NTT DocoMo announced today it will launch the BlackBerry Internet Service for direct connection to the Internet without the need for a dedicated server on August 1. Responding to requests from individuals and small to midsize businesses, NTT DocoMo will make the service available. Interestingly, it woorks on the BlackBerry 8707h smartphone. Isn't Japan usually ahead of everyone else when it comes to gadgets?
The BlackBerry 8707h will be sold through the company's web site, Corporate Business...read more
The upcoming BlackBerry Thunder has now been exposed. An anonymous tipster has leaked some photos of the new device to BlackBerrySync. The pictures feature the new BlackBerry media player that will access a carrier branded music store from which BlackBerry Thunder owners can download media from.
The BlackBerry Thunder features a 360x480 touchscreen display and will run on OS 4.7. Users will be able to watch movies in landscape mode just like the iPhone.
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Rumor has it that the BlackBerry KickStart will be released by T-Mobile for $50. That would be an incredibly low price for the first BlackBerry flip phone. The $50 price tag would come with a 2-year contract agreement. The release date is said to be September 2008.
At $50 the KickStart would seriously challenge Palm's Centro. Palm has had great success with the Centro due to it's low price point. Can RIM nudge Palm out of the way with a $50 BlackBerry? We'll find out....read more
A German supermarket chain has introduced a new way to checkout your items. In the new chain of stores, customers can pay for their purchases with a specially adapted mobile telephone.
"The Future Store" was recently opened near Duesseldorf. Customers pick up a specially adapted phone when they come to the store. When they pick something up for purchase they scan the barcode by taking a picture with their phone. At the end of their shopping trip they place the phone in a machine at the door...read more
Google has just launched voice searching for their Google Maps service. Interestingly, only the BlackBerry Pearl is supported at this time. The Blackberry 8110, 8120 and 8130 (US Only) are the only phones that support the voice search.
The search can be downloaded over the air at m.google.com/maps. Once the application is installed you can press the left-side key and speak your search instead of typing. ...read more
According to BlackBerry News the BlackBerry Javelin will head to T-Mobile. Recent API for the device includes T-Mobile WLAN error codes obviously indicating which carrier will get the Javelin.
The Javlin will also feature a "Safe Mode" function that can be engaged by holding the Escape key during start up. ...read more
According to BGR (who usually gets these things right) the BlackBerry Bold is delayed on AT&T until at least mid-August. It seems RIM and AT&T are having software issues with battery life and overheating issues.
Two high level sources told BGR that the Bold will be delayed until mid-August. Better late than never....read more
You guessed it. More pictures of RIM's first flip phone, the BlackBerry KickStart, are emerging all over the web. This time Berry Shack has the photos. RIM has not made an official announcement about the Kickstart, yet specs and photos are popping up all the time.
Berry Shack gives some speculative specifications as follows:
External LCD: 160×128
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE
"Next Gen" SureType keyboard
2 Megapixel camera
16-bit color LCDs
Supports Wi-Fi b,g
3.5mm headset jack
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A leaked Sprint document shows the carrier will release a red version of the BlackBerry 8330 Curve on July 13. The red curve will be the second color option by Sprint. Users also have a choice of the standard Titanium color.
The full price of the Curve will be $599 but that price can be cut with contracts and rebates. ...read more
More and more information seems to be spilling out about the upcoming BlackBerry Javelin. Engadget has put together a little gallery of pictures of the Javelin. With the release of the BlackBerry Javelin supposedly a year away, what accounts for all the buzz around this non-3G device?
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We've seen John Mayer moonlighting as a gadget blogger before. This time he's got his hands on a BlackBerry Bold. Yes, he has it before everyone else. Good for him. Check out his little blog entry where he says he's a real geek....read more
A recent rumor says that Canadian customers will get the BlackBerry Bold much earlier than US AT&T customers. According to The Boy Genius Report Rogers may launch the BlackBerry Bold as early as June 25. Most reports about AT&T's release date put the BB Bold in the July/August time frame.
The new BlackBerry Bold's are said to already be in production and the release dates are up to the carriers. What's with AT&T? Stay tuned......read more
The BlackBerry Javelin is reported to be on deck for mid 2009. Details have been slowly leaking out with just a few pictures. It looks like engadget now has their hands on the Javelin. Check out the link below for a video of the BlackBerry Javelin....read more
According to engadget the BlackBerry Javelin is a non-3G model that is due out mid 2009. This picture is of an engineering dummy model. The BlackBerry Javelin is reported to include a 3.2 megapixel camera, WiFi, and GPS. Why would RIM release a non-3G unit in 2009? THAT is the question.
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