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blackberry bold

BlackBerry Bold Hitting Sept. 12 for $299, Say AT&T Employees

You read the review, you're stoked that you suit-and-tie guys have a sweet new phone to wave at Apple fanboys. Well, now you got a date: September 12. And a price: $299. At least, so say the dudes down at the AT&T store who were a little overexcited when they saw our review model from Wireless Imports. The leak's in line with expectations, so we're gonna say it's 95% solid. [BlackBerry Bold on Giz]

6:46 PM on Thu Aug 28 2008
By matt buchanan
8,659 views, 25 comments

Latest by mor10: I see once again us Canadians are being shafted. What is up with the US price of a Canadian product more »

blackberry bold review

BlackBerry Bold Review

If you were feverishly anticipating a cellphone this year, it was one of two phones: the iPhone 3G or this phone. The BlackBerry Bold is RIM's most powerful, polished handset ever. With 3G, a glossy new UI, a real web browser, serious hardware and an almost beautiful body, the Bold doesn't redefine the BlackBerry experience, but it does elevate to the highest point its ever been. More »

2:15 PM on Thu Aug 28 2008
By matt buchanan
28,326 views, 63 comments

Latest by reddingofish: Pleeeeeeese boss buy me a Burn. more »

thunder storm

BlackBerry Storm Has Multiple Personalities: is BlackBerry Thunder

So after much to-ing and fro-ing, it looks like BlackBerry Storms are BlackBerry Thunders ("...and violets are blue, I'm schizophrenic, and so am I" as a schoolyard song used to go.) The same device will bear two names: Storm for Verizon, Thunder for others like Rogers and Vodafone. It seems like there'll be an 8GB microSD card along with the phone, which has a 3.5mm headset jack, and pre-installed SIM card, though the box suggests there's no Wi-Fi. [Engadgetmobile via BoyGeniusReport]

9:00 AM on Thu Aug 28 2008
By Kit Eaton
9,961 views, 30 comments

Latest by hillaryh8tr: give me a date giz, a date more »

mods

iPhone 3G Modded with Macro

The iPhone 3G's camera works alright until you want to grab a shot of something within a foot or so (like a butterfly, or unpopped pimple). And to address this dilemma, one modder softened the glue holding in his iPhone's camera and rotated the lens to macrofy the fovus. He was able to take several shots within 5 inches, but the most impressive is this picture taken just .25 inches away from its subject. For a phone especially, that's some impressive macro. If only it didn't require such delicate surgery to implement—ahem—Apple—ahem. [flickr via TUAW]

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4:00 PM on Wed Aug 27 2008
By Mark Wilson
12,648 views, 29 comments

Latest by poedgirl: All I have to say is HTC Touch Diamond with mechanical auto-focus :P more »

htc tilt update

HTC Tilt Windows Mobile 6.1 Update Actually Out

That Windows Mobile 6.1 update we showed you last week when it was supposed to be out is now officially out (according to HTC). Grab it now. [HTC]

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4:50 PM on Tue Aug 26 2008
By Jason Chen
5,320 views, 13 comments

iphone

New AT&T iPhone International Data Plans Ream You Slightly Less Hard

Your current cheap options for international data from AT&T are 20MB for $24.99 or 50 MB for $59.99—ream city, though without them there's no lube at all, as Blam found out when he came back from Brazil, where AT&T's int'l roaming discounts don't apply. AT&T now has two iPhone specific plans: 100MB for $120, and 200MB for $200, a savings of $0 and $40, respectively. Still, ouch. [AT&T]

11:30 AM on Tue Aug 26 2008
By matt buchanan
2,918 views, 13 comments

Latest by n/a: Get one of my favorite apps, TruPhone, and pay 1.5 cents per minute. more »

iphone 3g

Phew: Cute iPhone Factory Girl Didn't Get Fired

After a Foxconn factory worker had adorable snapshots of her discovered in a brand new iPhone and posted all over the internet, many worried that she would be fired—or you know, worse. A Foxconn rep told a Chinese newspaper that "she is definitely not fired," and that the pictures were test photos "accidentally" left on the iPhone. He didn't comment on the number of lashings she received. I'm glad that all worked out, I wouldn't want Adam's conscience burdened by the fact he ruined some girl's life while he's vacationing on the Cape. [Macrumors]

