Archive for the ‘BlackBerry (RIM)’ Category

Verizon Wireless has launched the long-awaited BlackBerry Curve ahead of its expected release later this month, though some customers were able to order through TeleSales as early as May 1st.
The device features a QVGA landscape display, trackball navigation as found on the Pearl, a 2.0 megapixel camera with video recorder and flash, media player, and [...]

Sprint and Verizon have begun circulating internal memos stating that the launch of the respective versions of the BlackBerry Curve have been pushed back due to software issues, contradicting Sprint’s earlier response stating an April launch was still on track and delaying Verizon’s expected launch on May 9th.
The problem has been pinpointed to a bug [...]

Update: Further information has surfaced along with a purported official image featuring T-Mobile branding.

The smart device is now expected to feature an internal Wi-Fi radio, QVGA internal display, a 2.0 megapixel camera with the aforementioned flash, a 3.5mm standard headphone jack, and a revised SureType keyboard.
The device is now expected to launch in September, [...]

TellMe Networks, the platform developer behind its eponymous voice activated search service has announced that it has developed a search client for the BlackBerry. The developer cited prior experience with the Java Mobile Edition platform as the main reason for the client release on the BlackBerry series of devices rather than releasing a Windows Mobile [...]

AT&T has launched another variant of the BlackBerry Pearl consumer-oriented smart device.
This version omits the Wi-Fi radio present in the 8120, but is otherwise identical to the 8120, with a portait QVGA resolution display, quadband GSM/EDGE radio, Bluetooth 2.0 with stereo audio support, microSDHC expansion slot with support for 4GB cards, trackball navigation, converged SureType [...]

Alltel has launched a pre order campaign for their highly anticipated CDMA version of the BlackBerry Curve.
The device is expected to be identical to the forthcoming Sprint and Verizon versions with a QVGA landscape display, full QWERTY keyboard, trackball navigation as found on the Pearl, GPS support, microSD expansion slot, Bluetooth with stereo audio support, [...]

The highly expected launch of the 8330 Curve has been delayed by Sprint for as yet unknown official reason, with speculation pointing to supply constraints due to the launch of the device on Canadian CDMA carriers Bell and Telus in the last two weeks, as well as other reasons pointing to possible software issues.

Sprint has [...]

T-Mobile has launched the previously announced BlackBerry Pearl 8120, which features the revised bodyshell of the CDMA version along with a built-in Wi-Fi radio for calls over UMA using the HotSpot@Home service.
The device, which is identical to the version launched on AT&T also features quadband GSM /EDGE access, built-in GPS transceiver with BlackBerry Maps, Bluetooth [...]

In a report filed by Reuters, Yahoo has announced the addition of voice recognition technology to its mobile OneSearch client for the BlackBerry.
The addition of voice recognition is one of the first steps for the search company to foster a more natural experience when conducting web searches, a concept commonly known as the “semantic web”, [...]

With their main competitor, Verizon Wireless, having all EV-DO smartphones in their existing line up, AT&T still has some of the more popular smartphones limited to Edge.
AT&T’s CEO, Ralph de la Vega, took the opportunity at CTIA today to announce that “all” of their smartphones will be 3G in the coming months.
The smartphones that are [...]