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Weekly Sync: BlackBerry News for Week 49, 2008

By James on Dec 07, 2008 in Weekly Sync.

It’s hard to believe but the Holiday season is almost here! We have tons of BlackBerry news for the past week. Here are the headlines starting November 30 till December 6, 2008. Starting off with the oldest news to newest:

- Wicked Storm Game! Nintaii for BlackBerry Storm

- Official TELUS BlackBerry Storm pricing details

- Who wants a free OtterBox BlackBerry case??

- BlackBerry Storm OS upgrade available soon?

- BlackBerry Storm Screen Scratch Test

- Bell’s BlackBerry Storm launches December 15th

- How to unlock most BlackBerry smartphones for free!

- Future Shop lists TELUS Storm for $299 w/ three year contract

- Review: Custom colored BlackBerry housings from Berryware

- Bell releases BlackBerry Storm OS, however forgets to release device

- TELUS sneaks out more BlackBerry Storm pricing

- Vodafone BlackBerry Storm 9500 OS 4.7.0.78 now available

- Some Rogers stores get BlackBerry Curve 8900 early…

and That’s all your latest headlines for this week! Stay tuned for another fun week in the BlackBerry world.

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Some Rogers stores get BlackBerry Curve 8900

By James on Dec 06, 2008 in BlackBerry, Canada, Curve 8900 Series, Rogers, Rumors.

Some lucky people got their hands on Rogers’ new BlackBerry Curve 8900 from select stores. Apparently some Rogers stores actually received their stock early. This new Curve features Quadband GSM, EDGE, Wi-Fi, 3.2 megapixel camera and OS 4.6. All that for only $179 with three year term. So anyone else get their hands on a Rogers Curve 8900?

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Vodafone BlackBerry Storm OS 4.7.0.78 now available!

By James on Dec 05, 2008 in BlackBerry, BlackBerry OS, Downloads, International Networks, Storm 9500 Series.

Good news for Vodafone BlackBerry Storm owners! Vodafone has officially released their first OS upgrade for the Storm. The new version OS 4.7.0.78 is a huge improvement over the version that shipped with the device. To download the update simply head over to Vodafone’s site and install the software. Next up should be Verizon’s OS update possibly later on today?

[via CrackBerry]

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TELUS sneaks out full Storm pricing details…

By James on Dec 05, 2008 in BlackBerry, Canada, Storm 9500 Series, Telus.

TELUS is starting to pour out the Storm news. It seems that today they have updated their promo page showing the full pricing for the high anticpated BlackBerry Storm 9530. Pricing will start at $249.99 with three year term and end at $599.99 without contract. Check out telusmobility.com to see all the pricing details.

3 Year $249.99
2 Year $449.99
1 Year $549.99
No Contract $599.99

Keep in mind you must subscribe to a $45 voice and data combination, unless your in Atlantic Canada. Guess we can expect an official release date very soon.

[via MobileSyrup]

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Bell releases Storm OS 4.7.0.76? but forgets to release device.

By James on Dec 04, 2008 in Bell, BlackBerry, BlackBerry OS, Canada, RIM, Rumors, Storm 9500 Series.

I know your probably thinking how and why? but apparently earlier today RIM released Bell’s version of OS 4.7.0.76 for the BlackBerry Storm by accident. This is great news thought as the OS version is higher than Verizon’s current OS. At the time of this post it seems that RIM has removed the link but we’ve got pics any with any luck an official release is just around the corner…

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Review: BerryWare Custom Colored Housings for BlackBerry

By BlackBerry Sync Team on Dec 04, 2008 in Accessories, BlackBerry, Curve 8300 Series, Featured News, Reviews.

Have you ever purchased a colored BlackBerry? maybe a plain Silver or ruby red one but wished you had picked a different color? Well a new Canadian company called Berryware.ca is here to help you with custom colored BlackBerry housings (Their work is very similar to Colorware which only ships within the United States). Berryware currently offers BlackBerry housings for the Curve 8310, 8320 and 8330 models and will soon be releasing ones for the Bold and Pearl series. Check out the rest of the review – Read More

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Future Shop now lists TELUS Storm $299 w/ contract

By James on Dec 04, 2008 in BlackBerry, Canada, Rumors, Storm 9500 Series, Telus.

Earlier last week Future Shop listed the TELUS BlackBerry Storm available for pre-order at $649.99 with no contract. Today they have put the TELUS Storm on their site for $299 with three year term. The doesn’t say its coming soon it says its only available in stores. Also keep in mind TELUS has officially said the price will be set at $249/3YR and $599 no contract. So what does this mean? Anyone think its launching this week?

Future Shop’s Product Page

[Source]

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How to unlock your BlackBerry for free!

By James on Dec 03, 2008 in BlackBerry, BlackBerry OS, Downloads, Tips n' Tricks.

If you have a BlackBerry 8000 or 9000 series device and looked into unlocking then you know its usually expensive. Simon over at IntoMobile has posted details on how to unlock your device for free! So this unlocks virtually any BlackBerry Pearl, Curve, Pearl Flip or 8800 series. All you have to do is download the files from Rapidshare and follow the instructions below… Good luck and enjoy!

1.  Download and install Microsoft NET Framework 2.0

2. Download and install Blackberry desktop manager v4.7.0.32

3. Download and install Blackberry Operating System

4. Delete the vendor.xml file located in c:\program files\common files\research in motion\apploader

5. Download and install MFI Multiloader.

6. Open MFI Multiloader shortcut on your PC and wait until shows up as:

7. Then your phone should be like this on screen:Unlocking a BlackBerry Pearl

8. Open Blackberry Desktop Manager on your PC and read how to update/reinstall BlackBerry Operating System explained below. How To update/ReInstall BlackBerry Operating System ? Connect your device to your computer. Open the BlackBerry® Desktop Manager. Click Application Loader. Click Start in Add/Remove Applications or Update Applications. If necessary, perform the following actions: If the Device Security Password dialog box appears, type your device password. Click Next. If the Communication Port Selection dialog box appears, specify a communications port. Click Next. Click Next. Perform any of the following actions: To add an application that appears in the list, select the check box beside the application. To add an application that does not appear in the list, click Browse. Double-click an application loader (.alx or .ali) file. Click Next.

9. Click Finish.

10. Congratulations, your BlackBerry unlock is done for free! You can now replace your SIM and memory card and set up your phone the way you like it.

Find all the links over at IntoMobile

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Bell’s BlackBerry Storm launches December 15th

By James on Dec 03, 2008 in Bell, BlackBerry, Canada, Featured News, Rumors, Storm 9500 Series.

Final word has arrived that Bell will be launching the BlackBerry Storm on December 15, 2008. Apparently Bell wants to keep a tight race with TELUS and has printed several price cards in case they decide to drop the price at any time. Recently TELUS annoucned their BlackBerry Storm would sell for $249 with three year contract or $599 without. Bell has price cards set at $199, $249 or $299 with contract and $699 without. So anyways look like a solid release date is in place.

[MobileSyrup]

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BlackBerry Storm Screen Scratch Test

By James on Dec 03, 2008 in BlackBerry, Storm 9500 Series.

I don’t know many people with a BlackBerry Storm who are willing to take a sharp object to their screen. However one brave guy did just that. He has posted a video on youtube showing a receipt puncher, sharp knife and keys scratching at the touch screen. You would be surprised but the screen is very similar to the iPhone when it comes to screen resistance.

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