BlackBerry India has just made buying and owning select BlackBerry phones easier by announcing attractive EMI schemes. The new EMI schemes are currently applicable on the Blackberry Curve 9220 and the BlackBerry Z10. (more…)Google+

BGR Weekend is our weekly column that we introduced last week. It recollects all the important events that happen in the world of our tech. Today we have covered all the major news that transpired in the world of the Canadian vendor RIM, from the BlackBerry 9220 launch to why the vendor might want to open source its BlackBerry OS. Hit the break to continue reading. (more…)Google+

The BlackBerry Curve 9220 is a device that RIM hopes will boost sales in developing markets that will stem the downfall of the once great smartphone maker. The Curve 9220 attempts to up the ante from the BlackBerry Curve 8520, a smartphone that has been hugely popular in Indian market. Lets see if the Curve 9220 has the chops to take on the low budget Android army. Read on for my first impressions. (more…)Google+

We were the first ones to report exclusively that the BlackBerry Curve 9220 will be launched in April. And today that day has finally arrived as the Canadian vendor has launched the successor to its Curve 8520. The device made it to Flipkart before getting officially announced and confirmed the specs which were listed by us in our earlier post. The handset sports a 2.44-inch QVGA display, inbuilt memory of 512MB which is expandable up to 32GB and a 2.0MP fixed focus shooter at the back with 5X digital zoom. T...

Apps for RIM’s unannounced BlackBerry Curve 9220 have started appearing on the App World. This comes after the device was spotted on Flipkart’s inventory a few days ago. Coincidentally, RIM is also hosting a press conference later today, which gives us the impression that the device might finally be announced. We had exclusively reported in February that RIM would launch the Curve 9220 in India in April, which could also be a global announcement.The Curve 9220 takes over from the Curve 8520 and fe...

Research In Motion (RIM), the makers of BlackBerry smartphones, could be looking at yet another round of price cuts, according to Sunil Dutt, managing director, RIM India. This comes less than a month after it slashed prices of its phones by 26 percent. Dutt, who has recently joined RIM after successful stints at Nokia and Samsung, is renowned for his aggressive sales and distribution strategies and this is most likely to be one of them. (more…)Google+

Online retailer, Flipkart, has jumped the gun by listing the globally unannounced BlackBerry Curve 9220 on its site. Spotted by our eagle-eyed reader, Shubham, the listing confirms all the specs we already knew, including the 2.0 MP camera, FM radio, Wi-Fi and a 2.44-inch QVGA display. RIM is expected to launch the Curve 9220 in India in April. Read on for complete specs. (more…)Google+

India is one of the priority markets for Research In Motion (RIM) and come April, it will launch a couple of smartphones in its entry-level Curve range targeted at Indian consumers. Earlier this month we exclusively reported about the Curve 9220′s pricing and launch timeline and over the weekend I got to spend a few minutes with its 3G variant, the Curve 9320. I did not get much time with the device but the five minutes or so I spent while driving in a car (hence the poor quality pictures) were enough t...

Research In Motion (RIM) is likely to launch the BlackBerry Curve 9220 in India in April. The successor to the Curve 8520 will have a 2.0 MP camera, a 2.4-inch QVGA display, Wi-Fi and FM radio. However, one big difference on the Curve 9220 will be a dedicated BBM key on the phone, just like the Curve 8520 had music shortcut keys. The Curve 9220 is likely to be priced under Rs 9,000 in India. Being a non-3G phone, we won’t be surprised if it is introduced first in India globally. We had earlier exclusive...