Recent BlackBerry News
Verizon’s BlackBerry Curve 8330 make an appearance
Verizon users jump around with joy when they see this picture. Thanks to a user over at CrackBerry Forums we now have our first glance at the Verizon branded BlackBerry Curve 8330. No information went along with the post simply just a picture of it.
Another rumor: Telus Curve 8330 delayed until Summer?
What could be more bad news has hit the RIM rumor mill today. According to a post on HowardForums someone seems to think the BlackBerry Curve 8330 for Telus may be delayed. The post claims that Telus is having issues with testing and that we might not see it launch until Summer 2008!?!?! Even though Bell and Sprint are known to be launching it sometime next month. Let’s really take a deep breath and hope this is a hoax.
Will the BlackBerry 9000 be delayed until July, at least?
Is the BlackBerry 9000 delayed? Boy Genius seems to think that might be the case. According to a recent post at BGR, the BlackBerry 9000 may be delayed until around July or August. Originally the 9000 series was thought to be released in the late May time frame, however there might be some software glitches holding it back. We really really hope it comes out soon cause the Curve is starting to bore us. Stay tuned for more details as they arrive.
Bell gets ready for Curve 8330 launch party!
CrackBerry just got the word from a tipster that apparently Bell is launching their CDMA variant of the Curve 8330 very soon. This mail-out is an invite to attend launch parties all starting in Montreal and ending in Halifax. The party starts April 15th, so looks like they might be right on par with Sprint’s launch.
T-Mobile formally launches BlackBerry 8820 w/ Wi-Fi
T-Mobile USA has finally launched the Wi-Fi sporting BlackBerry 8820. The BlackBerry 8820 is basically just the 8800 with Wi-Fi and GPS. The 8820’s Wi-Fi service goes hand and hand with T-Mobile’s Wi-Fi@Home service allowing unlimited nationwide calling with their Wi-Fi network while at home. The BlackBerry 8820 will go for $349.99 with two year contract. Click on over for the press release… Read More
Sprint’s ready to launch Curve 8330?!
It looks like Sprint may be in fact ready to launch their BlackBerry Curve 8330 real soon. According to a picture and post over at BBGeeks, Sprint will launch the Curve starting April 15 and making it widely available on April 20th. This Curve looks slightly different the Curve we displayed last week with Sprint branding.
BEIKS brings FTP app to BlackBerry
BEIKS has unveiled a FTP client for BlackBerry smartphones, allowing users to transfer files from your devices internal or memory card to an FTP server. BeFTP is completely free for non-commercial use. You can download the application to your BlackBerry simply by directing your browser to mobile.beiks.com.
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FYI! Outage actually planned for March 22nd
Just so everyone knows and doesn’t freak out as much, RIM has confirmed a 100% outage starting at 1AM until about 5AM on March 22, 2008. So looks like users will not be able to send or receive messages for that four hour period. Unfortunately there isn’t any word if you’ll be able to browse the net.
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Our Fave App: Weather Eye by The Weather Network
Today we thought we would share with you our new favorite application for your BlackBerry. The Weather Eye by The Weather Network allows Canadian’s to get the latest forcast on their device including:
- Current conditions
- Short-term forecasts
- Long-term forecasts
- Warning updates
You can download the application by heading your device’s browser over to weyebb.pelmorex.com/BlackBerry/.
Sprint BlackBerry Curve 8330 found in wild!
Some new pictures arrived online today of a Sprint branded BlackBerry Curve 8330. While not too many details went along with the post it’s said to show that the Curve 8330 will sport a 80MB internal memory. Still no solid launch date, however it’s expected to arrive Mid-April as long as no glitches come in testing.
