Boy Genius Report posted a story earlier today about the BlackBerry Thunder on Verizon. Apparently someone got a snapshot of the upcoming Verizon product catalog sporting the BlackBerry Thunder 9530. As we all have heard, the Thunder is RIM going toe to toe with Apple and their iPhone (though you wont get anyone from RIM saying that). For the image follow the more link.
Reeneebob over at Crackberry.com has posted a few new additions to the Bell.ca website. The revamped website is clean, and easy to navigate. More impressive than that, would be the new BlackBerry colors that Bell is offering. The 8330 in red, and the 8130 in both titanium and white. Hit more to see the images.
While carriers across the world have launched the actual device, our Canadian friends may not have too much longer to wait on the device launch for the BlackBerry Bold. BlackBerryNews has posted an article about employee training starting for Rogers as early as next week. While this doesnt signal the launch of the device just yet, it is a necessary first step before the devices can be sold. If the reps dont know anything about it, how can Rogers effectively sell the device?
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While some of this is just a confirmation of what is to come, it is nice to have it shown. BlackBerrynews.com has come up with a very detailed report on what T-Mobile will be bringing out the remainder of this year and the beginning of next. Needless to say, it will include the Pearl 8220 (formerly Kickstart) as well as the Javelin. There was one bit of a surprise though, hit the jump for the full article.
In the last few weeks confusion has subsided on the model number of RIM’s first clamshell type device, but now we have a new name for it? The BlackBerry 8220, code named KickStart, now has an official name: BlackBerry Pearl 8220. Wait…the Pearl? isnt that the candybar phone that was RIMs first entry into the consumer market? Yes, indeed it was. However new Rogers promo material shows the device is indeed following in the Pearl lineup. While the poster doesnt give a price, or even a release date, it does show UMA. Rumors still abound that the device will be RIM’s entry level device with a price of around $50. Does this mean the Pearl now has 3 incarnations? RIM might be following in LG’s footsteps with names… (think Chocolate 1, 2, 3) but lets hope they keep the same build quality we have all come to know and love.
We have just renegotiated our price on the BlackBerry 9000 QWERTZ version, and we are able to run it on sale for $825 + shipping. These devices are brand new and unlocked out of the box and branded T-Mobile. Go to our site to place your order.
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Looks like MoviStar customers and those close by will be flooding stores for the latest (and greatest) BlackBerry released. The 9000 Bold has been released in Chile by Movistar (part of the Telefonica group). Several news sites have broken the story, but we figured we would give it to you here as well.
Hayden from Pinstack posted about this new application.
1-800-FLOWERS.COM, INC., the world’s largest florist and a leading multi-channel retailer, today announced the introduction of their new Mobile Gift Center, an innovative application that provides access to a variety of the best and most popular 1-800-FLOWERS.COM gift ideas on BlackBerry smartphones from Research In Motion.
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BGR brought this story to light before, and followed it up this morning with the actual release. Here is the article
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Like our Best Buy ninjas in blue didn’t out this one already… Oh well. It’s always nice to see some more color choices on T-Mobile, though. We were getting pretty darn tired of the gold and titanium Curves. The phone will be available starting today at all T-Mobile retail stores and over the phone for $149.99 with a 2-year agreement. We’re waiting to hear back from T-Mobile to get confirmation of the OS, but we’re betting it’s going to run 4.2.2 even though our leaked doc says any BlackBerry launches before September will run 4.5. Here’s the full spec rundown in case any of you were MIA for the past year:
Larger pics after the jump as well as the press release!
The BlackBerry Curve 8320 in Sunset is enabled for Unlimited HotSpot Calling from T-Mobile (previously called T-Mobile HotSpot @Home) offering great mobile coverage and unlimited calling over any accessible Wi-Fi network and at all T-Mobile HotSpot locations across the country. When leaving home or a T-Mobile HotSpot, calls are seamlessly transferred onto T-Mobile’s wireless network, and the same is true for transferring calls from T-Mobile’s network onto Wi-Fi.
The BlackBerry Curve 8320 in Sunset includes a 2 megapixel camera, music and video multimedia player, a microSD expandable memory slot that supports up to 4GB of memory and stereo Bluetooth® as well as HTML Web browsing at Wi-Fi speeds, personal and corporate email and built-in spell check.
It will be available at select T-Mobile retail stores and online at www.t-mobile.com for $149.99 with a two-year service agreement.”
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While it comes as no surprise to those that have been following the endless progression of betas, a new beta has been leaked. Customers with the 8130 or 8330 will be happy to know that they can find OS 4.6.0.66 online now. While you might have remembered our earlier story about the browser logs being showing the OS in action, it is online to be found now.