RIM, in partnership with strategic channel partner Emitac Mobile Solutions (EMS), announced yesterday the availability of the BlackBerry Bold in Pakistan, via leading Pakistan telecom Ufone. Mr. Ali Ikram from Ufone commented on the new smartphone, stating, “This elegant BlackBerry Bold smartphone from Ufone will surely delight every Pakistani tech-savvy customer as well as those who value increased productivity. This unique smartphone delivers an amazing blend of functionality, performance,

Blackberry Storm 9530 Quick Review Thursday, November 6, 2008 at 3:15 PM Posted by poison_ivy Okay, so I wasn’t able to make a preview of the Blackberry Storm when it was first announced since honestly, I’m not really a RIM fan. But when someone I know was able to get their hands on the Vodafone Blackberry Storm, the much talked about TRUE iPhone killer, I naturally had to see what this is all about. Since the time I had with the Blackberry Storm 9530 were literally only minutes,

The Blackberry Storm is now the most popular and eagerly anticipated handset in the UK so we decided to compile a list of the Top 10 Offers for those of you interested in getting your hands on the BlackBerry Storm. The official UK retail partners are Phones4U & Dial-a-Phone (click to view their full lists of offers). The Top 3 Deals: £35 per month, Free handset, 600 minutes, unlimited texts from Dial-a-Phone £40 per month, 600 minutes, 3000 texts, free 8GB memory card, free handset from

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Verizon Wireless announced some details regarding the plans that will be available for the upcoming BlackBerry Storm. Because the Storm has global capabilities, Verizon is offering a slew of plans that focus on overseas travelers. The Global Value Plan ...
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Verizon Wireless today announced global plans for the BlackBerry Storm, a smartphone with the first 'clickable' touch-screen.

The Global Value Plan offers discounted roaming charges on calls made to and from 130 countries for just $4.99 a month.

Customers can use GlobalEmail for corporate email attachments and POP3 email accounts. Verizon Wireless' unlimited GlobalEmail Plan covers web browsing, picture messaging and Visual Voice Mail in the U.S. and overseas for $69.99 monthly access for a stand-alone data plan and $64.99 monthly access when added to any voice plan.

The BlackBerry Storm can roam in South America and Japan, also provides 3G data speeds on select international networks. It comes pre-installed with a SIM card, so customers who travel abroad can activate global service.

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The gang over at the FCC has been busy lately, having just approved a BlackBerry Storm 9500. This version lacks the Verizon 9530's CDMA support.
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New Version Provides Advanced Microsoft Office File Editing Capabilities; PDF To Go Introduces Native PDF Viewer for BlackBerry Smartphones
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BlackBerry, a well known name in the industry of mobile phones, always awestruck people by breaking news. However, launching bold and high technical handsets have been its specialty. It is quite interesting to note that this company ...

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Obviously, there are some more important events happening on this Tuesday, but in case you're interested in hopping in one line to the next, the RIM BlackBerry Bold is now officially available for purchase through AT&T.

The highly anticipated smartphone ...

BlackBerry Bold Review - Making The Right Choice In A Smartphone BlackBerry Bold Review - Making The Right Choice In A Smartphone Whether you are looking to a smartphone for business or personal use, it’s important to make certain you choose a phone that has all of the features you need and built in reliability. If you have never owned a smartphone, you may want to read [...] Kategorie: Telekom & Elektronik |

The FCC has just approved the new GSM version of the BlackBerry Storm, which will use GSM and WCDMA bands, instead of CDMA. The specifications shouldn't differ from those of the Storm 9500:

Quad-band GSM/EDGE, WCDMA; 1GB ROM, 192MB RAM; 1400 mAh battery: standby time: ...

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Finally it happened! The BlackBerry Bold is now available through AT&T, and is going for $299.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate and a 2-year agreement. The unlocked phone will cost you $549.99, which isn't cheap.

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After incessant delays, AT&T has finally launched the BlackBerry Bold 9000. This candybar smartphone features a QWERTY keyboard and tri-band 3G HSDPA(850/1900/2100MHz) support for AT&T's 3G network.
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AT&T today launched the BlackBerry Bold, Research in Motion's latest smartphone with global 3G, built-in aGPS, Wi-Fi and AT&T applications.

The BlackBerry Bold features a black exterior, satin chrome-finished frame and a stylish, leatherette backplate with a half-VGA (480 x 320 px at 217 ppi) color display. A newly designed full QWERTY keyboard offers fast and easy typing.

On the inside, a new 624 megahertz (MHz) mobile processor provides improved performance. It comes with 1GB of on-board memory and up to 16GB via a microSD/SDHC expansion slot.

Multimedia capabilities include an advanced media player for music, videos and photos and a 2.0-megapixel camera with built-in flash, zoom and video recording, as well as an optimized Web-browsing experience with desktop-style depiction.

