News & Rumors

BlackBerry 9630 to be Branded the BlackBerry Tour?!

by Kevin Michaluk

on 23 Apr 2009 05:00 PM

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BlackBerry Tour 9630

All BlackBerry smartphone codenames must come to an end, except of course in the case of RIM's touchscreen where the "Storm" codename stuck. But in the case of the "Niagara" I think we always knew that name would eventually die, and BGR today has proposed what the final name for the BlackBerry 9630 may just end up being... the BlackBerry Tour.

World Phone... World Tour... Music Tour... Media Phone... BlackBerry Tour... BlackBerry Tour 9630... it all kinda makes sense. My initial reaction to the name wasn't overly positive, but as I'm typing this it has already grown on me. 4 letters, just like the Bold. Makes it seem fair.

Of course this is still speculation, but what do you think?! Like the name BlackBerry Tour or would you rather see it launch under something else? I'm sure whatever the name is, those wheels are already in motion and it's too late to change now, but you can always drop your ideas in the comments!

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118 Comments

Posted by MikeG7265 Thursday, Apr 23, 2009 1024 days ago

.....i couldn't care less about the name myself, I just want the phone!! Thanks for all the info on the 9630 so far!!

Posted by xxxxpradaxxxx Thursday, Apr 23, 2009 1024 days ago

I don't like it... :-( I hope it changes...

Posted by randal1000 Thursday, Apr 23, 2009 1024 days ago

I don't care what they call it, just release it! I think they should just stay with numbers and forget the name business.

Posted by Michael Jackson Thursday, Apr 23, 2009 1024 days ago

They should call it The Blackberry Jesus Juice 9630 HEHEEEEEEE

Posted by TheMinister7 Wednesday, Aug 12, 2009 913 days ago

THUMBS DOWN!

Posted by iobxchick Thursday, Apr 23, 2009 1024 days ago

I don't really call my phone a curve, usually just a 8330. I will do the same with the 9630.

Posted by applejosh Thursday, Apr 23, 2009 1024 days ago

I guess I just don't get it. I like the "Bold" or "Storm" names. They sound like power. Pearl makes sense as it was really about being a more consumer oriented device, and it's trackball looked like a pearl. Curve actually wasn't bad. But with "tour" I don't get anything. Other than arguing with my family over the proper pronunciation of "tour" versus "tore."

Posted by SofaKingKev Thursday, Apr 23, 2009 1024 days ago

i can dig it.. tour de force

Posted by James Bladel Thursday, Apr 23, 2009 1024 days ago

And I would still want it yesterday. ;)

"Tour." It grows on you....

Posted by esalonia Thursday, Apr 23, 2009 1024 days ago

I honestly don't care what it's called. I just want it.

Posted by wcihlu Thursday, Apr 23, 2009 1024 days ago

i dunno... blackberry tour doesnt sound right to me.. maybe itll take awhile to get used to too.

Posted by NeonLemmyKoopa Thursday, Apr 23, 2009 1024 days ago

No. No. No. No. No.

tour? TOUR? Seriously, RIM? That's the best you could put out? Tour? That just doesn't sound cool at all. Bold and Storm sound cool, like applejosh said, but Tour? Come on. Why not just make it another Curve, huh?

Posted by zinadork Thursday, Apr 23, 2009 1023 days ago

Will they lock the gps of the blackberry tour? That would make it pretty difficult to tour with.

Posted by striggity Thursday, Apr 23, 2009 1024 days ago

I'm gonna say what everyone else says...I don't care about the name, just gimme the phone.

Posted by theoriginalz Thursday, Apr 23, 2009 1024 days ago

It's kinda odd. Considering before the Bold, RIM has always released their devices with 5 letters. 7100 series was Charm, then Pearl(81XX), Curve(83XX), World(88XX), etc. But I do like the name..

Posted by davfancb9456 Thursday, Apr 23, 2009 1024 days ago

How about the Blackberry Trek? It stays with the four letter pattern.

Posted by X.armitage Thursday, Apr 23, 2009 1024 days ago

It may grow on me before it rolls out, but not as quickly as Trek. However I think we can do better.

Posted by Techranter Thursday, Apr 23, 2009 1024 days ago

I think their market research people should hide in shame. That's the best they came up with?

Posted by Jackal Thursday, Apr 23, 2009 1024 days ago

Hahaha... duped by big red yet again!

Posted by joel tessler Thursday, Apr 23, 2009 1024 days ago

what about "platnium" ???

Posted by jesterssoul Thursday, Apr 23, 2009 1024 days ago

it could be called the blackberry flaming poo and it would still be a sweet a$$ phone. niargra, tour, don't care. just bring it on.

Posted by Anonymous000 Thursday, Apr 23, 2009 1024 days ago

Rotten name I don't like it

Posted by Eric Cisneros Thursday, Apr 23, 2009 1024 days ago

I don't care for the name "Tour". This is a world phone, correct? That name is not trendy nor catchy. "I just bought the new BlackBerry Tour", what kind of name is that?

