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Telus to offer BlackBerry Torch 9800 September 24th too
Written on 1 Sep, 2010 at 22:36 in BoyGenius | viewed times | 0 Comments
Following this mornings announcement by Rogers, Telus has announced that they too will be carrying the BlackBerry Torch 9800 on September 24th. Telus’ VP of Mobility and Solutions, Brent Jonston, had this to say: “Both business and consumer customers will get... (Continue reading)
Samsung ships 1 million Galaxy S phones
Written on 30 Aug, 2010 at 7:49 in BoyGenius | viewed times | 0 Comments
Today, via a press release, Samsung announced that they have sold shipped one million Galaxy S phones in just over 45 days. Dale Sohn, president of Samsung Mobile, had this to say: “Bringing Galaxy S devices to multiple carriers... (Continue reading)
T-Mobile launching BlackBerry Curve 3G September 8th
Written on 30 Aug, 2010 at 7:49 in BoyGenius | viewed times | 0 Comments
If you’re a T-Mobile BlackBerry user, and have no plans of jumping off the BlackBerry or T-Mobile bandwagons, listen up. T-Mobile has just announced, via Facebook, that they will be launching the BlackBerry Curve 3G on September 8th. The... (Continue reading)
BlackBerry 9760 clamshell coming to Sprint soon, not a Verizon exclusive?
Written on 17 Aug, 2010 at 7:50 in BoyGenius | viewed times | 0 Comments
While we had heard that the BlackBerry 9670 — you might remember its first public appearance — was created solely for Verizon Wireless as an exclusive, that all seems to have changed. ... (Continue reading)
RIM’s next BlackBerry Internet Service update detailed?
Written on 9 Aug, 2010 at 17:41 in BoyGenius | viewed times | 0 Comments
Polish site bbnews.pl has published what looks to be the release notes for RIM’s BlackBerry Internet Services version 3.2. Some of the highlights in the new version include: synchronization with Google Calendar, Improved BIS password security, corrected automatic login, improved WAP interface,... (Continue reading)
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia shuts down BlackBerry messaging service
Written on 6 Aug, 2010 at 7:03 in BoyGenius | viewed times | 0 Comments
In accordance with government wishes , Saudi Arabia’s three mobile wireless companies have shut down BlackBerry messaging services to their users. The Saudi Communications and Information Technology Commission cited security concerns when it announced on August 3rd that: “the manufacturer of... (Continue reading)
RIM CEO: the Internet is encrypted, deal with it
Written on 5 Aug, 2010 at 6:48 in BoyGenius | viewed times | 0 Comments
If you haven’t been following the soap opera that is going on between the United Arab Emirates , the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , and RIM let us fill you in. The UAE and KSA will halt BlackBerry data... (Continue reading)
Saudis to block BlackBerry data service August 5th
Written on 3 Aug, 2010 at 21:24 in BoyGenius | viewed times | 0 Comments
Coming on the heels of the United Arab Emirates announcement , the Saudi Communications and Information Technology Commission (SCITC) has asked wireless companies in Saudi Arabia to stop BlackBerry service beginning on August 5th. CNN reports that the Saudi... (Continue reading)
The Blackberry 9800 Slider Coming Today To AT&T
An event in New York will mark the launch of the upcoming Blackberry 9800 slider, a new phone from RIM that promises a large touchscreen, RIM OS6, and a slide-down keyboard. In short, it looks like a fatter Palm... (Continue reading)
The BlackBerry Torch: A Slider Touchscreen Running BlackBerry 6 OS
RIM’s latest BlackBerry handset combines the firms two product lines into one device. The Torch has a 3.2-inch 480?360 touchscreen previously found only on the Storm handsets up front with a full QWERTY keyboard that slides out the bottom.... (Continue reading)