The BlackBerry PlayBook just took another blow to the chin, as word broke this afternoon that Sprint has abandoned its plans to release a 4G WiMAX version of the tablet. According to Paget Alves of Sprint, the decision came down to the PlayBook’s poor reception, noting that while “it’s an interesting concept, it just hasn’t caught on [...]

If you’re the proud owner of one of the new BlackBerry 7 devices, chances are you’re pretty serious about keeping your baby in good condition. And if that’s the case, you’ll probably be interested to know that OtterBox today announced that it is now selling cases for the first three devices to hit store shelves [...]

The Bold 9900 wasn’t the on BlackBerry to go on sale with Bell today, as the Torch 9810 is now also up for grabs. The successor to the original Torch 9800, the 9810 shares similar specs to the Bold 9900 — BlackBerry 7 OS, 5 megapixel camera with 720p video recording, 1.2GHz Snapdragon processor and [...]

Get ready to break out your credit cards, Canada, because the BlackBerry Bold 9900 is now available for purchase online from Bell. Styled after the incredibly popular Bold 9000, the Bold 9900 is one of the first smartphones from RIM to feature BlackBerry 7 OS. Its key specs include a 2.8″ VGA touchscreen display, 5 megapixel [...]

Virgin Mobile is known for two very special things: their insanely risqué/catchy marketing campaigns and their knack for undercutting the competition. Now that everyone knows that the BlackBerry 7 devices are coming, all we await now - other than confirmed release dates - is termed and non-termed pricing. Thus far only the big 3 have [...]

While BlackBerry 7 is the hot-topic right now in terms of BlackBerry OS’s, the main question on everybody’s mind is the PlayBook’s QNX OS and when it can be expected to launch on a phone - ya know, so Android apps can be used on a BlackBerry (among many, many other reasons). Well, BGR (being [...]

  In terms of device leaks, when it rains, it pours - and this road map is a prime example of this for RIM. The ink is barely dry on the recent announcement of the Bold 9900 and new Torches, and now the above - sent to a BlackBerry retail store - essentially confirms EVERY [...]

Well Rogers die-hards, you can stop pestering your local Rogers dealers (or friends in the industry): the Bold 9900 and Torch 9810 are both ready to launch with Rogers. The above is a screenshot from the Rogers internal upgrade system showing both devices ready and waiting to be sold to you eager beavers. Although there [...]

Remember yesterday’s post we mentioned a rumor that Rogers would announce the release date and price points on the forthcoming BlackBerry 7 lineup? Well guess what, the rumor turned out to be ‘somewhat’ true. As a follow-up to the great event that was the #BB7FanNight at the Fifth Social Club, Rogers has posted the pricing [...]

And we’re here! #BB7FanNight is officially upon us in Toronto, Ontario at the Fifth Social Club. The crowd is abuzz over all the new devices RIM has kept up their sleeves for the past few months. Despite incessant leaks, rumors, shots, etc. they have done a great job maintaining excitement towards their largest global launch [...]