Gadgetell | Tech News, Reviews, and Interesting Things

Yesterday we saw some of the first images of a BlackBerry slider style handset, which was appropriately dubbed the BlackBerry “Slider” and today brings a follow up with a few more images. Shockingly this second set of images does actually make the handset look a little nicer. Of course, that… Continue Reading »

We are now seeing a few images (above) of what is being reported to be an upcoming BlackBerry slider style handset. The phone is noted as being called the “Slider” original, I know. But that aside there is some confusion as to whether or not this is a current, or… Continue Reading »

  According to a leaked document from RIM, three of the manufacturer’s BlackBerry smartphones are soon to be no more. The Pearl Flip, original Storm and Curve 8330 are on their way to retirement says the document, which lists them as “Current devices with limited or no remaining shipments from… Continue Reading »

RIM has announced the upcoming launch of a new web browser for its BlackBerry smartphones. The new WebKit browser is meant to help make the devices even more attractive to consumers. “Today we are announcing an exciting new offering that further expands the market opportunity for the BlackBerry platform,” said… Continue Reading »

Late last month we mentioned that T-Mobile was preparing to offer a trackball replacement program for select models of the BlackBerry Pearl and Curve, and sadly this latest post is to let you know that the program launch has been delayed. Thankfully though the delay is fairly short, well, fairly… Continue Reading »

T-Mobile is getting ready to launch a trackball replacement program that is sure to make a few BlackBerry users happy. The program will be valid for users of the BlackBerry Pearl 8100 and 8120 as well as the BlackBerry Curve 8320. Additionally, the user needs to have purchased the handset… Continue Reading »

Yet another BlackBerry handset has been making the rounds lately, first we saw some leaked images and now we are seeing a brief hands-on video. The handset is the Magnum and has a Bold-like design but also features a touchscreen display Other features of the BlackBerry Magnum include a microUSB… Continue Reading »

Motorola has filed a complaint against RIM with the U.S. International Trade Commission over a patent dispute. The company claims that RIM is selling products that infringe on 5 of it’s patents related to Wi-Fi access, power management and user interfaces. It wants the ITC to block RIM from importing,… Continue Reading »

T-Mobile has just lowered the pricing on two BlackBerry handsets. The models that were graced with lower pricing include the Bold 9700 and Curve 8520. As far as how much lower, the Bold 9700 was lowered from $199.99 down to $129.99 and the Curve 8520 from $129.99 down to $79.99.… Continue Reading »

RIM is blaming the 8 hour service outage users suffered yesterday on two bugs in the latest update to the popular Blackberry Messenger application. BBM allows Blackberry users to chat with one another via instant messaging and in chat rooms. The details of the bugs aren’t clear but RIM released… Continue Reading »