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3G BlackBerry coming to Australia

 Australia-based ZDNet colleague Jo Best reports that BlackBerry is working on a 3G BlackBerry device for Telstra's Next G bnetwork.BlackBerry Asia Pacific technical account manager Chris Ting, tells Jo that BlackBerry has a model "in development" for Telstra's high speed 3G network."They want it to have all the bells and...

Tags: Carriers, BlackBerry Curve 8300

Blog posts 2007-07-13

So why haven't I upgraded my BlackBerry 7520?

When I first checked my email this morning, I got this message from a reader of this blog:I usually check up on your blog maybe once or twice every week and the question I always asked my self is why do you still have a BlackBerry 7520 and...

Tags: Carriers, BlackBerry Curve 8300

Blog posts 2007-06-30

New BlackBerry Curve:T-Mobile this September

Now back on patrol was diverted a bit yesterday due to the premiere of the iPhone.And at this early hour, I'm passing along the scoop from BlackBerry user forum Pinstack that a new BlackBerry Curve is expected this September.It will be called the BlackBerry 8320 and run on T-Mobile.Specs:  3.2 megapixel...

Tags: Carriers, BlackBerry Rumors, BlackBerry Curve 8300

Blog posts 2007-06-30

BlackBerry Curve-Rogers pricing details

A BlackBerry Cool tipster named Erratik tells the site that the BlackBerry Curve price on Rogers will be $349 with data and voice, $399 with 3 year voice activation only, or $499 for a 3-year contract with only data activated.That's way up there, eh? It seems as though...

Tags: Carriers, BlackBerry Curve 8300

Blog posts 2007-06-06

BlackBerry Curve now live on AT&T site

Just as we expected, the BlackBerry Curve 8300 is now up and live for sale on the AT&T site. Went up about an hour ago.And as you can see from the graphic below this paragraph, price is $199.99 if you ink a two-year contract (whereupon $449.99 list price drops to...

Tags: Carriers, BlackBerry Curve 8300

Blog posts 2007-05-31

IT'S OFFICIAL: BlackBerry Curve rollout tomorrow via AT&T Wireless

AT&T Inc formerly Cingular Wireless says this morning it will officially offer the BlackBerry Curve in wireless retail and business channels starting tomorrow.AT&T will be the only U.S. carrier offering the Curve. It will run on AT&T's EDGE network.Basics:Size: 4.2" x 2.4" x 0.6'Weight: 3.9 oz.Camera: 2 megapixel with 5x...

Tags: BlackBerry Curve 8300, Carriers, News

Blog posts 2007-05-30

BlackBerry Curve teaser on AT&T site- or is that still Cingular?

The BlackBerry Curve 8300 is now on the AT&T site- not for purchase but in "want to know when its available" e-mail alert mode.Interesting though, despite the frantic store resignage efforts that have made the Cingular name disappear in favor of at&t, the Web address for this offering is still...

Tags: BlackBerry Curve 8300, Carriers

Blog posts 2007-05-24

Additional Resources

My three cents: Verizon's text fee could cripple SMS services

Verizon Wireless dropped a bomb today on companies that send content over SMS text messaging systems. Techmeme Effective Nov. 1, companies that send messages and other notifications to Verizon Wireless customers via SMS text message - that's everyone from Google to Twitter to startups like alerts.com - could be forced...

Tags: Fee, Verizon Communications Inc., Text Messaging, Messaging, SMS, Verizon Wireless, Twitter, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Networking, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-10-10

'A device that will blow the roof off all previous Blackberrys'

At least that's what BoyGeniusReport is saying today. Apparently, Blackberry addicts should reconsider waiting and salivating over the Pearl Flip 8220, Curve 8900, Bold or Storm because BGR has "confirmed from two independent sources that RIM is working on a device that will blow the roof off...

Tags: Device, RIM BlackBerry, Handhelds, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-10-10

Wall Street: MSFT should buy Yahoo, consider RIM

A Wall Street investor has suggested that the stars may be aligned just right for Microsoft to make another run at Yahoo, this time for $22 per share. Investment fund Mithras Capital, which owns more than 1.9 million shares, or 0.14 percent, of Yahoo, said Microsoft has a window of...

Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., MSFT, Financial Accounting, Search, Advertising & Promotion, Handhelds, Finance, Marketing, Hardware, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-10-10

Gallery: Touchy, feely BlackBerry Storm

The BlackBerry Storm is the first touch-screen BlackBerry device and one of the first that has a display with real feedback. When touched, the screen depresses slightly. by Andy Smith

Tags: RIM BlackBerry, BlackBerry Storm, Handhelds, Hardware, Andy Smith, BlackBerry, RIM, smart phone, touchscreen

Image galleries 2008-10-09

News to know: IBM earnings, Blackberry Storm, WiMax arrives, Oracle+ Primavera

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Sam Diaz: IBM reports early. Profits up 20 percent, full year estimates reaffirmed. Larry Dignan: IBM: Beats earnings target but... Times are officially...

Tags: Touch Screen, Larry Dignan, Richard Koman, RIM BlackBerry, Earnings, IBM Corp., E-mail, Keyboards, Microsoft Windows, WiMAX, Monitors & Displays, Online Communications, Hardware, Peripherals, Operating Systems, Software, Wireless, Components, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-10-09

Can the Motorola Q11 compete in today's market without a 3G radio?

The original Motorola Q was really the Windows Mobile device that started the trend of BlackBerry QWERTY competitors a couple of years ago, but had serious battery life issues. Since then Motorola has continued to improve the device so that today's Motorola Q9 devices are actually quite powerful, functional, and...

Tags: Radio, Motorola Inc., 3G, Advertising & Promotion, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-10-08

Have we all become a bunch of anxious, depressed, sleep-deprived irritable stress-heads?

Let's face it, the last month or so has been a challenge for just about anyone's tolerance of stress and has made even the most "stable" of us question our own emotional and mental health. But I've discovered that IT workers in particular, or anyone who...

Tags: Sleep, Job, Beverage, Health Care, Computer, Recruitment & Selection, Benefits, Vertical Industries, Healthcare, Food & Beverage, Productivity, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Manufacturing, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-10-08

Is the BlackBerry Storm touchscreen system better than the iPhone?

Is the BlackBerry Storm touchscreen system better than the iPhone?Why Not Vibrate?While I prefer some feedback to none at all, actually depressing a glass screen does seem like its headed for problems down the road, at least with heavy users. Why not a "vibrate" feedback similar to what my...

Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Voice Activation, BlackBerry Storm touchscreen system, Apple iPhone, touchscreen system, BlackBerry Storm, RIM BlackBerry, touch screen

Discussion threads 2008-10-08

Vodafone posts Blackberry Storm with iPhone screen shots

Vodafone posts Blackberry Storm with iPhone screen shotsOoopsntRE: Vodafone posts Blackberry Storm with iPhone screen shotsRIM deserves the embarrassment. Copycopycopy. Once again, we see yet another manufacturer launching a 'new' product that's just another copy of the iPhone. Copycopycopy. I thought only Asian companies did that...

Tags: Handhelds, Copycopycopy, BlackBerry Storm, Apple iPhone, iPhone Screen, Vodafone Group Plc., RIM BlackBerry

Discussion threads 2008-10-08

Teaching telecommuting

I had to commute this morning. I left the commuting behind about 5 years ago and dread the drive from middle-of-nowhere Massachusetts to Boston. We have a lot more horses than traffic jams out my way, so I've definitely lost my tolerance for traffic. The local troopers...

Tags: Boston, Tool, Telecommuting, Productivity, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-10-08

Vodafone posts Blackberry Storm with iPhone screen shots

Check out the promotional photos that Vodafone posted of the new Blackberry 9530 - a.k.a Storm. Someone in the art department (accidentally?) mocked it up with iPhone screen shots and posted it in official RIM marketing material – most likely because the actual screens were still under...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Vodafone Group Plc., RIM BlackBerry, Handhelds, Hardware, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-10-08

Is the BlackBerry Storm touchscreen system better than the iPhone?

I just got done reading Matthew Miller's preview of the BlackBerry Storm, RIM's first BlackBerry that's replaced the keyboard with a touchscreen system -- one that you must physically depress with your finger to manipulate (resulting in a "satisfying click," as many reviewers have reported). My question...

Tags: Touch Screen, Apple iPhone, Research In Motion Ltd., RIM BlackBerry, Keyboards, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Peripherals, Components, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-10-08

RIM's Storm: Why it matters

Research in Motion launched its Storm touch handheld and it is critical to the company's long-term plans. RIM, along with Vodafone and Verizon Wireless, launched the Storm on Wednesday (Techmeme, statement, Crave review, gallery). The phone, a rival to the iPhone 3G, signals a product barrage for...

Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Keyboards, 3G, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Peripherals, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Components, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-10-08