Due to the metro-wide flooding in the last couple of days, the official launch and release of the BlackBerry Q5 was moved from last night to August 24. The BB Q5 is the more affordable sibling of the BlackBerry Q10 with almost the same hardware features, including NFC and LTE. BlackBerry is also running a promo where you can swap your old BB for a Php2,000 discount on any of the new BB devices. Updated: Representatives from BlackBerry Philippines clarifies that the model they are releasing thru official distributors in the Philippines will only be 3G/HSPA+ variant and not the LTE variant. They would not comment on what variants the carriers will be releasing (so it's possible Globe will be shipping in their own units with LTE in them, that's outside of BlackBerry PH's coverage). RIM fought back and introduced its first touch screen device -- the Blackberry Strom (9530). It also has mobile streaming, allows tethering to your laptop to share internet and can sync your desktop iTunes music files using BlackBerry Media Sync. The top feature of Blackberry is the full suite of email connectivity and management -- MS Exchange, IBM Lotus Domino, Novell GroupWise as well as enterprise email account and personal email accounts -- that trumps MobileMe by a mile. Read more in our articles including "BlackBerry Q5 lands, priced at Php18,690" and "Blackberry Storm: RIM sheds the keypad".
Due to the metro-wide flooding in the last couple of days, the official launch and release of the BlackBerry Q5 was moved from last night to August 24. The BB Q5 is the more affordable sibling of the BlackBerry Q10 with almost the same hardware features, including NFC and LTE.
BlackBerry is also running a promo where you can swap your old BB for a Php2,000 discount on any of the new BB devices. Updated: Representatives from BlackBerry Philippines clarifies that the model they are releasing thru official distributors in the Philippines will only be 3G/HSPA+ variant and not the LTE variant. They would not comment on what variants the carriers will be releasing (so it's possible Globe will be shipping in their own units with LTE in them, that's outside of BlackBerry PH's coverage).
Our coverage of blackberry q5 philippines includes: "BlackBerry Q5 lands, priced at Php18,690"; "Blackberry Storm: RIM sheds the keypad"; " BlackBerry Torch 9800 Review". Each article provides unique insights and information.