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PhoneMag’s take on the BlackBerry Tour 9630 from Verizon

By James on Jul 02, 2009 in BlackBerry, Tour 9600 Series, USA, Verizon.

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I know by now some of your might be getting sick of all the hands-on reviews of the BlackBerry Tour, but just think soon enough you will be able to get your own! Until then here is another hands-on review by the team at PhoneMag. In their review they have included some great pictures and a video review for you to enjoy. My favorite is they finish off the review with this line “If a hardware keyboard is a must, then the BlackBerry Tour may just be Verizon’s best device.” which sounds very promising for the Big Red carrier, also known as Verizon. So take a second and browse the review, drool and then post a comment and let us know how bad you want one…

See the full at review here.

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Verizon BlackBerry Tour 9630 Unboxed by BGR, Good News to Report!

By James on Jul 01, 2009 in BlackBerry, Tour 9600 Series, USA, Verizon.

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Who else but Boy Genius has unboxed the Verizon BlackBerry Tour before release. BGR happy to report that Verizon’s Tour is hot and sexy, plus sports a new battery door with soft rubber and carbon-fiber plus included in box is a actual leather holster, not a pouch like most of the newer RIM devices. Enjoy this teaser of pictures until Verizon officially releases the Tour on July 12th.

  • The battery door isn’t all glossy anymore which was scratch city. It’s got soft-touch rubber on the outer part and the inner part is a carbon-fiber material. Really, really sharp.
  • The dark chrome bezel which is also found on the BlackBerry Onyx looks stunning on the Verizon Tour.
  • The device comes with a BlackBerry leather holster!

See the full gallery at Boy Genius Report >

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Sprint BlackBerry Tour 9630 officially launching July 12th – $199 w/ contract

By James on Jul 01, 2009 in BlackBerry, Rumors, Sprint-Nextel, Tour 9600 Series, USA.

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Sprint really didn’t want to let Verizon have all the fun apparently.The guys over at BerryReview have confirmed that Sprint will be launching the highly anticipated BlackBerry Tour July 12th. Apparently Sprint will launch the Tour at $199 with two year contract, after all rebates and discounts. No word on if Sprint will offer a camera-less version as well, but most likely they will. To get more details register at sprint.com/tour.

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BlackBerry Curve 8520 “Gemini” clears the FCC, On Route to T-Mobile USA

By James on Jul 01, 2009 in BlackBerry, Curve 8500 Series, T-Mobile, USA.

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Hmm looks like the Tour wasn’t the only thing to clear the FCC this week. The BlackBerry Curve 8520, formally known as the Gemini has cleared the FCC. This means that we could see a launch on T-Mobile USA almost anytime. In case you’re not familar with the 8520 its the new low end addition to the Curve family. It will feature Quad-band GSM with EDGE, Wi-Fi, GPS, 2.0 megapixel camera without flash, and RIM’s new Optical trackpad.

It looks like we will see this new device launch on T-Mobile soon. Apparently RIM is also working on a CDMA varriant which we might see in stores soon than later. If you want to check out the FCC documents for the Curve 8520 click here.

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Verizon now taking Pre-Orders for BlackBerry Tour in 2 models (With or Without Camera)

By James on Jun 30, 2009 in BlackBerry, Tour 9600 Series, USA, Verizon.

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We just got word that Verizon has updated their site and is now taking pre-orders for the BlackBerry Tour 9630. Looks like it will be available in both a camera and camera-less model to basically replace the againg BlackBerry 8830 World Edition. Pre-orders are now taking place at a price of $199 with two-year term and can be done at verizonwireless.com. As for the camera-less model it appears to be the exact same price of the normal one.

If you place a pre-order for one of these bad boys… Which model did you order?

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Alltel branded BlackBerry Tour gets Caught by Camera

By James on Jun 30, 2009 in Alltel, BlackBerry, Tour 9600 Series, USA.

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Just when we were starting to think that Verizon took all the fun out of Alltel, here is some live photos of an Alltel branded BlackBerry Tour. We are not sure when this device will be launching on Alltel, but most likely we will see it close to their parent company Verizon’s launch on July 12th. Unfotunantly we don’t have any other details at this time.

[via CrackBerry]

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Verizon launching BlackBerrry Tour on July 12th – $199 w/ contract

By James on Jun 26, 2009 in BlackBerry, Tour 9600 Series, USA, Verizon.

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Tonight Boy Genius got word that Verizon will be launching the BlackBerry Tour 9630 early next month. Apparently Verizon will be launching the Tour on July 12, 2009 for $199 with two year term. This news comes just after we heard Telus in Canada will be launching on the 15th. We aren’t too sure when Sprint plans to launch their 9630, however we expect it will be close to Verizon’s launch. Stay tuned for more details to hit Verizon’s site soon.

Update: This screenshot was taken from Verizon’s testman site which is used to test websites before officially launching. Looks like its getting closer!

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Round Up of BlackBerry Tour 9630 Previews!

By James on Jun 25, 2009 in BlackBerry, Sprint-Nextel, Tour 9600 Series, USA, Verizon.

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Just after we reported about Engadget getting some hands-on time with the newly announced BlackBerry Tour, We noticed some other sites got to take a peak too. Here’s a quick round up of both Verizon and Sprint branded BlackBerry 9630’s in the wild. Unfortunately for Canadians we haven’t been able to track down any Bell or Telus hands-on, with the exception of the leaked Telus ones a while ago. From these previews it looks like Verizon has decided to go with the black/darker bezel and Sprint the more Chrome look found on the Curve 8900. Anyway enjoy all the previews…

Now with all these hands-on previews a lunch must be getting “fairly close”. Also if you find any other previews of the Tour that we missed please let us know…

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Engadget gets hands-on time with BlackBerry Tour 9630

By James on Jun 25, 2009 in BlackBerry, Tour 9600 Series, USA, Verizon.

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The Engadget team has got their hands-on the newly announced BlackBerry Tour 9630. This particular unit was Verizon branded and in this gallery goes head to head with the BlackBerry Bold and Curve 8900. No official review on the Tour from Engadget just yet, but for now you can enjoy some decent eye candy. All we can say is hurry up RIM! We’re getting bored waiting for this device…
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BlackBerry Tour 9630 shows up on Verizon rebate sheet!

By James on Jun 24, 2009 in BlackBerry, Tour 9600 Series, USA, Verizon.

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This is a sign that Verizon’s BlackBerry Tour launch will come soon than later. On Verizon’s new rebate sheet which is valid from June 28-August 1it clearly has the Tour 9630 listed with a rebate of $70. This means that we at least know Verizon will be launching the Tour somewhere within this window. Most likely you will see Verizon launch the 9630 sometime early next month… Stay tuned for more details once we hear them.

[via CrackBerry]

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