Category: RIM

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Get ready for TicketMaster for BlackBerry – Register for details…

By James on Mar 13, 2009 in BlackBerry, RIM, Software.

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Remember way back when RIM announced TicketMaster was coming to BlackBerry? Well you can know register to be notified when the application will be available for download. The TicketMaster app will allow you to browse listings and purchase tickets using RIM’s BlackBerry Wallet.

Ticketmaster for BlackBerry® smartphones—your mobile connection to event, concert game and theatre tickets.1,2 Designed to make buying tickets more convenient, you can browse event listings, select your seats and even buy your tickets from just about anywhere using familiar BlackBerry menus and prompts. It also works with BlackBerry® Wallet to help you fill in credit card and shipping information. And, as the official smartphone of Ticketmaster, your BlackBerry smartphone can also be your connection to advanced or reserved tickets as well as special events, rewards and fantastic promotions.

Anyways if you want to be notified when its available head over to blackberry.com/ticketmaster.

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BlackBerry App Store to be called BlackBerry App World…

By James on Mar 04, 2009 in App World, BlackBerry, RIM.

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It’s March and we expected to hear something about the upcoming App Store for BlackBerry. Well today RIM announced the final name for their application store where you will be able to download free and paid applications. RIM will be launching “BlackBerry App World” soon and will feature tons of BlackBerry applications. Starting later on tonight you will be able to go to blackberry.com/appworld and register to be notified when App World is ready!!

So what are your thoughts? Do you like the name BlackBerry App World?

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RIM to axe BlackBerry Unite and Professional Software

By James on Feb 27, 2009 in BlackBerry, RIM, Rumors.

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Ronen from BerryReview got a tip that RIM has spread word among carriers that they will be killing off the BlackBerry Unite and Professional Software pretty soon (July). Apparently RIM has no plans to release any new versions of either software and will cut off customer support by 2010.

BlackBerry Unite had the potential to become a great software, it allowed a family or small business to get BES like capabilites with sharing calendars, contacts and even files. My breif interaction with BlackBerry Unite wasn’t the best, however I felt it had potental to do very well with some minor improvements. It’s sad that RIM never did get it to where it should have been. The BlackBerry Professional software was a low end BES solution that offer small companies a mini BES at 1/3 of the price.

Hopefully RIM has something better planned for later this year? Personal BES? I wish.

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Sweet BlackBerry Ad! BlackBerry takes shot at Apple!

By James on Feb 26, 2009 in BlackBerry, RIM, Videos.

This has to be one of the coolest commercials I’ve seen for BlackBerry in a while. Looks like BlackBerry is literally taking aim at Apple. You can see the whole commercial here. Big thanks to Robb over at RIMarkble for showing us this. Anyone know if this commercial will ever make it on TV??

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BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS) 2.6 on the way VERY soon…

By James on Feb 21, 2009 in BlackBerry, RIM.
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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:

  • Elimination of duplicate Gmail messages appearing as received email messages; and
  • One-way synchronization of read status, sent items, and deleted items.
  • GMail accounts which were integrated before BIS 2.6 will require deletion from the BIS and setting that account back up on the new BIS (which basically provides for the new service book to be pushed to your device).

Users who login to email settings via the WAP browser will now have the option to see the password they are typing (which can be handy for those using Suretype keyboards).
That seems to be able it for new features with BIS 2.6.Stay tuned for a launch very soon…

[Source]

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Verizon BlackBerry Bold 9030 and Pearl Flip 8230 details…

By James on Feb 19, 2009 in BlackBerry, Bold 9000 Series, RIM, Rumors.
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Un-official image of BlackBerry Niagara

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) or that it will be launching VERY soon. But for those that are looking for more of a business device have we got good news for you! Remember the BlackBerry code-named Niagara? Its the cross between the Curve 8900 and Bold 9000. This will be the other device that Verizon will be launching. Niagara is rumored to be called Bold 9030. It will a little bigger than the Curve, however smaller than Bold and will feature a Qualcomm MSM7600 processor with a large high resolution 480×360 display, full QWERTY keyboard, EVDO Rev. A, aGPS, 3.2 megapixel camera, and will run BlackBerry OS 4.6. The only sad news is that Boy Genius does not currently have a release date for either of these devices. Previously the BlackBerry Niagara was rumored to launch sometime around May 2009 (possibly at WES 09?). Stay tuned we will update you when new info becomes available…

[Source]

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RIM upgrades Instant Messaging Programs (AOL, GTalk, MSN, Yahoo!)

By James on Feb 18, 2009 in BlackBerry, Downloads, RIM.

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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 directly your browser over to blackberry.com/instantmessanging unless you have a Storm then it should appear in your Application Center.

If you notice any crazy changes please post them in the comments!

P.S. RIM will you are launching updates could you hurry up with Facebook 2.0 or at least 1.5?? Thanks :)

[via BerryReview]

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New Yahoo! Mobile App for BlackBerry coming by May ‘09

By James on Feb 18, 2009 in BlackBerry, RIM, Software.

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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. Yahoo! will also feature a new version of the Yahoo! Mobile website is expected to launch in March 2009 with support for the BlackBerry Bold and Storm.

If your feeling up to a test and would like to enter to test out their closed beta head on over to mobile.yahoo.com from your BlackBerry browser and register.