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11:15 AM on Tue Aug 26 2008
By matt buchanan
23,625 views, 67 comments

Latest by Chandru: its all crap.. Apple just want to show how cute their employees look. more »

htc s740

HTC's S740 Is the Touch Diamond With a Keyboard, Runs Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard

HTC's gone and followed up their S730—which was itself an HTC Vox successor—with the HTC S740. The latest phone keeps the slide-out candybar form factor, complete with keypad on front and QWERTY on the back, but also takes huge design influences from the HTC Touch Diamond. It runs Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard edition (the gimpier one), but still looks pretty darn good for a phone of this form factor. Hit the jump for the full specs. More »

5:22 AM on Tue Aug 26 2008
By Jason Chen
7,166 views, 25 comments

Latest by n/a: Any clue on a release date or price? Personally I like the look of it a lot and I more »

cellphones

Nokia Rolls Out N85 and N79 Smartphones

We've had eyes on both of these for a while, but Nokia today has dropped a couple new N-Series phones into the official UK chute, and they are expected to follow stateside soon. The N85 slider (left) appears to be replacing the N81, and the N79 candybar does the same for the N78 (even though it only dropped in the US a few months ago). Gaming and music seems to be the focus of the N85, which adds N-Gage support and ditches the built-in storage in favor of an 8GB micro SD card. An AMOLED screen reduces power consumption for up to 28 hours of music playback. The N79 bumps the N78's camera up to 5MP and adds an LED flash and swappable faceplates. All feature Wi-Fi, GPS and 3G across the board, but the rumored US 3G support we're still waiting to hear for sure on. [Pocket Lint via Electronista]

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11:18 AM on Mon Aug 25 2008
By John Mahoney
6,044 views, 10 comments

Latest by iamnotdrtran: @unclewinkie: better than the same phone with the same name more »

blackberry bold

Video: BlackBerry Bold vs. iPhone Web Browser Showdown (It Gets Ugly)

We've seen the BlackBerry Bold and iPhone head-to-head before, as well as the Bold's greatly improved browsing powers over past BlackBerrys, but not side-by-side in a web browser race. It actually gets pretty ugly, uglier than we thought it would. Update: So it looks like in Mobile Computer's test the Bold was either dropping off of Wi-Fi or wasn't on it at all. Update 2: Mobile Computer's editor got back to us to explain the test. More »

10:00 AM on Thu Aug 21 2008
By matt buchanan
39,024 views, 168 comments

Latest by n/a: @Ken_Darrow: Ken Darling, here is straight from the horse: "BB users are automatically sent to the mobile version at m.engadget.com, which more »

rumor

T-Mobile Android HTC Dream Launch Details: Oct. 13, $199 W/ 2-Year Contract Only

Following up on rumorage that pre-sales for the HTC Dream/G1 would start Sept. 17, TmoWorld says they've got the full skinny on T-Mobile's Android debut party: Supposedly, pre-orders will be online only for eligible post-paid customers—lasting through
Oct. 3—who will get the phone on Oct. 13, the public launch day. TmoWorld says the subsidized price will be $199 w/ a two-year contract (no one-year option). More »

7:50 PM on Wed Aug 20 2008
By matt buchanan
25,412 views, 58 comments

Latest by SneakerFiend: So they're giving the public an iphone like contract for messaging and text messages??? I think its great considering their more »

blackberry bold disassembled

The BlackBerry Bold Gets Disassembled

For those of you who like to take a gadget apart to see how it works, the folks behind the CNN.cn store have done a thorough job of dissecting the new BlackBerry Bold. They even offer handy tips on how to do it yourself—if you are stupid curious enough to do that sort of thing. [BBworld.info via CrackBerry]

