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Telus bows to the same pressure as Rogers, drops pricing on new BlackBerry line

When Rogers first announced the new lineup of BlackBerry smartphones, they were slammed for their pricing. To be honest, they had the new devices priced so high that even a 3-year contract wasn’t appealing. Shortly thereafter, Rogers bowed to consumer pressure, or finally got their heads pulled out of a certain dark place, and [...]
BlackBerry Curve 9360 allegedly launching on Bell Aug 29th

BlackBerry users in need of a refresh are having a banner year so far in 2011, with the 9900, 9810 and 9860 already hitting the markets. According to the leaked screenshot from Bell, it looks like we should have yet another addition to the BlackBerry 7 lineup making an appearance very soon, on August 29th [...]
[Winner Announced] Otterbox extends its “Strength” line of cases to iPhone 4, HTC EVO 3D and BlackBerry Torch 1 and 2 and you could win one!


Winner Announced: First and foremost, I want to apologize for this delayed announcement as I was bed ridden most of yesterday with a terrible migraine. Anyway, I am back now and have scoured through the responses. Though a very difficult choice, the winner of a “Strength” series Otterbox case is “Roy Whitney” or @GrumpyButtFunny on Twitter! [...]
Alleged iPhone 5 parts surface online


Anyone who has been in the mobile industry for a few years and knows their shit, knows who True Supplier is; they sell after market and OEM parts for almost every manufactured device on the market. It’s a website - fully open to the public - that allows one to fully rebuild their device (should [...]
Motorola Announces Water-Resistant DEFY+ Smartphone

Despite popular belief, growing up I was a huge clutz - literally rocking two left feet; so I’m kind of bitter that this device was never around in my day or I would have saved plenty-a-money when I dropped my phone in countless lakes, pools and puddles growing up. And though this isn’t anything ground [...]
AT&T Confirms Pricing and Launch Date for Torch 9810


Hey AT&T’ers, are you tired of having to switch networks to T-Mobile every time you want a decent data connection with your BlackBerry? Praying for AT&T to finally give the nod and release at least one (out of the 3) of the new BlackBerry’s currently taking over your RSS feed? Well, your prayers are answered; AT&T [...]
BlackBerry Curve Touch 9380 shows its face online [Video]


Are you a BlackBerry enthusiast who needs their touch screen, but doesn’t need all the bells and whistles associated with the gloriously just-released BlackBerry 9900? If so, I think this may be your calling. What you’re looking at here is essentially a shrunken down version of the BlackBerry 9860 Torch, despite being labeled in the [...]
Google Acquires Motorola Mobility for 12.5 Billion

Best Buy drops price of Rogers BlackBerry Bold 9900 to $149.99 on a 3-year

We’ve known for a while that in the price war on post-paid phones, Best Buy has always been the most ruthless of the retailers, always doing their best to undercut any and all competition - this now solidifies that deal. This morning a tipster sent us a screenshot from BestBuy.ca showing the Rogers BlackBerry Bold [...]
The Cellular Guru Weekly Roundup 8/08-8/14


Leaked BlackBerry Road Map Confirms More BlackBerry 7 Devices RIM’s First QNX-Powered Phone: The BlackBerry Colt Virgin Mobile BlackBerry 9900/9810 Pricing Revealed, Pwns Competition Review: Samsung Galaxy S Infuse 4G from Rogers World’s Thinnest QWERTY Slider Smartphone – Now Available at Bell Mobilicity and Walmart team up Visa accelerating move to NFC payments in the [...]