BlackBerry Curve 8520 Hits AT&T

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AT&T customers look out, another BlackBerry is making its way to your carrier just in time for the holidays. The Curve 8520 has just been confirmed in an AT&T press release. It will be available soon for $99.99 after a $100 mail in rebate. As a warning, the rebate comes in the form of a $100 AT&T promotion card.

Posted on Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:03:01 CST | by Robert Evans

Wal-Mart Holiday Special: $99.99 BlackBerry Bold 9700

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Many people usually replace their cell phones during the holiday season. The best deals come out as it gets closer and closer to Christmas. Take this new deal on the BlackBerry Bold 9700 (via TmoNews) from Wal-Mart. If you sign up to buy a T-Mobile 9700 with a 2-year service agreement you'll get a $100 Wal-Mart gift card along with it. That basically cuts the cost down from $199.99, to $99.99.

Posted on Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:38:33 CST | by Robert Evans

Early Black Friday Walmart BlackBerry $100 Gift Card Deal Is Much Better Online

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Walmart is now offering their new early Black Friday deal on BlackBerry phones not only in stores, but also online. So you do not have to step out into the cold or miss an Amazon Gold Box deal and still can get a $100 Walmart Gift Card with the purchase of a new BlackBerry smartphone with 2-year contract.
The important thing here is that the online BlackBerry deals are different and actually much better than in stores. If you really want to make a deal on a BlackBerry buy it on Walmart online.
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Posted on Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Early Walmart Black Friday In-Store BlackBerry Deal Starts Today 8am

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The early Black Friday event Walmart is launching today gets you a $100 Walmart Gift Card with the purchase of any BlackBerry phones with 2-yr contract.
Walmart says "any BlackBerry" qualifies, but only lists eight BlackBerry phone models on their Holiday Savings page. We have analyzed each of the Walmart BlackBerry phone deals in details here. Not all BlackBerry phones offered are a great deal even with the $100 gift card.
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Posted on Sat, 14 Nov 2009 07:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Early Walmart Black Friday BlackBerry Deals Analyzed

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As reported earlier Walmart announced their next early Black Friday deal today. Starting on Saturday you can get a free $100 Walmart Gift card with the purchase of a new BlackBerry with 2-year contract. This is a pretty stress free offer as I guess Walmart will have plenty of BlackBerry phones available during the whole next week.

$100 Gift cards always sound very nice, but are the offered BlackBerry phones a great deal? Lets have a look a the eight BlackBerry phones offered by Walmart and their prices.
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Posted on Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:43:18 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Early Walmart Black Friday Features BlackBerry Phones With $100 Gift Card

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Walmart just announced their next round of early Black Friday deals starting this Saturday November 14th.
This time you can get a free $100 Walmart Gift card when you buy any BlackBerry phone Walmart offers with a new two-year contract.
Walmart sells BlackBerry phones from all four major carriers: AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless.
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Posted on Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:37:54 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

BlackBerry Storm 2 Hits Verizon Friday

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Verizon Wireless announced Friday that the Storm 2 from Blackberry was available on its network for customers to purchase. The Storm 2 runs Blackberry OS 5.0 and uses touchscreen technology with a 3.25-inch screen with a resolution of 480 x 360.

The touchscreen uses capacitive touch and has integrated send, end, menu, and escape keys. The screen also uses SurePress technology to make touching things on the screen easier to do. Other features of the handset include WiFi, 256MB of flash memory, and microSDHC card support. Read more

Posted on Mon, 9 Nov 2009 11:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

White BlackBerry Curve 8900 Coming To AT&T?

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Have you always coveted a BlackBerry Curve 8900 but had a terrible fear of the color black? No? Well, if you want a white 8900 anyway and your carrier is AT&T, your (not particularly wild) dream is about to come true, according to Boy Genius. They've got a photo of the new, ultra-pale 8900 and info from an inside source that it will be coming to AT&T very soon.

