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Protect your new Curve 8350i with The OtterBox Defender

By James on Dec 16, 2008 in Accessories, BlackBerry, Curve 8300 Series.

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The BlackBerry Curve 8350i is just fresh on the market and the OtterBox team has already got a case on the go. OtterBox has just introduced the OtterBox Defender Case for BlackBerry Curve Push To Talk Edition. This case will ONLY work with the new Curve 8350i as it features a PTT key on the side. This is a great option for those looking to maxamize the protection on a job sight or just carry around your Curve on every day use. The new Curve PTT Defender case is available directly from OtterBox for $49.95 USD. For all other BlackBerry models visit store.blackberrysync.com.

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BlackBerry Curve 8350i in the wild!

By James on Nov 25, 2008 in BlackBerry, Curve 8300 Series, Featured News, Sprint-Nextel, USA.

The folks over at BGR got their hands on a live BlackBerry Curve 8350i. This is the latest in the iDEN BlackBerry lineup, which will launch on Sprint-Nextel sometime in December and on TELUS’ Mike early next year for Canada. Here’s a few bullets from what The Boy Genius had to say about it:

  • The 8350i has a 2.5mm headset jack, not a 3.5mm one, and it comes with a 2.5mm headset in the box.
  • Ships with the much beloved plastic holster, not the leather holster we’re accustomed to.
  • There’s a small size difference. It’s around 2mm taller and 1mm thicker than the other Curves (8300, 8310, 8320, 8330).
  • The PTT button can not be reassigned as a convenience key.
  • Instead of using the same battery as the Curve, the 8350i uses the BlackBerry 8800-series batteries.
  • The side keys are now black instead of being chromed
  • We were told the device isn’t a real beast in terms of the signal department. “It can’t get a stable signal to save its life once it boots up”

(see the whole gallery at BGR)

[BGR]

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BlackBerry Curve 8350i to churp on TELUS Mike soon?

By James on Nov 18, 2008 in BlackBerry, Canada, Curve 8300 Series, Exclusives, Rumors, Telus.

Our TELUS ninja has reported that TELUS’ Mike iDEN network will finally see a new BlackBerry soon. The BlackBerry Curve 8350i is the new addition to the iDEN BlackBerry lineup (joining the 7100i and 7520i). It will feature Wi-Fi, OS 4.6, Direct Connect (PTT) and a little more ruggid but similar design to the current Curve 8300 series. Unfortunantly for now this ninja doesn’t have an exact release but they are expecting it to come soon with tons of accessories to make it a more consumer friendly market.

So what do you think? Will TELUS introduce two BlackBerry smartphones (Storm and iDen Curve) in the month of December or will they wait until early next year??

Thanks, Frogger

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BlackBerry Curve 8350i to hit Latin America

By James on Oct 28, 2008 in BlackBerry, Curve 8300 Series, International Networks, RIM, RIM Press Release.

NII Holdings has announced they will bring RIM’s new PTT enabled BlackBerry Curve 8350i to Latin America in 2009. In case you forget the Curve 8350i is the new iDEN smartphone that will be seen soon on the Sprint-Nextel network. It features a durable body with 2.0 megapixel camera, Wi-Fi and OS 4.6. Skip over for the press release.

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iDEN BlackBerry Curve for Nextel?

By James on Jul 01, 2008 in BlackBerry, Curve 8300 Series, Rumors, Sprint-Nextel, USA.

Just when everyone thought iDEN was close to death maybe just maybe RIM will save them. Jibi is reporting that RIM will be modeling this new iDEN model the BlackBerry Curve 8350. Lots of reports have been floating around that Sprint-Nextel would be launching the iDEN Curve either late 2008 or early 2009 and that it would be packing Wi-Fi. For now we will just hope this news is true… 

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Nextel to gain Wi-Fi iDen BlackBerry this year?

By James on Apr 04, 2008 in BlackBerry, CTIA 2008, Rumors, Sprint-Nextel, USA.

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Apparently Sprint-Nextel’s CEO Dan Hesse announced at CTIA 2008 that Nextel will gain a Wi-Fi iDen BlackBerry. This new BlackBerry will replace Nextel’s old school BlackBerry 7100i. Unfortunately thats all we know but hopefully RIM pulls something tough out.

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