Here’s a copy of the press release:

Introducing Yahoo!® Mobile – Your Starting Point to the Internet

Improving Consumers’ Ability to Use Their Phones to Discover, Stay Connected and Stay Informed

Mobile World Congress 2009
7B26, Hall 7

BARCELONA, Spain–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Yahoo! (NASDAQ:YHOO) today announced the upcoming launch of its new Yahoo! Mobile service – a highly-personalized mobile starting point to the Internet. Yahoo! Mobile will be available on the mobile Web, as an app developed for the Apple® iPhone™, and as an app developed for smartphones from Nokia®, RIM®, Samsung®, Sony Ericsson® and Motorola® as well as those powered by Windows Mobile®. Yahoo! Mobile initially will be available today through a managed beta program, with general availability expected in Q2 2009.

“We believe the new Yahoo! Mobile will transform the way millions of mobile users around the world will interact with the Internet,” said Marco Boerries, executive vice president, Yahoo! Inc. “Yahoo! Mobile will enable users to create their own Internet starting point on their mobile device so they can better discover, connect to and stay informed about the people and things that are important to them.”

With a rich design and interactivity that leverages the capabilities of today’s mobile devices, Yahoo! Mobile will offer an open environment within which consumers can bring together their favorite content and services from across the Internet. Consumers will be able to:

  • Discover: via results from Yahoo!’s award-winning mobile search, editor-selected content, and new maps tools.
  • Stay Connected: through access to their email and social network accounts from the most popular Web providers, as well as instant messaging, address book and calendar tools.
  • Stay Informed: by bringing together favorite content – websites, sports teams, news sources, RSS feeds, weather, stocks, horoscopes and more – into a single location.

“Yahoo! Mobile represents significant and continued innovation by Yahoo! around creating a compelling and engaging user experience with mobile data services, and especially the mobile Internet,” notes Scott Ellison, VP Mobile and Wireless, IDC. “Rich and well-integrated offerings like Yahoo! Mobile, offered across a broad range of devices, will play central roles in the rapidly evolving mobile Internet space,” he added.

KEY FEATURES OF YAHOO! MOBILE

The mobile Web and iPhone™ versions of Yahoo! Mobile are planned to include the following features:

Discover

  • Yahoo! oneSearch™ – Yahoo!’s award-winning mobile search service providing the most current, relevant answers you need.
  • Today – The most interesting stories buzzing on the Internet right now, selected by Yahoo!’s editorial team.

Connect

  • Yahoo! oneConnect™ – Yahoo!’s service designed to provide consumers everything they need to stay in touch with the people about whom they care:
    • Email – Access to Yahoo! Mail and other popular email service providers, including Gmail®, Windows Live™ Hotmail and AOL® Mail.
    • Pulse – Access to their social networks, including Bebo®, Dopplr™, Facebook®, Flickr®, Friendster®, Last.fm®, MySpace®, Twitter™ and YouTube™.
    • Yahoo! Messenger – An upgraded version of Yahoo!’s popular mobile instant messaging service.
    • Yahoo! Address Book – Keeps consumers’ contacts always handy and in sync.
    • Yahoo! Calendar – View, add and edit appointments when users are away from their PCs.

Stay Informed

  • Yahoo! News – Breaking headlines across popular topics.
  • Yahoo! onePlace™ – Access and manage your favorite content, all from one location. Its “Add Anything” functionality is a simple-to-use search and browse process that helps users find and add what they want. Consumers can add their favorite interests from a growing selection of popular categories including news topics and sources, RSS feeds, weather conditions, sports scores, stock quotes, websites/blogs, horoscopes and movie theaters.

The smartphone version of Yahoo! Mobile will include the above functionality, plus:

  • Yahoo! oneSearch with Voice™ – Allowing users to launch searches by simply speaking.
  • Maps – Powerful improved tools that let consumers locate, learn about and get directions to points of interest.
  • Opera Mini™ 4.2 – An integrated version of the world’s most popular mobile web browser, with easy return to the Yahoo! Mobile app, that launches when web site access is needed.
  • Widgets – Enhanced mobile-optimized experiences for services from Yahoo! and other brands. Users can browse, add and remove these at anytime according to their tastes.

AVAILABILITY OF YAHOO! MOBILE

A managed beta program for Yahoo! Mobile has started today. Consumers interested in participating should enter http://mobile.yahoo.com into their phone’s browser.

Details on the upcoming general public release for Yahoo! Mobile are as follows:

For the mobile Web:

  • Launch timing: expected late March 2009
  • Devices: those running WebKit-based browsers (e.g. iPhone and iPod touch, many Nokia Series 60 and Android devices), Opera Mini 4.x, Windows Mobile devices with Internet Explorer Mobile, and the BlackBerry® Bold™ and BlackBerry Storm™ browsers

For iPhone:

  • Launch timing: expected late March 2009

For smartphones:

  • Launch timing: expected late May 2009
  • Devices: hundreds of select models from RIM, Windows Mobile, Nokia S60 and 40, Samsung, Sony Ericsson and Motorola.

At launch, each version of Yahoo! Mobile is planned to be available for the US, Canada, UK, France, Germany, India, Indonesia and the Philippines. Versions for other countries will roll out over the remainder of 2009.

[via BerryReview]

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All-White BlackBerry Pearl Flip spotted in presentation

By James on Feb 11, 2009 in BlackBerry, Pearl Flip 8200 Series, RIM, Rumors.

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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?

[via CrackBerry]

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BlackBerry Visual Voicemail coming very soon to AT&T

By James on Feb 10, 2009 in AT&T (Cingular), BlackBerry, RIM, USA.

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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 sure when AT&T plans to launch the service and if it will cost or be free. Stay tuned for more details when they arrive…

[via BGR]

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