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- AT&T to drop BlackBerry 8800 in favor of 8820
- According to what appears to be an AT&T internal sales document obtained by Boy Genius, the carrier is planning to drop the BlackBerry 8800 in favor of the BlackBerry 8830.You are looking at a capture of a portion of the PDF document where this indicative info appears. by Russell Shaw
- Tags: AT&T Corp., RIM BlackBerry, Russell Shaw
- Blog posts 2007-08-24
- August 14 now seen as likely ATT BlackBerry 8820 release date
- BoyGenius reports an anonymous tipster with some earned cred now advises him that, in the tipster's words, we should "expect" AT&T to launch the BlackBerry 8820 on Monday August 13 or Tuesday August 14.Not that we don't know it's already coming. Here. That's a spread from one of BlackBerry's...
- Tags: BlackBerry Rumors, BlackBerry 8800
- Blog posts 2007-07-31
- NASA: iPhone isn't "enterprise-ready," but BlackBerry 8800 sure is
- Information Week's Paul McDougall reports that NASA's Outsourcing Desktop Initiative for NASA ODIN has determined that:The iPhone is not enterprise ready, but:The BlackBerry is. At least the BlackBerry 8800.Hey you are looking at it.Minutes of a NASA meeting held July 10 point to a decision by acting ODIN project manager...
- Tags: Uncategorized, BlackBerry 8800
- Blog posts 2007-07-31
- How to use your BlackBerry 8800 as a Bluetooth modem for Mac
- In a marathon surfing session early this evening, I found myself reading a nearly five-month old post on fibble.org entitled HOW TO: Use your 8800 as a Bluetooth Modem with your Mac.Site admin grant recommends that you do this by performing the following six steps: Download the script here. Please ...
- Tags: BlackBerry 8800
- Blog posts 2007-07-17
- BlackBerry 8820 announced
- As had been widely expected, BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion announced the BlackBerry 8820 today.RIM points out that the BlackBerry 8820 is the first dual-mode BlackBerry handset, combining EDGE/GPRS/GSM cellular and Wi-Fi connectivity for data access and voice support through UMA unlicensed mobile access for fixed-mobile convergence FMC...
- Tags: Carriers, BlackBerry 8800
- Blog posts 2007-07-17
- BlackBerry 88xx series test results surface on FCC site
- OK, now this is real advanced stuff. Electrical Engineering degree or IEEE membership probably needed to grasp all the data in the FCC-required, newly posted report on tests for the Wi-Fi enabled BlackBerry 8800/8830 series.Bottom line, everything checks out A-OK.But if you are brave and want to dig deeper, this...
- Tags: BlackBerry 8830, BlackBerry 8800
- Blog posts 2007-07-08
- Bell Canada today announced the availability of the BlackBerry 8830 World Edition smartphone, offering worldwide roaming, true high-speed Internet access, and advanced multimedia applications such as GPS navigation.So why the "World Edition" as part of the moniker? Well, because the 8830 offers compatibility with high speed Internet access and premium...
- Tags: News, BlackBerry 8800
- Blog posts 2007-06-26
- Mobile PressDisplay brings more than 500 newspapers to advanced BlackBerrys
- You can now read articles from more than 500 daily newspapers on your BlackBerry Curve 8300, BlackBerry Pearl 8100, or the BlackBerry 8800.That would be throug NewspaperDirect's PressDisplay.com's $29.95 a month Mobile PressDisplay service. Newly expanded to advanced BlackBerry devices, provides online digital replicas of more than 500 newspapers and...
- Tags: News, BlackBerry Software, BlackBerry Pearl, BlackBerry Curve 8300, BlackBerry 8800
- Blog posts 2007-06-25
- Sprint BlackBerry 8830 to us common folk July 15
- BoyGenius reports that although the "international" BlackBerry 8830 will be released to Sprint business channels, and also Web and direct ship on July 1, July 15th will be the drop date for consumer channels.There's no North American pricing, but the All-World data plan will be $69.99 a month. BG says...
- Tags: News, BlackBerry Rumors, BlackBerry 8800
- Blog posts 2007-06-08
- 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
- BlackBerry 8800 vehicle dash holder introduced
- ProClip USA has just released a new new BlackBerry 8800 specific Holder.When in use, it is clipped-on and thus, attached to the ProClip Vehicle Dashboard Mount.The advantage of this positioning, ProClip says, is that you can see the BlackBerry and the road at the same time.Basic price is $36.99 for...
- Tags: BlackBerry 8800, BlackBerry Gear
- Blog posts 2007-05-23
- PC World names BlackBerry 8800 fifth best product of 2007
- That's pretty lofty air.The ranking seems more complimentary than does Liane Cassavoy's review score of 80.Pros: Great e-mail device Includes integrated GPSCons: Lacks a camera Lacks consumer IM clientsDespite the "Cons," Lianne writes:The BlackBerry 8800's strengths--in particular, its battery life, excellent e-mail handling, and built-in GPS features--outweigh its minuses. If you don't ...
- Tags: BlackBerry 8800
- Blog posts 2007-05-22
- BlackBerry 8800: the good and bad
- On our sister site CNet, colleague Bonnie Cha reviews the BlackBerry 8800.Bonnie gives the 8800 7.7 out of a possible 10.In CNet's evaluation system, 7.7 equals "very good." (Gee, I wish the same grading criteria was around in college when a 77 on an exam would get me a "C")Here's...
- Tags: BlackBerry 8800
- Blog posts 2007-05-15
- 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
- BlackBerry 8800 live on T-Mobile: pic, specs, pricing here
- The BlackBerry 8800 is now up for sale on the T-Mobile site.Were talking $54.99-a $200.00 instant rebate= $349.99. Basics:Size: 4.5 x 2.6 x 0.6Weight: ...
- Tags: Uncategorized, Carriers, BlackBerry 8800
- Blog posts 2007-04-23
- 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
- New BlackBerry 8800 holster offers "proximity sensor"
- Hmm. Proximity sensor BlackBerry holster technology. Sounds promising. So lets delve, K? Over at our sister site CNET, reviewer Marin Perez writes what he thinks about this new leather swivel holster for the BlackBerry 8800."Most BlackBerrys are too big for pockets, so a case can be a great...
- Tags: Uncategorized, BlackBerry Gear, BlackBerry 8800
- Blog posts 2007-04-06
- Not so jolly Rogers: BlackBerry 8800 may be delayed
- For weeks now, BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion has been saying that the new BlackBerry 8800- available on Cingular as you see for a couple of weeks now- will be available to Canadian customers on Rogers Wireless beginning tomorrow.Well, no word to the contrary, but rumors to that effect.BlackBerry Cool...
- Tags: Uncategorized, BlackBerry 8800
- Blog posts 2007-03-06
- BlackBerry as a phone: newer models seem to be improving
- Whenever I travel, I always seem to notice at least a few BlackBerry owners who use their Berry as a PDA but also take along a cellphone for voice calls.The perception fueling that dual-handset use is that by and large, BlackBerrys are not very good phones.A new Howard Forums...
- Tags: BlackBerry 8800, Uncategorized
- Blog posts 2007-03-01
- Is your audio or video file compatible with BlackBerry? Here's how to find out
- Do you want to convert one of your audio and video files to a format that will run on the BlackBerry Pearl or 8800?The BlackBerry Technical Knowledge Center has posted a document to help you through the process.First, you will want to browse through a list of supported and...
- Tags: BlackBerry photos and video, BlackBerry 8800, BlackBerry Pearl, Uncategorized
- Blog posts 2007-03-01
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