3G BlackBerry delayed to avoid iPhone?
| Release Date: 24 Apr 2008 | From:http://www.electronista.com | By macnn/electronista | keyword: iPhone |
Research in Motion's 3G-capable BlackBerry won't launch at the same time as its 3G iPhone counterpart and may have been intentionally delayed,claim sources speaking to Fortune The handset, now said to be named the BlackBerry 8900 and nicknamed the Meteor, has allegedly had its AT&T release pushed back from June to as far as August. The official explanation is said to revolve around call quality concerns for the smartphone, which is likely to replace the top-end 8800. However, those same sources suggest the technical justification is a cover for more strategic motives, the magazine reports. AT&T is rumored to be moving the phone's launch ahead by multiple weeks to avoid timing the 8900's launch with the release of a 3G-capable iPhone within days of the BlackBerry, negating the full sales impact of either or both devices.Analyst expectations and other reports would have Apple announce an iPhone with this faster cellular Internet access at its Worldwide Developer Conference on June 10th and release the device no later than June 27th, the Friday closest to the one-year anniversary of the original iPhone's launch on June 29th, 2007. Related Products Daniusoft DVD to iPhone Converter Daniusoft DVD to Blackberry Suite |






