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It's Official BlackBerry 8830 via Sprint around July 15

BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion and Sprint announced today that the BlackBerry 8830 will be available next month online at www.sprint.com, through Sprint Telesales, Sprint business sales channels and retail locations. We hear July 15ish.The BlackBerry 8830 from Sprint will be priced at $199.99 with a two year-service agreement and $100...

Tags: News, Carriers, BlackBerry 8830

Blog posts 2007-06-28

Will iPhone's browsing features break BlackBerry's carrier-subservient M.O.?

Om writes about the Safari browser that will be embedded in iPhone:If the embedded Safari browser ...performs the way as hyped by Jobs & Co., it will give us the choice-control we have on the web. Search engines to web sites â€" nothing will be determined by the...

Tags: Uncategorized, News, Carriers

Blog posts 2007-06-12

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 8830 now in Verizon retail stores

Verizon Wireless has just placed the BlackBerry 8830 in its Verizon Wireless Communications retail stores.$199.99 with a two-year plan on initial account-opening signup.Verizon BlackBerry 8830 brag points: EV-DO/GPRS network connection for high-speed data transfer in more than 90 countries; GSM/GPRS (900/1800 MHz) for continued voice and e-mail while traveling internationally; Auto-selection of...

Tags: BlackBerry 8800, Carriers, News

Blog posts 2007-05-28

Sprint's also on the BlackBerry 8830 world phone bandwagon

Sprints version of the BlackBerry WorldPhone is coming in July. Ive heard it will cost $399.99, or thereabouts. Not for sale, of course, but Sprint is already touting the device on its Sprint Enterprise website. Features:Dual-network capability in 170+ countries for voice and 75+ countries for data;Media player for...

Tags: BlackBerry 8800, Carriers, News, Uncategorized

Blog posts 2007-04-26

SprintNextel is discontinuing the BlackBerry 7520 next month

Whoa. Thats my model.Now I know how Oldsmobile owners feel. Venerable old marque, still serviceable, but no longer in production and available mainly through used car dealerships, buyer-to-seller transactions and the re-sale channels.Now I know how Windows ME-powered owners feel. Non-venerable old marque, still serviceable, but no longer in...

Tags: Uncategorized, News, Carriers, BlackBerry 7xxx

Blog posts 2007-04-25

Verizon BlackBerry 8830 in May: Global service plan on way as well

Verizon Wireless and BlackBerry say this morning what weve been hearing for some time: that the BlackBerry 8830 World Edition smartphone will be available on May 14 through Verizon Wireless business sales channels and in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores on May 28.Along with the business launch, May 14...

Tags: Uncategorized, News, Carriers

Blog posts 2007-04-25

T-Mobile BlackBerry 8800 announced: and we have the specs

T-Mobile USA and BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion have just announced the T-Mobile BlackBerry 8800. The device is already available on Cingular for $299.99, but will be available via the T-Mobile site beginning Monday. Compliant with T-Mobiles EDGE broadband wireless network, the T-Mobile BlackBerry 8800 offers the following specs and...

Tags: Uncategorized, News, Carriers, BlackBerry 8800

Blog posts 2007-04-19

Additional Resources

Hands-on with the HTC HD2, most impressive Windows Mobile device to date

I like what HTC is doingYou've got the Hero and the HD2. I'd like to see what the difference is in performance between the two, but the Hero has a slower processor. Personally, I like the Windows Mobile platform, and it is the best option for Windows-based IT...

Tags: Smart phones, Notebooks, Operating systems, mobile device, Apple iPhone, HTC HD2, High Tech Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Mobile

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Amazon slashes price of Palm Pre to $79.99, Pixi to $24.99

I don't want ......ANY misleading bargain with a two or three year contract. Sell me the HW at a fair price and let me select the carrier and package of my choice.I am not an idiot. RE: Amazon slashes price of Palm Pre to $79.99, Pixi to $24.99When you limit...

Tags: Smart phones, Price-cutting, Palm Inc., Pixi, Palm Pre, Amazon.com Inc., phone

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Life insurance may prove difficult to get if you contract H1N1

Insurance company business model:Only sell insurance to those who will not need it and hence not collect.For life insurance, they at least have a case, because it should not be possible to take out a $1M policy the day before you die of cancer.Health CARE however is supposed to be...

