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BlackBerry Bold 9700 caught in wild (again)

Chris Davies — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:20:26 +0000

If there’s one thing we’re not going to tire of any time soon, it’s leaked in-the-wild shots of RIM’s upcoming uber-BlackBerry, the 9700 (aka Onyx). Spotted this time by DailyMobile.se, the BlackBerry Bold 9700 isn’t offering up any new secrets this time around, but it’s certainly looking slick with its full QWERTY keyboard, bright display

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BlackBerry Bold 9700 gets early review: best from RIM yet

Chris Davies — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:55:20 +0000

The BlackBerry Bold 9700 – aka the BlackBerry Onyx – is definitely on the cards, it’s just that RIM won’t tell us exactly when we should see it on shelves. That hasn’t stopped the Boy Genius Report from publishing their early review of a pre-production 9700, however, and they’re certainly impressed: in fact, they call

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T-Mobile BlackBerry Bold 9700 (aka Onyx) gets official discussion

Chris Davies — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 10:05:22 +0000

Fresh details and this rather fetching official render of the upcoming BlackBerry Bold 9700 (aka the BlackBerry Onyx) have emerged, courtesy of CIO. Prematurely distributed by T-Mobile USA, they confirm that the Bold 9700 will pack both 3G and WiFi, together with support for UMA VoIP. “The BlackBerry ‘Onyx’ sports a premium experience and design

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BlackBerry Onyx with optical trackpad spotted in wild

Chris Davies — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:13:37 +0000

Rumors have been circulating for some time now that RIM would be giving their upcoming BlackBerry Onyx smartphone an optical trackpad, and now a live photo of the device seems to confirm that it does indeed depart from the traditional trackball. From RIM’s perspective the optical version is better as it requires no moving parts,

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BlackBerry Onyx definitely getting optical trackpad says source

Chris Davies — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:08:44 +0000

RIM’s BlackBerry Onyx 9020 could be the second handset from the company to feature an optical trackpad instead of the usual trackball. While previous leaked shots of pre-release Onyx hardware have shown the smartphone with a trackball, according to the latest news from CrackBerry’s trusted sources the final production version will definitely get the trackpad.

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Phone Roundup: Samsung Alias 2 unboxing, MOTO W7 and more

Brenda Stokes — Wed, 13 May 2009 01:00:44 +0000

There’s always interesting phone-related news popping up on our radar, so we’d thought we’d share some of what we’ve found with you in a new Phone Roundup! First up is the Motorola Moto W7 Active Edition, announced yesterday, which features two cameras (a 2-megapixel for stills and one VGA for video calls), Bluetooth, expandable microSD

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BlackBerry Onyx breaks cover: 3G for AT&T?

Chris Davies — Mon, 11 May 2009 08:23:42 +0000

Live images of an upcoming BlackBerry smartphone have leaked, believed to be the BlackBerry Onyx first tipped back in April. Full specifications for the handset are unknown, but it’s believed to be a 3G device which will slot into AT&T’s line-up. Going by the previously-leaked specifications, the Onyx is expected to have a 480 x

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BlackBerry Onyx, Driftwood & Magnum tipped

Chris Davies — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:58:53 +0000

Details of three new BlackBerry handsets have emerged, courtesy of the Boy Genius, all of which are believed to be 9000-series devices. The three smartphones – Onyx, Driftwood and Magnum – are all GSM/GPRS/EDGE/UMTS handsets with GPS, cameras and QWERTY keyboards. The Onyx and Magnum are both confirmed for AT&T, while the Driftwood supports WiFi

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