Category: Other Devices

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Quick Shot of BlackBerry Bold 9700 running on TELUS HSPA network!

By James on Oct 17, 2009 in BlackBerry, Bold 9000 Series, Canada, Other Devices, Rumors, Telus.

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The Mobile Ninjas managed to score a couple great shots of the un-released BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Onyx) and Apple iPhone running on TELUS’ new HSPA network. Recently TELUS announced that they would be launching their new HSPA network this November, and that it would cover 93% of Canada. Even though they announced the network they have been fairly quiet on what devices they plan to release. All we know officially is that TELUS will get the iPhone, and hopefully they will follow Bell and launch the Bold 9700. Anyway enjoy a these two quick pics of the TELUS network up and going.

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REDFLY Mobile Companion Announced: The BlackBerry Laptop

By Susan C on Sep 24, 2009 in Accessories, BlackBerry, Other Devices.

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For some of us, the keypad of our BlackBerry is a little small, some consumers are put off by the size of the keys even. But soon there will be a solution for those of us who feel that way. The BlackBerry Laptop by Celio REDFLY. It is actually a mobile companion.

The companion when connected to your phone gives the user a 7 or 8 inch screen and a larger keyboard that you can type on in laptop form. This would be similar to a netbook. Now the company has had the Windows Mobile version, and it hopes to have the BlackBerry version available by Christmas of this year for BlackBerry devices with 4.6 or higher, such as the Bold, Tour, Storm, etc. It sports an 800 x 450 pixel resolution and weighs under 1k.

To use the device, you simply connect your phone to it by Bluetooth or USB. There will be two different companions available, C8N and C7. Now keep in mind that these units do not have a processor, no memory, no storage available, and no Operating System. They are only an extension of your phone.

What will expected battery life be like? It appears the 8 inch will have a battery life of 8 hours for the eight inch device and 5 hours for the seven inch device. The models are going to be priced at $199 for the 7 inch version and $249 for the 8 inch model, not bad when you think about it.

The device requires no contract, if it’s stolen there’s no personal information to be retrieved or exploited, and I don’t know how many times I hear “If I could just find a monitor and keyboard, I would have no need for my laptop when I take my trips.”

What are your thoughts on these devices? Yay or nay? Will you be looking into purchasing one or not? Share your thoughts, we’d like to know.

[via: Pocket-Lint]

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Video: iPhone 3G gets shot several times, then set on fire..

By James on Aug 13, 2009 in Other Devices, Random News.

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I must admit I’m usually not one for posting stuff about other products, such as the iPhone, but this video was just too sweet. It seems a very angry iPhone user decided to take his Beretta 9mm handgun and shoot his iPhone 3 times, then burn it to ensure its dead. The iPhone owner appears to be angry over Apple denying the Google Voice app in their app store. All we can say is get a BlackBerry…

Here’s what the poster wrote:

Dear apple, We are sick and tired of your dictatorship. We refuse to be suffocated by your iron fist. Google Voice was the last straw. From now on I am a PC where I have my freedom.”

Enjoy the video (It’s also available in HD)…

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[via MobileSyrup]

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BlackBerry Curve 8520 heading to Vodafone soon too!

By Susan C on Jul 25, 2009 in BlackBerry, Other Devices.

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T-Mobile is releasing the Curve 8520 early next month, and apparently Vodafone will be releasing it soon as well. The 8520 is a more updated addition to the Curve series, and with the optical trackpad, it’s certainly a very comfortable one. The above add states: “Priceless business tool at an affordable price”.

The phone may not be top of the line as the Storm or the Tour, but nonetheless is a refreshing change and very stylish compared to the Curve series. And the optical trackball is a very nice welcome. There’s also the 8530 (Aries) waiting to be released someday too. So we’re curious….what do you think of the trackball becoming an optical trackball?

[via: CrackBerry.com]

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Howard Stern says he will take BlackBerry Bold over Palm Pre

By James on Apr 06, 2009 in BlackBerry, Bold 9000 Series, Other Devices, Random News.

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Oh Snap! I’m sure thats not quite the PR that Palm was looking for. Howard Stern has gone public saying after testing both the BlackBerry Bold and Palm Pre that he prefers the Bold. Stern has been a long time Palm fan, but the lack of Lotus notes is holding him back from Palm’s new toy. His exacts words “Theyre going to show me the Pre and then take it away. Theyre trying to build excitement for this thing. If people dont buy this I dont see how Palm keeps going.”

