Category: RIM
BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS) 2.6 on the way VERY soon…
Details have arrived that RIM will be launching a new version of BIS (BlackBerry Internet Service) which will bring better support for IMAP Gmail accounts. When using Gmail on IMAP you will no longer receive an email for every sent message. Other features include [...]
Verizon BlackBerry Bold 9030 and Pearl Flip 8230 details…
News has arrived about Verizon’s upcoming BlackBerry plans. It’s no secret that Verizon will be getting the Pearl Flip soon, however according to Boy Genius the Pearl Flip has been removed from their upcoming device road map. This could mean one of two things, either Verizon has decided not to launch the device (not likely) [...]
RIM upgrades Instant Messaging Programs (AOL, GTalk, MSN, Yahoo!)
Speaking of software updates, RIM has just launched updates for most of their instant messanging platforms (AOL IM, Google Talk, Windows Live/MSN Messenger, and Yahoo!). We aren’t sure what exactly the new versions bring but its recommended that you upgrade anyways. The software updates are now available for all BlackBerry models including the Storm. Simply [...]
New Yahoo! Mobile App for BlackBerry coming by May ’09
Yahoo! announced at Mobile World Congress that they will unveiling a new Yahoo! Mobile Application for BlackBerry. The new application will include Opera mini included right in the app along with Yahoo! email, Pulse, Yahoo! Messenger, address book and calender. Keep an eye out for this new BlackBerry app to launch sometime in May 2009. [...]
All-White BlackBerry Pearl Flip spotted in presentation
Our buddy Kevin over at CrackBerry discovered something interesting today during RIM’s BES 5.0 presentation. A fully white BlackBerry Pearl Flip was shown during the slide show. Nothing else is known at this time but with any luck at all maybe it’ll launch soon?
BlackBerry Visual Voicemail coming very soon to AT&T
This isn’t the first time we’ve seen talk of BlackBerry Visual Voicemail coming to AT&T, but new reports show its listed in AT&T’s account management system BlackBerry Visual Voicemail is listed as an option for free however it appears it won’t actually let you add it to an account just yet. No one knows for [...]
RIM on Storm: “software glitches… are part of the new reality”
When your spending anywhere from $200 to nearly $600 for a hot new BlackBerry product you would at least hope it would be running fairly well. Well personally I know after buying my Storm nearly two months ago I have had some small software issues and haven’t been that impressed. RIM co-CEO Jim Balsillie addressed [...]
Submit your Apps to the BlackBerry Application Storefront
If you design BlackBerry Applications well you should be reading this! RIM has just opened the doors to a brand new site which allows developers to submit their application to the storefront. This will allow developers to sell their apps similar to Apple’s AppStore on the iPhone. Last thing we heard was RIM plans to [...]
Pay As You Go Prepaid BlackBerry coming to Orange soon…
Good news for those in the UK! RIM has taken its first step in providing BlackBerry smartphones to prepaid service. Orange now has the BlackBerry Pearl 8120 in Titanium and Indigo listed as Coming Soon under the Pay As You Go section of their site. Previously RIM had talked about bringing BlackBerry to lower income [...]
RIM officially announces BlackBerry Curve 8900 coming to T-Mobile USA in February…
Not sure where my last post about this went so here we go again. RIM and T-Mobile officially announced a February launch for the BlackBerry Curve (Javelin) 8900 this morning. This comes just after we reported about some T-Mobile stores receiving early shipments of the device. Unfortunately they didn’t announce any exact pricing or release [...]
RIM files for weird SureType QWERTY Keyboard design
In the past Research In Motion has been known to come up with some weird designs for their smartphones. Many of these ideas have never been actually put into the marketplcae and this is one we kind of hope doesn’t as well. RIM has filed patents for a weird compact style QWERTY keyboard configuration. Basically [...]
BlackBerry Media Sync for Mac Preview!
RIM has offered a sneak preview of their new BlackBerry Media Sync for Mac. This comes right after they released a new update for PC users, which allows them to upload iTunes Album Art to their BlackBerry as well sync their iTunes music. We first saw the Mac version of Media Sync a few months [...]
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