Isaiah's Tech

One of Phone Arena's tipsters have just told them some beefy information regarding Verizon's upcoming smartphone line-up. Later in Q1, they're expected to launch the HTC Thunderbolt, the DROID Incredible HD 2, and the Samsung (i520) 4G LTE smartphone. The Samsung smartphone is rumoured to feature a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED+ display, a 1GHz CPU, an 8MP rear-facing camera, a 1.3MP front-facing camera, and the Android OS.

In Q2 we can reportedly expect the Motorola DROID Bionic and the LG Revolution which we got a glimpse of at CES about a month ago. Apparently, RIM will have some devices ready for that quarter as well. We could be getting their BlackBerry "Monaco", which could be the Storm 3, and the "Monaco", which will be the company's Bold with a touchscreen display. Interesting stuff, we'll see if it pans out to be true.

[Phone Arena]

CrackBerry has just got a nice exclusive on upcoming BlackBerry's from RIM. Clearly, you can see that they're expecting to launch the Playbook in Q2 2011, the Montana and Monaco in Q3 2011, the Sedona in Q3 / Q4 2011, and the Malibu in Q4 2011 / Q1 2012. To recap, the Playbook is the company's 7-inch tablet that should stir up the market. The Montana is said to be the touchscreen Bold, the Monaco is the next Storm, and the Sedona is the next Curve. The Malibu is something new though.

Coming from another CrackBerry post is the "Malibu" which is the BlackBerry Curve Touch. Like I said, this one's expected to hit the market in late 2011 / early 2012 and it's a CDMA device. Specs include: a 3.25-inch HVGA touchscreen display, a Qualcomm 800MHz CPU, a 5MP camera with HD video recording, Bluetooth 2.1 / WiFi b/g/n support, 512MB of RAM, 1GB of internal storage, a microSD card slot, NFC capabilities, and likely BB OS 6.1. These specs seem decent right now but when this actually does hit the market it'll be way behind.

Update: According to another CrackBerry post, the BlackBerry "Montana" is a CDMA touchscreen Bold device. Specs reportedly include: a Qualcomm 1.2GHz CPU, a 2.8-inch VGA resolution, a QWERTY keyboard, 768MB of RAM, a microSD card slot, 8GB of internal storage, WiFi b/g/n / Bluetooth support, NFC, an optical trackpad, a 5MP camera with HD video recording, quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE / dual-band UMTS connectivity, and likely BB OS 6.1 as well.

[CrackBerry]

A couple of phones on Canada's Rogers has just gone through a price drop today. They're all listed below so I won't even bother listing it myself - thanks to Mobile Syrup. All of this great news is accompanied by the ZTE 636 and the Sony Ericsson MD 400 Rocket Sticks which will retail for free on a 1-year contract from now until May 1st, 2010.

Here are the device price drops:
BlackBerry Bold 9000: Was $124.99 and now is $99.99 on a 3-year contract
BlackBerry Curve 8900: Was $99.99 and now is $49.99 on a 3-year contract
Samsung Galaxy Spica: Was $79.99 and now is $49.99 on a 3-year contract
LG Eve: Was $49.99 and now is $19.99 on a 3-year contract
Nokia N86: Was $149.99 and now is $99.99 on a 3-year contract
Nokia Surge: Was $49.99 and now is $19.99 on a 3-year contract
Samsung Propel: Was $29.99 and now is $9.99 on a 3-year contract
Sony Ericsson C510a: Was $19.99 and now is $9.99 on a 3-year contract

[Mobile Syrup]

Starting today AT&T is going to be real generous. Right now, they have just slashed all of their BlackBerry prices to 50% off. You'll receive the 50% via mail-in rebate, but it's better than nothing, right? Anyways, included in this deal is the BlackBerry Bold 9000, Bold 9700, Curve 8900, Curve 8520, Curve 8320, and the Curve 8310.

If you don't want to get a BB than you can always get a Samsung Solstice for free after a mail-in rebate. This would normally be priced at $50, so you'll be getting all of that as a mail-in rebate.

[Slash Gear]

We've had it in North America for a while now, but it looks like Japan's NTT DoCoMo will be launching it as well. Starting on December 3rd, the Japanese will have their shot at the white BlackBerry Bold.

