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BlackBerry Bold Launches Thursday in Canada

admin — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:19:10 +0000

by Reuters

TORONTO - Rogers Communications Inc, the owner of Canada’s biggest wireless carrier, will start offering Research In Motion Ltd’s new BlackBerry Bold on Thursday, the Globe and Mail reported on its Web site.

The Bold is RIM’s most advanced smartphone to date and is the first BlackBerry to support high-speed HSDPA cellular networks. It comes with integrated GPS, Wi-Fi and a host of multimedia features.

RIM co-CEO Jim Balsillie told Reuters in May that the smartphone, aimed at the company’s base of business users, will cost between $300 and $400. AT&T will be its lead carrier in the United States.

The Globe and Mail reported on Monday that Rogers confirmed the device will go on sale on Thursday. Rogers did not immediately return a call seeking comment.

The smartphone is expected to be available with carriers around the world by the end of this week.

The Bold features the most vivid display ever on a BlackBerry, a 2-megapixel camera with video recording capability, and a media player for watching movies and managing music collections.

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BlackBerry Kickstart and Seawolf get official model numbers

admin — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 11:08:28 +0000

There is unconfirmed news that the two much awaited BlackBerry mobile phones have been assigned their model numbers. BlackBerry Kickstart is BlackBerry 8220 and BlackBerry Seawolf will be BlackBerry 8210. While official information on the specifications of both the models has not been released, we have no other options than to depend upon rumors to get a glance of what these models would adorn.

Kickstart is supposed to be RIM’s flip phone of this year. It will have a SureType keyboard, two LCD displays and of course a camera. It is also expected to use the TrackBall for navigation. As for the BlackBerry Seawolf, according to the rumormongers, it will be the GPS version of the Kickstart.

BlackBerry 8820 replaces the 8800 model on Rogers Wireless

admin — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:56:16 +0000

While we’re waiting for the BlackBerry 9000 series, Rogers has discontinued the old BlackBerry 8800, only to replace it with the more powerful 8820 model. The newly launched device (at least on Rogers), builds on top of 8800’s specs adding WiFi connectivity to the mix.

The Blackberry 8820 is already available on the largest Canadian mobile operator and could be yours for CA$349 on a three-year contract (special promo price). The price goes up if you decide to bind yourself with a shorter-term contract — with a two-year term, the 8820 could be yours for CA$499, while a single year contract makes the device cost CA$549.

Blackberry gets yet another IM: Mundu version 4

admin — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:15:00 +0000

Blackberry smartphone seems to be bombarded with instant messengers and the latest amongst them is Mundu version 4. Unlike many other IMs you can chat with your friends who are clients of other messengers like the Windows Live, Yahoo, ICQ, AIM, Google Talk and Jabber. A special feature that you will really welcome is the multi-client or cross conferencing facilities in which you can just have one chat window open and invite all your friends to join the conversation. You don’t need to engage in a boring one to one conversation any more. You can have a great time communicating with all your friends simultaneously.

I think this feature is going to be of great help even in a formal interaction where you can engage in a sort of a mini-meeting with your workplace acquaintances. It seems to be an easy, quick and convenient alternative to videoconferencing. The company is ready to allow you to try the messenger out for 5 days before you take a decision to buy it and it is available for a lifetime subscription of only $11 USD. It is ready for downloading on the Internet. Can you ask for a better deal?

White BlackBerry Pearl on T-Mobile

admin — Thu, 01 May 2008 05:09:15 +0000

A White version of the Blackberry Pearl has recently been launched by T-Mobile. This white version of the first multimedia capable BlackBerry is exclusively available via this carrier. It is myFaves compatible and has the unlimited data plan option for $19.99 a month. Features of the BlackBerry Pearl include: - 240×260 screen - 64MB built-in memory - Quad-band GSM with EDGE - 1.3 megapixel camera - Instant messaging - Push email The BlackBery Pearl White is available from T-Mobile for $149.99 with a 2-year contract and after a $50 mail-in rebate. The original black version is also available with the same price tag.
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