BlackBerry practically nailed its own coffin shut earlier this year when it announced it was working toward a sale. Then something drastic happened last month: CEO Thorsten Heins was out the door and the sale was suddenly off of the table. BlackBerry's incumbent CEO John Chen started to issue letters saying that the company is "very much alive" and that he sees a bright future ahead for...
On the heels of Research In Motion’s disappointing announcement Thursday, company shares have taken a 12 percent dive Friday. The Waterloo-based company revealed it didn’t expect to launch any BlackBerry 10 powered devices until late 2012 at the earliest, giving more fodder to ouster calls of RIM’s co-CEOs. This year has been bad enough for the handset maker as it is – this could be...
The Internet has been awash with hints and leaks of a Tmo BlackBerry Curve lately, and it has all lead up to this: Magenta pulled the trigger today and announced the BlackBerry Curve 9360! Though business customers can order online immediately, consumer users will have to wait a bit to get their hands on the device. The Black phone will be available on September 28, with the exclusive...
I’m both an iOS and Android user. (Yep, I’m one of those dual OS people.) I was also a big fan of webOS, and so was greatly saddened by HP’s decision to end its WebOS device line. But despite all that, I actually find myself rooting for BlackBerry these days. I know, I know — a lot of people think the platform has one foot in the grave. Maybe I can’t resist cheering for an underdog,...
Today we’re going to take a look at the top 5 phones on Vodafone — our roundup of the devices which we believe are currently the best available for this carrier. Thanks to everyone who took the time to read and comment on my ‘Top 5 Phones on O2‘ feature published last week. I got a little bit of stick from some of you for not listing the devices in the order in which I rate them, so...
T-Mobile has just announced that RIM’s latest BlackBerry Bold 9900 will be coming to America’s largest 4G network beginning August 31. The device will cost $299.99 (after a $50 mail-in rebate) with a two-year contract, and lucky business customers can take advantage of the pre-sale and begin purchasing the 9900 from today. As for specifications, the device is identical to that reviewed...
RIM unveiled an awesome new lineup of BlackBerry smartphones yesterday, including a new touch-capable Bold, and two new models of the Torch — all of which boast RIM's latest BlackBerry 7 OS. But what about those of us with a tighter budget? How do we get our hands on BlackBerry 7 OS? Thankfully, RIM has confirmed to TechRadar that it plans to launch a 'budget' BlackBerry 7 OS device to...
RIM is going wild with the new handset announcements for carriers today. Just this morning three new BlackBerry phones were announced for AT&T, and now Sprint has chimed in with two new devices of their own. The BlackBerry Bold 9930 & BlackBerry Torch 9850 will both be sporting the new BlackBerry 7 operating system as well as 1.2 GHz, 5 MP cameras and be world phone capable. ...