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BlackBerry Curve 8530 Announced, Heading to Sprint & Verizon

By James on Nov 05, 2009 in BlackBerry, Curve 8500 Series, RIM, RIM Press Release, Sprint-Nextel, USA, Verizon.

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Look what came out of hiding! The BlackBerry Curve 8530 has just been announced officially by RIM. Not too long after it was announced we saw press releases from both Verizon and Sprint, in the United States. The new Curve 8530 sports a newer style body, with trackpad navigation, Wi-Fi, dedicated music keys and GPS. Sprint is yet to announce pricing or a release date, however Verizon says they will be launching it on November 20th for $99.99 with contract, after rebates.

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IDC Confirms What We All Know, BlackBerry Rules!

By Susan C on Aug 08, 2009 in AT&T (Cingular), Alltel, BlackBerry, Bold 9000 Series, Curve 8300 Series, Curve 8900 Series, Pearl 8100 Series, Sprint-Nextel, Storm 9500 Series, T-Mobile, USA, Verizon.

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The Research and Consulting firm, IDC, listed the top-selling smartphone models in the US. It lists vendor sales to carriers and channels as well. So far it’s going on preliminary data. The actual numbers won’t be available till the end of the month. So let’s see what the firm says so far.

No 10 is the HTC Touch from Sprint, Nextel, and Verizon Wireless.

No 9 is the HTC Touch Pro from Sprint, Verizon Wireless, AT&T, and others.

No 8 is the Palm Pre from Sprint.

No 7 is the T-Mobile G1 by HTC from T-Mobile USA.

No 6 is the Research In Motion BlackBerry Storm from Verizon Wireless.

No 5 is the Research In Motion BlackBerry Bold from AT&T.

No 4 is the Apple iPhone 3G (both versions) from AT&T.

No 3 is the Research In Motion BlackBerry Pearl (all 81xx series, excluding the Flip) from AT&T, Sprint, Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile, and others.

No 2 is the Apple iPhone 3GS (both versions) from AT&T.

No 1 is the Research In Motion BlackBerry Curve (83xx series and 8900) from AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, Verizon Wireless, and others.

So what does that say? Research In Motion rules the smartphone world, and the BlackBerry Curve is still holding the number one position. I’m not surprised, though I’m very curious to see how the numbers change with the BlackBerry Tour 9630 entering the smartphone scene. I really like the Tour, it’s been very reliable, and I’m curious to see if it will rise to the top or come pretty close.

Anyone have any thoughts to share?

[via: FierceWireless]

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BlackBerry Curve 8530 heading to Verizon, with Wi-Fi… Soon?

By James on Jul 29, 2009 in BlackBerry, Curve 8500 Series, Rumors, Un-Released models.

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By now I’m sure you all have seen the recently announced BlackBerry Curve 8520. It’s the new entry level addition to the Curve family, which sports RIM’s new Trackpad navigation, 2 megapixel camera, Wi-Fi and dedicated media keys. Well Boy Genius is confirming that a CDMA variant will defiantly be on its way to Verizon within the next little bit. This is expected to be Verizon’s first CDMA BlackBerry with Wi-Fi! Most likely other CDMA networks such as Bell, Telus and Sprint will see the 8530 (Code-named Aries) as well. Stay tuned for more details when get them…

Here’s a rundown of features expected on the Curve 8530:

  • 320×240 resolution screen
  • 1xRTT, EV-DO
  • QWERTY keyboard
  • 2 megapixel camera
  • OS 5.0
  • Bluetooth
  • Wi-Fi b,g

[via BGR and CrackBerry]

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Sprint’s new “Inferno” BlackBerry Curve 8330 is Now Available

By James on Jul 12, 2009 in BlackBerry, Curve 8300 Series, Sprint-Nextel, USA.

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Well that didn’t take long… We heard that Sprint was getting ready to launch a couple new colored BlackBerry models and here is the first. Not only did Sprint launch the Tour today, but they also launched the “Inferno Orange” BlackBerry Curve 8330. It’s available now from Sprint for $49.99 with two year contract. This orange berry joins the silver and red colored models already available. So what’s it going to be… Orange Curve or the hot new Tour 9630? Take you pick.

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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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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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Sprint also announces BlackBerry Tour 9630 is Coming Soon!

By James on Jun 16, 2009 in BlackBerry, Sprint-Nextel, Tour 9600 Series, USA.

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Sprint felt a little left out last night with the BlackBerry Tour announcements so they posted their micro site this morning. Sprint has announced they will be rocking the BlackBerry 9630 sometime this summer as well. Sprint took it one step further and even announced pricing! Sprint’s expected to release the Tour this summer for $199 with two year term after rebates. Of course this means Verizon will probably be around the same. If you’re a Sprint fan go register at the link below to be notified when its ready!

Get more details at Sprint.com/Tour >

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RIM officially announces the BlackBerry Tour 9630 Smartphone!

By James on Jun 16, 2009 in BlackBerry, RIM, RIM Press Release, Tour 9600 Series.

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RIM was working late last night! They officially introduced the BlackBerry Tour 9630 smartphone, which will be set to launch sometime this Summer. The 9630 features much of what we’ve already seen leaked around the internet. The Tour will be a packed smartphone featuring Dual-band CDMA with EVDO, Quad-band GSM with EDGE, UMTS/HSPA 2100MHz. Not only that but its got a 480×360 high resolution display, 256MB on board memory with Micro SD memory card slot, 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus, video recording, GPS, and of course full QWERTY keyboard packed into its slim hot body.

“BlackBerry continues to be the top selling smartphone brand in North America and we are proud to add this powerful new 3G world phone to our successful product portfolio,” said Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO at Research In Motion. “With its striking design and exceptional performance, the new BlackBerry Tour will offer a compelling choice for the growing number of wireless customers looking to upgrade their existing cell phone to a smartphone.”

Check out RIM’s new micro site for the Tour 9630 at blackberry.com/tour >

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First Pics of BlackBerry Aries 8530, the CDMA version of Gemini

By James on May 23, 2009 in BlackBerry, Curve 8500 Series, Rumors, Un-Released models.

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Meet the latest BlackBerry to obtain a code-name! This is BlackBerry Aries which is also modeled the 8530. It happens to be the CDMA counterpart to the Gemini which was shown a month or so ago. Like the 8530, “Aries” will be a lower end model featuring the new optical trackpad, full QWERTY keyboard, soft rubber back, dedicated play/pause keys on the top and most likely Wi-Fi. Because it runs CDMA technology its expected you will see this model end up on Verizon, Sprint, Bell and Telus. No word on a launch date as of yet, but most likely you will see it later Summer (think Back to School).

Want more details on Gemini 8520? Click Here

[via CrackBerry]

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