http://www.bbgeeks.com/blackberry-pearl/blackberry-kickstart-pearl-8220-88504/ Industry coverage, news, original feature articles, how to guides, videos, podcasts and reviews of BlackBerry service providers, software, accessories, hosted exchange providers and more Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:43:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.bbgeeks.com/blackberry-pearl/blackberry-kickstart-pearl-8220-88504/comment-page-1/#comment-8125 BBGeekcast: August 8, 2008 - Episode 24 | BB Geeks Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:15:04 +0000 http://www.bbgeeks.com/?p=504#comment-8125 [...] short on hard news for the BlackBerry. We do sift through a number of rumors, though, including the renaming of the Kickstart to the Pearl. We also get a few new pics of the Kickstart, this time with a red interior. Expect this to come in [...] [...] short on hard news for the BlackBerry. We do sift through a number of rumors, though, including the renaming of the Kickstart to the Pearl. We also get a few new pics of the Kickstart, this time with a red interior. Expect this to come in [...]

]]> http://www.bbgeeks.com/blackberry-pearl/blackberry-kickstart-pearl-8220-88504/comment-page-1/#comment-7066 Joe Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:57:03 +0000 http://www.bbgeeks.com/?p=504#comment-7066 I believe that the naming issue had to come from the marketing department. That should explain a lot in itself. I believe that the naming issue had to come from the marketing department. That should explain a lot in itself.

]]> http://www.bbgeeks.com/blackberry-pearl/blackberry-kickstart-pearl-8220-88504/comment-page-1/#comment-7063 DavidB Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:35:08 +0000 http://www.bbgeeks.com/?p=504#comment-7063 Man, this is pure silliness. Calling the Kickstart (an 82xx device) by the same family name of Pearl (81xx devices) is brain dead on RIM's part. Will cause confusion all across the consumer markets, since every carrier (USA at least) already has some for or other of Pearl in their lineup. Let's hope that Rogers page is pre-release goof and not real. Man, this is pure silliness. Calling the Kickstart (an 82xx device) by the same family name of Pearl (81xx devices) is brain dead on RIM’s part. Will cause confusion all across the consumer markets, since every carrier (USA at least) already has some for or other of Pearl in their lineup. Let’s hope that Rogers page is pre-release goof and not real.

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