N4BB has apparently obtained new details about the BlackBerry Colt, RIM’s first BBX Superphone. They have also obtained an image that confirms previous rumours that indicated it would have a slab design like that of the BlackBerry Torch 9860: The BlackBerry Colt will feature an outer stainless steel bezel unibody similar to that of the Bold 9900 but will be […]
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BlackBerry Bold 9790 coming in November with BlackBerry OS 7.1 to follow?
The rumoured BlackBerry Bold 9790 has surfaced again, courtesy of a blurry picture along with a few new details. BGR has learned that RIM will launch the BlackBerry Bold 9790 in late November. A cross between the BlackBerry Bold 9900 and BlackBerry 9700, it will come with a 2.45-inch VGA touchscreen display, a full-QWERTY keyboard and 8GB of built-in storage. […]
RIM facing lawsuit over BBX name
Research In Motion unveiled its new BlackBerry BBX operating system for future smartphones and tablets earlier this week. The new OS has hit its first bump on the road even before it has made it onto any devices. A US company called Basis International apparently holds the trademark on the “BBX” name. According to the company: [It] has taken swift […]
Porsche-designed BlackBerry device to be unveiled October 27th?
It appears that the Porsche-designed BlackBerry Bold 9980 (also known as Knight or R47) is a real device after all. BlackBerry and Porsche Design will be hosting an event on October 27th in Dubai where it is likely to be unveiled. Past rumours suggest that the BlackBerry Bold 9980 sports the same specifications as the BlackBerry Bold 9900 but a […]
WIND Mobile launches BlackBerry Bold 9900
As promised, WIND Mobile today launched the BlackBerry Bold 9900. The thinnest-ever BlackBerry Bold 9900 smartphone is beautifully built to combine the iconic BlackBerry QWERTY keyboard with a brilliant, 24-bit high-res touch screen. More BlackBerry devices are also coming to WIND Mobile in the near future. Both the BlackBerry Curve 9360 and the BlackBerry Torch 9810 have been announced (along […]
BlackBerry Dev Con: RIM announces BBX operating system
At the BlackBerry DevCon keynote, RIM co-CEO Mike Lazaridis formally announced BlackBerry BBX, RIM’s new unified operating system for both smartphones and tablets. “With nearly 5 million BlackBerry apps downloaded daily, our customers have made BlackBerry one of the most profitable platforms for developers,” said Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO at RIM. “At DevCon today, we’re giving developers the tools […]
WIND Mobile to launch BlackBerry Bold 9900 on October 20th (and more devices coming)
WIND Mobile today announced that it will launch the BlackBerry Bold 9900 on Thursday, October 20th. If the Bold 9900 is not your thing, they are also planning to launch a few additional devices: BlackBerry Curve 9360: All the latest BlackBerry features in a super-slim contoured design BlackBerry Torch 9810: The original touch and keypad combo improved with double the […]
RIM offers free apps to customers as recent service interruption compensation
Research In Motion today announced that it will offer its BlackBerry subscribers free applications as compensation for last week’s service interruption. While the outage lasted about a day in the US and a day and a half in Canada, customers in Europe, the Middle East, India and Africa experienced service interruptions and delays for up to three days. RIM Co-CEO […]