Exclusive: SMobile Systems Concerns About The iPad, Mobile, Security And You

Exclusive: SMobile Systems Concerns About The iPad, Mobile, Security And You

February 1, 2010 | By | 16 Comments

First off, a big thanks to Charlotte and Kevin from SMobile for this exclusive. Today I had the opportunity to speak in conference call with Kevin Thomas, Vice President of Business Development of SMobile Systems, and the security concerns of the Apple iPad coming aboard to the Mobile World. There’s a lot of excitement, a lot [...]

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Get Your Messenger Update On

Get Your Messenger Update On

February 1, 2010 | By | 4 Comments

It’s that time again. It looks like Google Talk, Yahoo, Windows Live and AOL messengers are now ready to be updated. This doesn’t include Facebook or MySpace, or even BBM. Keep in mind a happy BlackBerry is one that’s updated. There’s usually a reason why there’s an update available. Currently the version available is 2.5.32 [...]

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Hot Giveaway! How About A Year Of Privacy With PrivacyStar?

Hot Giveaway! How About A Year Of Privacy With PrivacyStar?

February 1, 2010 | By | 11 Comments

“Hello, this is MotoMania letting you know that the warranty on your vehicle is about to expire, and we can renew today “(to a 15 year old’s phone) “Hi, marketing annoyances here, we’re offering a buy ten get one free magazine subsciption today for the low price of $500, how does that sound?”  Sound familiar? [...]

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Review: The Coach Theme v1.0 For BlackBerry by Basic Visuals

Review: The Coach Theme v1.0 For BlackBerry by Basic Visuals

February 1, 2010 | By | 3 Comments

When I saw this theme, I swore I heard Madonna’s “Vogue” playing in the background. This theme is clean. and perfect for the woman who loves her Coach brand. Great colors and icons, it emulates a Coach bag for sure, from the exterior to the interior.

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OS Alert: BlackBerry Curve 8530 OS 5.0.0.463 Leaked Online!

OS Alert: BlackBerry Curve 8530 OS 5.0.0.463 Leaked Online!

January 31, 2010 | By | 5 Comments

It’s been a while since we’ve covered any BlackBerry OS leaks, but we are going to fix that. Early this morning a new OS leaked for BlackBerry Curve 8530 users. The new OS is 5.0.0.463 which is a huge step up from the .386 that was first leaked (and .336 that was released by TELUS [...]

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Could There Be Problems With Pointing A Finger At Your BlackBerry?

Could There Be Problems With Pointing A Finger At Your BlackBerry?

January 31, 2010 | By | 1 Comment

I’m referring to biometrics of course. Al Sacco of CIO, posted a great article, and it’s entitled: “Why Fingerprint Scanning Via TrackPad Could Be An IT Nightmare”. The article refers to the well-known security safeguards of the BlackBerry devices and that of the BlackBerry Enterprise Server corporate mail server. RIM has recently filed a USPTO [...]

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We’re going old school, using a old theme… Trying to fix server issue.

We’re going old school, using a old theme… Trying to fix server issue.

January 30, 2010 | By | Add a Comment

We’re going old school! This is one of the first themes we used on BlackBerrySync.com, and we’ve got back. Please ignore the temporary look of the site, I’m hoping to have it fixed by the end of the week. Turns out BBSync has been extremely slow over the past week, and I’m trying to ease [...]

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T-Mobile to offer Free BlackBerry Trackball Replacements

T-Mobile to offer Free BlackBerry Trackball Replacements

January 29, 2010 | By | 1 Comment

The team over at TmoNews are reporting that T-Mobile is getting ready to launched a free BlackBerry trackball replacement program. The program which is reported to be starting February 15th and will be offered FREE of charge to any customers with a BlackBerry Pearl 8100/8120 or Curve 8320. More details should arrive later next month [...]

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Virgin Mobile Canada launches HSPA+ network and BlackBerry Bold 9700!

Virgin Mobile Canada launches HSPA+ network and BlackBerry Bold 9700!

January 29, 2010 | By | 2 Comments

Its no secret that it was on the way, but today Virgin Mobile Canada officially went live with their HSPA+ network, thanks to Bell. With the launch of their new network comes several HSPA+ devices, including the BlackBerry Bold 9700 and iPhone. Virgin currently has the BlackBerry Bold 9700 listed at $149.99 with three year [...]

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Bell BlackBerry Storm 9530 drops to $249.95 without Contract!

Bell BlackBerry Storm 9530 drops to $249.95 without Contract!

January 29, 2010 | By | Add a Comment

In need of a Bell BlackBerry? Well Bell has a great deal for you. In order to clear out stock, Bell has dropped the price of the first BlackBerry Storm (9530). You can now grab the Storm 9530 for $249.95 without contract, $99.95 with two year contract, or $0 with three year contract. This is [...]

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Top 10 BlackBerry Games at 50% off until Jan. 30th

Top 10 BlackBerry Games at 50% off until Jan. 30th

January 29, 2010 | By | 2 Comments

If you’ve been on the hunt for some good BlackBerry games, then we have a treat for you! From now until January 30th the BlackBerry Sync Store is featuring our top 10 selling BlackBerry games at 50% off! This means you can grab fun games like Aces Traffic Pack, Addictive Tower Defense, Air Traffic Control, [...]

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WhatsApp Messenger Now Available for BlackBerry!

WhatsApp Messenger Now Available for BlackBerry!

January 29, 2010 | By | 17 Comments

Have you heard of WhatsApp before? It’s a smartphone-to-smartphone messaging application, which was originally designed for the iPhone. It seems that the developers have decided to take it one step further by bringing their popular WhatsApp to BlackBerry. WhatsApp has been desigend to allow easy instant messaging between different types of smartphones such as iPhone [...]

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