As announced just a few days ago, the BlackBerry Torch 9850 is now available for purchase online from Verizon. You can grab it for $199 with a 2-year contract or for $499 sans-contract. The Torch 9850 features a 1.2GHz processor, full touchscreen, 5MP, HD video recording and more. Those of you wanting to grab one in stores will have to wait a few more days. Hit the link below for more.
Check out the BlackBerry Torch 9850 at Verizon
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Early rummors hinted at T-Mobile and Verizon also releasing the BlackBerry Torch. A new leaked image shows the 9850 landing on Verizon for direct fulfillment on September 8th and in stores on the 15th.
RIM will finally launch the same devices across several U.S carriers unlike the past were only one or two carriers had exclusive to the devices.
Which device are you holding out for if you haven’t bought the 9930 yet?
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We knew it was coming but now it is available. Scuebydue let us know that US Cellular now has the BlackBerry Torch 9850 available for purchase on their website. It went up on schedule on Saturday which is nice to see. You can pick it up now for $199.99 with a new 2 year contract after a $100 mail in rebate.
Check it out at www.uscellular.com/blackberry
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Verizon will carry RIM’s new BlackBerry Torch 9850, according to a picture of a leaked advertisement obtained by CrackBerry. It is still unclear when the phone will launch, but given that it is pictured next to the aging Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play, we suspect Verizon could make the announcement in the near future. RIM revealed the Torch 9850 in early August and we had a chance to check it out first-hand during an event in Toronto. The web browser is much improved, we appreciated the thin form factor and the phone’s 1.2GHz processor zipped around BlackBerry OS 7. The BlackBerry Torch 9850 is equipped with a 3.7-inch touchscreen display, 8GB of storage and a 5-megapixel camera capable of recording 720p video.
Sprint and Verizon have both announced or been rumored to be getting the BlackBerry Torch 9850, and now US Cellular is joining them. According to the US Cellular website you’ll be able to pick one of these up for $199 on a two year contract, after a $100 mail-in-rebate. With an official release date of August 26th, are you holding out for the new Torch 9850? Thanks for the tip John!
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Got a new BlackBerry Torch 9850 or 9860, you’ve not been left out. Grab your USB cable and give OS 7.0.0.353 just like all the cool kids. While we’re not exactly sure what has changed in this update, it’s new and we like new things. As always, make sure you back up your data first and heed the warning below.
*OS Disclaimer – Please Read: Keep in mind this is NOT a.n official release and as such is not supported by RIM or your Carrier. If you choose to install, do so at your own risk and only if you’re comfortable in the process of upgrading and downgrading your device software. It is quite normal during operating system development for certain features to be crippled or disabled while others are tested, and these beta builds often reflect that. They are not always better. Depending on your BlackBerry comfort level, it may be best for you to wait for community feedback on a build before deciding to download and install for yourself or simply wait for the next official release. Do not contact your carrier or RIM for Beta OS technical support (their first course of action will be to advise you to downgrade to a supported OS). *
Download OS 7.0.0.353 for the BlackBerry Torch 9850
Download OS 7.0.0.353 for the BlackBerry Torch 9860
Sprint packed a double punch today & decided to release BOTH the BlackBerry Bold 9930 & the BlacKBerry Torch 9850.
These devices come to you on the NOW Network for $249.99 & $149.99 respectively on a 2-year agreement.
It’s great to see all the major carriers (minus T-Mobile) in North America with at least one BlackBerry 7 device in their lineup now.
Which device will you buy?
Looks as though the BlackBerry Bold 9930 isn’t the only new BlackBerry 7 device that will be going for cheap on Walmart. They’ve now added the BlackBerry Torch 9850 to the line up and, a new 2-year contract will get you the device for the low cost of $99. That is of course, $50 off the Sprint cost of $150 though a contract renewel only drops the price to $142. Either way, once again you’re saving money and that’s always a good thing.
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We did a roundup yesterday of the reviews for the BlackBerry Bold 9900 & 9930 and now it is time to cover the new All Touch BlackBerry Torch 9850 & 9860. These reviews are mostly of the Sprint BlackBerry Torch 9850 Though there are two of the GSM Torch 9860 but the devices are more or less the same otherwise. Reviewers seem to agree that this is what the Storm should have been 2 years ago. They are also loving the fluid OS coupled with the high res screen though the physical buttons seem to be an afterthought in an otherwise well designed phone.
Here is a roundup of the latest reviews. Let us know if we missed any! Please send them to Tips @ nhcbba.com
BlackBerry Torch 9850 Reviews:
BlackBerry Torch 9860 Reviews:
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