SlashGear JapanIt seems like every new smartphone has a big leak these days and the BlackBerry Tour from RIM is no different. In fact Kevin Byrne, an insider from Verizon, told The Boy Genius Report that this smartphone will be launching on July 13th.
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BlackBerry Tour expected July 13th
By Brenda Stokes on Thursday, May 7th 2009 No CommentsMore touchscreen BlackBerrys on the way, says RIM
By Brenda Stokes on Monday, May 4th 2009 No Comments
According to Jim Balsillie, co-chief of Research in Motion, more BlackBerry devices that feature touchscreens are on the way in the near future. In fact, the newer phones are set to be very much like the BlackBerry Storm–a second version of the BlackBerry Storm (which we tipped as the BlackBerry Storm 2) seems imminent–and feature next-gen tech.
AT&T set to get BlackBerry Curve 8900 in the summer
By Brenda Stokes on Monday, May 4th 2009 No Comments
Well, it looks like AT&T is the next carrier in line to get their hands on the BlackBerry Curve 8900. This latest offering will be a serious update from the 8300 model with improved specs and performance expected.
T-Mobile and Rogers already have the latest Curve, which features a 3.2-megapixel camera, Wi-Fi, GPS and a 480 x 360 display. It also has the newest BlackBerry operating system. The AT&T version of the BlackBerry 8900 will be a tad different, however.
Specifically, it won’t feature Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) support for VoIP. However, it will have AT&T Navigator, XM Radio Mobile and Yellow Pages. We don’t know how much the phone will cost on AT&T, but they are likely to keep it competitive with T-Mobile, which is currently priced at $149.99 with a two-year contract. The release date is also unknown, though expected to fall within the early summer months.
BlackBerry Curve ousts iPhone 3G from US smartphone top-spot
By Chris Davies on Monday, May 4th 2009 No CommentsThe 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 of the quarter, while RIM’s share increased to almost 50-percent.
Verizon getting BlackBerry Tour in July
By Brenda Stokes on Tuesday, Apr 28th 2009 No Comments
We heard about the BlackBerry Tour a few days ago but now we’re getting a better sense of when this device will be available to the masses. According to The Boy Genius Report, the Tour might just be coming to Verizon come July.
BlackBerry OS 5.0 features revealed
By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Apr 21st 2009 No CommentsWe’ve already seen video and photo overviews of RIM’s upcoming BlackBerry OS update, version 5.0, but the Boy Genius Report has released perhaps the most comprehensive change guide so far. Among the changes are on-device photo resizing (ideal for emailing images), email flagging and folder creation, together with the ability to forward calendar entries and view calendar invite attachments.
More details after the cut
SlashGear Week in Review – Week 15 2009
By Steven Grady on Sunday, Apr 12th 2009 No CommentsWe’ve been busy here at SlashGear getting reviews of some exciting new products for you, as well as covering all of the crazy Palm Pre, iPhone, Apple and BlackBerry rumors for you. If you missed anything last week, here’s your chance to catch up on the important stuff.
RIM confirms Blackberry Storm 2 for 2009
By Steven Grady on Saturday, Apr 11th 2009 2 CommentsWe heard last week from a reliable source that we would be seeing a new Blackberry Storm soon, aptly named the Storm 2. It appears our source was nearly 100% correct. RIM’s Alain Segond von Banchet, Channel Sales manager in the Netherlands has confirmed the release of the Storm 2. It will be due out in 2009, and for Europe, late ‘09 or early 2010.
Storm 2 getting new text-entry system, claims RIM employee
By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Apr 8th 2009 No CommentsAccording to a RIM employee, the BlackBerry Storm 2 will offer a new text input method, addressing one of the key concerns many users and reviewers had with the smartphone. Alain Segond von Banchet, who works at RIM, told Dutch site Tweakers.net that the company had not yet decided on a name for the next-gen touchscreen phone, but that it was due to reach market at the end of this year or the beginning of 2010. Continued »
Blackberry Storm 2 due in September, has WiFi
By Steven Grady on Monday, Apr 6th 2009 10 CommentsAccording to a source very close to the issue, Verizon has given the go for RIM to release the BlackBerry Storm 2 in September of this year. The followup to the groundbreaking Storm that was released last year as the first touchscreen Blackberry, SlashGear has been told that the new Storm 2 addresses one of the biggest criticisms of the first smartphone and of Verizon devices in general, in that it will support WiFi.
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