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RIM may release the BlackBerry codenamed Colt, its first QNX-based “superphone,” in the first quarter of 2012.

In order to get this smartphone horse to market quickly there will be some compromises, the BlackBerry Colt will have single-core processor and may be launched without BlackBerry Enterpirse server.  In order to use email on the QNX BlackBerry businesses will have to use Microsoft Active Sync.

RIM is reportedly aiming to release the BlackBerry Colt  some time in the
first quarter of 2012, obviously depending on how internal testing
goes which is currently in process now.

QNX software is supposed to help make BlackBerry smartphones more competitive.

QNX is full-featured robust that scales down to meet the constraints of real-time embedded systems.

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Over the past week there was a slew of hot mobile news – mostly revolving around takeovers, lawsuits and last minute shopping deals. Mobilicity was at the centre of Canadian news with WIND being “in talks” to buy them, plus RIM fielded trademark infringement accusations over their popular BBM use by BBM Canada. Below are some top Canadian stories, plus other notable news from around the web:

- Google planning on releasing a tablet within 6 months [Read here]
- ASUS Transformer Prime arrives in the hands of some lucky Canadians [Read here]
- Mobilicity rumoured to launch an IPO Q1 2012, looks to raise 0 million [Read here]
- Survey shows 23% of Canadians have the urge to use their phone in the bathroom [Read here]
- Fido launching the Motorola RAZR “in the next few days” [Read here]
- Angry Birds finally available for BlackBerry Playbook [Read here]
- BBM Canada hits RIM with trademark infringement over BBM use [Read here]
- Rogers changing DOA Policy to 15 days from purchase, effective February 1st, 2012 [Read here]
- Samsung bringing OS 4.0 to the Galaxy SII in Q1 2012, other devices “will soon follow” [Read here]
- UBC says “People more likely to lie when texting” [Read here]
- Hands-on with the Nexus S running Ice Cream Sandwich [Read here]
- Public Mobile finds a home in 48 Walmart stores [Read here]
- WIND “in talks to buy Mobilicity”, says Bloomberg [Read here]
- iMessage bug revealed after stolen iPhones still receiving texts to old number [Read here]
- Contest: Win a WIND Mobile HTC Amaze 4G [Read here]
- List of Boxing Day specials from various Canadian retailers [Read here]

Around the web:
- Steve Jobs to receive Grammy for transforming the music industry [TheVerge]
- Republic Wireless goes truly unlimited [Engadget]
- AT&T’s LTE Network Is Faster Than Verizon’s [Wired]
- Porsche Design BlackBerry P’9981 Release Date and Pricing [CrackBerry]
- Microsoft is finally planning to fix backup in Windows Phone [WMPU]

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Best Buy is expected to start taking preorders for the LG Thrill 4G soon.  A leaked Best Buy August catalog shows the LG Thrill 3D.  The LG Thrill 4G is an AT&T-branded LG Optimus 3D for the United States with a glasses-free 4.3″ touchscreen.

First, we thought that the LG Thrill 4G would have an August 7 release date, many believe now that August 21 will be the release date for the LG Thrill 4G. RadioShack began taking preoders for the LG Thrill 4G in July. An unnamed source told Phone Arena that Best Buy plans to take preorders soon.

LG Thrill 4G
also allows you to record 3D photos and videos with
5-megapixel dual-cameras with added video stabilization technology that
will correct any shaking during recording.  Specs of the LG Thrill 4G
include a 1GHz dual-core, dual-channel RAM processor, 16GB of memory
(8GB on board plus an 8GB microSD card), Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. It comes
with 3D games, such as “Let’s Golf 2″ and “NOVA,” the Gameloft 3D store,
as well as YouTube 3D and 3D movies from mSpot.

It is will available from from AT&T. Read all LG Thrill 4G articles.

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Here’s a list of the top Canadian stories from the past week (lots of BlackBerry and Galaxy Nexus news). In addition, a bunch of other cool stuff from around the world.

