May

6

Blackberry 9000 in the wild

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May 6, 2008 | 1 Comment

Shockingly enough apparently all you need is $850.00 and a serious sense of faith and you too can buy a Blackberry 9000 some 4 months before it is launched. How is this possible? No one really knows especially considering that it came off Ebay and was shipped from Europe. The guys over at Crackberry had […]

May

2

BlackBerrry KickStart confirmed

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May 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment

With the proverbial cat out of the bag due to the spy shots making the internet rounds the past couple days, Research in Motion has confirmed the existence of their first foray into the flip (clamshell) style phones in the name of the KickStart. Of course not much information is available except for a few […]

May

1

The 1st BlackBerry Flip Phone

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May 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Research in Motion hasn’t announced this and to be honest a lot of people want to think this is some type of hoax but some spy shots straight from the bathroom of some office seem to indicate otherwise. The fact is simple, it appears that the BlackBerry line will now include a flip phone, which […]

Apr

4

Blackberry 9000

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April 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The WiFi and HSDPA confirmed device is seemingly being tested and was caught out on the town and all I have to say is this thing is beautiful. It is nice to see RIM finally stepping up with some aesthetic upgrades. A few things can be seen by this photo, first the software and interface […]

Apr

3

Crackberry addiction spreads across nation

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April 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Research In Motion RIM (Nasdaq RIMM), the home of the Blackberry, just announced Q1 ‘08 numbers and they continue to grow at an astonishing rate. Some of the highlights include 2.18 million new added subscribers in the quarter, which is a new record, which brings BlackBerry’s total amount of subscribers to over 14 mil.
The Waterloo […]

Mar

25

Blackberry 8820 available thru T-Mobile

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March 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The Blackberry 8820 launched over the weekend on T-Mobiles GSM network. The compact Blackberry has an improved raised keyboard but still uses the touch sensitive navigation and it is far more cumbersome to use than the trackwheel that seemingly has been retired. This is a UMA device and setting up the router is a snap […]

Mar

14

DRM free music store for Blackberry’s

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March 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Research in Motion has announced a partnership with Puretracks Inc to provide Blackberry users the ability to download MP3’s via wireless handsets using compressed DRM-free AAC/AAC+ file formats. Good news for all you people with opposable thumbs.
From the Press Release:
Toronto-based Puretracks, a leading North American digital music […]

Feb

22

Research in Motion numbers surge

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February 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The Waterloo, Ontario-based maker of mobile communications devices said earlier today that it now expects net subscriber additions for the quarter ending February to be 15% to 20% higher than the 1.82 million previously forecasted, as the anticipated seasonal slowdown did not occur. Total BlackBerry subscriber account base is expected to be approximately 14 […]

Feb

21

The price of owning a Blackberry

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February 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment

In the past few months Research in Motion has seemingly been pushed to the background by all the recent exciting product launches in the wireless industry. They appear to be loosing track to Apple’s iPhone, Nokia’s N series, and even HTC’s touch. Not to mention the new SonyEricsson Xperia X1 that is poised to be […]

Feb

15

Mobile phone industry trends

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February 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Trends in the modern mobile phone industry continue to baffle those that have been paying close attention for the past 5-6 years. Why touch sensitive interfaces have become the norm is surprising, mostly because the technology has been around for so long, just ask Palm. I know that the iPhone is a good looking device […]

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