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BlackBerry Storm Rousing Success – Retailers Report Massive Sellouts

Nerd Grind — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:58:48 +0000

Verizon’s launch of the BlackBerry Storm has been going swimmingly, according to various retailers. The phone is sold out nearly everywhere, and the online store is racing to fill the orders of thousands upon thousands of eager buyers. RIM is on track for a hit.

Why is the phone being snapped up? Check the official Verizon video below which lists a series of the device’s unique features. But, be warned, don’t get too excited. They are sold out, remember.

BlackBerry Storm Launches Today – Buy it Via Verizon Stores

Nerd Grind — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:09:58 +0000

This is it. RIM’s BlackBerry Storm is finally available to consumers via their friendly neighborhood Verizon store. Read our review here.

Now it’s time to see if this self-proclaimed "iPhone killer" actually, um, kills some iPhones. The copy and paste function does seem like a winner. We will post some sales figures as they become available. Until then, here is a European TV commercial for the phone to get your wallets excited:

Samsung Saga Currently Available at Verizon Online Marketplace

Nerd Grind — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 11:08:57 +0000

The Samsung Saga is now available online at Verizon. This extremely blue smartphone features globetrotting GSM and is CDMA-enabled. It sells for $199.99 after a mail-in rebate and an agreement to a two year contract. Currently, the unit is only available on Verizon’s website. You won’t be able to walk into a Verizon store and pick one up until December 1st.

AT&T Purchases Centennial Commucations Corp for $944 Million

Nerd Grind — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 16:06:23 +0000

AT&T bought Centennial Communications Corp today for $944 million. The move was intended to improve AT&T’s coverage in the Midwest, Southeast and Puerto Rico. The purchase will add over 1.1 million customers to the company’s 79.4 million person base. The move follows Verizon and their purchase of Alltel last week.

AT&T assures Centennial customers that their service will be unaffected and they will enter into their billing system in time.

Pictures of Blackberry Storm Unboxing

Nerd Grind — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:20:58 +0000

While Verizon "twiddles" their thumbs about the release of the Blackberry Storm, Vodafone is taking some initiative in getting the device to market. The phone is going to be available on the Vodafone network before Verizon and the people at T3 have posted pictures of it’s unboxing.

Once again it looks like Europe is going to beat North America to the punch about their market readiness of devices. All I know is that I can’t wait to test one out.

Rumor – Blackberry Storm Available for Pre-order at Bestbuy

Nerd Grind — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:57:15 +0000

According to rumors circulating the blogging world, Bestbuy will begin to take pre-orders for the upcoming Blackberry Storm for a $50 deposit. No release date has been announced yet but according to other rumors the phone is due to launch sometime in the middle of November.

The phone is the first model released by Research in Motion to be completely touchscreen. The device will be launching on the Verizon Wireless network as well as Vodafone later this year.

The specs of the device look sweet enough to challenge the iPhone. It includes: 3.2 megapixel camera, video recording, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, accelerometer, bluetooth and GPS. I want one even though I’m absolutely loving my day old Blackberry Bold.

Verizon to End Pay-as-you-go Data Plans – Will Make Other Changes

Nerd Grind — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 13:56:53 +0000

According to a leaked document within the company, Verizon will soon be killing pay-as-you-go data plans. Starting on November 14th, every new PDA / smartphone launched will require a data plan of $29.99 or more monthly. Also, the document states that sometime in 2009 "select" Mobile Web 2.0 devices will also require a monthly data plan. No word on what devices this would apply to, however.

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