How about something a bit more grabbing. How about the BlackBerry Xternal.

"Hey, I just bought the new BlackBerry Xternal...". Now that's HOT!!!

Posted by milkboy Thursday, Apr 23, 2009 1024 days ago

Alright already ! Just come on with it. What is RIM waiting on ? Here's another proposal - The BB 9630 with a SURE-TYPE keyboard like the 7000 series. I just switched from my 7000 series about 5 months ago to a World 8800. You can peck out e-mails 2x as fast on a SURE-TYPE versus a Curve, Bold or World. RIM ought to think about that platform style again.

Posted by maven454 Thursday, Apr 23, 2009 1023 days ago

Want sure-type, go get a pearl.

Posted by middbrew Thursday, Apr 23, 2009 1024 days ago

How about the Surge, Dart, or Rush? Any thing but the Tour.

Posted by dubracer223 Thursday, Apr 23, 2009 1024 days ago

thats weaksauce...they can come up with something better than that! Tour = FAIL!

Posted by rippleinstillwater Thursday, Apr 23, 2009 1024 days ago

tour is ok...

how about blackberry trip or journey?

since it's a world phone...

Posted by BKWILLIAMS Thursday, Apr 23, 2009 1024 days ago

SOUNDS LIKE A LOUSY NAME TO ME.

Posted by lembowski Thursday, Apr 23, 2009 1024 days ago

How about no name.......just 9630

Posted by lembowski Thursday, Apr 23, 2009 1024 days ago

How about no name.......just 9630

Posted by maven454 Thursday, Apr 23, 2009 1024 days ago

I'd prefer 9630 to the Tour.

--Maven

Posted by npunk42 Thursday, Apr 23, 2009 1023 days ago

"Come And Get It"

Posted by serpico Thursday, Apr 23, 2009 1023 days ago

Stupid name. Really.

Posted by kezratt1 Thursday, Apr 23, 2009 1023 days ago

Blackberry Idol

Posted by cretz42 Thursday, Apr 23, 2009 1023 days ago

BlackBerry SURGE!

Posted by ddarvish Thursday, Apr 23, 2009 1023 days ago

seriously you guys are arguing a name. at least it isnt iPhone..

apple is so creative with the name of their products. iBook, iPhone, iLife, iSuckAFatCock

Posted by BlackBerry.est08 Friday, Apr 24, 2009 1023 days ago

But at least it works. For the most part, RIM has been good with names (Bold, Curve, Pearl - still think the name Storm sucks) but WTF is "Tour"? I say just stick with the model number, 9630. (If they do go with "Tour", I don't care what the reason is, that person needs to get fired)

Posted by smokey6660 Sunday, Jan 10, 2010 761 days ago

lol thats great guy

Posted by Thedirtydirty Thursday, Apr 23, 2009 1023 days ago

If we are have to wait this long for the much anticipated new Blackberry why did they drop the ball on the name? Tour or Tool? Really? Can I have get paid a large amount of money to name the next one? I bet it will be a much cooler name for the product line that carrier are going to have on their shelves for the next 1 to 2 yrs at least. Thanks Blackberry

Posted by ChuckH0308 Thursday, Apr 23, 2009 1023 days ago

Makes it sound boring and lazy. How do they expect to get people excited about it? I mean the general public who don't even know about it yet. To folks here it probably doesn't matter, but when they start advertising it for the rest as the "Tour," people are going to yawn and fall asleep.

Posted by ice1124 Thursday, Apr 23, 2009 1023 days ago

Like many people, just release it with a decent enough firmware yesterday!

Posted by Swingfu Thursday, Apr 23, 2009 1023 days ago

I had a similar reaction, Tour?!!! then i realized it rolls off the tongue a easier then Niagara

Posted by SquirrelNuts Thursday, Apr 23, 2009 1023 days ago

How about BlackBerry 96xx "Laser". 5 characters, power, etc. etc.

Posted by dmcgrady Thursday, Apr 23, 2009 1023 days ago

I guess Rimm should just not use names, just numbers. I suppose Niagara offended someone. And that wouldn't be politically correct now would it. Maybe they could call it Bold 2 or something. Oh heck just call it a number. I think Tour sucks. Did I say that I think the name tour sucks?

Posted by Somebody waiting for the Tour Thursday, Apr 23, 2009 1023 days ago

I like

Blackberry Sphynctor

just a thought. Just release it already.

Posted by Japultra Thursday, Apr 23, 2009 1023 days ago

Wasn't the codename of the Storm the Blackberry Thunder?

Posted by bobby bacon Thursday, Apr 23, 2009 1023 days ago

I think they should call it the BB enzo (>*.*)><(*.*<)

Posted by pepe21 Thursday, Apr 23, 2009 1023 days ago

This suits it. Blackberry genus Rubus 9630 umh but then again this would be beter for the one that will have a keyboard and touchscreen.

Posted by s2by10 Thursday, Apr 23, 2009 1023 days ago

I see this phone being aimed towards the business crowd and the "Tour" doesn't fit that. I like the BlackBerry 9630 WE.