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BlackBerry 'Seawolf' 9110 Clamshell for AT&T and 'Aurora' Mystery Phone Surface
Posted by Matt Buchanan at 5:00 AM on June 13, 2008
BlackBerry's first flip phone, the Kickstart (9100), is obviously for T-Mobile, but Boy Genius has uncovered some stuff that refers to the BlackBerry Seawolf (9110). The model number indicates it's a version of the Kickstart with GPS for another carrier, most probably AT&T. The mystery phone is the Aurora, which is in the same series as the touchscreen Thunder, but with an indicator of SureType keyboard like the Pearl—BGR suspects it might be an R&D fossil we'll never see. Still, looks like the Kickstart won't stay T-Mo exclusive for very long (if at all). Check out the revealing code over there: [BGR]
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GeekyNerdGuy
Posted 5:59 AM 13/6/08
@bms: In other words, another fine RIM job.
GeekyNerdGuy
zenpoet
Posted 5:55 AM 13/6/08
@GeekyNerdGuy: I am already filing the documents to change my name to Longfellow Hawke in anticipation of this phone.
zenpoet
bms
Posted 5:37 AM 13/6/08
Not bad if you like your pearl and want something a bit smaller. Should be a good device...as good as it gets from RIM.
bms
P3nnst8r
Posted 5:23 AM 13/6/08
@GeekyNerdGuy: With the matching color scheme and Ernest Borgnine greeting you when you turn it on/get a call.
P3nnst8r
GeekyNerdGuy
Posted 5:21 AM 13/6/08
@Chromeo: @alexpr: But if you carry that phone, everyone will know you're hungry like the wolf.
GeekyNerdGuy
Kaiser-Machead's got LindsayJoy's cookies on the SuperDrive
Posted 5:19 AM 13/6/08
No Razrberry for me thanks.
Kaiser-Machead's got LindsayJoy's cookies on the SuperDrive
alexpr
Posted 5:15 AM 13/6/08
that's an ugly phone. it belongs in the sea, or feed it to the wolf.
alexpr
Chromeo
Posted 5:13 AM 13/6/08
@GeekyNerdGuy:
They could call that thing "Wolfwolf", and it still wouldn't interest me...
Perhaps I've just been spoiled by the recent wave of pretty, pretty phones (Instinct, Iphone 3G, etc. etc.)
Chromeo
GeekyNerdGuy
Posted 5:08 AM 13/6/08
Seawolf, huh? If it came out for AT&T and had been called Airwolf, I would have bought it.
GeekyNerdGuy
Late_Night
Posted 5:07 AM 13/6/08
Is it me or does it just look blah?
Late_Night
Ztealth
Posted 5:01 AM 13/6/08
that's a mixed breed of a razr and a blackberry. pretty fugly to be honest!
Ztealth
b33g33
Posted 7:20 AM 13/6/08
'do it way better' - stupid no edit button Gawker sites
b33g33
b33g33
Posted 7:20 AM 13/6/08
How is blackberry still in business? Honestly, the only thing they had going for them was the push email. Now that MS ActiveSync and Apple mobileMe to it way better on nicer looking phones ... what's their reason for existence?
b33g33
ascurtis
Posted 7:50 AM 13/6/08
@b33g33: correct me if I'm wrong but I believe a lot of businesses' emails are set up with blackberry enterprise servers already. It would cost a lot to switch it, and security has already been a noted issue in the iPhone. Perhaps in time more companys will adopt ActiveSync and mobileMe, but for now blackberry still holds a strong lead in the business market.
ascurtis
kumuasata
Posted 1:07 PM 13/6/08
@b33g33:
The fact that their OS amazingly kicks ass and is better than both Windows Mobile and Mobile OSX. Btw The BB Curve is the best phone I've used thus far, and looks good in red :D
kumuasata
maven2k
Posted 2:58 PM 13/6/08
Geez, I feel like I am the only one who likes this thing. It is weird looking, but I do like the Pearl and I am pretty much set on flip style phones, sooooo.....me likey.
maven2k
keyser
Posted 10:30 PM 13/6/08
RazrBerry HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA ............ HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
i am going to recycle that and use it...
keyser
dws
Posted 6:49 AM 17/6/08
or better yet, BlkBrry
dws