[Boy Genius]

We heard about it last week and it's now in effect. Rogers has just launched a couple of smartphones in the sub-$100 CAD range - on a 3-year contract. These include: the original BlackBerry Bold 9000 in black and white (for $99.99), the Curve 8900 (for $79.99), the Curve 8520 (for $49.99), the LG Eve GW620 (for $49.99), the XPERIA X1 (for $99.99), and the HTC Magic (for $79). You can actually head over to Rogers' website here to check out all of these deals.

[Mobile Syrup]

Well, it looks like Rogers is set to launch what they're calling "Web phones" and there'll be 5 of them in total (all under $100 CAD) - this could possibly be due to all of the hype that both Bell and Telus have been receiving lately. The 5 handsets will be the white BlackBerry Bold 9000, the HTC Magic, the LG Eve (GW620), the Nokia N86, and the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1. Yes, the white BB Bold, LG Eve, and the N86 will be "new" handsets in Canada, but the XPERIA X1 isn't new - the big price drop is definitely welcomed though. The pricing details are below, thanks to Mobile Syrup.

Update: This handsets could be launching on November 3rd, since that's when the LG Eve (GW620) will launch - according to Phandroid.



[Mobile Syrup]

It looks like Rogers stores are now getting their fair share of white BlackBerry Bold 9000 and black BlackBerry Bold 9700 dummy units. We still don't know exactly when it will launch, but this signals that they launch is definitely imminent.

[Mobile Syrup]

Finally! AT&T has just officially announced that they will be launching the white BlackBerry Bold 9000 on October 18th for $199.99 USD on a 2-year contract deal. So, are you going to get this one or are you going to wait for the Bold 2 (9700 / Onyx) which is due in a couple of weeks?

[Engadget Mobile]

A new video about two BlackBerries has just been spotted online. This video shows us the BlackBerry Atlas and the Bold and it’s a showdown of the browsers. I don’t have anything to say, so just check out the video below.

This interesting screenshot shows us that Bell will be releasing the black BlackBerry Bold 9000 - and of course the BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Onyx / Bold 2). The screenshot below shows us that Rogers will be launching the white BlackBerry Bold 9000 too, so that's good news if you're interested in that. We don't know when they will launch, but my guess is that it'll be in the coming weeks...

[Boy Genius]

Here's two shots of the upcoming white BlackBerry Bold. I prefer my devices black, but I must admit that this white Bold is pretty sexy. This smartphone will be launching at "select AT&T stores" on October 18th - coincidentally the same day they plan to launch the Tilt 2. There's been no word on exactly which "select AT&T stores" this will go out to, but we're hearing the LA and Phoenix areas - let's hope New York gets some too. Below is a picture of the sexy white leather backing. On a side note, there's been no word on a Canadian release date yet - if there is one.

[Gizmodo]

We heard two rumours about a white BlackBerry Bold (here and here) and it looks like that rumour could come true very, very soon. In AT&T's inventory, a white BlackBerry Bold 9000 has been spotted alongside the newer Bold 9700 (Bold 2). Take a look at the white BlackBerry Bold shot above and the Bold 9700 shot below. Let's hope the white Bold launches soon, since the Bold 9700 is on the way.

[Boy Genius]

You better act fast and head to Amazon right now because only today will you get the best deals known to mankind. Every handset on AT&T - except for the iPhone - is now available on Amazon (here) for just 1 cent. Yes, just $0.01 USD. Go now and stop reading this. Don't forget that you're going to have to be a new AT&T subscriber. So, make the switch now.

[Boy Genius]

This new video has just been found and it's the BlackBerry 9700 with its optical trackpad. The BlackBerry 9700, codenamed Onyx, will be the direct successor to the original Bold.

Update: The video has been pulled off of YouTube. I'll try to get a working link ASAP.

Update: I believe the video above is now working, tell me if it stops working though.

[CrackBerry]

You can head over to Rogers' website and scoop up their BlackBerry Bold for $299.99 on a 3-year contract or you can head over to The Source here and scoop it up for $99.99 on a 3-year contract. The choice is yours.

[Mobile Syrup]

According to CrackBerry, they snapped this photo on AT&T's official website. And, yes, this is new. The BlackBerry Bold listing on AT&T's site never had the model colour... until now. You may or may not remember, but last week I reported that the BlackBerry Bold could be coming in white, according to a York University professor. Well, if you put the pieces of the puzzle together, you may realize that AT&T could be releasing the white BlackBerry Bold.

Personally, the black one will probably look better, but I know people out there will definitely want to get a white variant as well. Keep in mind that this is all speculation right now.

[CrackBerry]