Welcome to another installment of Who’s on Crack where we look at companies that have crossed a line from smart marketing to “hey pal, you’ve got to calm down.” This week, we’ve got a a host of companies that are pushing the boundaries of sanity and we suspect controlled substances are to blame. Let’s get more »

For reasons unknown to most, the BlackBerry Storm3 9570 has remained with a listing in the Best Buy Mobile Genie system. And given the previous on again and off again history with the Storm3 we would have though this handset would have been removed from internal systems long ago. Needless to say, the only thing more »

While this is far from official evidence that the BlackBerry Storm 3 is coming to Verizon. Remember, this was supposedly killed of by RIM back in early-October. However the Storm 3, aka BlackBerry 9570 was recently spotted in the Verizon Cellebrite system. Of course, the timing for this find does coincide nicely with the once more »

Just like that, the BlackBerry Storm 9570, otherwise known as the Storm2 went from rumor to being known as a real device and coming to Verizon to not coming to Verizon to being killed off. Yup, it looks like the BlackBerry Storm 9570 has been given the dreaded EOL (end of life) before it has more »

It looks like Verizon is getting ready to lower the pricing on a few handsets. According to the details, this is expected to go into effect as of tomorrow June 28th and will offer anywhere from a $30 to $50 savings on five handsets. The models include the; KIN ONE – $29.99 after a $100 more »

According to a leaked document from RIM, three of the manufacturer’s BlackBerry smartphones are soon to be no more. The Pearl Flip, original Storm and Curve 8330 are on their way to retirement says the document, which lists them as “Current devices with limited or no remaining shipments from the vendor.” The Pearl was a more »

The New York Times seems to have been busy with mobile news today, first we saw the $100 off offer on a Samsung Go netbook and now they have unveiled a free mobile app for select BlackBerry handsets. The newly released app will allow users to browse the New York Times online or cache the more »

Walmart’s Black Friday deals on BlackBerry smartphones have been leaked. The big box retailer plans to offer the AT&T Curve 8310 for free and the Bold 9000 for $78.88. Sprint’s Curve 8330 will also be offered for free while T-Mobile’s Curve 8520 and its Pearl 8120 Black Emerald have a price tag of $28.88. Walmart’s more »

Anyone looking to pick up a BlackBerry in the next week or so may want to listen up for a minute. It seems that Walmart is going to be offering a $100 gift card to anyone who purchases a BlackBerry between November 14 and November 21. Of course, just like most of the other special more »

In today’s world of launch events for new phones complete with anxious customers sleeping in the streets, it is very telling that Verizon has decided to push the BlackBerry Storm 2 out of the back door with very little fanfare, as Verizon announced today that the phone would be available October 28th for $179. Verizon’s more »