Posted on Fri, 6 Nov 2009 07:08:56 CST | by Robert Evans

BlackBerry Curve 8530 Announced By Verizon Wireless

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Verizon Wireless has more new phones coming than just the hyped Droid that launches today.
Verizon Wireless and Research In Motion (RIM) introduced the BlackBerry Curve 8530 smartphone featuring built-in GPS and Wi-Fi capabilities.
Other features of the new Curve 8530 include 256MB flash memory and 528MHz next generation processor, 2MP camera, 3.5mm stereo headset jack, and microSD slot. Read more

Posted on Fri, 6 Nov 2009 04:26:52 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Rogers Is Now Selling The BlackBerry Bold 9700

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Good news, Canadian RIM fans. Yet another sweet, sweet BlackBerry smartphone is yours to purchase. If Rogers is your carrier and the Bold 9700 is the sort of mobile that makes you weak at the knees, you can order it now online. This new berry doesn't come cheap, though. It'll set you back $299.99, and that's with a 3 year voice-and-data plan. You can also buy this new Bold outright for $599.99.

Posted on Tue, 3 Nov 2009 10:54:11 CST | by Robert Evans

Blackberry Curve 8520 Smartphone Review

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Tbreak published a review of the the Blackberry Curve 8520.
Quote from the review: "The Blackberry Curve 8520 launched by RIM recently is probably the best Blackberry for someone looking to get into the Smartphone/Blackberry market. Read more

Posted on Mon, 2 Nov 2009 16:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Black Friday Rumored To See Launch of Verizon BlackBerry Curve2 Or HTC Passion

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Verizon Wireless is currently the hottest carrier in the news with the upcoming Droid release this week. BGR has a hot rumor on hand that Verizon Wireless is not done with hot new smartphone releases this year.
Verizon is supposed to launch the BlackBerry Curve2 or the HTC Passion on Black Friday.

Overall Verizon is said to introduce 15 new phones during the coming holiday shopping season. Read more

Posted on Mon, 2 Nov 2009 09:00:26 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Verizon Wireless: BlackBerry Curve 2 This Holiday Season

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Verizon's holiday line-up contains quite a few sweet new smartphones, but it's been hard to focus on anything but the Droid. Motorola's flagship smartphone is so cool that it's started to somewhat overshadow the other sweet phones hitting VZW over the next few weeks. The Droid isn't the only awesome device coming to Verizon, as this leak from Boy Genius illustrates.

Posted on Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:58:15 CDT | by Robert Evans

BlackBerry Smartwatch Available For Pre-Order

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Well that was fast. After just a week of speculation time, the BlackBerry smartwatch is confirmed and available for pre-order. Normally a gadget like this is preceded by months of speculation over leaked renders and blurry cameraphone images. Apparently inPulse, the company RIM contracted to make the watch, doesn't like to play those games. The final price of the Smartwatch is $149, and it is expected to ship in February.

In terms of specs, we can confirm that the Smartwatch packs a 1.3" OLED display. It has a glass lens, a metal body, a microUSB port, and a battery that can handle roughly 4 days of use on a charge. It also has a vibrating motor, so you'll always know when someone's trying to send you a message. Unfortunately, you won't be able to respond with your watch alone.

Posted on Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:17:52 CDT | by Robert Evans

BlackBerry Storm2 Launches On Verizon On October 28th

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The new BlackBerry Storm2 is launching on Verizon Wireless this coming Wednesday. RIM made the new touchscreen BlackBerry official 11 days ago. What was missing was pricing and the launch date.

