Archive for the 'Communicators' Category

Maxis BlackBerry open to consumers now

Wednesday, April 13th, 2005

Malaysian wireless carrier Maxis has opened up its BlackBerry Internet Solution to the general consumer now with a monthly service fee of RM55 and a choice of data plans including one for unlimited data usage at RM120 a month.
These monthlys are separate from a voice plan, and you could have the BlackBerry 7290 working data-only. [...]

BlackBerry arrives in Malaysia - sort of

Monday, April 4th, 2005

The first ‘crop’ of BlackBerry® from Maxis, available to Maxis customers, is the BlackBerry 7290™ - a quad-band, handheld which features Bluetooth® support; ample memory; a bright, backlit colour screen; and exceptional battery performance.
BlackBerry® from Maxis is currently available to selected customers only. It will be available to the general public within the next 2 [...]

Free T-Mobile Sidekick II

Saturday, January 15th, 2005

We’ve always wanted the Sidekick II, but T-Mo doesn’t have service in these parts.

So boo-hoo for us when Amazon comes up with a free Sidekick II offer (with service plan) … Hold on: After combined $50.00 T-Mobile and $150.00 Amazon rebates, you actually get paid an extra $25.01 - to buy the thing.
Ok: We are [...]

Free Sidekick II

Thursday, November 4th, 2004

The T-Mobile Sidekick II might not figure much in technophiles’ books - if at all - but if all you need is a mobile phone with a lil of the PDA thang going on, plus a side of IM, email and mobile messaging thrown in, it’ll do nicely indeedy.
Especially when it’s going for free at [...]

RIM debuts another “smartphone”

Thursday, September 16th, 2004

Fresh from a good showing of the Blackberry 7100t on T-Mobile, RIM announces another model the 7100v that again uses its new SureType input technology.

New Blackberry stunner steps up to bat

Wednesday, September 8th, 2004

We like! What a sexy lil ‘Berry; and the hi-res screen … Wow. Although not running the more popular Windows Mobile or Palm operating systems, we believe this unit is well worth a good look for mobile professionals.
RIM has officially announced the new Blackberry 7100 Series. Due for exclusive sale in the US come October [...]

Danger Hiptop2 announced; T-Mobile readying sale of Sidekick II

Saturday, August 7th, 2004

If you are a total devotee of always-connected email and instant messaging, coupled with the incessant need to be available by phone 24/7 … this is what you should be looking for in a gadget.

The Danger Hiptop2 - known as the the Sidekick II at T-Mobile - was unveiled to a glitzy party of celebrities [...]