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BlackBerry Pearl coming soon to Telus…

We have confirmed that Telus will begin launching the BlackBerry Pearl 8130 soon. Telus' Pearl will come in a silver metallic finish and will sport the 2.0 megapixel camera, GPS, 3.5mm headphone jack and of course the upgraded OS.

Update: See our new post for BlackBerry Pearl. 

Update 2: Information has been removed for legal reasons.  

Sprint to unleash new BlackBerry data plans

With the upcoming release of the BlackBerry Pearl 8130 on Sprint. Sprint will be launching new data plans ranging in price from $30-70 dollars. One of the best plans is their BlackBerry Power Vision which features Unlimited BIS email, web browsing, instant mesaging, unlimited text messaging, Sprint TV and Sprint Navigation for only $30/month. This plan will be available for all BlackBerry devices starting November 4th.  Skip on over to see the other BlackBerry plans offered.

Thanks, RIMarkable 

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Bring the stars to your pocket with Starry Night

If your a Mac OS X user you may recognize this widget which is now a BlackBerry application. Starry Night is now available for your BlackBerry device. Starry Night brings you Astronomy right to your BlackBerry device allowing you check the stars. For more information and to downloading visit Space.com. Press read more for the official press release. 

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Time to Sync: Headlines from last week

Sorry we're a little late this week but heres a run down of the headlines from last week (October 21-27th). This will be somethig we will start doing at weeks end. Anyways here are the headlines:

• A peak at RIM's new Desktop Manager
• Windows Live Search update for BlackBerry
• The new BlackBerry 9000 series domain's
• Review of the new BlackBerry Curve 8320 from T-Mobile
• China meets the BlackBerry 8700
• Canada loves BlackBerry's
• An interview with Sprint's BlackBerry Pearl 8130
• Meet the new Facebook app for BlackBerry
• New versions of Yahoo! messenger and Google Talk
• Rogers to meet BlackBerry Pearl 2 with Santa?

As always keep in touch on BlackBerry Sync Forums to discuss any news! Enjoy. 

Rogers and the BlackBerry Pearl 2 (aka 8120)

Rumors are flying about Rogers and the BlackBerry Pearl 2 coming soon. We have confirmed with several sources that Rogers will in fact be getting the BlackBerry 8120, the Wi-Fi enabled version. While pricing or exact launch dates aren't known as of yet if everything goes as planned you can't expect to have one under your tree just in time. Stay tuned for more information as it becomes available. 

Discuss Rogers and the BlackBerry Pearl 2 on BlackBerry Sync Forums 

New versions of Yahoo! and Google Talk now out!

If you take a visit our to mobile.blackberry.com on your BlackBerry device you will notice that RIM has announced new versions of Yahoo! messenger and Google Talk. Head on our for the free upgrades which is sure to bring some new features. 

Thanks, RIMarkable 

Facebook application now available for BlackBerry

Research In Motion (RIM) has just announced new application for Facebook users. The application has been designed to make the Facebook experience for BlackBerry users much easier. It allows you to wirelessly send and view messages, photos, pokes and Wall posts similar to Facebook Mobile. To download simply point your BlackBerry's browser to http://facebook.com.

• Receive notifications and messages automatically – Leveraging the BlackBerry platform's push-based architecture, notifications and messages are automatically sent to the user; the user can also set a unique alert (vibration and/or ringtone) for Facebook related content
• Quickly access essential features – Convenient onscreen icons let users quickly change their Status, upload a photo, add a friend, poke someone, write on a Wall, or send a message. Users can also quickly scroll through messages and notifications as they do with email messages
• Invite friends to join Facebook and accept new friend requests • Quickly snap and post pictures along with a caption and tags – The photo upload feature is also integrated with the BlackBerry smartphone camera and photo management applications on the smartphone
• View the Status of friends
• Read, compose and reply to messages even while offline – If the user is out of wireless coverage, messages are queued until the user returns to an area of coverage

Click on over for the full press release.  

UPDATE: If your having troubles downloading the App try visiting here. We have reports that the application may be exclusive to certain carriers. We have confirmed its working on Telus. Let us know if its working for you on our forums. 

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Sprint’s BlackBerry Pearl 8130 hands on

Engadget just like us is getting all excited for the upcoming launch of the new CDMA BlackBerry Pearl 8130. They managed to get some shots of Sprint's new Pearl, which is due out next month. Just a friendly reminder that CTIA has started this week so stay tuned for the latest BlackBerry news from CTIA. Anyways check out Engadget's gallery here. 

Canada leads BlackBerry penetration

According to RIM Co-CEO Jim Balsillie, Canada has the most BlackBerry users from any country around the world. We think Canadians are proud to sport some of the best wireless technology available. You can find the whole article from CWTA by pressing read more below. 

"Canada was the birthplace of the BlackBerry platform and Canada continues to generate the highest per capita penetration of BlackBerry smartphones in the world today," said Jim Balsillie, co-CEO of Waterloo, Ontario-based RIM. "We are fortunate to be located in a country with a thriving wireless industry that continues to offer businesspeople and consumers world-class wireless data services. RIM works with hundreds of carriers internationally and I am proud to say that the Canadian carriers and our collective success are well respected within the worldwide industry."

Thanks, MobileInCanada

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