RIM announces 5 BlackBerry devices

Posted by BA on Aug 3, 2011 in BlackBerry, Bold, Torch | 0 comments

RIM has today announced 5 BlackBerry devices featuring OS 7 in their launch party in UK. The phones that were announced are listed below:

• BlackBerry Bold 9900
• BlackBerry Bold 9930
• BlackBerry Torch 9850
• BlackBerry Torch 9860
• BlackBerry Torch 9810

All these devices run RIM’s new BlackBerry 7 operating system. Here are the launch slides that were presented to the audience in launch party in UK:

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You can also find some launch party photos here if you are interested:

Click the gallery above to view launch party photos

BlackBerry Dakota – Keypad with Touchscreen – No Slide

Posted by BA on Jan 23, 2011 in BlackBerry, Dakota, Smartphones, Torch | 1 comment

BlackBerry Dakota

I know quite a few people who love to have a touch-screen phone that has a keypad as well, and they are still not fond of slide form factor. For all those who need such a phone, BlackBerry Dakota  has been a best kept secret. I actually love slide phones, especially BlackBerry Torch, but Dakota is still tempting. BlackBerry Dakota got leaked and the rumor spread last week and the rumored specs are really mouth watering.

Here is the list of features and specs known so far:

• Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE
• Tri-band UMTS
• 5 megapixel camera with HD video recording, flash, and image stabilization
• 4GB of built in storage, 768MB of RAM
• 2.8-inch VGA 640 x 480 capacitive screen
• WiFi b,g,n on 2.4GHz and 5GHz frequencies
• 3G mobile hotspot!
• MicroUSB port
• Bluetooth
• NFC
• Magnetometer
• Accelerometer
• Proximity sensor
• 10.5mm thin
• Launches with BlackBerry OS 6.1

The handset is still rumored and not officially announced yet. Will give you guys an update once the handset is officially available.

Source: BGR

Get ready for BlackBerry Torch 2

Posted by BA on Jan 23, 2011 in BlackBerry, Smartphones, Torch 2 | 0 comments

All BlackBerry fan boys out there, if you did not get a chance to upgrade to Torch 9800 yet, now is your chance to wait a little further till Torch 2 hits the market. Recently details about the Torch 2 got leaked over the web. Torch itself is an amazing handset that is further enriched by OS 6.0, while the new Torch will have OS 6.1 and quite a host of features.

Here are the details specs that are available so far:

• BlackBerry OS 6.1
• 1.2 GHz Processor
• Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE
• Tri-band UMTS
• 8GB of built in storage, 768MB of RAM
• 5 megapixel camera with HD video recording, flash, and image stabilization
• 3G mobile hotspot!
• MicroUSB port
• Bluetooth
• NFC
• Magnetometer
• 2.8-inch VGA 640 x 480 capacitive screen
• WiFi b,g,n on 2.4GHz and 5GHz frequencies
• Accelerometer
• Proximity sensor
• 10.5mm thin

Current status of the phone is still “rumored”

I’ll keep you posted once the phone is officially announced.

Source: BGR

I love my Black Torch

Posted by BA on Nov 8, 2010 in BlackBerry, Smartphones, Torch | 0 comments

BlackBerry Torch is now available in white and red on AT&T but I love my Black one. It’s very elegant and looks much better than the new white and red variants. What do you think?

BlackBerry OS 6 boots up fast

Posted by BA on Nov 3, 2010 in BlackBerry, Operating System, Smartphones | 0 comments

I just got hold of these two devices. A BlackBerry Bold 9700 running OS 5 and a BlackBerry Torch running OS 6. Apparently both devices do not have a difference in processing power but the operating system boot up time looks drastically improved for OS version 6.

One of the thing that has always been irritating me has been the time a BlackBerry takes to boot. Any other phone does not take that long but things are eventually changing and the new OS has done some work to improve the boot up speed.

Checkout the video.