July 15th, 2008
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It would appear that the launch of the BlackBerry Bold is near. More and more celebrities are being spotted with what we are being told is the coolest BlackBerry device to date.
John Mayer was the first celebrity to be seen out an about with a BlackBerry Bold. Seeing how BlackBerry is sponsoring his summer concert tour we can see how he was able to get his hands on the Bold early. That latest celebrity BlackBerry Bold sighting is Kate Hudson. We’re not sure how she was able to get one early, however, being rich and famous probably has a bit to do with it.
Written by Robb Dunewood on July 15th, 2008 with 4 comments.
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Believe if or not , UK based Expansys has made the BlackBerry Thunder available for pre order over on their site. I am not quite sure how much sense this makes seeing how the BlackBerry Thunder hasn’t been officially announced, no date has been set for its release, and we have no idea how much it will cost. Other than BlackBerry 9500, we don’t even know what the device will officially be called.
I initially thought that Expansys was just taking email addresses and would notify you when the BlackBerry Thunder is actually available, however, they really are allowing you to pre order the device taking your credit card number and all.
I can’t imagine why anyone would actually make arrangements to pay for something that they don’t know how much it will cost or when it will be available, however, if you can think of a reason, Expansys is the stop for you.
[Source via CrackBerry.com]
Written by Robb Dunewood on July 15th, 2008 with no comments.
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I don’t think that there is any doubt that last weekend and probably this week, as far as the mobile industry goes, belong to Apple and the iPhone. I also believe that once the initial surge of everyone getting an iPhone simply because the iPhone is out passes, handset manufacturers not named Apple have a definite… finite…, but, definite window to capitalize on all of the buzz created by the iPhone 3G.
We know that there are consumers who either just don’t want an iPhone, or, are on some carrier other than AT&T and aren’t going to switch so that they could get an iPhone, but, all the iPhone buzz makes them want to get a new device too. My guess is that carriers other than AT&T are already starting to realize these consumers and it won’t be long before AT&T starts to notice them as well.
The big question for me is if the BlackBerry Bold will be out in time to realize these benefits of the iPhone buzz. We know that BlackBerry users overwhelmingly won’t be lured by the iPhone and will wait on the BlackBerry Bold no matter how long it takes for it to come out. I am wondering, however, if RIM and AT&T will release the Bold in time enough to capture the attention of the smartphone consumer with no allegiance that would actually compare multiple devices and weigh the pros and cons of each that initially came into the store to look at the iPhone 3G.
This worked for RIM last year with the BlackBerry Curve. Do you think that it will work again this year with the BlackBerry Bold?
Written by Robb Dunewood on July 15th, 2008 with 8 comments.
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