T-Mobile First to Commit to BlackBerry Curve 9360

By Valerie Sarnataro | 9/21/2011

T-Mobile has just announced its latest RIM BlackBerry device, with the Curve 9360 smartphone. The handset is available for presale today to T-Mobile's business customers, and will retail for $80 after a $50 mail-in rebate and a two-year service agreement

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Mobile Internet Users Will Soon Outnumber PC Users in the U.S.

By Valerie Sarnataro | 9/18/2011

The market-analysis firm IDC predicts that by 2015 more people in the U.S. will access the Internet through a phone or a tablet than through a desktop or laptop.

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Qualcomm Prepping 2.5GHz Snapdragon Processors for Next-Generation Smartphones

By Ed Hardy | 9/16/2011

Qualcomm, chip provider for HTC and BlackBerry smartphones, has revealed some of the details on its next-generation processors. The Snapdragon S4 line will be significantly faster than the current version.

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BlackBerry Bold 9700 Shrinks Down in Bold 9790

By Valerie Sarnataro | 9/13/2011

It appears RIM will be releasing a smaller version of the BlackBerry Bold 9700, dubbed the BlackBerry Bold 9790. This will have almost the same features, just in a smaller package.

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BlackBerry Curve 9350 Launch Delayed in Another Blow to RIM

By Valerie Sarnataro | 9/9/2011

Originally set to release today at Sprint, the BlackBerry Curve 9350 will not be coming to the nation's third largest carrier until October. This seems to indicate a problem with this device, which is bad news for its maker.

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Apple Completely Dominates J.D. Power's Smartphone Satisfaction Study

By Ed Hardy | 9/9/2011

The more someone spends on a smartphone, the more likely they are to be happy with it -- that's the overall result of J.D. Power and Associates most recent survey of phone users. But there's an even easier way to guarantee satisfaction: just get an iPhone.

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Verizon Debuting BlackBerry Torch 9850, Sort of Brings Back the Storm

By Ed Hardy | 9/6/2011

Verizon has just made it official: it's going to release BlackBerry Torch 9850 later this week. This smartphone is RIM's first to be built around a 3.7-inch touchscreen, and can be thought of a bigger and better BlackBerry Storm.

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Most Popular Smartphones for August 2011

By Ed Hardy | 9/4/2011

Each month, Brighthand publishes a list of the smartphones that readers have shown the most interest in during the preceding four weeks. Four new devices made the list for the first time this week, three running Android, and the other is one of RIM's latest crop of BlackBerrys.

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T-Mobile's BlackBerry Bold 9900 Now Available to Everyone

By Ed Hardy | 8/31/2011

Business users could buy the BlackBerry Bold 9900 from T-Mobile starting a few weeks ago, but it wasn't until today that anyone could go to this company's website and purchase it. This model the first in the Bold series with a touchscreen.

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How To Prepare Your Smartphone for a Hurricane

By Ed Hardy | 8/27/2011

With Hurricane Irene barreling up the East Coast, millions of people in New York and Boston are about to experience the biggest storm of their lives. Staying in communication with family and friends during a natural disaster is important, so people should be sure their phones are ready.

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BlackBerry Torch 9850 Headed Toward Verizon Wireless

By Valerie Sarnataro | 8/25/2011

It appears the Big Red will be getting another one of RIM's latest BlackBerry OS 7 handsets. A poster in a Verizon Wireless retail store illustrated the Torch 9850 will be landing on the carrier's network sometime in the near future.

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RIM Unveils BlackBerry Curve 9350 Series

By Valerie Sarnataro | 8/23/2011

RIM has announced three new variations in the BlackBerry Curve 9350 series that will run the latest version of BlackBerry OS 7. These will be mid-range smartphones with average feature sets, and are designed to appeal to consumers.

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