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BlackBerry Nine Thou-what? Bring on the BlackBerry 9100!

If the delayed impact of the Canadian tidal wave hasn’t been completely underwhelming of late, it appears another new BlackBerry could be hiding around the corner. Throw down the red carpet and bring out the welcoming party, as it seems the next BlackBerry device - after the BlackBerry 9000 - will be the BlackBerry 9100.

Now, at first glance, the "|9100" reference may seem to pop out at you, right? However, what is really catching my eye is the reference to "External Display".

Do we see the BlackBerry 9100 in Vodafone’s Crystal Ball? The Magic Eight Ball says "Definitely Maybe".

From Dimension to Precision, there’s only one question to be asked - is it DoCoMo or Vodafone? Hmm.

Here’s one sign that AT&T will launch the BlackBerry 9000, although we’re curious as to what resides in the ’Captive Portal’ - sounds kind of kinky to me. Upon further investigation, it appears to be the AT&T Wi-Fi service (SSID=attwifi, Authentication Secret=wifipass, etc).

Perhaps most surprising to me is the mention of T-Mobile USA with respect to the BlackBerry 9000. The "error translator" is for the GAN/UMA technology.

That’s about all from this side of the tracks.

22 comment(s) for this post.

  1. On Apr 17, 2008 @ 2:04 pm, 7amoooood Said:

    yaaay first comment ;p!!!!

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  2. On Apr 17, 2008 @ 2:08 pm, GlennP Said:

    i doubt they actually call it the 9000 anyway. i mentioned on bbcool a while ago that it’ll probably be 9100, 9300, and 9900, or something like that. 9000 itself doesnt even sound cool

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  3. On Apr 17, 2008 @ 2:08 pm, Maurice Said:

    im sending a squad to RIM to get info lol

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  4. On Apr 17, 2008 @ 2:21 pm, mjrkjm Said:

    was this really news?
    unless theres details or pictures or release dates it doesnt deserve its own article

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  5. On Apr 17, 2008 @ 2:23 pm, Sam Said:

    I had heard rumors about it being called the Meteor…

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  6. On Apr 17, 2008 @ 2:30 pm, Raffy Said:

    Surprised about TMO?

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  7. On Apr 17, 2008 @ 3:10 pm, ST Said:

    Am I going crazy or is BES 4.1 SP5 available for download on the blackberry support page now? It says it was posted 5-Mar-2008, did I not see that before somehow?

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  8. On Apr 17, 2008 @ 3:22 pm, Nappa Said:

    Vegeta, what does the scouter say about the next BlackBerry model?

    Vegeta: It’s over NINE THOUSAND!

    WHAT?! NINE THOUSAND?!

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  9. On Apr 17, 2008 @ 3:30 pm, Jake Said:

    i dont understand wats so surprising about the tmobile thing… wat does it mean?

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  10. On Apr 17, 2008 @ 3:43 pm, SammyQ Said:

    @ Raffy

    I think he the TMO surprise is because this is a 3g handset going to a carrier who still doesn’t have 3g. Trust me, I would really like see TMO get this and also to see them get a 3g network up and running, but they just seem to be a few steps behind the rest.

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  11. On Apr 17, 2008 @ 4:42 pm, GIAN R - GEEKBERRY Said:

    THAT IS, INSTERESTING INFORMATION RIGHT THERE, WETHER IT BE TRUE, FALSE, OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE….I AND OTHERS EAT THIS UP!!!!

    BGR BITCH3S~~~~~~~~~!!!!!!!

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  12. On Apr 17, 2008 @ 4:46 pm, GIAN R - GEEKBERRY Said:

    BB’s ARE A WAY OF LIFe………..BUT WHYYYYYYYYYYYyy, Why DA F IS THERE NOTHING PRETTY MUCH NEW UNDER THE HOOD FOR THE 9000 SERIES :-(

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  13. On Apr 17, 2008 @ 5:35 pm, nakoda Said:

    @ Nappa

    kek, i was thinkin the same thing!

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  14. On Apr 17, 2008 @ 6:57 pm, Jeff B. Said:

    Big Bad BB, can’t we just hit the 10000 and get any and all mobile technology for the next 5 years?

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  15. On Apr 17, 2008 @ 7:21 pm, Raffy Said:

    RIM knows that the two elements that will create success for the 1700/2100 MHz band are a large ecosystem of leading manufacturers and the harmonization offered by more countries in the Americas and Europe region adopting 1700/2100 MHz for advanced wireless services… so they are getting on the bandwagon early…

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  16. On Apr 17, 2008 @ 11:03 pm, Heidi Venision Said:

    I wonder when RIM are going to start making up random new model numbers and putting them in these sorts of files just to trick Boy Genius?

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  17. On Apr 18, 2008 @ 12:07 am, Edhoru Said:

    @ Jibi
    The blackberry.alx came from 4.5 or 4.6?

    nice find

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  18. On Apr 18, 2008 @ 12:24 am, Thyth Said:

    Those entries aren’t in my copy of 4.5, but I’m on the 8320 — so, I’m not surprised by that.

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  19. On Apr 18, 2008 @ 4:43 am, Stern Said:

    3 words

    Touchscreen

    Vodafone

    Exclusive

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  20. On Apr 18, 2008 @ 2:00 pm, Waffle Sauce Said:

    OS 4.5 and the BB 9xxx series can Spawn Dragons from the Convenience key. I am trying to verify whether the device will allow you to create an invisibility cloak around you as well.

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  21. On Apr 18, 2008 @ 2:06 pm, Yaweee! Said:

    Considering that all the “100″ series for BlackBerry have been SureType devices, my guess is that there wouldn’t be any difference between a 9000 and a 9100 other than the keyboard and smaller size.

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  22. On Apr 18, 2008 @ 5:53 pm, Jibi Said:

    @Edhoru, from 4.6 for the 9000.

    @Yaweee, I’m not saying we’re going to see something different, but I have a feeling we won’t be seeing ‘variant feature’ devices from RIM in the 9000-series family of devices. That’s just a hunch, of course.

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