The Bold works with BlackBerry Internet Service, giving users push-based access ...

After slight delays in October, the BlackBerry Bold has finally goes on sale in US, offered by AT&T. The BlackBerry Bold smartphone is available now for as low as $299.99. Unlimited corporate e-mail and data access via BlackBerry Enterprise Server or BlackBerry Professional Software are available from $45 a month when a qualified voice plan is also chosen. Voice plans start at $39.99 per month. BlackBerry Bold customers with unlimited data plans also qualify for free AT&T Wi-Fi service with more than 17,000 hot spots including Starbucks, Barnes & Noble and thousands of other locations.

“Election Day is all about choice, and the addition today of the BlackBerry Bold to AT&T’s industry-leading roster of smartphones gives AT&T customers yet another fantastic choice through which they can have a superior experience in accessing e-mail, making a phone call, browsing the Web or performing myriad other data functions,” said Jeff Bradley, senior vice president of Devices for AT&T’s wireless operation. “Quite simply, the BlackBerry Bold is the best BlackBerry smartphone ever, and it’s available from the world’s leading provider of BlackBerry services only to AT&T customers here in the U.S.”

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BlackBerry Cool just posted a cool info: the iDEN BlackBerry Curve 8350i will be released at the dirt cheap price of $150 (on a 2 year contract after a $100 mail-in rebate), and tell that December 1st, just in time for Christmas, as the launch date (yay!).

The BlackBerry Curve 8350i will also be the first BlackBerry smartphone from Sprint to offer Group Connect, allowing customers to instantly set up group conversations with up to 20 other participants.

Other key features include:

• Integrated GPS
• 2 Megapixel Camera
• DataViz Documents to Go
• Speakerphone
• Advanced Media Player
• Removable/Rechargeable 1400 mAH Battery
• microSD memory card slot
• Bluetooth

Rogers Wireless and Research In Motion (RIM) are launching the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 smartphone, the first BlackBerry phone to come in flip form factor. The BlackBerry Pearl Flip will be available in black finish from Rogers Wireless starting November 4, with the pink BlackBerry Pearl Flip coming soon.

The new BlackBerry Pearl Flip provides flip phone fans with all the power of a BlackBerry smartphone in a fun and familiar design. You can send a message to your friends or family, make a call, browse the web, snap a picture, watch a video or listen to your favorite song. It features two high-resolution, light-sensing color displays, including an external LCD that makes it easy to preview incoming emails, text messages and phone calls without opening the handset.

Other features including:

• SureType QWERTY keyboard
• 240 x 320 internal LCD
• Built-in Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g) with support for Rogers TalkSpot service
• 2 megapixel camera
• microSD/SDHC memory card slot that supports up to 16GB for plenty of storage
• Enhanced HTML browser with RTSP support for online streaming video from sites like m.youtube.com
• BlackBerry Maps
• DataViz Documents To Go
• Bluetooth 2.0

The BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 smartphone will be available in black from Rogers starting November 4, from $49.99 with activation on any combination of ...

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Ever since the RIM BlackBerry Storm was introduced in early October, I've received a ton of questions about the smartphone. A majority of the queries have been about availability and pricing, but there have been some more specific questions about features, competitor comparisons, and whether it will come to other carriers.

Given all the interest in the BlackBerry Storm, I decided to round up some of the most frequently asked questions about the first touch-screen BlackBerry and share them with you in this Ask the Editors post. I've tried to answer them to the best of my ability, but please realize there are just some things I can't completely answer, whether it's because the companies aren't talking (trust me, I'm trying) or because I haven't had any real hands-on time with the device. Still, I wanted to get as much information as I could out there. Also, if you have any questions that weren't answered here, post them in the comment section below and I'll try to get them all.

Q: When will the BlackBerry Storm be available and for how much?

A: Ahh, the million-dollar question. I talked ...

We all want it and D-day is upon us with the imminent launch of the At&t BlackBerry Bold.  For a penny shy of $400 before $100 Mail-In Rebate, you can walk into your local At&t Wireless Store and take home what is being described as the ‘the best BlackBerry yet’.  As usual you will need to pay the $36 activation fee or $18 upgrade fee and if you opt for an online purchase shipping is free.  In case you are looking for the deal of the day on the BlackBerry Bold you might want to check Wi

...it’s also a solid multimedia cell phone with a snazzier interface to make it really pop.

