November 14th seems the day Verizon will unleash the Storm. We were thinking November 16 earlier but 14 is fine too. Next Friday is also the day Verizon is going to introduce the new data plans too. You know, the ones we were talking about earlier! The plans that will replace the PAYG data plans Verizon used to have.

Here’s what a Verizon worker said:

I work for Verizon wireless. Your post was correct: We are putting in forced data packs on the 14th. The reason is that this is the Storm’s release date from every memo that we have been given access to, it will be released that morning at all Verizon Corporate stores. Second tier resellers, like Wireless Zone, will get it at the end of the month.

via Gizmodo

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Well then, the FCC has approved the GSM-only BlackBerry Storm. The GSM version will have GSM and WCDMA 2100 while the whole version will support CDMA. Here’s what this version will bring you:

• 1GB of memory, 192MB RAM
• 1400 mAhr battery. Standby time: 528 hours
• MicroUSB port
• MicroSD and MicroSDHC expandable up to 8GB
• 3.2 megapixel camera, flash, 2.5x digital zoom, auto focus and image stabilization
• Video capture
• Assisted GPS
• Quad-band

We’ll be waiting for more Storm-good-news from the FCC soon.

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Besides the Verizon booth in San Francisco, Verizon has other Storm-related surprises for you. From November 6th to November 15th there’s a treasure hunt going on in Manhattan. Check out the map Verizon is going to release and text in location codes as fast as possible. Five lucky winners will end up with a free BlackBerry Storm while the runners-up will get some gift cards.

In the mean time take your time checking the updated Storm website page from Verizon and hope that November 16th will be the date you get to play with the Storm.

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If you live or you happen to pass through San Francisco, make sure you go to the Justin Hermann Plaza. That’s where Verizon has setup a special station where you could actually win a BlackBerry Storm. What you have to do is to step inside of a giant plastic box where lots of Verizon business cards are flying through the air. The top 100 people will get a free Storm when it will be officially released. If you’re lucky your city might be next as Verizon is expected to pull off the same stunt in other cities too.

via BGR

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Another leaked Verizon Wireless document, and we’ve had our shared of those, tells us that the carrier will cancel the PAYG data plans. Starting this November 14th all new smartphones will require you to get at least a $29.99/month data plan. That means the regular PAYG data plans are history for new users. That’s because old PAYG data customers will be able to keep their data plans at least until they change smartphones.

Well that’s a Storm in pricing wouldn’t you say? Verizon Wireless is going to take advantage of all those new smartphone customers and their need to go online while walking. And we’re pretty much expecting Verizon to offer the new data plans to Storm customers too. What do you think?

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Tags: Data plans, Mobile News, Research In Motion, Storm, Verizon, Verizon Wireless

The Bold is finally coming in the US of A and AT&T is bringing it. In case you won’t believe it until you see it then check back with your local AT&T stores. It’s said that some of these stores are going to sell the device starting today. Or maybe they have already done so. In case your favorite AT&T manager doesn’t want to sell one yet, you’ll have to wait two more days. What’s two more days compared to the time you’ve spent waiting so far?

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We were all unpleasantly surprised to see Rogers announce an expensive Bold. The initial price was $399.99 with a 3-year contract. That’s way beyond too expensive.

But forget all that you lucky Canadians! Rogers has realized it had to cut down the price and now the Bold is available for $199.99 and it comes with a $50 gift card. The cheaper price however will only last for about a month, until November 27th, so in case you want one, go grab yours today.

Tags: BlackBerry Bold, Canada, Mobile News, Research In Motion, RIM, Rogers

Verizon Wireless has just leaked a document which shows some of the smartphones Verizon Wireless is getting ready to launch. What’s so interesting about it you ask? Well how about a Samsung Omnia? That’s right, one of the best touchscreen phones from Samsung, is set to arrive from Verizon.

Can you hear me know? The Omnia is set to arrive in November or December. It won’t eclipse the Storm but it will make some customers happy.

Tags: Mobile News, OMNIA, Research In Motion, Samsung, Samsung, Storm, Verizon Wireless, Virgin Mobile

After seeing how Vodafone is going to play the whole BlackBerry Storm deal, Verizon Wireless might pull a similar trick. The Storm is going to be available for pretty silly prices in Europe at a first glance. But the monthly charges will surely make up for that.

So is Verizon getting ready to unveil its lower than lowest Storm prices? Is the giant carrier ready to pull one of the best pricing offers of the holidays? Are we going to have a $99 Verizon Wireless Storm?

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Tags: Mobile News, Research In Motion, RIM, Storm, Verizon Wireless, Virgin Mobile, Vodafone, Vodafone

Well here’s a surprise! After we’ve seen Sprint’s CEO saying that the current Android device can’t live up to his expectations, we have Verizon declaring that the G1 isn’t good enough either. Verizon wants its people ready to answer customers should those ask the G1 question… Why not get a G1 from T-Mobile instead of a Verizon phone?

Read the reasons below. Among those we have “super-limited 3G coverage”, “music downloads via Amazon MP3 limited to WiFi”. Well then I wonder if T-Mobile is going to go through the similar trouble when the Storm comes!

via EngadgetMobile

Tags: G1, Research In Motion, RIM, Sprint, Sprint, Storm, T-Mobile, T-Mobile, Verizon, Verizon

The Storm is approaching and we have plans for it. Vodafone plans to be specific. You will find below details about what a Vodafone’s going to charge for the European BlackBerry Storm. And we have Storm pricing too.

The Perfect Choice Access 100 plan will get you the Storm for 109.99 Euro or about $141. The monthly fee is 49.99 Euro or $64 and you’ll get just 100 voice minutes, 100 SMS messages and 1GB of BlackBerry e-mail, mobile TV and 10 music downloads.

