Posted by Zach Epstein on Jul 2, 2009 11:01 am
Filed in BlackBerry, Exclusives, Handsets, RIM, Verizon
Following our post yesterday and the ensuing outcry, it looks like Verizon had a change of heart where BlackBerry Tour pre-orders are concerned. Are you a current Verizon Wireless subscriber whose spirits were crushed upon learning that pre-orders were only open to new customers? Fret not, future Tour addicts, as Verizon’s site is singing a [...]
Verizon Wireless confirmed today what a lot of excited and angry Verizon Wireless customers knew already — The BlackBerry Tour is currently not available for pre-order if you are upgrading your current line. It’s not a random ordering glitch or a problem with Verizon’s website as many initially thought. Front and center on the Tour [...]
Still wondering why we steered clear of that July 20th rumor? Sprint has made it official folks, the BlackBerry Tour will be launching with Sprint on Sunday, July 12th. Pricing lines up with Verizon at $199.99 after instant rebate but there will be a mail-in rebate of some kind to deal with. More info as [...]
Posted by Michael Bettiol on Jun 30, 2009 9:27 am
Filed in 1xRTT, Bell, BlackBerry, CDMA, EDGE, EV-DO, Exclusives, GPRS, GSM, HSDPA, Handsets, RIM, UMTS
Well then. It looks like we’re now able to confirm that the BlackBerry Tour 9630 — which Bell has yet to officially announce — will touch down in Canada on the 17th of July. Beyond that, we’re also able to confirm that the full retail price will be $699.95. So what does this mean for [...]
Posted by Michael Bettiol on Jun 29, 2009 9:31 pm
Filed in Bell, BlackBerry, Exclusives, Handsets, RIM
Huh, what’s this? Bell has begun shipping out dummy units of the highly anticipated BlackBerry Tour 9630? Yes indeed it has, alongside the typical promotional materials which, as per Bell’s general practice, which means the launch is likely just a few weeks away. Does this mean we could see the Tour hit Bell the same [...]
One of our T-Mobile ninjas gave us a heads up about some business events that T-Mobile will be holding in July. T-Mobile reps will apparently be on hand in seven cities to show off the HTC Dash 3G and Touch Pro2, two devices T-Mobile is hoping will strike a chord with both business users and [...]
Posted by Zach Epstein on Jun 24, 2009 10:26 am
Filed in Exclusives, Handsets, Nokia, Retail, Symbian
Apparently Nokia’s online sale last week was pretty effective because the Finnish manufacturer has decided to give it another go. This time around the sale is good at both Nokia Flagship Stores — in New York and Chicago — and online as well for those who don’t live near a shop. Here’s how this one [...]
You heard that right, folks. People complaining that Apple’s very-much-delayed push notification service might be delayed again can all relax — Beejive 3.0, the fantastic new version with push support will be going live in about an hour or so from now.
We exclusively gave you a look at Beejive for iPhone almost a year ago, [...]
Posted by Zach Epstein on Jun 22, 2009 1:20 pm
Filed in Android, Exclusives, HTC, Handsets, T-Mobile
Sure it was just made official this morning but that doesn’t mean our ninjas are going to take their time serving up live shots of T-Mobile’s second Android-powered handset. Behold the T-Mobile myTouch 3G, aka Magic or whatever else you want to call it. We’re sure you’re just as anxious as we are to get [...]
Posted by Michael Bettiol on Jun 22, 2009 8:01 am
Filed in 1xRTT, CDMA, EDGE, EV-DO, Exclusives, GPRS, GSM, HTC, Handsets, Verizon, Windows Mobile
We’ve already given the world its first peek and Verizon’s upcoming HTC Ozone, nailed down its scheduled availability of June 29th/July 13th and pegged its pricing at $49.99 after MIR, but we’re not done yet because two of our VZW ninjas just hit us up with the complete spec list for the device — and [...]
Quite a few people were outraged by the $699 and $799 no-contract prices we listed for perspective iPhone 3G S buyers on Rogers and Fido, and understandably so. Some questioned whether or not pricing would be the same directly from Apple and Rogers/Fido however, and thanks to some fine-print on Apple.ca we have been able [...]
You read the headline right, kids — the new and insanely hot BlackBerry Messenger that we exclusively showed off to the World looks to be headed to all BlackBerry devices that will receive the OS 5.0 treatment. How do we know? Because we’ve been playing around with a recent build of OS 5.0 on a [...]
A few of our ninjas hit us up to let us know that Verizon’s successful Buy One Get One promotion for BlackBerry handsets will soon be ending. Instead of a BOGO deal, BlackBerry devices will be reduced in price by $50. The promotion is still available as of the writing of this post and no [...]