Doesn’t really seem like the type of PR that Palm wants to start with?

[via RIMarkable]

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Palm Pre gets hands on treatment from BGR

By James on Apr 03, 2009 in Other Devices.

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Even though this usually is stricly a BlackBerry blog from time to time we do talk about some of the other smartphones hitting the market. The BGR team is on location of CTIA 2009 and they got a little hands on time with the upcoming Palm Pre smartphone. The Pre is Palm’s next generation device running an all new OS with a sweet curved body making it similar to the iPhone. The Pre features some really interesting things such as Touchstone, the wireless charging pod. Sprint is getting ready to launch this bad boy in the United States very soon so enjoy Boy Genius Report’s quick photo shoot for now…

So what do you think? Would you leave BlackBerry for Palm’s new Pre?

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Palm’s last stand – Introducing the Palm Pre (Exclusively for Sprint)

By James on Jan 09, 2009 in Other Devices, Sprint-Nextel, USA.

I know this doesn’t really count as BlackBerry news but I thought I’d show off Palm’s latest smartphone called “Pre”. This device seems to be a cross between Apple’s iPhone and RIM’s BlackBerry Storm. The Palm Pre features a 3.1″ touchscreen with multitouch, EVDO Rev. A, Wi-Fi, GPS, slide-out QWERTY keyboard, stereo Bluetooth, 3.5mm headphone jack, 8GB of internal storage and 3.0 megapixel camera to top it all off. Pre will also features Palm’s new WebOS (formally code-named “Nova”). The Palm Pre will start exclusively on Sprint in the United States and a GSM/3G version will be seen for other parts of the World. Palm also has included a new technology to wirelessly sync and charge to Pre called “TouchStone”. It’s an additional accessory that can be purchased once the device becomes available.

No pricing has not been announced as of yet, however the device should be launching very soon. If you want to find some more details on Pre head over to Palm.com or Sprint.com.

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The specs on this device certaintally take a stab at both Apple and RIM but the question all over the interent is will it save Palm? Any readers here thinking of giving one a test drive?

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AT&T: Why iPhone is better than Storm

By James on Sep 24, 2008 in AT&T (Cingular), BlackBerry, Other Devices, Rumors, Storm 9500 Series, USA, Verizon.

AT&T must be feeling a little heat from Verizon’s announcement of the first touch screen BlackBerry “Storm”. AT&T has released an internal document that outlines what the iPhone does that the Storm doesn’t. Here’s why they say the iPhone is so much better than the Storm:

- The iPhone uses multi-touch technology / Storm uses haptic feedback technology
- iPhone was Wi-Fi / Storm doesn’t
- iPhone has an app store / Storm doesn’t (maybe coming soon?)
- iPhone syncs with iTunes / Storm will be able too but not as well?
- iPhone users Safari for browsing / Storm uses RIM’s browser
- iPhone is GSM/3G / Storm is CDMA/GSM/Dual band HSDPA

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BlackBerry Bold goes up against Nokia E71

By James on Aug 12, 2008 in BlackBerry, Bold 9000 Series, Other Devices.

Boy Genius has taken the BlackBerry Bold for a spin many times before. This time he is running the Bold 9000 up against Nokia’s E71 Symbian smartphone. BG’s conclusion is the best part of the whole review because of one line “…the BlackBerry Bold smokes the E71 out of the water in so many ways…” anyways check out his full review.

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“Its a little hard to put this but we absolutely loved the Nokia E71. It was the best S60 wed ever used. And it still is, some would argue. There is no doubt it is the finest QWERTY device Nokia has made. Dont bring up the E90, ok? Even though we had used a Bold prior to our Nokia E71 first review, it wasnt until we had both devices together that we really had our mind change. This is a personal opinion here, but the BlackBerry Bold smokes the E71 out of the water in so many ways. The E71 is fine as a personal communication device, but once you enter into the realm of corporate email, or even small business, for that matter, the Bold is the reigning king, and will stay that way for a pretty long time.”

Check out BGR’s review of them both

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BlackBerry Bold vs iPhone 3G browser

By James on Jul 20, 2008 in BlackBerry, Bold 9000 Series, Other Devices.

Boy Genius decided it would be fun to compare take both the BlackBerry Bold and Apple iPhone browsers head to head. In case you don't know the Bold does feature a full HTML web browser similar to the iPhone, even though it doesn't have a touch screen. Click on over to see what the iPhone's browser shows the site like… Read More

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