By Humberto Saabedra on November 4, 2008
After many delays, AT&T has officially launched the evolution of the BlackBerry platform in the Bold 9000. The device features a landscape half VGA (480×320) display, quadband GSM/EDGE access, triband W-CDMA with support for UMTS and HSDPA high speed data access, full international 3G roaming with support for Japanese and Korean sub-bands, Wi-Fi radio with […]
Posted in AT&T, BlackBerry, EDGE, GSM, HSPA, Navigation, UMTS, Wi-Fi | Tagged AT&T, blackberry, Bold, Launches |
By Humberto Saabedra on October 22, 2008
AT&T has officially announced a release date for the long awaited BlackBerry Bold. The device will now launch on November 4th for $299.99 on a new 2 year agreement with applicable rebates. This comes after numerous delays as a consequence of AT&T’s demanding software and firmware customization requirements on top of extensive field testing to […]
Posted in AT&T, BlackBerry, EDGE, GSM, HSPA, Navigation, UMTS, Wi-Fi | Tagged 4th, AT&T, blackberry, Bold, launch, November
By Humberto Saabedra on October 20, 2008
T-Mobile has updated the BlackBerry Pearl Flip to OS 4.6 and the BlackBerry Curve 8320 to OS 4.5. Â Â The upgrade features support for myFaves version 1.5, HTML email support, video recording, attachment download with full editing support, full UMA support, general improvements to the Wireless Network stack, improved HTML browsing, phone application, Bluetooth, and […]
Posted in BlackBerry, T-Mobile | Tagged blackberry, Lineup, OS 4.5, T-Mobile, Updates |
By Humberto Saabedra on October 17, 2008
T-Mobile has launched new colors for the venerable BlackBerry Pearl 8120 in time for the holiday shopping season. Â Â Â All three new colors are otherwise identical to the original model with quadband GSM/EDGE radio, Wi-Fi with support for WPA encryption and UMA support for HotSpot @ Home service, QVGA display, converged QWERTY SureType keyboard, microSDHC […]
Posted in BlackBerry, EDGE, GSM, T-Mobile, Wi-Fi | Tagged blackberry, colors, Launches, new, pearl, T-Mobile
By Humberto Saabedra on October 13, 2008
T-Mobile has officially launched the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220, the first clamshell BlackBerry device manufactured by Canadian platform developer and hardware manufacturer Research In Motion. The BlackBerry Pearl Flip features quadband GSM/EDGE, Wi-Fi radio with WPA encryption, UMA support for phone calls via T-Mobile HotSpot@Home, QVGA internal display, converged QWERTY SureType keyboard, trackball navigation, microSDHC […]
Posted in BlackBerry, EDGE, GSM, T-Mobile, Wi-Fi | Tagged 8220, blackberry, Flip, Launches, pearl, T-Mobile |
By Humberto Saabedra on October 10, 2008
AT&T has launched a new color variant of the BlackBerry Pearl 8110 in a more feminine Sandstone Pink. The device is otherwise unchanged with a QVGA display, quadband GSM/EDGE radio, integrated GPS transceiver, microSDHC expansion slot, media player, Bluetooth with stereo audio support, 2.0 megapixel camera with video recorder and zoom, as well as a […]
Posted in AT&T, BlackBerry, EDGE, GSM, Navigation | Tagged 8110, AT&T, blackberry, Launches, pearl, Pink, Sandstone |
By Humberto Saabedra on October 8, 2008
In separate press releases this morning RIM and Verizon Wireless have announced the pending launch of the BlackBerry 9530 which is now branded Storm. The device is the first touch display BlackBerry in RIM’s lineup and features a new type of display technology known as ClickThrough that makes the entire glass-front display act like a button, […]
Posted in BlackBerry, CDMA2000, EDGE, EV-DO, GSM, HSPA, Navigation, Verizon | Tagged 9530, Announce, blackberry, rim, Storm, Verizon |
By Humberto Saabedra on October 3, 2008
Pricing and launch information has surfaced on the long awaited BlackBerry 8220 Pearl Flip. The clamshell is expected to launch on October 15th through T-Mobile for $349.99 retail, $199.99 on a 2 year agreement and $249.99 on a 1 year agreement before an additional $50 mail-in rebate bringing the totals to $149.99 and $199.99 respectively, […]
Posted in AT&T, BlackBerry, EDGE, GSM, T-Mobile, Wi-Fi | Tagged blackberry, Flip, Information, launch, pearl, pricing, Surfaces
By Humberto Saabedra on September 16, 2008
T-Mobile has opened a placeholder product page for the forthcoming BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220. The clamshell device features a large internal QVGA display, large outer display, converged SureType QWERTY keyboard, quadband GSM/EDGE support, Wi-Fi radio with WPA encryption and HotSpot@Home support for calls over UMA, myFaves support, 2.0 megapixel camera with video recorder and flash, […]
Posted in BlackBerry, EDGE, GSM, T-Mobile, Wi-Fi | Tagged 8220, blackberry, Flip, Opens, page, pearl, T-Mobile |