Here what’s Sprint’s VP of product development David Owens have to say regarding the product, “It is exciting to see the BlackBerry Curve line continue to evolve, building upon past success,” he also added, “This latest iteration offers the recognizable form factor our customers have come to enjoy, while adding powerful new features and innovative apps of BlackBerry 7 to deliver the smoothest and fastest BlackBerry Curve experience to date.” Sprint will offered the device for $49.99 with a 2 days contract.

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If you pay a close attention to the video, in 15 and 27 seconds, you will notice the handset shows an Android home push button. What’s more funny, the handset kept showing up for awhile. Check out the video here.

[via Engadget]

The spectacles are exactly the same as the blackness, white, and pink Curve 3G. The Smoky Violet Curve 3G volition be free for Ј25.54 a month with 300 minutes, 300 texts and 500MB of internet. Also you’ll received the unlimited BlackBerry service.

[via Pocket-lint]

There’s two ways to update your device. First, you tin can connect your twist to the computer and drumhead to www.blackberry bush.com/updates to download all the files that needed. Second, you tin can do OTA Over the Air which exploitation the phone itself by choosing Options – Advance Options – Wireless Update, then from there you can just follow the teaching. For further info please head to BlackBerry documentation for Bold or Curve.

[via SlashGear]

Android users think those iPhone users as cultists and BalckBerry users as Dinosaurs. While the BlackBerry users took iPhone users as a sister and Android users as unprofessional. Ironically, all those figuration appears to be true. I have been iPhone users for quite sometimes and so does Android, eyesight this metaphoric cartoon, I feels some are true but some ar just implication to adds fuel into a fire. Since, we know the rivalry of those trio ar quite something, this is just going to heating everything up.

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“We are very excited to introduce the BlackBerry Bold 9780 featuring the new BlackBerry 6 operating organization,” said Carlo Chiarello, Vice President of the United States, Product Management at Research In Motion. “This new modelling builds on the highly refined mobile experience that BlackBerry Bold users already know and lovemaking and delivers a wide stove of enhancements including a rich new user port, a fast and powerful WebKit-based browser, broadly improved communications and multimedia capabilities, an incredibly useful Universal Search lineament and a high gear quality 5MP camera.”

Additional features of BlackBerry 6 include expanded messaging capabilities with intuitive features to simplify the management of social networking and RSS feeds (Social Feeds), and integrated approach to BBM (BlackBerry Messenger), Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and various instant electronic messaging applications on the BlackBerry Bold 9780 smartphone. Its enhanced multimedia experience rivals the best in the manufacture and includes a dedicated YouTube app. It also features redesigned Music and Pictures applications and a new universal joint search feature that allows users to more effectively hunt for content on the smartphone as well as extend their search to the Net or to discover applications on BlackBerry App World.

While worldwide handiness schedule is depends on your local overhaul provider, T-Mobile USA has first base announced that it volition beginning oblation the BlackBerry Bold 9780 from Nov 17th for $129.99 with a overhaul contract.

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Could RIM shrug off threats posed by both Apple and the Android OS with this smartphone? Can the touchscreen and slide-out keyboard lure smartphone users into abandoning the features and functionality of the iPhone 4 or other Android phones? Only time tin tell. And if only the BlackBerry 9800 would live up to the hype surrounding its launch.

So, what does the BlackBerry 9800 has to offer to the smartphone marketplace? Let’s take a looking at the following specs and features of the BlackBerry 9800:

3.2-inch 360×480 capacitive touching screen display (no AMOLED or RETINA display here folks) full QWERTY backlit slide-out keyboard optical trackpad 624 MHZ processor with 512 MB flash memory 4GB built-in memory repositing plus support for microSD/SDHD circuit board 5MP camera with flash, auto centering, image stabilisation, view modes, geo-tagging and soar video recording transcription at 640×480 solving GPS, Wi-Fi, 3G BlackBerry Destop Software 6 WiFi Music Sync 5.8 hours talking time on 3G, 30 hours of audio playback, 6 hours of video playback The BlackBerry Torch 9800 will be available through AT&T on August 12. It volition set you back for $199.99 with 2-class service contract bridge. Via AT&T, BlackBerry

Looks like Virgo the Virgin Mobile River (which is now owned by Sprint (New York Stock Exchange: S)) is aggressively pursuing the texting gang as it is rumored to be launching some cheap plans that include unlimited texts, e-mails and information.

The lowest package volition reportedly price $25 per calendar month for the unlimited whatsis above and 300 proceedings of talk time. You can also pay $40 for 1,200 proceedings and unlimited messaging and information, or just plop down $60 a month for unlimited everything. If you’re a text-happy person (Virgo the Virgin Mobile’s staff of life and butter) you can probably get away with the lowest-tier plan without a trouble.

Who cares about the plans if the phones suck though, right? Well, Phone Arena said the prepaid carrier volition soon be offering the Kyocera (New York Stock Exchange: KYO) Loft for $70, the LG Rumor Touch for $150 and the BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) Curve 8530 for $300. Remember, those prices mean value you’ll be able to own the earpiece outright but the CDMA nature of the networks mean you won’t be able to payoff that phone to other carriers easily. You definitely can’t manipulation these on AT&T (NYSE: T) or T-Mobile River, and I’d be very surprised if Verizon (NYSE: VZ) would be cool and let you activate these devices on its network.

[Via Phone Arena]

Howdy folks, hope you’re all having an enjoyable weekend. This is just a quick BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) OS update for the BlackBerry Curve 8520 and 8900 users out there. The other mean solar day OS 5.0.0.592 went all official on us via WIND Hellas. Anyone on said devices above that may be running a ‘leaked’ OS whitethorn want to install this one… Heck, even if you just want to update your 8520 or 8900, might as well consignment ‘er up.

As always, be sure to patronage your gimmick and proceeds all necessary precautions before you proceed. If you do install, be sure to net ball us know your findings in the comments.

Download OS 5.0.0.592 for the BlackBerry Curve 8520 and 8900 >

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