This year has seen two game-changers for RIM, in the shape of the BlackBerry Storm and the BlackBerry Bold.  The former is easier to explain - it’s the company’s first touchscreen device - but the latter has been more of an evolution for the messaging specialists.  While loved by many, the BlackBerry line-up had been looking progressively more and more bland compared to rivals; with the Bold, RIM have taken the opportunity to give it more than just a slick new casing. Roughly the same size

Somehow my old post with this stuff got deleted, so here it is, recreated from scratch.  Last Update:  10.29.08 NOTE:  Items labeled with a * are being tested or I have not used, I'm not sure how great they are. Blackberry Blackberry Desktop - get the latest one WITHOUT the media tool Blackberry Media Sync (faster download) for syncing with iTunes Blackberry OS (ATT 8310) - man, when will they release 4.5 for att curves? Communication / Instant Messengers * iSkoot (OTA OTA4.2) - skype JiveT

If you've been waiting for a touchscreen phone to come out that dazzles and amazes you as much as it will your friends, these may be the ones for you

Honestly, when first pics of the BlackBerry Javelin came out, I wasn’t very thrilled about it. We all know the specs are ho-hum, and the blurry images did nothing much for it. As more details emerge though (along with clearer photos), I can say that it’s not so bad after all. I mean sure, it still doesn’t have 3G, but I guess this is targeted towards a market that doesn’t need or isn’t interested in using the high speed connection. It will be perfect for emerging markets as well. The BlackBe

Episode 6 of IntoMobile’s Podcast, The Signal, is on the air! Not many headlines this week, so Will and I go over a bunch of things spinning around the rumour mill, including iPhone 3G price cuts, Samsung Glyde being taken off of Verizon’s shelves, and the BlackBerry Pearl Flip coming to Rogers. Plenty of attention goes to the flurry of BlackBerry 8900 Javelin Curve pictures that have been showing, as well as speculation about the upcoming Windows Mobile 6.5. Take a listen behind the jump!

The BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 is RIM's first non-bar styled smartphone. It features good looks and a form factor that is sure to please many. Read all about it in this review.
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Getting the first full touch screen BlackBerry smartphone? Crackberry has posted the BlackBerry Storm 9530 manual, you can download the 249 pages user manual first to know about the smartphone in detail! Click here to download the file (1.14 MB)

The BlackBerry Storm (also called BlackBerry Thunder previously) will be available this month for Verizon Wireless and Vodafone customer. Price detail for Vodafone has just been announced as below:

• With 12-month contract, minimum £40/month subscription, it cost £300
• With 18-month contract, minimum £40/month subscription, it will be free!
• With 24-month contract, minimum £35/month subscription, it will be free!

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Too good to be true? Cited Fortune’s Techland blog, in connecting with Vodafone’s recent announcement that they would fully subsidize the Blackberry Storm, Gizmodo reported that Verizon might be considering similar low cost options to compete against the iPhone.

While some inside sources claimed Verizon may go as far as to make the phone free with a two-year contract, other anonymous blabbermouths from the Verizon camp shot that notion down.

Most analysts believe the Storm will be equally priced to the 8 GB iPhone at the very least, but its realistic to see it at a $99 or $150 price point. The goal is to move some serious units during the holiday season, but for that to happen, Verizon needs to actually release the Storm

Let’s wait and see.

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Yay! It’s a good news for BlackBerry owners: get your A&T free hot-spots across the country: in the airports, Barnes and Noble bookstores, McDonald’s, and Starbucks! Well, it’s followed the previous announcement for iPhone users the other day.

AT&T informed us that BlackBerry access to the WiFi hotspots would begin with the BlackBerry Bold, which is set to be available on Tuesday, November 4th. Shortly following that, the BlackBerry Pearl 8120 and BlackBerry 8820 will also gain free WiFi access. AT&T would not comment on the possibility of free WiFi service being extended to its other smartphones, such as the AT&T Tilt.

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Well, while we are still waiting for the Blackberry Storm in the U.S. from Verizon, (and bunch of people are actually pre-ordering online from various different stores) Phones 4U has announced that they will be partnering up with Vodafone UK to provide the Storm in the UK: I have previously noted how much I like Blackberries and I’d rather get the Blackberry Bold but since I haven’t tried the touchscreen version myself, I guess it will simply be a matter of time before the verdict hits the s

Vodafone has announced the pricing for its BlackBerry Storm in the UK. The handset will be available starting November 11 and wiil be yours for:

£300 (US $495) on 12-month contract, starting at £40/month FREE: 18-month contract, starting at £40/month ...

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Canadians who want a BlackBerry Bold, but couldn't afford can now breathe easily. Apparently Best Buy understands their anger caused by the insane price of 399.99 with a 3-year contract, so now it offers the handset forust $199.99 + a $50 gift card. The offer expires on November 27th, so hury u...

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AT&T is planning to extend its free WiFi access beyond the iPhone to include BlackBerry owners, starting with the BlackBerry Bold..
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Here is an A to Z List of all BlackBerry Phones in my database. I have specs, analysis and more info for each of these BlackBerry cell phones.

