March 12th, 2010 
BBerryNews 
I’m not positive but I’m pretty sure that’s a BlackBerry Curve 8900 from T-Mobile and according to the owner, it has 4,150 diamonds (30.51 carats) and it’s wrapped in 18K gold. The price tag on the phone is over $200,000 USD but there doesn’t seem to be any info on where to buy. It’s too bad it’s an 8900 as well, because if I were to get a $200,000 smartphone, I would probably want 3G.
© Matt Cameron aka W4LNUT for BlackBerry Cool, 2010
Posted in BlackBerry Cool 
Tags: 18k Gold, 200k, Blackberry Curve, Carats, Diamonds, Gold Price, Matt Cameron, Price Tag, T Mobile 
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There have been rumors floating around that RIM was going to start building BlackBerry devices in Brazil. Looks like those rumors were true.
A senior editor from BerryReview.com was attending a RIM development seminar in Brazil where the rumor was confirmed.
They plan on working with Flextronics to manufacture the BlackBerry Curve 8520 in Brazil. It looks like RIM is planning on making an even bigger play into Latin America with Brazil combined with their current plant in Mexico
[Source]
RIM Confirms Plans To Bring Manufacturing Plant To Brazil is a post from: RIMarkable
Posted in RIMarkable Tags: Blackberry Curve, Brazil, Current Source, Development Seminar, Flextronics, Latin America, Manufacturing Plant, Mexico Source, Rim Blackberry, Those Rumors Comments Off March 6th, 2010 BBerryNews 
Sprint may to be launching the BlackBerry Curve 8530 in Red. Currently, Sprint carries the device in black and violet, and red would make the 8530 the most colorful modern BlackBerry. I’m pretty sure Sprint launched the BlackBerry Curve 8330 in a variety of colors including red, and they probably had a lot of success with the color in the past. What about a neon yellow 8530?
© Matt Cameron aka W4LNUT for BlackBerry Cool, 2010
Posted in BlackBerry Cool Tags: Blackberry Curve, Colors, Matt Cameron, Sprint, Success, Variety, Violet Comments Off March 4th, 2010 BBerryNews 
So, photos of the BlackBerry Slider have been making their way around the web for 24 hours or so and there a lot of questions being asked about the device. What OS will the BlackBerry Slider run? What kind of touchscreen does it have? Will it be called Storm or Bold? I’ve got just one question that I am most concerned about.
There is no question that the BlackBerry Slider is going to be thicker than its fixed keyboard and toucscreen only counterparts. The question is how much thicker will it be? BBLeaks has some higher quality pics of the BlackBerry slider up and the one you are looking has the slider right next to a BlackBerry Curve 8900. The Slider, clearly, is thicker than the 8900, however, the angle just doesn’t really allow you to see how much.
Just How Thick Is The BlackBerry Slider? is a post from: RIMarkable
Posted in RIMarkable Tags: Blackberry Curve, Counterparts, Keyboard, Photos, Slider Run Comments Off March 2nd, 2010 BBerryNews 
If I had to boil the week down to the biggest news, I’d say it’s centered around the news that Verizon is dropping a ton of older devices from their inventory. There were rumors from analysts that the Storm (probably the 9530) was going to be nixed because it wasn’t selling well and there were so many complaints about the device. Soon after the leak we saw some official looking documents saying Verizon will discontinue the Storm 9530, Curve 8330, 8830 and Pearl Flip 8230. While I like the idea of killing old devices in favor of newer ones, I just hope prices continue to come down. Hit the jump and catch up on everything that happened this week.
Apps
Pulse Theme for the BlackBerry Storm Available with Free Trial
Office Hot Shot Turns Your Locked Screen Into a Fun Game
Iconify Updated to Version 1.0.4 with Changelog
BlackBerry Master Control Program 0.9.3.0 Beta 5 Released
Slacker 3.0 With Wireless Caching Live!
SugarSync Now Offering Email File Upload to Cloud
CyberSynchs Offers Cloud Sync and Storage for $2.99 per Month
Blackberry Call Control Promises to Curb Unwanted Calls
Zebbo Provide App Developers With Carrier Billing for Apps
BellShare Apps on Sale for 50% Off Including BerryWeather and BerryBuzz
Foursquare for BlackBerry Updated to Version 1.5
AnyTime for BlackBerry Displays Multiple Timezones on Your Homescreen
Remotely Secure Data with the Updated Free BuddyGuard Beta App
1,000 Free Copies of The Art of War by Sun Tzu Available in App World
Price Lowered on AddOnis – The Super Utility for BlackBerry
Verizon Backup Assistant Coming to BlackBerry March 9th
Super KO Boxing 2 for BlackBerry in App World
Preview of Upcoming Seesmic for BlackBerry Update
News
BlackBerry Tour2 9650 Renamed BlackBerry Bold 9650
Rumor: Verizon to Discontinue the BlackBerry Storm
PocketGear Acquires Handango to Become Largest App Store
BlackBerry Curve 8520 Now Available from Fido
Gartner Release Breakdown of Mobile OS Market Share
Canadian Carriers Finish Testing Mobile Video Calling
Rogers Now Offering Better Roaming Rates for Canadians in US
Verizon to Discontinue the Storm 9530, Curve 8330, 8830 and Pearl Flip 8230
Distimo Report Compares Mobile Games on Smartphones
More Details on the Upcoming BlackBerry Slider
Contest Reminders
BugMe Notes and Alarms Updated with 10 Free Copies
Giveaway: 20 Copies of Piczzle Sliding Puzzle Game for Storm
Other
BlackBerry Flashlight App Wars – Can you patent a flashlight app?
The Foursquare Rap – Badges Like Us
Leaked OS 5.0.0.530 Available for the BlackBerry Tour 9630
Leaked OS 5.0.0.509 for the Bold 9000 and Curve 8900
© Kyle for BlackBerry Cool, 2010
Posted in BlackBerry Cool Tags: Art Of War, Art Of War By Sun Tzu, Backup Assistant, Beta 5, Blackberry Curve, Carrier Billing, Free Copies, Fun Game, Gartner, Homescreen, Hot Shot, Ko Boxing, Mobile Os, Os Market, Pocketgear, Sun Tzu, Timezones, Tour2, Update News, World Preview Comments Off
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