Posted on January 25, 2011, at 6:30 PM .
RIM let us know that BlackBerry 6 will be available for BlackBerry Bold 9650 and BlackBerry Curve 3G customers for Verizon Wireless today by 8pm EST. We’ve written extensively about OS 6 and you’re among the lucky ones if your device is able to upgrade. The new OS includes a revamped UI, the new WebKit browser, universal search, social feeds and generally more coolness.
To update, head to blackberry.com/updates or download the update Over the Air (OTA) by selecting Options > Advanced Options > Wireless Update.
Read our review of BlackBerry 6 here.
Posted on March 12, 2010, at 1:03 PM .
There is a rumor that the BlackBerry Bold 9650, which we originally thought was going to be the Tour2 9650, will launch in May of this year. There is a lot of speculation about why RIM chose to go with the Bold 9650 versus the Tour brand, and most likely it’s because owners of the Tour 9630 would harbor some resentment that an update to their device came out so soon after they purchased their BlackBerry. To mitigate this possible PR disaster, RIM marketing have decided to go with the Bold label. It’s sort of funny how easy the general public can be misled with a simple marketing twist. Speaking of Tour devices, it also looks like a Verizon OS 5 upgrade will be coming in the next 2-3 weeks and will include PTT for an extra $5 per month.
Posted on October 23, 2009, at 10:01 AM .
CB forums have had 2 leaked pieces of information that point to the BlackBerry Storm 2 being launched by Verizon on October 28th. The first evidence of a 28th launch is an internal PDF with the date in it. The 2nd piece of evidence the above snapped photo of the Verizon intranet blog also showing the 28th.
While the Storm 2 was rumored to not have passed Verizon’s technical acceptance program right away, it seems all of this is over with and the device is coming. We’ll keep you updated on this as more details come forth.
Posted on October 19, 2009, at 7:04 PM .
A day before the Storm 2 was announced by Vodafone and RIM, the CEO of Verizon, Lowell McAdam went around showing off the BlackBerry Storm 2 to NYU students. Since then, we have been asking ourselves when the device will officially launch.
Continue reading about the Verizon BlackBerry Storm 2 launch
Posted on September 30, 2009, at 9:11 AM .
Although it seems like an eternity, the BlackBerry Storm has only been for sale for almost a year. RIM went back and reworked with mechanics of their touch screen and cooked up a new(er) operating system.
Now, we at BlackBerryCool.com have gotten our hands on a pre-released 9550. Yes, the screen rebound is much better, thanks to the shortened travel distance, and we’re enjoying the more responsive keyboard. Both of these aspects have been significantly improved.
Instead of writing a review of a pre-release device, we’d like to know what burning questions you have about the device. We’ll work to answer them. Again, considering that this is a pre-release device, there are still bugs, quirks and gremlins clearly running wild.
So drop us a line on what you’d like to know and we’ll do our best to answer your questions!
