Posts tagged Torch
Torch 9800 Poll – Follow Up
Aug 16th
Just to recap on last weeks poll, it looks like only a small percentage of our readers were able to get their hands on a Torch. That’s not surprising being that AT&T is the only carrier that has released the Torch as of yet. Unfortunately 46% of the voters are waiting in limbo for their carrier to release the Torch. Not to worry, the Torch will be coming to Telus, Bell, Rogers, Virgin Canada, Orange UK and Vodafone UK in the upcoming weeks. It seems to me that a lot of GSM BlackBerry subscribers were/are starving for a touch-screen BlackBerry device.
The remaining 41% of the voters are either happy with their current devices or are waiting for something else to release. I happen to be in that 41% as well. I just love the standard QWERTY form factor and plan on sticking with my 9700 until the 9780 releases, but I must admit, I am jealous of you people who are already running BlackBerry 6.
Poll: Torch 9800 – Have you? Will You?
Aug 16th
As most of you may know, the Torch 9800 has finally launched on AT&T . It will also will be coming to Telus, Bell, Rogers, Virgin Canada, Orange UK and Vodafone UK in the upcoming weeks. I’m on AT&T and have decided to pass on the 9800 for now. I’m personally a fan of standard QWERTY style BlackBerrys and don’t really see myself using a slider for more than a short time. I don’t know if my feelings will change, but for now I’m standing strong with my Bold 9700 on OS 5. Although, if BlackBerry 6 doesn’t end up leaking for the 9700 soon and there is still no sign of the 9780 in sight, I might just crack.
So what’s your stance on the Torch 9800?
This Week In BlackBerry 8/8-8/14
Aug 15th
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Between the release of the Torch 9800, BBM v5.0.1.38, Desktop Manager 6.0 and the BlackBerry Podcast App, there’s been something for everyone this week in BlackBerry. Hit the jump to see what else you may have missed here at TheCellularGuru>>
News &Â rumors
RIM Officially Announces the Blackberry Curve 3G
Rogers Blackberry Curve 9300 price dropping August 17th to $49.99
India Planning To Ban Email and BBM By September
Telus launches the BlackBerry Curve 3G
Virgin Mobile to release the Blackberry Curve 3G
Apps & Software
BBM Updated To Version 5.0.1.38!
Official BlackBerry Podcasts app now available!
Blackberry Desktop Manager 6.0 available for download
PingChat! for BlackBerry updated to 0.5.0
Editorial
Mobile Lifestyle: How To Be Sneaky On BBM!
AT&T BlackBerry Torch Commercial
Aug 3rd
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RIM is pushing the Torch harder than they have pushed any device in the past. CrackBerry was able to get their hands on a new AT&T Torch commercial which has yet to hit TV screens. Personally, I didn’t find the commercial very enticing. In my opinion, there’s too much focus on the slide out keyboard and not enough BB6, but I’m just one person. What did you think of the commercial?
[Via: CrackBerry]
Will the Torch burn out?
Aug 3rd
Remember those monolinths that AT&T received but were not to be opened? If you had guessed the BB Torch 9800 was inside, you are correct. RIM has been losing market share to Google and Apple recently and they’re banking on the Torch to stop the bleeding. Even though BB6 should bring back the crack, have too many of RIM’s followers already jumped ship and fallen in love with Android or iOS? There’s no question that RIM will still have some catching up to do in the touchscreen market, but do you think the Torch will be enough to at least help RIM hold down their current spot? Most international carriers run on GSM so I see why RIM is pushing the Torch before the Odin Refresh, but I’m sure plenty of CDMA Storm 2 users will make the jump to Android devices while the Torch 9800 sits pretty at GSM carriers. How many of you will be picking up the Torch on launch day?
[Image Via: Gizmodo]
BlackBerry 9800 Hitting AT&T on the 15th of August?
Jul 21st
It’s no secret that the BlackBerry 9800 slider is coming fast for an official launch on AT&T, but VentureBeat has come up with a date to set your sights on. That date is August 15th, and it comes from John Albright of the BlackBerry Partners Fund who mentioned the date of a new BlackBerry’s release. Later he confirmed our suspicions of the device being the 9800 by naming off features such as a touchscreen with slide-out keyboard.
The biggest news that Albright revealed is that the 9800 has already been distributed to developers, hopefully giving them the tools they need to have their apps ready for the official launch of BlackBerry 6. RIM hasn’t been very good at getting devices out to developers in the past, but if this is true it looks like things are changing on that front.
[Via VentureBeat]
BlackBerry 9800 Slider Going To Be Called Torch 9800?
Jun 15th
What’s in a name? A lot if you are re-branding an entire product line. The Bold series has become synonymous with style and power, and it has been a couple years since RIM launched a new product line for their BlackBerry series of phones.
The new 9800 slider, which we’ve seen numerous times already, has had the Bold name attached to it since the beginning, since it was thought that all flagship devices would have the name. Crackberry did a little investigative reporting and found that RIM already owns the domain name to BlackBerryTorch.com.
I don’t know if I like the Torch name at the moment, but I didn’t like iPad when it came out. We’ll see where this goes.
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