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More Pictures of the BlackBerry Slider Emerge

March 15th, 2010 BBerryNews

Images of the BlackBerry Bold Slider are surfacing again, and now we get a glimpse of the device’s insides. It looks like the Slider has a Bold 9000 style physical keyboard, and a virtual keyboard is displayed in landscape mode. The battery is an F-S1 and we’re still unsure about the megapixels on the camera (rumored to be 5MP liquid lens). There is still a lot we’d like to know about this device and so far it looks like a lot of features that will complicate the development process. Now a developer needs to accommodate for a trackpad, touchscreen, physical keyboard and touch keyboard.

© Kyle for BlackBerry Cool, 2010



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First Images of the BlackBerry Storm3 Slider

March 3rd, 2010 BBerryNews

BBleaks got the first images of the upcoming BlackBerry Slider, and while it’s not confirmed legitimate, it seems to have all the branding and makings of a BlackBerry. From the blurry images, we can see that the device has a trackpad, but we can’t confirm the touchscreen element but BBleaks seems pretty sure of it. This definitely looks like the device we heard about earlier from BGR, with the following specs:

  • It’s a portrait-oriented slider. While most people assume a device with slideout keyboard would end up being something like HTC’s devices, we’ve been told this particular handset is more like the Palm Pre in terms of layout.
  • The phone will run BlackBerry OS 6.0
  • The rumored device will 100% support Wi-Fi 802.11n
  • The resolution unfortunately has not improved, it is still 360×480.
  • No word on if this will have a touch screen, but we’d assume so, and our source alluded to this possibly being what the rumored BlackBerry Magnum/Dakota evolved into. Not saying there won’t be a Bold-like device with touchscreen, optical trackpad, and physical keyboard, but this might be released first.
  • If it does have a touch screen, this could in fact be the mythical BlackBerry Storm slider — picture a Storm 9520 with a slide up Bold-esque keyboard.
  • The phone will not be a Verizon exclusive — it’s supposed to be a GSM/HSPA device.

What are your thoughts on a BlackBerry Storm slider? Is it something you’ve been waiting for, or is the hardware design turning you off?

© Kyle for BlackBerry Cool, 2010



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More Details on the Upcoming BlackBerry Slider

March 2nd, 2010 BBerryNews

BGR dropped some info on the upcoming BlackBerry slider we’ve been hearing rumors about for a long time now. While none of the details are confirmed, it’s still interesting to read through the possible specs. We’ll be able to confirm at least some of these specs when we have a visual, but for now we’re just going on rumor.

Here is what we’re hearing:

  • It’s a portrait-oriented slider. While most people assume a device with slideout keyboard would end up being something like HTC’s devices, we’ve been told this particular handset is more like the Palm Pre in terms of layout.
  • The phone will run BlackBerry OS 6.0.
  • The rumored device will 100% support Wi-Fi 802.11n.
  • The resolution unfortunately has not improved, it is still 360×480.
  • No word on if this will have a touch screen, but we’d assume so, and our source alluded to this possibly being what the rumored BlackBerry Magnum/Dakota evolved into. Not saying there won’t be a Bold-like device with touchscreen, optical trackpad, and physical keyboard, but this might be released first.
  • If it does have a touch screen, this could in fact be the mythical BlackBerry Storm slider — picture a Storm 9520 with a slide up Bold-esque keyboard.
  • The phone will not be a Verizon exclusive — it’s supposed to be a GSM/HSPA device.

It would be a shame if this device didn’t come with a touchscreen because I think touchscreens have the most consumer appeal and app potential. Especially if this device is going to be running OS 6, there should be a host of features to make development easier. BlackBerry widgets will be fully supported by then as well as probably even more APIs by that time. In any case, this is shaping up to be an interesting form factor.

© Kyle for BlackBerry Cool, 2010



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Leaked pics of the BlackBerry Pearl 9100 Stratus

November 23rd, 2009 BBerryNews

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Gotta love Salomondrin for leaking pics of the upcoming BlackBerry Pearl 9100 aka Stratus. The 9100 is apparently a 3G Pearl for the GSM network. It has SureType, an optical trackpad, 3G, WiFi and the version we’re seeing is running OS 5.0.0.350. Too bad Sal’s YouTube was taken down by RIM legal. Those lawyers are killing the Internet, 1 leak at a time.


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Verizon BlackBerry Curve 8530 Now Available

November 23rd, 2009 BBerryNews

Verizon BlackBerry Curve 8530

The Verizon BlackBerry Curve 8530 is now available.  You can pick the device up for $99.99 after a $100 instant rebate.  Something tells me that the Curve 8530 is going to a pretty big hit for Verizon.  It is the second BlackBerry to support OpenGL ES (3D graphics), and the price point is very attractive.

The BlackBerry Curve 8530 is also the first Verizon BlackBerry with the optical trackpad.  No more trackball issues like its predecessor.

Find a full list of features after the jump…

Features

  • Dual–band 800/1900 MHz CDMA/EV–DO Rev 0 networks
  • 256MB Flash Memory, 128MB RAM
  • BlackBerry® Device Software v5.0 Integrated Email, Phone, SMS, Browser, Calendar, Address Book, and additional organizer applications
  • English, French and Spanish language support
  • BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS) — add up to 11 email addresses to the BIS, including 10 supported email accounts and one BlackBerry email account
  • BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) — works to provide functionality such as single mailbox integration, remote address book look–up and more (1 email address)
  • Display: Clear, High Resolution, 2.5″ (dia.) color display TFT LCD (320×240 pixel). Supports over 65k colors
  • Full Backlit QWERTY Keyboard w/Trackpad Navigation
  • microSD™ memory card support: up to 16GB
  • 2.0 Megapixel Camera, 5x Digital Zoom and Video Capture
  • Integrated speaker and microphone, Hands–free headset capable (3.5mm 4 Pole)
  • BlackBerry Media Player
  • Bluetooth® Supported profiles: Headset (HSP), Hands–free (HFP), Serial Port (SPP), Dial–up Networking (DUN), Advanced Audio Distribution (A2DP) and Audio/Video Remote Control Profile (AVRCP). OBEX Profiles: PBAP.
  • WiFi Ready (802.11 b/g)
  • Ring Tones: 32 Polyphonic + vibrate (MIDI, SP–MIDI, MP3, WAV)
  • Text, Picture and Video Messaging (MMS)
  • VZ Navigatorsm for spoken turn–by–turn directions
  • Stand–alone and Assisted GPS
  • Visual Voice Mail capable
  • Mobile Broadband Connect capable (Windows only)
  • Instant Messaging applications for BlackBerry
  • Social Networking for BlackBerry
  • V CAST Music with Rhapsody® (subscription, wireless and PC downloads)
  • V CAST Video on Demand capable
  • BlackBerry App World Support
  • Device protection and keyboard lock
  • SAR Info – 1.31 w/kg for ear; 0.66 w/kg for body
  • Hearing Aid Compatibility = M4/T4
  • Total Equipment Coverage is Available

Specifications

  • Dimensions: 4.29″ (H) x 2.36″ (W) x 0.55″ (D)
  • Weight: Approximately 3.7 oz. including Battery
  • Standard Lithium Battery (1150 mAh)
  • Usage: Up to 270 minutes of talk time OR
  • Standby: Up to 252 hours

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