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RIM to bring full Flash and Silverlight to Blackberry phones

August 20, 2009 By Kunal Gangar Leave a Comment

RIM produces one of the world’s best e-mail devices but fizzles out when it comes to web browsing. Though the experience is much better now, the Blackberry browser still can’t match its competitor’s mobile browsers. Apparently, this is going to change as BGR has learned that RIM is working to bring full Flash and […]

Blackberry 9700 for T-Mobile pictured

August 11, 2009 By Kunal Gangar 2 Comments

Crackberry has managed to grab a new shot of Blackberry’s Onyx aka Blackberry 9700. Interesting thing about the image is that it sports a T-Mobile branding and a trackpad with chrome bezel and leather back. The phone as we know features 3G, Wi-Fi, 3.2MP camera and GPS. The rumored availability is in September.

RIM patent for hybrid resistive/capacitive touchscreen

August 5, 2009 By Kunal Gangar 1 Comment

Ask a company and they would give rational reasons so as to why one should go with capacitive or resistive touchscreens. But giving this one of a kind to a consumer defeats the advantages other type of screen has to offer. This is why, Research in Motion has come up with a novel solution. […]

Airtel announces Blackberry Curve 8520

August 4, 2009 By Kunal Gangar Leave a Comment

Airtel has brought the latest Blackberry Curve device to India at a very attractive price. The Curve 8520 will sell nationwide from August 7 at a price of Rs. 15,990. The 8520 is the first Blackberry device to sport a trackpad instead of the trackball and brings some exciting features like Wi-Fi and EDGE […]

Blackberry 8530 – CDMA sibling of Curve 8520

July 30, 2009 By Kinjal Sangoi Leave a Comment

Specifications of Blackberry Curve 8520’s CDMA brother has trickled out. Apparently, the phone will land on Verizon and carry similar features to please the entry-level smartphone seeking crowd. The phone supports 1xRTT, EVDO and has Wi-Fi to allow users to surf at high-speed. Other things remain the same like a 320×240 resolution screen, 2 […]

Blackberry Curve 8520 gets official

July 27, 2009 By Kunal Gangar 3 Comments

UPDATE: T-Mobile USA users will get the phone from Aug 5 for $130. Research in Motion has lifted the veil off another phone from the Curve family targeted mainly at entry-level smartphone users. Despite being on the lower end, the Curve 8520 brings in nifty features like multimedia playback buttons on the top of […]

Video: Blackberry Storm 2 gets a video preview

July 22, 2009 By Kinjal Sangoi Leave a Comment

We are gearing up for a probable September release but Kevin from Crackberry has already got his hands-on the successor of Storm. Being an early-stage device, the video does not give a full preview but it’s good to see the phone in real world. The unit did not have Wi-Fi radio and surprisingly had […]

New Blackberry Storm 2 details emerge

July 14, 2009 By Kinjal Sangoi 1 Comment

Boy Genius has managed to get some more details of the upcoming Blackberry touchscreen phone. According to the deets he received, the Blackberry 9550 due on Verizon and Vodafone will be called as Storm 2. In addition to the confirmation of a new touchscreen tech better than SurePress and Wi-Fi, the Storm 2 will […]

Google CEO uses Blackberry

July 10, 2009 By Kinjal Sangoi Leave a Comment

I know it’s not that shocking but you don’t expect a CEO using its competitor’s product, not at least in public. Eric Schmidt was snapping some pictures from his Blackberry when AP snapped him using the device and put a snarky caption alongside it. Google’s CEO is — gasp! — using a Research In […]

Blackberry Tour coming soon to US and Canada

June 16, 2009 By Kunal Gangar Leave a Comment

RIM has officially announced the Blackberry Tour 9630, a crossover of Bold 9000 and Curve 8900. Despite the similar resemblance to other Blackberry phones, this one is a World Phone that supports global GSM and CDMA 3G networks, a nifty feature for business users. Amongst other things, it has full QWERTY keyboard, GPS, 3.2MP […]