EXCLUSIVE: T-Mobile BlackBerry Roadmap for 2008

Thursday, August 7th, 2008

Ladies and gentlemen, BlackBerryNews is pleased to present you with the 2008 T-Mobile BlackBerry Roadmap in all of it's fascinating glory! Over the final four and a half months of this year, the German-owned company has some very aggressive plans for the American market. This period of time will see the release of at least five ...

BlackBerry Kickstart Easter Egg: “This is sexy, isn’t it?”

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

It takes a lot to come across these little easter eggs on a BlackBerry. I've never discovered one myself - on anything - but tonight I managed to do just that. It just so happens that the developers at Research In Motion decided to throw one in as part a bug check ...

Rogers Kickstart Promo Material Spotted, Now Named the Pearl?

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

Promotional photos of the Kickstart from Canada's Rogers Wireless have now surfaced thanks to the Boy Genius Report. The photos, which show the WiFi-enabled 8220 variant of the clamshell device will feature Talkspot, which is the new name for what was formerly known on the Rogers network as Home Calling ...

EXCLUSIVE: BlackBerry 8220 - Pictures of Red Kickstart

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

    While these are images from the upcoming BlackBerry 8220 device simulator, these images show what the red-colored BlackBerry flip-phone will look like. This device is starting to look better and better since the first leaked pictures surfaced on Boy Genius Report in late April.

Hands-on Video of BlackBerry 8220 Kickstart

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

Our friend Kevin at CrackBerry has now posted a hands-on video of his pre-production 8220 Kickstart. The video, which has a run-time of 8:45, covers the physical features of the phone, its unique version of OS 4.6, and some nice comparison shots with phones from 8100 and 8300 Series.

Breaking News: Kickstart Hands on Review

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

Our pal Kevin over at CrackBerry has pulled off another impressive feat; he has managed to get his hands on a 8220 Kickstart! This leak is quite out of left field considering the last time we saw the device was a month ago tomorrow. But who really cares? The Bold ...

EXCLUSIVE: Setup Wizard 4.6.x on SureType Devices

Thursday, July 10th, 2008

Remember when we brought you the first pictures of the BlackBerry Bold's Setup Wizard? Well we have a few more pictures for you. With 4.5 being released for GSM carriers and all of the hype around the leaks on CDMA, it seems a good time to give everyone a glimpse at ...

Rogers Roadmap; Featuring Bold, KickStart and Javelin

Friday, July 4th, 2008

According to Kevin @ Crackberry.com the BlackBerry Bold will unexpectedly be unavailable on the earlier rumored release date of July 25th, but rather only be announced on that Friday. Rumor has it that the Bold will start shipping and be available in stores on the 29th. While most of us ...

EXCLUSIVE: BlackBerry KickStart is BlackBerry 8220? BlackBerry Seawolf is BlackBerry 8210?

Friday, June 27th, 2008

In a rather quiet move by Research In Motion, the BlackBerry KickStart will be released as the BlackBerry 8220 rather than the expected BlackBerry 9100 model. While there has been a lot of evidence and speculation that point to the device being the BlackBerry 9100, new evidence sent to BlackBerryNews.com ...

KickStart comparison shots

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

Among the questions about RIM's first clamshell BlackBerry, the question of thickness was never fully addressed. Early this morning we stumbled across a few images comparing the device to the upcoming BlackBerry Bold.