Look what came out of hiding! The BlackBerry Curve 8530 has just been announced officially by RIM. Not too long after it was announced we saw press releases from both Verizon and Sprint, in the United States. The new Curve 8530 sports a newer style body, with trackpad navigation, Wi-Fi, dedicated music keys and GPS. Sprint is yet to announce pricing or a release date, however Verizon says they will...
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BlackBerry Curve 8520 officially launched by Rogers
It’s finally here! The new mid-range BlackBerry Curve 8520 for Rogers has been officially released. Starting today Rogers customers should be able to grab one for $99 with three year contract, or $449 without contract. As of today Rogers is offering the Curve 8520 in black, followed by Violet in the coming weeks. It’s not on their website as of yet, but expect it later today.
Rogers and...
Best Buy lists Rogers BlackBerry Curve 8520 $99/$449
It seems the Rogers BlackBerry Curve 8520 is just around the corner. Today Best Buy Canada “accidentally” listed the BlackBerry Curve 8520 for Rogers on their site. It’s currently listed at $99 with three year contract or $449 without. This comes after launch materials and dummy phones have arrived at some Rogers retail stores across Canada. This might mean we will see an official...
Introducing Crimson, New Theme From Cocky Culture
Thanks to Tony, from Cocky Culture, who just let us know about Crimson, a brand new theme for the BlackBerry. It is a dark red theme with a skull and cross bones. It has class and a gothic feel to it. The theme is available from the BlackBerry Sync Store for $3.95 until Sept 25th! Read more Read More →
Elecite’s new Premium Theme “Spear” for Most Models!
Our friends over at Elecite sneaked out a new BlackBerry theme to kick off the week. It’s called Spear and is for most of the newer models including the BlackBerry Bold 9000, Curve 8350, 8500, 8900, and Tour 9600 series. Spear features 8 customizable icons, with an over-sized digital clock on your home screen. It’s available today for $6.99 from Elecite.
Check out Spear and Elecite’s...
Rogers BlackBerry Curve 8520 Spotted in Wild!
It seems that Rogers might be launching the Curve 8520 soon than later. The first live picture of a Rogers branded 8520 has been spotted over at BGR. This unit is running OS 4.6.1.274, and appears to have zero physical branding, just the OS boot up screen. Looks like this is the start of things to come… Anyone care to leak out some shots of the Rogers branded Onyx (Bold 9700)?? Read More →
BlackBerry Bold 9700 & Curve 8520 Found in Rogers Inventory!
We knew it would come soon than later, but proof the BlackBerry Bold 9700 “Onyx” and Curve 8520 “Gemini” are heading to Rogers has arrived. Boy Genius obtained some screen shots of Rogers’ internal upgrading system, which shows both devices listed. It’s not known when either of the devices will be available, or even pricing at this time. We think both devices should...
BlackBerry Curve 8520 meets Colorware
Colorware is known for creating some of the coolest, and some of the ugliest colored devices on the market. Now the fun folks at Colorware have just introduced the BlackBerry Curve 8520 to their portfolio. Starting today you can customize your 8520 in tons of different colors for as little as $99 USD. If you don’t own a Curve 8520 yet, you can pick one up from Colorware for $499 USD and its...
Pacman For BlackBerry by Benny Chow For FREE!
Great news for Pacman lovers! BlackBerry OS announced a free version of Pacman for the BlackBerry. And I have to admit, it’s just like the arcade version. It comes complete with a high score list, mp3 sounds, and support for trackball and keyboard. It’s available for the Tour on down to the Pearl, but unfortunately the Storm is not included.
You can download the Pacman OTA for the Tour,...
BlackBerry Curve 2 & Storm 2 Coming to Verizon, Before End of Year!
It’s not like we didn’t know, but a Verizon ninja has confirmed that both the BlackBerry Curve 8530 and Storm 2 (9550), will come to Verizon before the end of this year. Looks like it will start with the anticapted BlackBerry Storm 2 (model 9550) will launch roughly in October for an unknown cost. Following the Storm will be the Curve 2 (model 8530) which should arrive late November, just...















