So, you know that BlackBerry flip-phone that we’ve been talking about for the passed several months? We’ve been referring to it as the BlackBerry KickStart. Well, it would appear that the BlackBerry KickStart will actually be named the BlackBerry Pearl 8220.
BlackBerry Cool has the details…
Written by Robb Dunewood on August 6th, 2008 with 4 comments.
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Kevin from CrackBerry.com got his hands on the upcoming BlackBerry Kickstart.
Written by Robb Dunewood on July 30th, 2008 with no comments.
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A Rogers BlackBerry Roadmap has made its way onto the web and we now have approximations as to when the BlackBerry Bold, BlackBerry KickStart, and BlackBerry Javelin will hit the street.
We can only assume that these devices will hit American carriers around the same time. Time, however, will definitely tell…
Written by Robb Dunewood on July 7th, 2008 with no comments.
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Word on the street is that the BlackBerry KickStart, the first clam shell / flip phone from RIM, will cost just $49.99 on T-Mobile. It would appear that Apple is not the only smartphone maker that Research in Motion is paying attention to
With all the problems that Palm has had of late, the Centro has been a nice little surprise to the smartphone industry and a big hit for Palm. The $100 price tag on the Centro undoubtedly played a big part in it’s success and it looks like RIM is saying “Whatever Palm can do we can do better!”
I am guessing that if on day one the BlackBerry KickStart hits T-Mobile with a $49.99 price tag it will be a matter of months, or less, before the price is completely subsidized. When you can get a BlackBerry for free, or, darn near free, I don’t think it matters how ugly those little buggers are, the BlackBerry KickStart will fly off the shelves.
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Written by Robb Dunewood on July 4th, 2008 with no comments.
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We’ve seen quite a few pictures of the BlackBerry KickStart and we’ve come to the conclusion that the first flip-phone BlackBerry is simply not that attractive. Here are some new pictures from a new site.
Look at the KickStart next to the BlackBerry Bold. Here you can really see just how good the KickStart doesn’t look.
Written by Robb Dunewood on June 24th, 2008 with 2 comments.
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CrackBerry.com has a plethora of live BlackBerry KickStart pictures in case you are wondering what the first BlackBerry flip phone will look like. We don’t imagine that it will be too much longer before this device is officially announced.
Written by Robb Dunewood on June 13th, 2008 with 5 comments.
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Crackberry.com got its hands on slides detailing the upcoming BlackBerry KickStart’s “Filp Experience” which highlights how the new BlackBerry will work as a flip phone. The BlackBerry KickStart functions pretty much like any other flip phone when it comes to incoming calls. Messaging, on the other hand is where RIM put some real though into how a BlackBerry flip phone should operate.
Messaging - Matching BlackBerry “Holster” Experience
- Extends to Email, IM, SMS, MMS,
- Opening the flip auto-opens an incoming message
- The external LCD lets the user know WHO messaged them and provides a brief preview of the content (if enabled) - allows the user to decide if the wish to open the flip to deal with the message
- Opening the flip allows the user to deal with the message - just like retrieving a Candy-Bar BlackBerry from its holster
- BlackBerry Address Book provides Sender Picture, Name, etc… if available
- Closing flip will be extended to also close/mark read any open messages (same as the BlackBerry when holstered)
To make a long story short, if someone sends you some type of message their picture shows up on the caller ID screen followed by brief snippet of the message. If you open the phone you go right to that message.
I’ve always been a fan of flip phones because of their compact size and I’ve never used a holster with any BlackBerry that I’ve ever owned. I know that the BlackBerry KickStart is first coming out on T-Mobile, but, I will go ahead and ask the question now just to get it out of the way. How long before something like this comes out on Verizon?
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Written by Robb Dunewood on May 29th, 2008 with 8 comments.
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Have you noticed that we really haven’t heard much about the BlackBerry KickStart, the first BlackBerry Flip Phone from Research in Motion, pretty much since it was first leaked back at the beginning of the month.
Joe from BBGeeks made a good point about RIM employees not being able to talk about it at WES and actual news about the BlackBerry Bold trumped rumors about other devices, however, we’ve actually seen pictures of the BlackBerry KickStart and have heard that its launch may be just a couple of months away, yet it hasn’t gotten nearly the run that the BlackBerry Thunder has.
We know that most BlackBerry users probably don’t follow the BlackBerry space as closely as readers of this blog do, but, even the crackberry addicts the live for BlackBerry rumors have been unusually quiet on a completely new form factor that could be released in the as early as August.
Will the BlackBerry flip phone flop or will buzz pick up over the coming months?
Written by Robb Dunewood on May 19th, 2008 with 15 comments.
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Just the other day BGR leaked several shots of the upcoming BlackBerry Kickstart that look like they may have been taken in the restroom at Research in Motion headquarters. I noted that the Kickstart looks awfully big for a flip phone. I have to admit, however, that the Photoshop images that were leaked today are much more attractive.
Written by Robb Dunewood on May 2nd, 2008 with 3 comments.
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