In this day and age it’s basically the apps that will make or break a mobile platform. For example, Apple’s iOS is currently leading the pack in terms of app volume and has managed to benefit greatly from said volume. Additionally there’s Android which too has a very vibrant app line up helping to make [...]

Apart from the black and red colors that the original announcement declared, it seems that Research in Motion is also prepping a silver version of its first clamshell, the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220, for specific markets. An official press release shows the Kickstart in all its silver glory and we have to agree that the [...]

Canada’s Rogers will offer you the BlackBerry Kickstart 8220 if you happen to be in Canada for a while. While there aren’t any changes in specs from what we know about the 8220, there appear to be some changes in pricing. It appears that Rogers will charge 149CAD for it with a 3 year 35CAD [...]

The BlackBerry Kickstart is RIM’s own version of a clamshell smartphone. The phone will be available in two versions, the 8220 and the 8210. The 8210 has a GPS, a QVGA internal display, quadband quadband GSM/EDGE but without 3G support and a SureType keyboard. There’s also a 2 megapixels camera with video recording capabilities, external [...]

We knew that this BlackBerry clamshell would stick to T-Mobile whenever it will be released, but this new rumor about its price is something we couldn’t foresee. CrackBerry has been hearing many a birdie point at a $49.99 price tag, roughly the same that you would pay for a Moto Razr on T-Mobile with a [...]

We bought you the scoop on RIM’s first flipper, the Kickstart, last month. Now feast your eyes on some live pictures of the clamshell, courtesy of BerryShack. Here’s a rundown of the known specs: Internal LCD: 240×320 External LCD: 160×128 Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE “Next Gen” SureType keyboard 2 Megapixel camera 16-bit color LCDs WiFi 802.11b/g 3.5mm [...]