BlackBerry Venice said to be T-Mobile-bound as leaked images offer another look at the Android slider
Following some “positive” discussions earlier this year, BlackBerry made a return to T-Mobile in May with the … [read full article]
T-Mobile’s BlackBerry Classic sale shaves nearly $70 off the ‘Berry’s price
When BlackBerry and T-Mobile ended their kerfuffle back in May, the two celebrated by unleashing the BlackBerry Classic on T-Mo’s shelves. Now the sole BlackBerry on T-Mobile’s roster is in the news again thanks to a sale. T-Mobile is [read full article]
Cam’s Top 5 – Unlocked Budget T-Mobile friendly phones
T-Mobile sells some of the best – and most expensive phones – on the market. But perhaps what’s surprising is that there are a bunch of affordable phones on the market that can (almost) give those devices a run for their money. And they’re not available on T-Mobile’s store shelves. While that means that they don’t come with services like Wi-Fi Calling baked in, … [read full article]
T-Mobile BlackBerry Classic getting 10.3.2.798 update from today
Software Update: @TMobile #Blackberry Classic – Starting 6/17 – https://t.co/Mw4bLDtc0M – Des pic.twitter.com/Pyry3TgxjK — Des (@askdes) June 16, 2015 Des Smith, the ever-popular T-Mobile product guru announced last night that the carrier’s … [read full article]
John Legere gets a “BatBerry” for his birthday
Yesterday was John Legere’s birthday, which you’ll undoubtedly already know if you’ve been following his tweets. The ever-popular outspoken CEO seemingly got a bazillion birthday tweets, a few cakes, a huge card and a batphone. But today, waiting for him back in his Seattle office was something a little special sent over by John Chen, BlackBerry’s CEO. T-Mobile and BlackBerry only [read full article]
BlackBerry Leap Review – A solid, productivity tool with no keyboard
You may not be able to buy it from T-Mobile, but the BlackBerry Leap might be worth your consideration if you’re one of the few people who actually likes BB OS10 on an all-touch device. It’s compatible with T-Mo’s band 2 and 4 LTE networks and you can buy it unlocked from ShopBlackBerry.com for $275 in dark grey or white. I’ve reviewed it for … [read full article]
BlackBerry is back! T-Mobile to start selling the Classic from May 13
Not long ago, John Legere sent out a teaser featuring what looked like a picture of a black berry. And, true to the teaser, T-Mobile just announced that it will – once again – start selling BlackBerry devices. The BlackBerry Classic will go on sale online at … [read full article]
BlackBerry Leap unboxing and first impressions
BlackBerry and T-Mobile’s relationship might be temporarily on hold, but that doesn’t mean you can’t grab one of the company’s devices to use on your favorite carrier’s network. The most recent of those is the all-touch BlackBerry Leap; the company’s latest attempt at cracking the budget end of the market. It’s an interesting concept and is – sort of – the latest descendent of the BlackBerry Z10 which didn’t do so well a couple of years ago. … [read full article]
BlackBerry and T-Mobile in “positive” discussion, handsets to make a return?
During today’s Q4 earnings call – which was streamed live on YouTube for the first time – several questions were fielded after all the announcements were made. One of which came from a Twitter user who asked if BlackBerry handsets might make a return to T-Mobile. And, to those … [read full article]
Reuters: Samsung looking to buy BlackBerry for $7.5B [Update: BlackBerry denies rumor]
It’s not often a non-T-Mobile related story pops up that I think is big enough to warrant sharing with TmoNews readers, but the latest exclusive from Reuters is definitely an exception. The well-respected publication reports that Samsung has made an offer to buy BlackBerry for “as much as $7.5 billion”. Allegedly, Samsung’s prime motivation is to “gain access to its patent portfolio”. … [read full article]