The new BlackBerry Storm2 smartphone is available for $179.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement on a voice plan with an Email and Web feature or an Email and Web for BlackBerry plan.
Customers will receive the mail-in rebate in the form of a debit card; upon receipt, customers may use the card as cash anywhere debit cards are accepted. Data plans for the BlackBerry Storm2 smartphone begin at $29.99 when added to any Nationwide voice plan. Read more

Posted on Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:40:53 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

BlackBerry OS 5.0 Update Rumored To Be Released This Week

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RIM is expected to release the new BlackBerry firmware update 5.0 in the coming week on October 28th.
According to CrackBerry the list of BlackBerry phones that will be able to run OS 5.0 include BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8200, Curve 8330, Curve 8350i, Curve 8900, Bold 9000, Tour 9630 and as reported already the BlackBerry Storm. Read more

Posted on Sun, 25 Oct 2009 12:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

BlackBerry Storm 2 Dummy Units Spotted

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It won't be long now. Gizmodo's posted some screenshots of BlackBerry Storm 2 dummy display units over in Best Buy and Verizon stores. When the display units filter in, it's usually only a matter of days or (at most) weeks before we see a full-scale launch.

The Storm 2 is currently rumored to launch on-or-around October 25. These sightings lend credence to that rumor. I'd be very surprised if the Storm 2 launches much later than the 25th, and it's pretty much certain to hit before the end of the month.

Posted on Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:14:05 CDT | by Robert Evans

BlackBerry Bold 9700 Hits AT&T, T-Mobile

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Well BlackBerry fans, the Bold is here. Both T-Mobile and AT&T have announced that this new RIM smartphone is available on their carrier. First up, details on the smartphone itself. The Bold has a 3.2 MP camera, a 624 MHz processor, 256 MB of flash memory, and A-GPS. It also boasts a touch sensitive trackpad, and the traditional BlackBerry QWERTY keyboard. The Bold has 3G capability, along with WiFi.

AT&T customers can find the Bold here. It comes loaded with AT&T Visual Voicemail for free. With an additional data plan, the Bold 9700 can be used as a 3G modem for your laptop computer. (Of course AT&T makes you pay to tether) The Bold will be available in the "coming weeks" for $199.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate.

Posted on Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:01:58 CDT | by Robert Evans

The BlackBerry Smartwatch: Hot, But Silly

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Like millions and millions of other people these days, I no longer wear a watch. The advent of the cell phone as a ubiquitous device has made them superfluous for a lot of us. While old-fashioned watches may not be too exciting these days, the concept of the smartwatch most definitely is. Ever since LG's overly-expensive GD910 made it onto the market, we've been waiting to see who the next entrant in the smartwatch category would be.

Today, we know it's RIM. That's right, the makers of the BlackBerry are working on a companion smartwatch (via Gizmodo) for their line of phones. Crackberry posted up several images of the new watch, along with some information on its purpose. This smartwatch is not a stand-alone device, but a BlackBerry accessory designed to display messages from a paired BlackBerry. It's made by a 3rd party manufacturer, and could be marketed as the inPulse.

Posted on Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:00:27 CDT | by Robert Evans

Firmware Update To Make BlackBerry Storm Not Suck?

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The BlackBerry Storm has some issues. It's been panned by many critics, and users alike for it's slow speed, buggy nature, and sub-par touchscreen. For a phone that was supposed to bring RIM back into the winner's circle, the Storm was pretty much a complete failure. Fortunately, it looks like RIM has fixed the major problems of the Storm, just in time to release the vastly superior Storm 2.

If you're one of the folks who bought a Storm and immediately regretted it, you could be about to get restitution. PhoneArena reports that there is a firmware update en route to you right now. This update will make the Storm and Storm 2 "practically identical" when it comes to software.

Posted on Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:18:05 CDT | by Robert Evans

BlackBerry Storm2 Reviews

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The new BlackBerry Storm2 officially appeared on RIM's site earlier today and Walt Mossberg already published his take on the Strom2 earlier today as well. Now more Storm2 reviews have been published as Vodafone already announced the Storm2 for the UK.

The Storm2 is getting much better grades than the original Storm, but it is not all great. Read more

Posted on Thu, 15 Oct 2009 07:29:17 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr