Sprint Getting Inferno Orange 8330 & Red 8350i… Does Anybody Care?
Username dropped this little tidbit in our forums about two new upcoming colors for the Sprint Curves. The 8330 will be available in Inferno orange starting 7/9 (Soft Launch) and the 8350i will be getting a red color starting 7/30 (Soft Launch). I am not sure who is going to be picking these devices up…
TELUS & Sportsnet Launch MIKE Playoff Beard Challenge
I have to admit that I had never heard of a playoff beard before. So when Telus let me know that they have teamed up with Sportsnet for a Playoff Beard Challenge competition I thought it was the weirdest BlackBerry promotion I had ever heard of. After speaking to one of my hockey crazed friends…
8350i OS 4.6.1.204 Officially Released by Sprint/Nextel – Allegedly Fixes Echo & More
One of our Secret Agents let me know that OS 4.6.1.204 for the 8350i has officially been released by Sprint. You can pick it up officially from this link This upgrade allegedly fixes: Echo Issue (Didn’t we hear that with the LAST OS update?) MMS Improvements: Remove original message when replying; Cursor now defaults to…
Updated: 8350i OS 4.6.1.204 Found Online
UPDATE: Check this article for the official release from Sprint/Nextel
Rumor: Camera-Less 8350i Heading to Nextel…
Users have been complaining for quite a while that the 8830 was the last device that did not have a camera. Many companies (and courtrooms) have strict rules about cameras in their facilities and it is surprising that RIM has yet to address this. Nate from BlackBerryHomepage let me know that he just got visual…
Fix 8350i Sprint/Nextel Curve Echo Problem With Hybrid OS
Sprint/Nextel has really fumbled the ball with the 8350i echo problem. They claim that a small subset of users are experiencing an echo issue but by the amount of email I get about it this has to be a very vocal subset. Sprint’s response so far is that they have identified the issue and it…
Review: Nextel BlackBerry Curve 8350i Smartphone
Review: Nextel BlackBerry Curve 8350i Smartphone [rating:8] Link: www.sprint.com Cost: ~$150 w/contract Sprint recently released their new Nextel BlackBerry Curve 8350i which is the latest iDen BlackBerry after the 7100i. The 8350i is the one in the slick Nextel commercial you might have seen lately, with a bunch of package delivery people running at high…
8350i OS 4.6.1.128 Released by Sprint/Nextel
Gary let me know that Sprint has released OS 4.6.1.128 for the 8350i today. Not sure what is new, but hopefully this fixes the bugs we have seen on the device. 8350i Download page Let us know what you find in the new OS versions in the comments below. Keep the tips coming! NOTE: Do…