AT&T has announced it will begin offering free AT&T Wi-FiSM service to current and new customers of select smartphones, including the new BlackBerry Bold, available Nov. 4. AT&T has more than 17,000 hot spots including Starbucks, Barnes & Noble, and thousands of other locations.

AT&T is offering the free Wi-Fi service to customers with unlimited data plans. In addition to the BlackBerry Bold, the BlackBerry Pearl 8120 and the BlackBerry 8820 will follow later this year, and AT&T plans to make the offer available to more mobile devices in the future. Additional details, including instructions on how to access the hot spots, are available at www.attwifi.com.

Free Wi-Fi access is also available with all AT&T small business broadband plans, AT&T
U-verseSM High Speed Internet plans and with qualified AT&T LaptopConnect plans. For customers without an AT&T broadband or smartphone plan, Wi-Fi subscriptions are available for $19.99 a month

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It's been a good six months since Research in Motion first announced the RIM BlackBerry Bold (aka RIM BlackBerry 9000). Originally slated for a summer release on AT&T, the launch date kept getting pushed back...and back. Frustrated with the ...

T-Mobile has added a new color to its recently released BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220. The new RED version is available now for the same $150 on a 2-year contract after rebates. Features include:

240 x 320 internal display, 128 x 160 external display; Quad-band EDGE (no 3G...

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Foo Fighters performing at Wednesday's LA launch party for the BlackBerry Storm. (Photo taken with a BlackBerry Curve.)

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HOLLYWOOD, Calif.--The BlackBerry Storm got its chance to be a child star Wednesday as Research In Motion threw it a coming-out party at the legendary Avalon Hollywood club.

There was the full runway action, as paparazzi photographed celebrities going down the red carpet on their way into the club. As I arrived, a couple of cast members from the new 90210 show were making their way down the carpet. (Perhaps my favorite line of the evening was one of the show's cast members saying she hadn't actually seen the original show, but had "seen pictures" of the show's stars).

Annalynne McCord of the new '90210' show walks down the red carpet at the BlackBerry Storm party. (Photo taken with a BlackBerry Curve.)

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I hung out near the red carpet as long as I could, but was urged to move it along so John Mayer could get his turn in front of the cameras. (Mayer and Apple fans alike will note he has made more than his ...

The RIM BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 for T-Mobile is now available in a new cranberry red color scheme.
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BlackBerry Pearl 8220 smartphone is the first RIM's flip handset featuring 2 megapixel camera with video capture, Wi-Fi, a 3.5mm headphone jack, advanced media.

BlackBerry Pearl 8220 smartphone is the first RIM’s flip handset featuring 2 megapixel camera with video capture, Wi-Fi, a 3.5mm headphone jack,

For those who waited, the RIM BlackBerry Bold won't disappoint. The Bold impresses with its brilliant display, enhanced productivity tools, and excellent multimedia performance to deliver a more powerful and well-rounded smartphone to mobile professionals.

For those who waited, the RIM BlackBerry Bold won't disappoint. The Bold impresses with its brilliant display, enhanced productivity tools, and excellent multimedia performance to deliver a more powerful and well-rounded smartphone to mobile professionals.

How do you like that? Some sources report that the fpopular BlackBerry Bold actually costs just $169.41 to manufacture. Cheap, you say? And now compare this figure with the subsidized price of US$337 that poor Canadians have to pay for the handset. That's what I call a daylight robbery!

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A short, but sweet, news bulletin for BlackBerry fans: on Wednesday, T-Mobile announced the immediate availability of the red RIM BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 smartphone. It joins the black version, which has been on sale since October 13. You can get either colors for $149.99 with a ...

The BlackBerry Partners Fund, a $150 million venture capital fund formed to focus on applications and services for the BlackBerry and other mobile platforms, announced today that the Fund has made investments in buzzd, Digby and WorldMate. “Since its inception this past May, the BlackBerry Partners Fund has had the opportunity to review thousands of business plans from companies focused on developing the next generation of business and consumer applications for BlackBerry and other smartphone platforms,” said John Albright, Co-Managing Partner of the BlackBerry Partners Fund.

buzzd, a location-sensitive city guide and social network for mobile devices, has raised $3.2 million in a Series A Preferred Stock financing with BlackBerry Partners Fund, Greycroft Partners, Monitor Ventures and Qualcomm Ventures. Digby, a mobile commerce solution provider powering the mobile channel for top retailers, has raised $5.5 million Series B Preferred Stock with the BlackBerry Partners Fund and existing shareholders.

WorldMate, a company that has paved the way for mobile travel innovation and serves over one million frequent flyers and road warriors around the world, has raised $8 million in a Series C Preferred Stock financing with BlackBerry Partners Fund, Motorola Ventures and AMC Communications.