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By: BlackBerry Cool » Simon Avery Speaks, Talks Consumer BlackBerry

BlackBerry Cool » Simon Avery Speaks, Talks Consumer BlackBerry — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 03:23:57 +0000

[...] Avery stated that one of RIM’s most important decisions in the coming year was deciding how deeply they want to pursue the consumer market. Interestingly, Avery also contrasted statements previously made by RIM CEO Mike Lazaridis and claimed that RIM would most likely not develop a separate consumer line of BlackBerrys, but instead try to incorporate consumer-style features into their standard lineup. [...]

By: BlackBerry Cool » Jim Balsille Says: a new BlackBerry will have “image capture”

Thu, 29 Jun 2006 13:09:48 +0000

[...] This isn’t that big of a deal, seeing as we already knew that RIM was already working on BlackBerrys with MP3 playback, video, memory expansion and image capture, but in light of a recent BlackBerry Cool editorial, it does make us feel good. eWeek.com is reporting that RIM CEO Jim Balsillie, speaking at the C3 expo yesterday, told the crowd that future BlackBerrys would feature “image capture” — i.e. a camera. Balsillie also said that RIM would be introducing new features to BlackBerry devices, including MP3 players, video, memory expansion and image capture, very soon. In addition, he said that GPS would be included in virtually all BlackBerry devices, except for some that would work with a Bluetooth GPS receiver. [...]

By: BlackBerry Cool » Is RIM making a big mistake with the Stealth?

BlackBerry Cool » Is RIM making a big mistake with the Stealth? — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 16:23:37 +0000

[...] So here’s what we know so far: coming from a fairly reliable source (who broke the news on the BlackBerry 8700 way back when), we have a grainy picture of a BlackBerry that is set to be released some time in November or December. Very similar in design to the 7130c, the BlackBerry “Stealth” looks to be a SureType device with MP3 music capability, removable memory, EDGE network support and a thumbpad (this will most likely not replace the scrollwheel, but instead be used for dedicated music controls). The Stealth sounds fairly similar to the “lifestyle” line of devices RIM CEO Mike Lazaridis mentioned during WES 2006, although it’s missing the Wi-Fi and integrated GPS he talked about (let’s not get started about camera functionality). Are we here at BlackBerry Cool the only ones looking for more? [...]

By: BlackBerry Cool » Weekend Contest “Which BlackBerry do you want the most?”

Fri, 16 Jun 2006 19:52:04 +0000

[...] In the past week and a bit we’ve seen a lot of carrier announcements on RIM’s two newest devices: the 7130 and 8707 BlackBerrys. The anticipation over these two devices has somewhat divided the BlackBerry Cool office; some can’t wait for a UMTS BlackBerry to hit North American shores, while the 71xx proponents among us who are jealous of our 8700 loving counterparts are chomping at the bit for Rogers’ 7130g. The more optimistic BlackBerry Cool employees are even holding out for the magical uberBerrys that will probably be here in the fall. Post a comment and let us know which known or unknown device you want the most and why, or even why you’re happy with the BlackBerry you’ve got. [...]

By: BlackBerry Cool » Lazaridis speaks about new BlackBerrys

BlackBerry Cool » Lazaridis speaks about new BlackBerrys — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 13:35:27 +0000

[...] While this is from the same Globalcomm keynote that you’ll read about in the post below, we thought it deserved its own post. It seems as though RIM CEO Mike Lazaridis is continuing his trend of offering vague details about the upcoming ‘lifestyle’ brand of BlackBerrys that no one seems to know anything about. Except Mikey, that is: “As it turns out, the next big thing is a smaller Blackberry … smaller, thinner, lighter, all of those things,” Lazaridis said during the keynote. [...]

By: BlackBerry Cool » What does the Q mean for RIM?

BlackBerry Cool » What does the Q mean for RIM? — Tue, 23 May 2006 21:05:37 +0000

[...] The real blow that the Q could strike to RIM will be in markets theyâ€™re looking to expand into. Itâ€™s no secret that RIM is readying a consumer-centric BlackBerry, with (hopefully) many of the wiz-bang multimedia features of the Q. However, as strong a brand as the BlackBerry is, itâ€™s not a cool brand. Well, it can be cool (otherwise weâ€™d have to change the name of our website), but only to the Apprentice/West Wing crowd: business professionals and government workers (letâ€™s not even get started about those crazy stock market guys). [...]