Seems Rogers won’t get RIM’s first BlackBerry flip phone, the BlackBerry Kickstart Pearl 8220 for the once thought price of $50 with contract. The Pearl 8220 will be launching for $149.99 with three year contract. This pricing becomes more inline with their BlackBerry Curve 8310. So whos all up for getting a Pearl 8220?? Check out the pictures:
[VIa CrackBerry]
Ronen pointed out that RIM has posted details of their new BlackBerry OS 4.6. You will find OS 4.6 on the new BlackBerry Bold, which is slowly popping up all over the world. The new OS 4.6 now allows QWERTY keyboard shortcuts meaning you can press Q to turn your device on vibrate and A to lock your keypad (similar to the Pearl’s Suretype shortcuts). In case your wondering you will find OS 4.6 on either the BlackBerry Bold 9000 or the upcoming Kickstart/Pearl 82xx series. Here’s a full run down of the features:
- Switch Bluetooth devices during calls
- Music icon that allows access to playlist from homescreen
– The Clock application
- Support for inline video streaming in the Browser application
- Improved full screen picture preview screen
- Open the Camera application from the Video Camera application
- Likewise, Video Camera application accessible from the Camera icon
- New Browser enhancements such as Attachment download via the Browser application and a Richer browsing experience
- QWERTY keyboard hot keys (A for lock, Q for vibrate)
- Spell check as your type
- Reverse contrast mode for persons with visual impairments
- Enhanced icons such as grid layout
- Ability to delete applications from the homescreen
I know these images aren’t really anything new, but more screenshots have appeared online of a T-Mobile branded BlackBerry Kickstart Pearl 8220. Looks like RIM might even be renaming the Kickstart for T-Mobile to become part of the Pearl series as well. Personally I think RIM should have marketed it as the Pearl Flip or something to that effect. Anyways enjoy the screenshots…
[Via CellPhoneSignal]
Expansys seems to love outing RIM’s unreleased handsets lately. Just a few weeks ago they were showing the BlackBerry Thunder as coming soon. This time Expansys is showing RIM’s unannounced BlackBerry Kickstart aka Pearl 8220 and 8210 as coming soon. They also list that both models of the Kickstart will sport PTT (Push to Talk). The Kickstart 8210 of course will be the GPS verison and 8220 will be the Wi-Fi version.
Head on over to Expansys for details…
P.S. RIM announce this damn phone already!!!
[Via BlackBerry Cool]
Rogers Pearl 8220 gaming site
So Rogers has accidently listed the BlackBerry Pearl 8220 (aka Kickstart) on their gaming downloads page. This could mean one of two things either Rogers will be launching the Pearl 8220 within the week or two or that they simply made an error and listed it way too early. Our bet goes along with previous reports that you will see the Pearl 8220 instores for September 1st or so.
Click here to read more on the BlackBerry Kickstart also known as Pearl 8220
[via MobileSyrup]
Nothing really new to report on the BlackBerry Kickstart 8220 (also known as Pearl 8220), however a detailed list of all of the KIckstarts supported features has been leaked to the crew over at BerryReview. The spec sheet is from back in Feburary so some of the stuff could be outdated but check it out. Continue reading to see the full pictures…
New details have emerged of RIM’s new BlackBerry Kickstart (now known as Pearl 8220) launching on Rogers Wireless here in Canada. BBNews got the details of Rogers upcoming student plans and promotional pricing for the new flip Pearl 8220. Students will be able to pick it up for $50 with three year contract as long as you take the student plan (below).
Outright/No Contract: $599.99
3 year contract: $99.99
Student Promo Pricing: $49.99
Student Plan Details:
$45 / month
- 450 local Weekday Minutes
- Unlimited Evenings and Weekends starting at 6pm
- MY5 Canada-Wide (Unlimited talk, SMS, and MMS to any five numbers in Canada)
- Unlimited Local Incoming Minutes
- $5 off Value Pack for duration of contract
and a data plan starting at $15 (unlimited email and IM) plus a value pack with caller ID, voicemail and text (which start at $15 as well).
Well technically not eight NEW models but three new Pearl color variants, BlackBerry Kickstart 8220 and the Javelin. The three new Pearl 8120 colors include Tahitian Green, Indigo and Light Blue to go along with their three other Pearl colors. Their BlackBerry Kickstart or Pearl 8220 will launch around late September maybe October in several color options. Last but not least the Blackberry Javelin, which we have talked about before will launch near the end of the year. The Javelin will be a lighter, smaller version of the Curve with a higher resolution display.
Unfortunately there is no news on the BlackBerry Bold coming to T-Mobile anytime soon, but with the October 1st launch of their 3G network coming you may see it early 2009.
[Source: BlackBerryNews]
Remember the Rogers roadmap from a few months back? Well here is a new Q3, 2008 guide to all of the upcoming handsets. Within this quarter Rogers will be releasing the BlackBerry Bold 9000, Pearl (Formally Kickstart) 8220, and BlackBerry Curve 8320. No pricing is known for any of the new handsets but its expected the Bold will launch early August, Pearl 8220 Mid-September and Curve 8320 late September.
[Via CrackBerry]
Remember the BlackBerry Kickstart? You know the first flip phone BlackBerry that we’ve all seen so much of? Well BBCool got some new details on Rogers and the BlackBerry 8220 launching. Apparently the Kickstart has been rebranded to part of the Pearl series. Boy Genius also reported today that Rogers will be lauching the Kickstart Pearl 8220 sometime during Q3 of this year.
Apparently Rogers will also be renaming their Wi-Fi UMA service to “Talk Spot” and of course the Kickstart/Pearl 8220 will be featuring it. Pricing isn’t exactly known yet but its expected to be at a “low” price point.
