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T-Mobile USA say no to BlackBerry Pearl 3G?

Chris Davies — Tue, 18 May 2010 14:21:59 +0000

T-Mobile USA have apparently chosen to pass on the BlackBerry Pearl 3G, choosing instead to wait for another full QWERTY RIM device. According to BerryReview’s sources, despite the carrier having great success with the original Pearl 71xx and 81xx handsets, it has chosen to instead hold out for a 3G version of an 85xx or

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Sprint 2010 range leaks: HTC WiMAX phone, Palm C40, BB Tour 2.

Chris Davies — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:23:07 +0000

You’d think CES 2010 would sate even the most gluttonous of gadget-hounds, but apparently there’s still room for a leak or two. Sprint’s 2010 device line-up has apparently been leaked, with phoneArena’s tipster providing them with details of handsets ranging from an HTC WiMAX candybar (codenamed A9292) through the Palm C40 (a different device from

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BlackBerry Pearl 9100 stars in pre-announce video demo

Chris Davies — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:56:25 +0000

Leaked photos are one thing, but we do enjoy a video of a pre-release device to really see how it fits in the hand. Having seen the BlackBerry Pearl 9100 (aka Striker) a little over a week ago, now comes a video of the compact smartphone in action courtesy of Salomondrin. No word on how

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BlackBerry Pearl 9100 (aka Striker) appears on eBay?

Chris Davies — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:29:22 +0000

When we pondered out loud last Friday on when we might see the leaked BlackBerry Pearl 9100 (aka Striker) arrive on shelves, little did we know it would be quite so soon. Of course, this isn’t an official release from RIM, and stocks are severely limited: someone has supposedly gotten hold of an unlocked, unused

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BlackBerry Pearl 9100 aka Striker live shots leak

Chris Davies — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:14:34 +0000

With all the tweaks to their full-QWERTY range, it should come as no surprise that RIM have been planning some modifications to their Pearl line-up of compact BlackBerry handsets. CrackBerry have been sitting on some leaked shots of the upcoming BlackBerry Pearl 9100, internally code-named Striker, which has a reworked SureType keyboard and optical joystick.

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BlackBerry Curve ousts iPhone 3G from US smartphone top-spot

Chris Davies — Mon, 04 May 2009 14:54:26 +0000

The iPhone 3G’s seemingly unstoppable dominance at the top of the US smartphone sales chart has come to an end, with the BlackBerry Curve 83xx-series snatching the number one position in Q1 2009. Smartphones make up 23-percent of handset sales; Apple and Palm both saw their smartphone share decline by 10-percent each over the course

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BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 hits Alltel

Brenda Stokes — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:49:31 +0000

The BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 was announced on Alltel Wireless today, making this flip smartphone available to a wider audience. While nothing is really different about this phone on this specific carrier, it’s still worth noting the device’s expanded availability. In case you’ve forgotten, the Pearl Flip is a smartphone encased in a clamshell design

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T-Mobile UK offer BlackBerry Pearl with prepaid email/internet

Chris Davies — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 10:19:18 +0000

T-Mobile UK have announced an unusual pre-pay BlackBerry deal, which sees contract-cautious buyers getting a Pearl handset, 12-months unlimited email and internet access, and the option to easily manage call and SMS/MMS messaging bills. For £180 ($262) the BlackBerry Pearl 8110 and year’s email support is included. Beyond that, owners “top up” their BlackBerry with

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