Canada will get the BlackBerry Bold on July 25 but Australia is right behind them. The BlackBerry Bold will be available in Australia on July 29 according to Australia IT. The BlackBerry 9000 (Bold) will be available from Telstra, Optus, Vodafone and 3 Mobile.
Pricing information will be released by the individual carriers and is not available at this time....read more
This news cannot be good for the smartphone market. Sony Ericsson's Q2 profits have fallen by a whopping 97%. The company knew their profits would fall in the second quarter but nobody predicted a 97% drop.
The company has been placing their hopes in the upcoming Xperia X1 Windows Mobile smartphone but they'll need much more than one device to pull themselves out of this one. With iPhones and BlackBerrys flying off the shelves Sony Ericsson had better come up with something else....read more
Verizon has made free banking software available for some of their BlackBerry users. Users who have a Blackberry Curve 8330, Pearl 8130, or 8830 World Edition can "stay connected to their financial information while away from home with Verizon Wireless' Mobile Banking application."
Verizon's Mobile Banking Software features:
Get account balances and account transaction history.
Transfer funds between eligible accounts at the same financial institution.
View and pay bills when e...read more
Why is it that so many celebrities get their hands on the BlackBerry Bold before anyone else. For a long time John Mayer was the only celebrity to sport the Bold because RIM is sponsoring his tour. We saw Kate Hudson with her hands around a BB Bold too. Now comes Lindsay Lohan with her own BB Bold.
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There has been a lot of buzz about the iPhone and the BlackBerry Bold. Loyalists in both camps love their phones and can't imagine using the other device. BGR takes both for a spin an compares the two most popular devices this year.
Interestingly, the iPhone 3G seems to be built better yet the BB Bold's screen is better because of a dense pixel-per-inch ratio. Wouldn't you have guessed the opposite?
Click through to BGR's full review. It's worth the read.
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There has been quite a bit of buzz and speculation about the BlackBerry Thunder lately. The Thunder would be RIM's first attempt at a touchscreen BlackBerry, but it looks like they'll have to do more to impress Cnet. It appears that Cnet is not very fond of the upcoming BlackBerry Thunder. Some suggested it could be the iPhone killer but Cnet disagrees.
"As Apple announced that it sold over 1 million of the new iPhones already (despite the activation debacle), pictures of the new Blackberry...read more
BGR has been keeping himself on his BlackBerry Bold. It turns out he's had one for over a month but didn't really tell anyone. Now he's got a handle on the device and has published a review of the BB Bold.
He pays some compliments but also notes the BlackBerry Bold feels a little cheap in some areas. "Expect for the screen to be scratched to all hell, and for nicks, scrapes, and dents to show up on the device body. On our unit, the back battery cover is a little loose towards where the relea...read more
It seems like everyone has got a BlackBerry these days and Kim Kardashian is no exception. Her friend Paris Hilton has one as does every other minor celebrity these days. The only question is whether Kim makes the BlackBerry look good, or it's the BlackBerry that makes Kim look good. You decide....read more
Crackberry has posted pictures of the upcoming BlackBerry Thunder's touch keyboard. There has been some dispute on whether or not the Thunder even exists under the "Thunder" name, but there's no dispute that RIM is moving to release a device with a touch keyboard.
This keyboard looks a little boring, but hopefully someone will provide a new skin at the time of release. For additional pictures, see the source link below.
Crackberry's description of the Thunder's keyboard:
Tactile Resp...read more
After Gizmodo called out BGR yesterday saying there is no BlackBerry Thunder, and that the name is actually the BlackBerry Storm, BGR has responded. BGR has posted a slide as further evidence that he is in fact right about the upcoming BlackBerry Thunder.
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Windows Live Messenger and Hotmail for BlackBerry are now available as a free download. Windows Live Messenger had been available for BlackBerry on some carriers, but now everyone gets a crack at it, and gets Hotmail access too.
"Windows Live Messenger for BlackBerry allows you to chat in virtual real time with your MSN instant messaging (IM) contacts when and where you want to – not just when you’re in front of your computer. It has many of the same features you already use with Windows Live ...read more
All this talk about the upcoming BlackBerry Thunder being delayed could be incorrect depending on who you believe. BGR has been reporting that the BlackBerry Thunder is delayed. Gizmodo now says they have a source that says the "Thunder" is really the BlackBerry "Storm" and there is no delay. In fact, Gizmodo's source says "it's on track and it rocks."
BGR gets it right so much of the time that we have no idea who is right on this one.
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The title says it all. The FCC has approved the BlackBerry Bold clearing the way for the device to be sold in the US. No official word on when the BlackBerry Bold will be released but it is rumored that it will see an August release.
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