Motion, the Russian government is considering the ban on iPad for official use due to security concerns. Instead, Russia is considering adopting either Android tablets or the BlackBerry PlayBook. Another option would see a custom device created by a Russian agency, though it’s unclear whether that tablet would run [...]
Given that Verizon Wireless had leaked the Blackberry Bold 9930 training video earlier this week, rival Sprint’s version of the Bold flagship phone may not be far behind. It’s unclear if the new BlackBerry Bold 9930 for Sprint will be a 3G CDMA-only model–perhaps with world-phone GSM capabilities for international roaming–or if the device will [...]
Research in Motion may be building itself a quiet ‘Storm’ as it moves its Verizon-branded BlackBerry Storm franchise to a more carrier-agnostic edition of the touchscreen slate BlackBerry Torch 9860 smartphone. The Torch 9860 is most recently seen with an AT&T-branded wallpaper, though AT&T branding isn’t found on the hardware. Given that AT&T has a [...]
With the release of the HTC EVO 3D we knew it would only be a matter of time before Sprint decided to put the HTC EVO 4G down but we had no clue when it would be doing so. Today, SprintFeed has supplied us with what amounts to a smartphones eulogy as a leaked document [...]
Yesterday, we found out that there was something RIM-related in the pipeline for today and it turns out that it’s likely going to be Verizon’s BlackBerry Bold 9930 that will be the phone that is announced today. How do we know this? Well, Verizon took it upon itself to release a lengthy little preview video [...]
We still have absolutely no idea when the very official BlackBerry Bold 9900/9930 will be coming out but it appears that that’s not going to stop RIM from announcing new handsets as a tweet from the company’s official account has indicated that that very thing will happen at some point tomorrow. So, what might get [...]
Way back in June, RIM announced a device called the BlackBerry Bold 9900/9930 that the company said would be arriving this summer. Shortly afterward, there were mysteries abound. What carriers would the device head to and when? Well, we’re still unsure about a launch date but we do know that the Bold 9900 will be [...]
Do you remember back when the Blackberry Playbook was one of the many intriguing new tablets to set to launch earlier this year? You know, back before the mediocre reviews and dismal sales lumped RIM’s slate into the growing heap of non-iPad also-rans? Way back then, one of the most exciting features of the Playbook [...]
If you’re in the market for an Android, ASUS, or *gasp* Blackberry (the email-less wonder) tablet, we have a deal for you. As Cameron Summerson over at Android Police pointed out, Staples has issued a coupon that will cut $100 off of any tablet purchase in their stores through the end of July. Among the slates [...]
Research in Motion had begun to slowly push out an update to its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, which had been the center of recent discontinuation controversy in which RIM is vehemently denying, to bring a number of welcomed updates. The BlackBerry Tablet OS, now in version 1.0.7, better BlackBerry Bridge support, portrait photo viewing, and zooming [...]
Research in Motion has utilized Twitter to address rumors that the company may halt production of its PlayBook tablet, stating that it has no plans to do so and that the PlayBook is continuing to launch in new countries every week: “Pure fiction. No plan to discontinue. In fact, WiFi PlayBook is launching in new [...]
RIM told us the other day that it has seven BlackBerry devices that will arrive in the ‘coming months’ and one of those devices is almost assuredly going to be the BlackBerry Torc 2 which just passed through the FCC on its way to a possible home on AT&T. We’ve already seen the Torch 2 [...]
At this point, it’s almost becoming cruel to talk about RIM’s demise. Watching the smoldering ruins of a company that was once the leader in smartphones, you can’t help but wonder how they could be so out of touch. With yesterday’s story from Jonathan Geller at BGR showing an even more intimate look at the [...]
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