- TELUS Samsung Galaxy S II X (Hercules) getting ICS update sometime in 2012 [Read here]
- Bell and Virgin officially launching Galaxy Nexus December 8th [Read here]
- Samsung commercial takes a shot at Apple [Read here]
- Bell to release the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE December 7th [Read here]
- Rogers destroys a birthday cake and an egg with a RAZR [Read here]
- Virgin Mobile to release the BlackBerry Bold 9790 [Read here]
- Galaxy Nexus will be available at Videotron next year [Read here]
- Rendering of the HTC Ville with more specs surface [Read here]
- Bell and TELUS release the all-touch BlackBerry Curve 9380 [Read here]
- BlackBerry Curve 9380 Review [Read here]
- Rogers Samsung Galaxy S II LTE Review [Read here]
- White BlackBerry Bold 9900 now available at Rogers [Read here]
- WIND to release the HTC Amaze for 9 [Read here]
- Bell releases the LG Optimus LTE [Read here]
- Rogers Sony Ericsson Xperia arc OS 2.3.4 now available to download [Read here]
- Bell LG Optimus 4G LTE Review [Read here]
- WIND expands into Niagara, coming to London in December [Read here]

Around the web:

- Motorola Droid 4 Specs Surface: LTE 4-Inch display, 1.2GHz dual-core processor [Droid Life]
- Sharp Aquos SH-01D Android has a 720p 3D display, 12.1-megapixel camera [The Verge]
- RIM and Telefonica enter in NFC payments trial [CrackBerry]
- Android OS 4.0 gets ported to original HTC Dream [XDA]
- HTC “re-evaluating” S3 Graphics purchase after ITC reversal [Apple Insider]
- LG Nitro HD event happening on December 1st in the United States [Engadget]

Related posts:

1. Top Canadian stories from the past week, plus other news from around the web
2. Top mobile stories from the past week
3. Forum Highlights from this past week

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Much of this past week circled around the excitement of the upcoming “pure Android” Galaxy Nexus. In addition, several carriers released new handsets and will be adding new devices shortly. Below is a list of the top stories from the past week, plus other notable news from around the web:

- WIND Mobile Q3 results bumps subscriber base to 358,000 [Read here]
- Bell and Virgin to exclusively launch the Galaxy Nexus first [Read here for Bell & Virgin]
- BlackBerry PlayBook drops to a low 9 [Read here]
- The BBX-powered BlackBerry “London” surfaces online [Read here]
- Rogers and TELUS will release the Galaxy Nexus January 2012 [Read here]
- TELUS and Rogers to release the Bold 9790 [Read here]
- Samsung becomes the global leader in smartphone shipments [Read here]
- Motorola RAZR review [Read here]
- Public Mobile launches releases Android devices, under 0 [Read here]
- Bell BlackBerry Curve 9380 available November 28th [Read here]
- HTC AMAZE coming to Videotron, probably WIND [Read here]
- Galaxy Nexus review Part 1 & Part 2
- Rogers Samsung Galaxy S Glide available [Read here]
- Mobilicity gets a new CEO, Dave Dobbin dismissed from role [Read here]
- Current poll has 78% of votes saying the 700MHz auction should have a set-aside [Read here]

Around the web:

- How to use Google Music from outside the States [Engadget]
- Twitter for Windows Phone updated to Mango [WMPoweruser]
- Porsche Design BlackBerry P’9981 Unboxed [CrackBerry]
- Steve Jobs biographer says he “wanted to reinvent” photography and textbooks [The Verge]
- Android malware up 472% since July [Phandroid]
- Motorola Droid Xyboard 8.2 tablet pictured [PocketNow]

Related posts:

1. Top mobile stories from the past week
2. Forum Highlights from this past week
3. Upcoming Samsung Galaxy Nexus makes an appearance on CTV News

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CrackBerry published a leaked roadmap from Wireless Giant (BlackBerry) stores showing BlackBerry release dates and prices including the BlackBerry TV (Cyclone) but is listed according to codename.  To make it easier for you with have written out the release dates and prices for the most popular BlackBerry smartphones.

The 4G BlackBerry Torch 9810 (.99) from AT&T and Sprint Touch Bold 9930 (9.00) have August 21 release dates.

The CDMA BlackBerry Torch 9850 has a September 1 release date and 9 price tag.  This most likely is the Sprint BlackBerry Torch . 

The BlackBerry TV (Cyclone) will have October 31 release date.

The AT&T BlackBerry Torch 9860 (Monza) is priced at 9 and 4G BlackBerry
Bold 9900(Dakota) priced at 9 are shown to have November 6 and
November 20 release date respectively.

BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 9930 is the world’s thinnest phone with a dedicated QWERTY keyboard and 2.8″ touchscreen.  Features include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 1.2GHz processor, GPS, NFC (Near
Field Communications), microSD slot, 5MP camera, 768MB of RAM, 8GB
onboard memory, and a 1230mAh battery.

The 4G BlackBerry Torch
9860 is called the “multimedia powerhouse” with a 3.7″ 253ppi high-resolution touchscreen, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 1.2GHz processor, GPS,  microSD slot, 5MP camera, 768MB of RAM and 4GB
onboard memory.

As we know from the past, release dates for smartphones can be delayed and can change due to “issues” with networks.

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A new report by the University of Delaware’s Center for Community Research and Service provides a critical look at the impact of shared services and news sharing agreements on local media markets. The report will be filed today with the Federal Communications Commission to inform its review of media concentration and ownership in local markets.
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The HTC Status could be destined to be the back to school status symbol for teens and college students.  The HTC Status has a dedicated Facebook button for posting just about everything to Facebook including status updates, check-ins and photographs.

The HTC Status is a “tween” phone between a feature phone and a full smartphone at a very low price. he best features of it are the constant easy Facebook connections.

Facebook content and information is put into the clock, dialer, calendar, address book and photo gallery. The HTC Status also has a special dedicated widget for Facebook chat

Reviewers of the HTC Status concur that the keyboard is great while most of the older folks thought the landscape-oriented screen required too much scrolling.

The most appealing feature of the HTC Status is that you can operate with only one hand like you do a BlackBerry this feature is something students and teens like to be able to do.

More recent reviews really appreciated the quality of the keyboard that feels great in one-hand and combining of messaging but noted that the HTC Status is not a multimedia powerhouse for viewing video but a decent phone.

AT&T is selling it for .99 while some retail stores are selling it for free with contract.  Amazon Wireless sells the HTC Status for one-cent for both new and renewing customers.

You can also use ourAT&T Coupon-Link  Off AT&T Wireless with Plan
for new customers with a contract.  The offer requires online activation via
att.com/wireless on qualified rate plans of .99 or more with a two-year
agreement.

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BlackBerry maker RIM is helping London police in investigating the use of BlackBerry Messenger by rioters who use it to plan disturbances and undermine police. Concerned citizen are also forwarding messages to police. Here’s a case where enterprise security is making Londoners and police feel very insecure.

David Lammy, the U.K.’s intellectual-property minister,
today called for a suspension of BlackBerry service to prevent
its use among rioters to communicate plans, according to a
statement from his office. BBM is encrypted and police can’t access it.

Research in Motion  posted a
message on its official U.K. Twitter account last night saying,
“We feel for those impacted by the riots in London. We have
engaged with the authorities to assist in any way we can.”

Research In Motion’s Inside BlackBerry blog was
hacked today by a group called Teampoison. The group
posted a warning to the company not to cooperate with police.

“You Will _NOT_ assist the UK Police because
if u do innocent members of the public who were at the wrong place at
the wrong time and owned a blackberry will get charged for no reason at
all,” the statement said.

“If you
do assist the police by giving them chat logs, gps locations, customer
information & access to peoples BlackBerryMessengers you will regret
it, we have access to your database which includes your employees
information; e.g – Addresses, Names, Phone Numbers etc. – now if u
assist the police, we _WILL_ make this information public and pass it
onto rioters,” it said.”

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TS2R Wireless News from Wireless and Mobile News

Full news stories today include a comparison of T-Mobile vs Virgin Mobile deals, BlackBerry Messenger use by London rioters, the European ban of the Samsung  Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet, HTC Status deals and new leaked  BlackBerry Bold/Torch release dates.

Here’s the news that’s too short to report:

• MetroPS Helps Military Families -  Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift and other stars   autographed personal
  messages to U.S. military families with loved ones oversees. Along with
  the messages, MetroPCS Communications, Inc. donated ,000
  worth of international long distance calling cards to the USO’s
  Military Family Care Package program, helping to connect families who
  are separated by deployments.
• Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich Octobered - An unnamed source reported that Android 4.0 Ice Cream sandwich smartphones and tablets may be released as early as October of this year.
• HTC Bliss with New HTC Sense - The HTC Bliss is now rumored to ship with a new version of HTC Sense – Sense 3.5.

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