iPhone / BlackBerry Bold get close on video, are clearly uncomfortable together

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 | News with No Comments »

It was simply inevitable: someone was going to lay the iPhone and BlackBerry Bold down beside one another, and if John Mayer won’t stop sending himself emails long enough to do it, CrackBerry’s sister site will. There’s really nothing here that you couldn’t put together yourself from checking out galleries and videos of each device separately, but feel free to humor your sick mind by glancing over the comparative images in the read link below or examining the vid waiting after the jump.

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John Mayer secures a BlackBerry Bold, makes world envious

Friday, May 16th, 2008 | News with No Comments »

See how easy it is everyone? All that’s required to snag a BlackBerry Bold well before its public release is to become a Grammy award-winning artist, sell out shows worldwide, date a smattering of superstars and convince Fender to create and sell your own branded guitar. While you’re off working on step one, John Mayer is living it up with his brand new BlackBerry Bold. Granted, he can’t claim to be the very first with said handset, but it’s likely the first completely legitimate edition let loose. Of course, once you’ve landed the Curve and MacBook Air before everyone else on the planet, snagging a Bold is just child’s play.

Blackberry Bold release dates, pricing leak out

Friday, May 16th, 2008 | News with No Comments »

Those of you dying to get your QWERTY on with RIM’s hot new Blackberry Bold can start marking your calendars and stashing cash under the cushions — release dates and pricing info have hit the tubes this morning. As expected, AT&T will get the Bold first in July for $300, while Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile customers will have to wait until September. Oddly, T-Mo subs will have to cough up an extra $50, which seems a little unfair. Of course, these aren’t official dates and prices, so things are likely to change, but we’d say everything seems in the ballpark, wouldn’t you?

RIM’s BlackBerry Bold / 9000 gets official

Monday, May 12th, 2008 | News with No Comments »

Damn, took ‘em long enough! RIM finally announced the BlackBerry Bold / 9000 — we’ve got specs, but no price or hard launch date. Here we go:

  • HSDPA and EV-DO versions (including an AWS-capable 1700MHz version)
  • 480 x 320 display
  • 625MHz CPU, 1GB internal flash memory
  • 802.11a/b/g, Bluetooth 2.0 (with A2Dp), GPS, MicroSDHC
  • 480 x 320 video recording, photo geotagging
  • 4.5 x 2.6 x 0.55-inches, 4.7 ounces

PC Mag’s got the (latest) hands-on, hit the read link.

BlackBerry Curve now available through Sprint

Friday, May 9th, 2008 | News with No Comments »

Late’s better than never — usually, anyway — and a rumored release date finally stuck long enough for the BlackBerry Curve 8330 to make an appearance on Sprint’s online store. In fact, as “mid-May” goes, May 9 is actually on the early side of things if you want to get technical about it, so we guess some kudos are actually due here. Sprint’s asking $179.99 on contract with rebates for the pleasure of indulging in its latest mobile productivity tool, which you’ll ironically be using to respond to emails during meetings that you’re supposed to be listening in on. Funny how the world works, isn’t it?

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