Well everyone its August 21st! This means its BlackBerry Bold launch day for Rogers in Canada. We have heard rumors of more software delays but for now the Bold is available on Rogers.com and its showing as orderable. Pricing goes as follows: $399.99 with three year contract and “regular price” (is that no contract?) for $599.99.
Warning this story is a little sad… Boy Genius was un-loading his car this morning and dropped his BlackBerry Bold. The BlackBerry Bold dropped out of his hands and on to pavement. I can only imagine the pain he must have felt. After picking it up he discovered that it was a little damaged. Moral of the story get some kind of case to protect your Bold.
Ever wonder how big the upcoming BlackBerry Javelin is compared to other BlackBerry smartphones? Well someone over at HoFo posted an image comparing the un-released Javelin to a BlackBerry Curve and 8800. This thin BlackBerry will basically be the 3G-less version of the new BlackBerry Bold. It will be released sometime later this year for GSM carriers. Stay tuned for more details when they arrive!
Just when you thought Nextel’s iDEN network was close to dead. RIM will be bringing life to it again with the BlackBerry Curve 8350i, which we talked about before. This BGR got their hands on some launch details on Sprint’s Q4/Q1 handset roadmap. Nextel’s BlackBerry Curve 8350i will be packing an internal antenna, 2.0 megapixel, Wi-Fi, microSD slot, and of course Nextel Direct Connect. Not only thatbut it will be powered by OS 4.6.
Its been known that with RIM entering the consumer market that color options are very important to them. Between now and Q1 of 2009 looks like RIM plans to launch several more new colored Pearl and Curve’s. These colors could change by the time they are launched but here is a preview of what you can expect.
[Via CrackBerry]
More details of the un-released Curve replacement, the BlackBerry Javelin 9300. Crackberry got the full low down on all the Javelin’s specs including its 3.2 megapixel camera with auto-focus, Wi-Fi, metal battery door, faster processor, more on board memory, higher resolution display, micro USB charging port, improved browser, oh and its thinner body!
The Javelin is expected to launch near the end of the year in a Quadband GSM version (no 3G).The Javelin should be one sexy device when it arrives.
[Via CrackBerry]
A BlackBerry Thunder pre-launch hype thread over at HowardForums is grabbing some more attention now. It seems that a tipster has posted a screenshot from Verizon’s inventory system showing the BlackBerry 9530 Global. The rumor is that Verizon will be launching RIM’s first touchscreen BlackBerry known as the Thunder or Storm we aren’t sure yet on October 13th.
The tipster says “Is VZW getting ready to ‘take the world by storm’ tm on October 13th?” Let’s hope so! What do you think it will be called BlackBerry Thunder or Storm?
See more of our BlackBerry Thunder/Storm Coverage, including the recent news of Telus in Canada getting an exclusive release on this bad boy.
This is great news for Telus customers! The latest word is that Telus will be getting an exclusive on the highly anticpated touchscreen BlackBerry Thunder 9500. This means that Telus would join Verizon and Vodafone for a World Wide exclusive. Apparently the rumor has been confirmed by three separate sources, including one from the Globe and Mail stating “On the other hand, Telus is expected to launch (exclusively) a new touch screen BlackBerry this fall, which could steal some of the Bold’s Thunder, albeit temporarily.” in an article called “10 Reasons to Buy Rogers“.
It is expected that the Thunder will launch sometime in October (possibly Oct. 8th) on Verizon and hopefully Telus.
Check out all of our BlackBerry Thunder coverage, including our exclusive Pictures
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You may or may not have seen Colorware before. Back in December we showed you the custom colored Pearl and Curve’s by them. Well now Colorware is offering the new BlackBerry Curve 8310 and 8320 with really fast shipping! Before you use to have to wait for upwards of two weeks for your custom colored BlackBerry to arrive, which can cause a lot of withdrawl. Now Colorware offers a “Rapid Return” 24-48 hour turn around time. Their new service is expected to launch within the next few weeks.
You can check out their custom work at ColorwarePC.com and design your own colored BlackBerry. To send in your BlackBerry it starts around $99 or you can get a shinny new custom Curve for nearly $500 USD.
[Source: BerryReview]
A new rumors has been posted online claiming the BlackBerry Thunder, RIM’s first touch screen BlackBerry will be launching October 8th. In the United States Verizon will be the first to launch the device followed by Vodafone over in the UK.
Apparently Thunder users will be able to download music over the air via Rhapsody. Other details of the Thunder include 3.2 megapixel camera, Haptic technology for touch screen, full QWERTY and Suretype touch screen keyboard, 360×480 touch display and OS 4.7.
