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$300 Contract Free BlackBerry Curve 8520 With One Month Service

Good old T-Mobile's on a roll these days with new phone plans, and this one seems perfectly catered to stocking stuffers. The quartet of phones start at $59.99, but so far we know of two: BlackBerry Curve 8520 for $299.99 and the Pearl for $149.99, according to the Best Buy stores we contacted. There's no contract commitment, and according to the press release, the first month is included in the bill from the point the phone's out of the box and activated. We don't know the details of that...

BlackBerry Bold 9700 On T-Mobile Monday

For those of you who have been drooling over the BlackBerry Bold 9700, the good news is that it’s just around the corner! The BlackBerry Bold 9700 will be making its US debut on Monday, thanks to T-Mobile USA, and it will also be T-Mobile’s first BlackBerry to support its 3G network. The phone will be going for $200 with a 2-year contract, or $450 if you want to buy the phone outright. If you’re on AT&T, don’t fret, as the carrier should also be offering the Bold 9700 sometime this...

BlackBerry Storm 2 Review

Hey guys and gals, we just got a BlackBerry Storm 2 loaner and an explanation for the delay. Still interested in a review? Apparently, midway through pre-briefing reporters and handing out review units, there was a disagreement between Verizon Wireless and RIM over the readiness of the phone (which Verizon just "announced"). We can't discuss details, but the communication breakdown which involved a few days of unanswered emails had nothing to do with dissing you readers. The phone, Matt...

BlackBerry Storm 2

Well, well, looks like Unkie Walt accidentally programmed his calendar to publish a combined preview of the Motorola CLIQ and the BlackBerry Storm 2 a little earlier than everyone else. Nothing particularly insightful on the CLIQ, but Mossy says RIM's latest is a big improvement over the original Storm mostly because of the revamped touchscreen, which provides "faster, smoother typing." Yep, that's pretty much what we were expecting. Walt's also high on the inclusion of WiFi and the...

BlackBerry Bold 2 for T-Mobile And AT&T

We have it on good authority that T-Mobile and AT&T both currently plan on announcing the Bold 2 also known as the Onyx on October 21. As a refresher, this would be the touchpad-driven piece with model number 9700 that's been making the rounds on the leak circuit the past few months, a fitting successor to a device that virtually every celebrity this side of Merle Haggard has been photographed carrying at once point or another. What we don't know is pricing or retail launch date, but at...