The Perfect Choice Access 200 will get you the corresponding number of voice minutes and SMS messages but the data plan will remain unchanged. The plan costs 64.99 Euro per month and the Storm will cost 64.99 too.

The Perfect Choice Access 400 will cost 84.99 Euro per month and it will get you a Storm for 69.99 Euro while the monthly fee is 84.99 Euro. You will get 400 minutes, 400 SMS messages and the same data plan.

The Perfect Choice Access 600 plan will cost 99.99 per month while the phone will cost 49.99 Euro. Unfortunately the same data plan remains.

Objections anyone? Verizon plans anyone?

Tags: BlackBerry, Mobile News, Plans, Portable Devices, Research In Motion, RIM, Storm, Verizon, Verizon, Vodafone, Vodafone

After AT&T launched its free WiFi access for iPhone users in over 17,000 hotspots across the USA, it looks like the carrier is going to extend that offer to BlackBerry users too. The Bold will get it first followed by other Berries later this year. We’re glad to see other devices will get that free WiFi too, but will AT&T limit it to Apple and RIM customers? Probably it will. After all that might be the reason for other to switch to AT&T and pick up one of these smartphones. Imagine living next to a Starbucks location. That’s like having free internet access from AT&T for life!

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From what we know so far, the BlackBerry Bold is going to be priced from expensive and up, depending whether you choose a plan or not. AT&T will sell it for $300 with a two-year contract or for $550 without it. Best Buy will sell the unlocked version for $660. CompUSA will go even higher to $800 for an unlocked Bold.

Considering that the BOM of the BlackBerry Bold is only $169.41 as estimated by iSuppli, we tend to believe that RIM wants to make quite a lot of money of the Bold. And so does AT&T and other resellers. With such a price, wouldn’t you rather pick the Storm instead?

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Tags: At&T, At&T, best buy, BlackBerry, Bold, Mobile News, Research In Motion, RIM

Qik is a live video streaming platform made for the mobile world, and today they announced that a few BlackBerry handsets have joined their list of supported handsets.

The free service is also available on the internet, and if you visit www.qik.com right now, there should be someone streaming video content from a cellphone.

So which RIM handsets can work with Qik?

- BlackBerry Pearl 8120
- BlackBerry Pearl 8130
- BlackBerry Bold
- other BlackBerry phones running OS 4.5
- BlackBerry Curve and Flip 8220 will be supported in the near future

Ramu Sunkara of Qik, comments:

We are excited to bring our lifestyle technology to the millions of Blackberry users worldwide. (more…)

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We’ve told you this yesterday and now we can confirm it to some extent. The Bold has appeared on Best Buy’s site so that’s where you need to be camping out in case you want it. The full price is $679.99 without a contract while a two-year agreement will get you a $299.99 Bold. The stores will make this Berry available to you on the 29th the soonest so don’t go camping quite yet. In case you manage to get one, give us a hint of how it all worked out for you. We’re also curios is Bold’s performance in AT&T’s network. Tell us more once you had a chance to play with it!

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If the 8220 Pearl Flip is the smartphone you’d buy this week in Canada, then go look the Pearl Flip up. The BlackBerry 8220 is going to be shipped to Rogers stores this Wednesday, October 29th. You will get if for $49.99 if you choose a three year contract bundled with a voice and data combo of $35.

We’re not sure if Wednesday is the actual public release day, but if that won’t happen, then check the stores in the following days. The Flip will be there waiting.

Tags: BlackBerry, Canada, Mobile News, pearl flip, Research In Motion, Rogers

People say the BlackBerry Bold from AT&T is right around the corner. In fact they say this Holy Grail of recent phones is being schedule for sale from various Best Buy locations tomorrow. It seems that the Bold has been shipped to Best Buy and demo sets are out on the floor for some hot demo action.

The Bolds are priced at $349 with a two-year agreement at Best Buy. The full retail price is $679.99. We’ll see tomorrow if everything proves to be right or not.

Tags: At&T, At&T, best buy, BlackBerry Bold, Mobile News, Research In Motion, RIM

The BlackBerry Web Signals was announced at the BlackBerry Developers Conference as the customizable push content applications people were waiting for. That means you can get news from virtually any news source to your BlackBerry smartphone. You will get the New York Times, Fox News, Reuters, Accuweather and more. Look for MobileWhack while you’re at it!

Web Signals will push the news to your phone as long as you have a great data plan and don’t mind the extra traffic. What do you think? Is this feature in time for the Storm or what?

Tags: BlackBerry, conference, developers, Mobile News, Mobile Software, Research In Motion, Web Signals

Case-mate received a bit of buzz when they created an uncommon diamond case for the iPhone that cost approximately $20,000, but it looks like they are going back to the roots of simpler by presenting a normal case for BlackBerry devices.

Smart Skin was made for Pearl 2 and Curve models of BlackBerry, and during its creation they used some high-tech stuff like a laser cut keyboard, that provides a shining moment thanks to the backlit keyboard.

At the moment the new BlackBerry case is available in colors: black and silver.

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The BlackBerry Bold has received Technical Acceptance from AT&T. That means that AT&T should be ready to sell the Bold as soon as possible. As soon as possible means about two weeks from getting the acceptance which is usual procedure. That means a Bold release could arrive on November 4th. Rumors say the date is accurate, although we did announce you before that October 27th was supposed the Bold day. The rumored price for now is $300. With a contract I would suppose. We’ll tell you more when the time is right.

Tags: At&T, At&T, BlackBerry Bold, Mobile News, Research In Motion, RIM