BlackBerry Torch coming to AT&T in two fresh colors next month
Allow us to clarify, the colors are "fresh" as in "new," not as in " The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air ." Don't get us wrong, though: white almost always looks fresh (in the Fresh Prince sense) on a phone, and the Torch seems to be no exception -- partly thanks to the matching white keyboard.
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Nokia N8 teardown reveals easily replaceable battery, ‘beefy’ construction
Surprise, surprise. The iFixit team have cornered themselves a dark grey Nokia N8 and have proceeded to do the one thing that comes naturally to them: disassembled it. It's mostly good news all around with this teardown, which found the BL-4D battery cell was only two Torx screws away from being user-replaceable, while the overall N8 construction was praised as being the "beefiest" of any phone this year
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RIM pushes out software update for BlackBerry Torch, promises speed improvements aplenty
Well, it looks RIM hasn't been ignoring all those complaints about its less than speedy BlackBerry Torch -- the company has just pushed out an updated version of BlackBerry 6 for the device that promises a whole host of speed improvements. That includes faster page loading and improved panning in the browser, improved responsiveness after unlocking the device, faster application launching, exiting and switching, faster rendering and smoother transitions on the home screen, faster rendering of thumbnails in the picture application, and faster and smoother scrolling in the message list and when reading email -- oh, and improved audio quality too. Look for the update (v6.0.0.695) to begin rolling out directly to devices over the next week and a half, or simply hit up either RIM or AT&T below to skip the wait and download the update right now
Categories: BlackBerry, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: after-unlocking, berry-torch, BlackBerry, improvements, rim, scrolling, softwareupdate, thumbnails, torch
Rogers now shipping BlackBerry Torch
See, that wasn't so bad, was it? Would-be Captivate buyers are still waiting, but the slightly-delayed BlackBerry Torch is now shipping up on Rogers for CAD $199.99 ($194) on a three-year contract..
Categories: BlackBerry, Mobile Phone Tags: 9800, berry-torch, BlackBerry, captivate, entry, insanely, mobile, now shipping, pretty-tough, rim, rogers, torch
BlackBerry Torch just $99.99 on contract, by way of Amazon’s generous dealings
Amazon's been known to have some killer deals , and well, here's another. The new BlackBerry Torch , arguably RIM's best smartphone to date (for what that's worth), is just $99.99 on contract. That's just about half off its usual entry fee with a two-year contract, so if you're in the market to upgrade your current Bold for something with a little more slide, now's your chance! [Thanks, Kramer] BlackBerry Torch just $99.99 on contract, by way of Amazon's generous dealings originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 17 Aug 2010 01:17:00 EST
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BlackBerry Torch review
When we began our review of the BlackBerry Torch (aka the Bold 9800 ), our hearts were all aflutter. The leaked shots we'd been seeing of some kind of Palm Pre-esque RIM slider were different and frankly weird enough to cause a kind of low hum gadget lust.
Categories: BlackBerry, Mobile Phone Tags: berry-torch, BlackBerry, blackberry slider, blackberry9800, blackberrytorch, bounds, competitive, pocketbooks, torch, torch9800
Live from RIM and AT&T’s BlackBerry Torch event!
We're live from AT&T and RIM's BlackBerry Torch event -- follow along after the break! Continue reading Live from RIM and AT&T's BlackBerry Torch event! Live from RIM and AT&T's BlackBerry Torch event! originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 03 Aug 2010 11:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds .
Categories: BlackBerry, Mobile Phone Tags: after-the-break, berry-torch, black, BlackBerry, break, entry, est, friend-via, originally-appeared, rim, torch
BlackBerry Torch first hands-on! (update: video)
We just got a quick hands-on with the BlackBerry Torch -- unfortunately our unit wasn't powering on. We're headed back for more in just a second and there's video on the way, but check the gallery for some hardware shots and some Droid X / iPhone 4 head-to-head action right now! Update: We went back in for round two with a functional device -- the hardware is quite nice, and the keyboard feels similar to the Tour / Bold. Software-wise, we're still waiting to play with BlackBerry 6 in-depth, but it definitely feels like the OS overwhelms the hardware a little when it's really cranking -- for example, the phone basically locked up while it loaded Engadget in the new Webkit browser, but when it was done loading it responded smoothly to panning and zooming.
Categories: BlackBerry, Mobile Phone Tags: berry-torch, black, breaking-news, entry, find-it-below, iphone, keyboard