6:10 PM on Wed Aug 20 2008
By Sean Fallon
1,443 views, 11 comments

Latest by homerjay: @redsnuff: I love it when people 'get' my random utterings. more »

treo pro

Palm Treo Pro Hands On: Definitely Not The Same Old Palm Phone

Palm's Treo Pro was announced today, and we just got one for ourselves. The most noticeable thing about it is how small and light and shiny it is for a Palm phone. As a comparison, it sits between the BlackBerry Curve and the iPhone in terms of size. Could this be the king of the WinMo phones?
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4:59 PM on Wed Aug 20 2008
By Adrian Covert
15,576 views, 22 comments

Latest by videoCWK: Windows Mobile. WHY. more »

unconfirmed

BlackBerry Bold Plagued by Same 3G Problems as iPhone

The BlackBerry Bold has been out in Chile and Germany and drops in Canada tomorrow, so as much as analysts talk out of their ass, Citigroup analyst Jim Suva might not just be blowing hot air when he says that the Bold is plagued by the same 3G connection issues as the iPhone 3G (though 2.0.2 might've made them worse still). Apparently it has a similar penchant for dropping you to EDGE even when there's a perfectly decent 3G signal. More »

4:10 PM on Wed Aug 20 2008
By matt buchanan
12,427 views, 33 comments

Latest by golferal: I loves me my Sprint EVDO Rev A. Suck failure, GSM! more »

blackberry

BlackBerry 8210 and 8820 Flip Phones Leaked by Web Retailer

A tiny mistake by online retailer Expansys has revealed two new quad-band BlackBerry clamshell phones. Some info on the 8220 has surfaced before, but the 8210 seems new. The phones are apparently very similar, with both having a 2.6-inch internal 240x 320 pixel screen, a small 160 x 128 external screen, and clamshell format. Both have SureType keyboards and a trackball, 2-megapixel cam and microSD expansion. But while the 8210 has in-built GPS, the 8220 sports Wi-Fi connectivity. There was no release date or price available on the leaked page before it was whipped down by Expansys. [Reghardware]

10:15 AM on Wed Aug 20 2008
By Kit Eaton
3,252 views, 6 comments

Latest by Tarv: this news has upset my pearl. more »

palm treo pro

Palm Treo Pro Official

This week's best kept secret just got official: The Palm Treo Pro is a Centro-sized Windows Mobile 6.1 phone (whither Palm OS?) with tri-band 3G, Wi-Fi and GPS with a 320x320 touchscreen, exactly like the recent Treo 800w. Powering the show is a 400MHz processor and 128MB of RAM. And yep, the proprietary Palm connector is ditched for micro-USB. Hurray for standards. They're selling it unlocked through the online store for $549 in the fall. [Palm]

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9:52 AM on Wed Aug 20 2008
By matt buchanan
5,304 views, 21 comments

Latest by Nyle: Didn't Palm clearly state the Palm OS was only going to be on the Centro line of low-end SmartPhones? Windows more »

windows mobile

Motorola's Q Going Windows Mobile 6.1 Through AT&T

The Motorola Q is finally getting the Windows Mobile 6.1 treatment through AT&T, who's stores are said to be taking in shipments of a new silver version of the handset. This is good news for enterprise customers who are tied into the WinMo world. No word yet on when these will hit the shelves, or if there will be an upgrade available for current AT&T Q9h owners, but it's likely we'll hear something soon. [BGR]

10:00 PM on Tue Aug 19 2008
By Matt Hickey
2,319 views, 12 comments

Latest by ClintonOddfellow: I've had WiMo 6.1 on my Sprint Q9c for a while -- the update dramatically increased overall usability (threaded SMS, more »

blackberry bold

BlackBerry Bold Hits Rogers in Just Two Days: Aug. 21

RIM, why have you forsaken us? With no date or price yet for the US, Rogers has just confirmed that the BlackBerry Bold will launch in RIM's backyard on Thursday. They didn't release pricing info, but a leaked flyer on Friday that looked pretty damn legit pegged it at $399. Since it's launching 'round the world by the end of this week, odds are we'll be getting US launch details soonish. [Reuters]

3:30 PM on Tue Aug 19 2008
By matt buchanan
5,759 views, 21 comments

Latest by strang: I checked out the new BB browser. Pretty good! But still nothing like Safari. During my short time with the more »

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