Archive for April, 2010

BlackBerry 9650 Housing Found Online… Sports “Bold” Branding

BlackBerry 9650 Housing Found Online… Sports “Bold” Branding

April 7, 2010 | By | 1 Comment

It’s been long rumored that the next generation of the Tour smartphones, will be branded into the Bold family. Originally the 9650 or Essex was suppose to be called the Tour 9650, however recent reports called it the Bold 9650. It seems that mobile phone part supplier TrueSupplier is now listing the BlackBerry 9650 housings [...]

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Google Maps Updates To v4.0.1, Google Mobile App Updates to v3.6.14

Google Maps Updates To v4.0.1, Google Mobile App Updates to v3.6.14

April 7, 2010 | By | 4 Comments

Google has updated their Free Google Maps for BlackBerry to v4.0 and with that update has included Search By Voice, Google Buzz, Starring, Labs, and more. With the new changes you can find places faster, share them with Google Buzz, and star them for later reference. Such as…

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Slacker Radio Updates To v3.0.464

Slacker Radio Updates To v3.0.464

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Slacker Radio for BlackBerry has updated their version to v3.0.459. If you use Slacker, don’t slack in updating your Slacker Radio. There’s always a fix or improvement, so keep current on your updates. There’s no changelog available in the Slacker forums yet, but let us know what you find different. You can get the updated [...]

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Verizon Gives It’s Tour Customers Push To Talk With The 5.0 Update

Verizon Gives It’s Tour Customers Push To Talk With The 5.0 Update

April 7, 2010 | By | 6 Comments

PTT or Push To Talk, is a feature Verizon offers on their sturdy rugged phones. It’s a favorite of construction workers, city workers, even ranchers and farmers. But with the update of the Tour, it’s a feature offered to all Verizon Tour customers. Let’s take a closer look at the new Push To Talk feature.

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BlackBerry Storm2 9550 OS 5.0.0.607 Released by Verizon

BlackBerry Storm2 9550 OS 5.0.0.607 Released by Verizon

April 7, 2010 | By | Add a Comment

It seems the Storm family has been getting lots of love lately. A couple of days ago Verizon announced a new OS update is now available for their Storm2 9550. The new OS is 5.0.0.607 and apparently you will be able to download it OTA (over the air) right on your device, or via BlackBerry [...]

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BlackBerry Storm 9530 OS 5.0.0.419 Becomes Official from TELUS

BlackBerry Storm 9530 OS 5.0.0.419 Becomes Official from TELUS

April 7, 2010 | By | 9 Comments

TELUS seemed to be the last carrier in Canada who didn’t officially release OS 5.0 for the Storm 9530, until now. TELUS announced yesterday that they are now officially offering OS 5.0.0.419 for their BlackBerry Storm 9530. TELUS customers can update their 9530 by connecting it to BlackBerry Desktop Manager, or by visiting the carrier’s [...]

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Official WES 2010 Mobile Guide App – Now Available from App World

Official WES 2010 Mobile Guide App – Now Available from App World

April 6, 2010 | By | 4 Comments

RIM’s Wireless Enterprise Symposium 2010 is getting really close, and we expect to see big announcements this year. To get ready for WES, RIM has just launched the official WES Mobile Guide in BlackBerry App World. This App will be your connection to the latest news, events, and it even syncs with your calender. You [...]

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White BlackBerry Bold 9700 Found on BlackBerry.com

White BlackBerry Bold 9700 Found on BlackBerry.com

April 5, 2010 | By | 1 Comment

Slightly old news now, but some of you may not have seen it. It seems that the BlackBerry Bold 9700 will be available in White shortly. BGR pointed out last week that the Bold 9700 is showing up on international version of BlackBerry.com in a white colored model. We all knew it would happen eventually, [...]

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Review: Case-Mate FUEL Rechargeable Holster for BlackBerry Bold 9700

Review: Case-Mate FUEL Rechargeable Holster for BlackBerry Bold 9700

April 5, 2010 | By | 9 Comments

One of my biggest fears is a dying battery on my BlackBerry, and even though it doesn’t happen often its nice to know I’m protected. For the past few weeks I’ve been testing out Case-Mate’s FUEL Battery Pack Holster for the BlackBerry Bold 9700. Previously I had a chance to test out the same FUEL [...]

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BlackBerry Pearl 9100 is in testing at TELUS – Launching Shortly?

BlackBerry Pearl 9100 is in testing at TELUS – Launching Shortly?

April 4, 2010 | By | 1 Comment

We heard from sources that TELUS would be getting the BlackBerry Pearl 9100, and it looks like BBOS has received further confirmation. A screen shot has appeared of what looks like internal testing for TELUS, which confirms the BlackBerry Stratus (or Pearl 9100 as it will be called) is in testing. The tipster at BBOS, [...]

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Tether for BlackBerry is 50% off Today Only in the BBSync Store!

Tether for BlackBerry is 50% off Today Only in the BBSync Store!

April 2, 2010 | By | 4 Comments

I say this every time we talked about Tether for BlackBerry, but it has become one of my favorite apps for BlackBerry. If you don’t have a copy of Tether and have been thinking about grabbing a copy, today is the perfect day. Tether for BlackBerry usually costs $49.95, however today only it’s on sale [...]

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Super QWERTY Updates To v1.3.0 Adding More Apps and Support

Super QWERTY Updates To v1.3.0 Adding More Apps and Support

April 2, 2010 | By | 1 Comment

I apologize with being a little late with this one. Owen from MMMOOO let us know that Super QWERTY has been updated making it even better. Super QWERTY is a short cut application available in the BlackBerry Sync App Store, it gives you one key access to all your favorite and most used apps. So [...]

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