BlackBerry Bold 9900 is potential hit made by RIM and now we learn that the device reached the FCC for testing purposes. Also known as the Bold 9930 in its CDMA version, the handset is being tested for connectivity in the short range, meaning the Bluetooth, WiFi and NFC capabilities are tried out. This new Bold handset brings forth a 1.2GHz CPU, a...
Possibly the last step before the arrival of QNX OS on RIM smartphones, BlackBerry OS 7 was recently spotted on an upcoming device, the BlackBerry Touch 9860. Also known as the Monza or Monaco, this handset was caught in the wild by GreekBerry. We can expect this unit on the market in Q3 and maybe this time will get it right with a touchscreen handset....
In case you didn’t know, buying a BlackBerry PlayBook tablet on AT&T or using one on their network is as good as not owning a BlackBerry phone to pair the slate with. You might be aware that in order to trigger some of the PlayBook’s functions, you need a RIM phone and a BlackBerry Bridge connection. Now, AT&T finally allowed the...
According to the folks of N4BB, RIM is working on a BlackBerry superphone, that will run QNX OS. The platform is already present on the very first BlackBerry tablet, the PlayBook and it was announced as an evolution for BlackBerry OS, coming to smartphones. It appears that RIM has stopped production for the 10 inch PlayBook, in order to better focus...
The latest BlackBerry Bold model is available in two versions, 9900 and 9930 and it was recently caught on camera in Vietnam. The video is available below and we get more of a hardware tour, than a software one. The Bold 9900 is the GSM model and the 9930 is the CDMA one, in case you’re wondering. This unit combines a 2.8 inch touchscreen, with...
Things are getting serious for RIM, the Canadian maker of Blackberry models, who recently announced low earnings, worse than the analysts’s estimations. Now there’s a chart out there showing the company’s huge decrease in market share, in the United States. What once was 50% now gets closer to 10%… Considered by many the company...
Apple apparently has enough spare cash laying around to purchase both HTC and Nokia, plus an extra to buy the troubled RIM and the new branch Motorola Mobility. This deduction comes from Asymco’s Horace Dediu, who did some calculations and the result is something like the graph below: The number uses are the current enterprise value of Apple’s...
If you’re familiar with the BlackBerry family of products, you might know that BlackBerry OS 7 is supposed to be followed by QNX OS on the smartphones made by RIM. That’s what we heard a while ago, but don’t blame us if there will be a last BB OS 8 after all. This time we get confirmation from RIM’s Mike Lazaridis that QNX phones...
comScore’s monthly smartphone stats are in, with the company reporting predictable results. Android for one is growing rapidly, while iOS passed RIM’s BlackBerry in April. Meanwhile, Windows Phone 7 doesn’t seem to be gaining market share, but rather losing it, going down 0.8% in April. Android grew 1.7% in April, going from 34.7% ...
BlackBerry Curve 9370 aka the Apollo was recently pictured in a couple of shots, showing the device in all of its grace. It’s also available in the hands-on video at the end of the article, in case you want extra input, but not in English, sadly. Curve 9370 was leaked before, through a BB OS 7.0 ROM and recently a specs list. This leak comes...
