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Facebook 1.6 for BlackBerry Now Available for Download!

By James on Jun 05, 2009 in BlackBerry, Downloads, Free Apps, RIM, Software.

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Finally! After RIM delayed the new version of Facebook last month, it seems it is finally available for download. The new Facebook 1.6 features similar features to the new Facebook app for Windows Mobile. It allows you to view profiles and walls, plus offers improved photo viewing. Unfortunately Facebook chat has no been put into this version hopefully we will see it on the next version. Download it by visiting blackberry.com/facebook from your BlackBerry.

  • Feed support – view and comment on friends status updates and highlights
  • Profile and wall viewing – view and comment on friends’ profiles and wall updates
  • Improved photo viewing – view and comment on pictures

To download Facebook 1.6 either point your BlackBerry browser to blackberry.com/facebook or check App World.

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HOT! Get the BlackBerry Sync Mobile App Store for BlackBerry Now!

By James on Jun 03, 2009 in BlackBerry, BlackBerry Sync Store, Downloads, Free Apps, Site News.

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Huge news for our readers this morning! The BlackBerry Sync Store is proud to introduce our Mobile App Store powered by Mobihand. It’s just like RIM’s BlackBerry App World only better! It features over 5,000 free and paid apps, as well 2500+ themes. Not only can you download our new Mobile App Store starting today, but you can get tons of great deals. As part of our grand opening sale any purchases completed via our app store will receive a 20% discount by using coupon code “APPSTORE” when checking out. Download the Mobile App Store by pointing your browser to www.bbsync.mobi (Coupon code ends June 16, 2009).

Why get the BlackBerry Sync Mobile App Store?

  • Access to exclusive Deal-Of-the-Day: Exclusive offers a new top selling app at 50% every day!
  • Special discounted and bundled apps all the time
  • Over 2500 BlackBerry themes for most models!
  • Total of 5,000 Apps ranging from free to paid
  • Individual category browsing by top selling, top free, top paid, and latest apps
  • Apps start at just 99 cents! None of this $2.99 minimum like App World…
  • Easy fast and secure payments with Credit Card (Paypal also coming real soon!)
  • Automatic version tracking means you will always have access to the latest version of downloaded apps
  • The Mobile App Store is available for most BlackBerry models
  • and it’s 100% FREE to download!
  • Easy access URL’s from desktop: appstore.blackberrysync.com or from BlackBerry: http://bbsync.mobi

Download the BlackBerry Sync Mobile App Store >

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BlackBerry JDE 5.0 Beta is Now Available for Download

By James on May 28, 2009 in BlackBerry, RIM, Software.

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Great news for developers out there! RIM has just released the BlackBerry Java Development Enviroment (JDE) Beta 5.0 for download. This means developers can start developing new apps for RIM’s upcoming OS 5.0 for many of their devices. With the release of this software that usually means that the official OS 5.0 releases are just around the corner.Anyway if you want to download it and check it out head over to BlackBerry.com.

What do you think will be the first device to release with OS 5.0? Tour? Gemini? Onyx? Read More

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RIM CEO says SurePress is here to stay, No comment on Storm 2.

By James on May 27, 2009 in BlackBerry, RIM, Rumors, Storm 9500 Series.

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Interesting news developed today during an interview at D7, when RIM CEO Mike Lazaridis was asked about the “rumors” on the internet that the next gen Storm will not click, he said “We don’t comment on rumors. But SurePress is here to stay”. This is interesting news considering the recently leaked photos of the Storm 2 show a non-clicking display. Could this mean that RIM will introduce several new Storm models this year? Possibly one with SurePress (clicking) and one with TruePress (non-clicking)? I guess we will have to sit back and see…

What do you think? Will RIM introduce a SurePress and TruePress model?

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BlackBerry Magnum, Onyx, Pearl 3G, Gemini all heading to AT&T!?

By James on May 24, 2009 in AT&T (Cingular), BlackBerry, Curve 8500 Series, Rumors, USA, Un-Released models.

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Engadget got a hold of supposedly a leaked presentation showing off some upcoming BlackBerry devices. This presentation shows the highly rumored BlackBerry Magnum, Onyx, Pearl 3G and Gemini are all heading to AT&T this year. Now I’m not to sure if these slides are official or not. If AT&T did make these they should really look at how to properly type BlackBerry (not Blackberry). You can check out the slides below and here is a recap of the specs:

  • BlackBerry Magnum: Full QWERTY keyboard with touchscreen, Optical trackpad, 3G UMTS, HSDPA, Quadband GSM, Wi-Fi, GPS and HVGA display.
  • BlackBerry Oynx: 3G UMTS, HSDPA, Quadband GSM, HVGA Display with 480×360 resolution, trackball navigation, 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus, GPS and Wi-Fi.
  • BlackBerry Pearl “Next Generation 3G Model”: 3G, UMTS, HSDPA, Quadband GSM, Suretype keyboard, trackball navigation and aGPS. No sign of Wi-Fi…
  • BlackBerry Gemini: Quadband GSM, QWERTY keyboard, Trackball (?) navigation, 2.0 megapixel camera with no flash, and media keys.

[Source]

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HOT! Facebook 1.6 for BlackBerry Launching This Thursday!

By James on May 22, 2009 in BlackBerry, Downloads.

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Ronen at BerryReview is reporting that a new version of Facebook for BlackBerry, version 1.6 will be launching this Thursday (May 28th). While RIM is known to massively delay app launches with any luck this one might actually come on time. This new version of Facebook isn’t quite v 2.0 but will sport some cool new features including feed support, profile and wall viewing and even  improved photo viewing.

