Verizon is running a cool buy one get one offer for all Blackberry devices but if you’re one of the many sole souls who do not need another handset, then Amazon will come to your rescue. They are selling Blackberry Storm for just $99 with no rebates, nothing. Just pay the cash, enter into […]
Verizon to introduce buy one get one free offer for Blackberry
Companies do interesting stuff to sell their wares and when RIM & Verizon does it, you gotta notice. Starting from today, when a customer buys a Blackberry device from Verizon he’ll get another one (same or lesser value) for free. Yes, the Storm is also included which is kind of surprising considering it is […]
iSuppli: Blackberry Storm hardware costs come at $203
You know, deriving price of the handsets on the basis of hardware purchases is actually baseless but iSuppli loves to do it, and so do we. This time they have stripped down Blackberry Storm and calculated the cost of each component present in the device. The study says that $203 is the total cost […]
Verizon: More than a million Storm units sold
Just when RIM’s co-CEO’s statement was doing the rounds about a screwed up firmware and sales figure to be estimated around 500,000 units, Verizon decided to step in and clear the smoke. The company official has said that they have managed to sell more than a million units in the US since its launch. […]
RIM co-CEO says buggy phones are part of a “new reality”
While one CEO reckons Blackberry Storm to be a small netbook, another one says faulty software is a part and parcel of complex phones, including their Storm. In an interview with WSJ, RIM’s CEO Jim Balsillie confessed that software glitches in the Storm are part of the “new reality” of large volume production of […]
Microsoft recommends Obama to stay away from Canadian gadget aka Blackberry
If you’ve been tracking Obama’s Blackberry saga then you must be aware that he has been permitted to keep the device albeit with some compromises. However, this decision has made someone unhappy – the Redmond giant, Microsoft. Their point of concern is that all the data sent from his Blackberry could be spied on […]
Obama to keep his Blackberry
Barack Obama has “won the fight” to keep his Blackberry device with him. Obama’s penchant for Blackberry is no secret as his device was often found clinged to his belt during his campaign trail. However, everything is not hunky dory. The officials are now working on ways to enhance the security of the software. […]
Blackberry support returning soon on Nokia devices
Back in July, Nokia gave a major shock to Nokia users using Blackberry service when they announced to drop the development and support of Blackberry Connect software. It was not the best app but it was the only one for Nokia users to communicate with the BES servers. Now, Tom Furlong, head of Nokia […]
Blackberry Curve 8900 launched in India
Its raining Blackberrys this month. The third Blackberry phone to be launched in India is Curve 8900. Airtel, Vodafone and Reliance Communications will be selling this little Bold sibling for Rs. 27,500. Internally, there are no surprises as such. There’s EDGE and Wi-Fi for wireless internet connectivity, a HVGA+ display, 512MHz processor, GPS, 3.2 […]
Vodafone gets Blackberry Storm to India
Vodafone seems to be in a hurry. India got Pearl Flip 8220 just a week ago and now they have announced RIM’s first touchscreen phone, Blackberry Storm which will be sold exclusively by them. Suddenly, the outrageous above Rs. 30,000 price tag of high end phones seem to disappear and Vodafone has pegged Storm […]