The BlackBerry Will Soon Become The Music Player Of Choice For Consumers

by Robb Dunewood on February 22, 2007 · 19 comments

I read an article in the Globe and Mail today where Research in Motion co-CEO Jim Balsillie said that the BlackBerry will soon become the music player of choice for consumers. I actually had to read his comment several times to make sure that I understood the context in which he was saying it [...]

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Verizon BlackBerry 8800 Rumors Continue To Surface

by Robb Dunewood on February 22, 2007 · 15 comments

We have been hearing for a while now that a CDMA / GSM Verizon BlackBerry 8800 would be coming to Verizon sometime in Q2 and more rumors about the device have begun to surface.
According to new BlackBerry Forums member rianlu, Verizon will release their branded version of the BlackBerry 8800 which will be called [...]

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BlackBerry 8820 To Include Wi-Fi

by Robb Dunewood on February 22, 2007 · 4 comments

The Boy Genius is reporting that the upcoming BlackBerry 8820 will have Wi-Fi. Leave it to BG to scrutinize the device.xlm file that comes with OS 4.2.0.109 from Cingular. Notice the highlighted section in the device.xml file above. You will notice that the os radio =”GPRS-WLAN”.
What does this mean? Well, while [...]

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