  • Feed support – view and comment on friends status updates and highlights
  • Profile and wall viewing – view and comment on friends’ profiles and wall updates
  • Improved photo viewing – view and comment on pictures

Anyone out there excited for a new Facebook??

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Tip: How to use Messaging Shortcuts on a SureType Keyboard

By James on May 13, 2009 in BlackBerry, Pearl 8100 Series, Pearl Flip 8200 Series, RIM, Tips n' Tricks.

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I decided to check up and see how RIM’s new official blog “Inside BlackBerry” was coming along. One of the writers over there by the name of Mark, who is the email expert posted some great tips on how to use SureType shortcuts. SureType is a great system designed by RIM to simplify and condense your keyboard. One of the first tips I offer new people coming to the SureType input method is DO NOT watch the display when typing. Trust me this will help you a lot when learning. Anyway Mark has written the basics on how the shortcuts work with the SureType keyboard. Here’s a quick example: You’re in your messages folder and you just scrolled all the way to the bottom and you don’t feel like rolling your trackball back up hundreds of emails, well all you have to do is following one of these shortcuts below.

Press 1 – Move to the top of the open message, or the top of the message list (newest message)
Press 7 – Move to the bottom of the open message, or bottom of the message list (oldest message)
Press 3 – Move one screen up in the open message / message list
Press 9 – Move one screen down in the open message / message list
Press 4 – Previous Day Open the previous message
Press 6 – Next Day Open the next message

Hopefully this helps out any of the readers out there who are using a Pearl or Pearl Flip…

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Did Storm OS 4.7.0.141 Fail Internal Testing? Most likely.

By James on May 11, 2009 in BlackBerry, BlackBerry OS, Storm 9500 Series, USA, Verizon.

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Late last month it was rumored that Verizon was getting ready to launch OS 4.7.0.141 for the BlackBerry Storm. Latest word on the block is that the OS actually failed testing by the Big Red (aka Verizon). Apparently .141 was full of little bugs and too many glitches still occur. Last thing we heard is that RIM will not be releasing anymore 4.7 releases for carriers to test because their getting ready for OS 5.0 roll out. So looks like Verizon customers might be stuck loading on leaked OS’ until an official one comes. Stay tuned for more details…

[via BGR]

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RIM Co-CEO Jim Balsillie Wants To Buy A Hockey Team And Move Them Too!

By Susan C on May 11, 2009 in BlackBerry, Canada, RIM, Random News, Random Thoughts.

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Here’s something to howl about if you’re a hockey fan. RIM Co-CEO wants to buy the Phoenix Coyotes. Before I go into details, let’s see how the offer came about. The ownership group of the Phoenix Coyotes had filed for bankruptcy protection May 5, 2009. The filing as noted by a news release also included was a proposed sale for $212.5 million by an organization organized by Co-CEO Jim Balsallie. The NHL was not aware of the bankruptcy court proceedings and since removed Jerry Moyes, who was in charge of them, from acting on the behalf of the team. The NHL has taken ownership of the team.

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Jim Balsallie has been trying to bring US hockey teams to Canada for the last 2 and 1/2 years. This includes the Nashville Predators and Pittsburghn Penguins. Both were dropped when the NHL denied the relocation of the teams. It’s no secret that he has a passion for hockey, he heads to a hockey rink once a week at 5:30 am to train and plays twice a week in a local old-timers league. He loves his hockey and sports, and no one will argue that. Balsillie has also started a public plea for help by coming up with a website called Make It Seven. The sale is with the condition of relocation to some undisclosed area in Southern Ontario.

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The Phoenix Coyotes and their fans have not sat back quietly either. They have come up with a website for public support as well called Save The Coyotes, and even asking for fans and Arizonans  on Twitter to please show support and to help by purchasing a t-shirt called Keep It Six. They are hoping to find a new owner to outbid Mr. Balsillie and stay in Arizona.

A bankruptcy judge still has to accept the chapter 11 filing and the purchase offer. From that point any other bidders may bid for the team and try to outbid Mr. Balsillie. Now if the bankruptcy court decides they cannot force the team to move, then the deal will fall through. So ultimately the fate of the Coyotes rests in the hands of the courts and with the influence of the NHL. Whether or not they find a new owner to outbid Mr. Balsillie, we will see. If the Coyotes do relocate, they will be returning as they were once the Winnepeg Jets before coming to Arizona to become the Phoenix Coyotes. If Jim Balsillie succeeds, does anyone care to make a guess as to what name might await the Coyotes?

[via: Die By The Blade, The New York Times, globeandmail.com, IntoMobile, Save The Coyotes & make it seven]

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New BlackBerry Bluetooth Headset Spotted at WES – It’s Coming Soon!

By James on May 07, 2009 in Accessories, BlackBerry, RIM, Rumors, WES 2009.
Picture of BlueAnt Q1, not the new RIM headset

(Picture of BlueAnt Q1, not the new BlackBerry headset)

Al Sacco over at CIO posted a new article talking about RIM’s upcoming BlackBerry Accessories. While he was at WES 2009 he got a sneak peak at a stylish new Bluetooth Headset from RIM, which features a removable over-the-ear loop, stylish design. The headset will also be able to stream audio content including music and podcasts. This headset will sport dual microphones with noise cancellation. Al also menthod the headset looks similar to BlueAnt’s new Q1 Bluetooth headset only its wider and all black with a stylish BlackBerry logo. Unfortuantly he was not able to snap a picture but it’s expected RIM will launch the new headset this Summer. If you want to check out his full article click here.

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