Tags: Financial Planning, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Personal finance, payroll solutions, H1N1 flu, insurance, life insurance, health insurance, health care

Discussion threads 2009-11-13

Motorola sells 100k Droids on opening weekend

Great screen ???? Only in the specs.Have you seen the Droid?? The screen is HORRIBLE. It is like looking at an old burnout monitor. Yellowish, blurry ... just plain UGLY.The pictures posted here and pretty much everywhere else aren't lying. The quality of the display in the Droid...

Tags: Smart phones, Motorola Inc., Droid, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2009-11-10

News to know: Intel; Microsoft layoffs; Motorola, Palm; Oracle-Sun; MSN

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Sam Diaz: New York AG files antitrust charges against Intel; alleges bribery, coercion Mary Jo Foley: Are the Microsoft...

Tags: Layoff, MSN, Hewlett-Packard Co., Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Palm Inc., Andrew Nusca, Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Sam Diaz, Intel Corp., Motorola Inc., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Data Centers, Storage, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware, Data Management

Blog posts 2009-11-05

Android's Weakest Link

Just as as a slew of Android-based phones are getting ready to hit the market, the open source mobile platform is facing its biggest challenge - itself. TechCrunch is reporting that Android developers are pretty pissed about having to support multiple code bases...

Tags: Developer, Phone, Android, Arlington, Dave Greenfield

Blog posts 2009-10-11

Life In The Vast Plane...

At least you'd get some peace and quiet.At least you'd get some peace and quiet. Personally, I enjoy having some time off work, and don't want to be on the clock 24/7, thanks.RE: Life In The Vast Plane...That is an extremely valid point: 'always on' = burn out. Modern work...

Tags: Notebooks, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2009-10-09

Apple releases iPhone OS 3.1.2

Wow, you guys have been putting up with all those bugs?Yikes. Makes me glad I have a better phone.You mean one of those phones with near zero customer satisfaction levels By near zero I mean in comparison with iPhone satisfaction levels as recently reported by JD Power.Even with this handful...

Tags: Smart phones, Telecom & Utilities, Apple iPhone, phone, Apple Inc., customer satisfaction

Discussion threads 2009-10-08

A single national market for health care

health care should wait untill we get rid of the liberals in the governmentonce the Democrats are no longer in power we could start talking about some real healthcare reform based on tax credits and tort reform.Socialist ideeas like single payer or public option are a non starter.Heaven forbid, a...

Tags: Vertical industries, HEALTHCARE, Benefits, Healthcare reform, health care

Discussion threads 2009-10-07

HTC Touch2 (unlocked)

Photo gallery:HTC Touch2On September 1, Microsoft announced that the first batch of smartphones running its updated mobile operating system, Windows Mobile 6.5, would start shipping on October 6. The next day, Taiwanese handset manufacturer HTC wasted no time in announcing one of its first Windows Mobile 6.5 offerings, the HTC...

Tags: Smart phones, Microsoft Windows, Handhelds, Cellular phones, Mobile operating systems, Keyboards, Operating systems, HTC Touch2, High Tech Computer Corp., smart phone

Product reviews 2009-10-06

Verizon-Google changes mobile landscape; Customers have real options again

I had to take a moment to pause and think about this new Google-Verizon chumminess and their common, yet unspoken, quest to go after the Apple-AT&T relationship with the iPhone that includes today's partnership news and a new ad campaign. For those who don't know, I am...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Mobile, Verizon Communications Inc., Apple Inc., RIM BlackBerry, Smart Phones, Advertising & Promotion, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Hardware, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-06

The Android army: Verizon Wireless, Google ink collaboration pact; Promise 'innovative applications'

The Android army: Verizon Wireless, Google ink collaboration pact; Promise Time to change my phone carrier, I don't need Google taking control and recording my conversations like they tried to do with Chrome.Yes yes yes!Hope for choice and an area of computing not controlled and manipulated by MSRE: The Android...

Tags: Smart phones, Telecom & Utilities, Verizon Communications Inc., collaboration pact, Google Inc., Verizon Wireless, phone, VZW, Apple iPhone, innovative application, collaboration

Discussion threads 2009-10-06