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BlackBerry Leak Lists Product Code Names: Onyx, Driftwood, Magnum
4:25AM Jack Loftus | If you’re the kind of BlackBerry gadgetphile who loves product code names, please sit down, because that’s what we have here. Three new cologne-sounding code names for BlackBerry products, coming soon: Onyx, Driftwood, Magnum. More »
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Leaked 2009 Blackberry Roadmap Hints at Touchscreen Bold, Storm Slider
11:00AM Adrian Covert | A supposed 2009 Blackberry Roadmap posted on TmoNews Forums suggests that we’ll not only be seeing the Curve 8900 next year, but also a touchscreen Bold and a Storm with a slide-out keyboard. More »
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Unlock BlackBerry 8000-9000 Series Phones For Free
6:20AM Jason Chen | IntoMobile just found an app that can unlock any BlackBerry 8000 or 9000 series device, free of charge. What’s the catch? More »
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Orange Pulls BlackBerry Bold Over Quality Concerns
7:26AM Sean Fallon | According to a leaked memo obtained by Mobile Tech Addicts, UK based mobile phone carrier Orange have pulled the BlackBerry Bold off of their shelves temporarily citing quality issues with the device. What specific issues they are referring to are unknown, but Orange claims they are awaiting solutions from RIM and plan to have the device back on shelves in “a couple of weeks.” As you probably already know, the US debut of the Bold has been pushed back repeatedly—perhaps these issues have something to do with the delay over here as well. [Mobile Tech Addicts via Mobility Today] More »
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Best Buy Presentation Leaks Mobile Phone Ship Dates
1:45PM Gizmodo US Edition | Oops, someone at Best Buy leaked a presentation that’s revealed the ship dates for several upcoming handsets. For instance, the titanium version of the Verizon Blitz, now has a ship date of October 26th (it’s only marked as Coming Soon on the Best Buy site. Other mobile phones dropping on the 26th include Sprint’s HTC Touch Pro and black Samsung M540 Rant, AT&T’s BlackBerry Bold 9000 and T-Mobile’ BlackBerry Pearl Flip. Oh yes, the BlackBerry Storm’s on there as well, with a ship date of November 16th. [BGR via Electronista] More »
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BlackBerry Bold Review
4:15AM Matt Buchanan | If you were feverishly anticipating a mobile phone this year, it was one of two phones: the iPhone 3G or this phone. The BlackBerry Bold is RIM’s most powerful, polished handset ever. With 3G, a glossy new UI, a real web browser, serious hardware and an almost beautiful body, the Bold doesn’t redefine the BlackBerry experience, but it does elevate to the highest point its ever been. galleryPost('bboldreview', 3, '');
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BlackBerry Bold Unboxed with Barely Controlled Enthusiasm
3:38AM Gizmodo US Edition | CrackBerry has a video unboxing of the BlackBerry Bold from Rogers, showing it side-by-side with other BlackBerry phones as well as the King iPhone. No real surprises here, as the Bold hasn’t changed since our hands-on, but it’s always nice to see a shiny new gadget emerge from its cardboard home. [Crackberry] More »
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6:36PM Nick Broughall | RIM held the official Australian launch of BlackBerry Bold today. Considering that we’ve seen it all before, there wasn’t too much to come out of the event, except that it will officially be launched on Telstra, Vodafone and Optus, starting mid-August. 3 is apparently also testing the device, although whether they’ll release it is still yet to be seen.
As far as pricing goes, the networks are all still pretty quiet on what they’ll be charging – the exception is Optus, who today announced the phone will cost $10 per month on a 24-month contract when partnered with their $79 BlackBerry plan.They’ve even set up a web page dedicated for users keen enough to pre-register their interest. More »
BlackBerry Bold Hitting AU Mid-August on Telstra, Optus and Vodafone
6:36PM Nick Broughall | RIM held the official Australian launch of BlackBerry Bold today. Considering that we’ve seen it all before, there wasn’t too much to come out of the event, except that it will officially be launched on Telstra, Vodafone and Optus, starting mid-August. 3 is apparently also testing the device, although whether they’ll release it is still yet to be seen.
As far as pricing goes, the networks are all still pretty quiet on what they’ll be charging – the exception is Optus, who today announced the phone will cost $10 per month on a 24-month contract when partnered with their $79 BlackBerry plan.They’ve even set up a web page dedicated for users keen enough to pre-register their interest. More »
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Touchscreen BlackBerry Thunder Is BlackBerry 9500, Has Higher Res Screen Than iPhone
8:01AM Matt Buchanan | A bit more tricklage on RIM’s “Apple Killer,” the touchscreen BlackBerry Thunder: The official model number is the BlackBerry 9500, and the touchscreen is a bit higher res than the iPhone’s (360×480 to 320×480). It’ll be running OS 4.7.0 (the Bold runs 4.6). As we inch closer to the September release date expect to hear a lot more, since RIM’s ship ain’t exactly the tightest one on the seven seas. [BlackBerry News] More »
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