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Bla1ze spotted the fact that OS 5.0.0.351 has made its way online for the BlackBerry Bold 9700 thanks to The BlackBerry Zone. Not sure what is new but it could be interesting…
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3 Comments » | Posted in 9700 Bold, News | Tags: BlackBerry Bold 9700, OS 5.0.0.351
Right after the BlackBerry Developers Challenge RIM busted out with the most risqué show I have ever seen associated with BlackBerry. This got me thinking. Maybe they should be replacing their regular mascot…
With their performers…
1 Comment » | Posted in News | Tags: BlackBerry Developer Conference, Mascot
Right after Verizon’s announcement Sprint has also made theirs for the BlackBerry Curve 8530. The first question we asked them is if the 8530 will ship with OS 5.0 and they said and I quote “it should.” They also confirmed that the 8530 will be shipping with the BlackBerry App World preloaded.
You can [...]
2 Comments » | Posted in 8520 Curve, News | Tags: BlackBerry Curve 8530, Sprint
This is kind of shocking. Earlier this week Tom let us know that RIM had pushed an update to his Desktop Manager. Now David let us know that RIM has published a security advisory that there is a vulnerability in all versions of Desktop Manager before version 5.0.1 that allows attackers to remotely execute [...]
2 Comments » | Posted in News | Tags: Desktop Manager, Vulnerability, Workaround
Reports are coming in that the T-Mobile outage from yesterday may have had an effect on AT&T’s network. We got a couple of tips pointed in that direction but the users at DataOutages has got some more details as you can see below. Let us know what you are experiencing!
TT#: TT000012205861 Loc: ND/SD/MN/IA/NE [...]
Leave Comment » | Posted in News | Tags: AT&T, Outage
Tom let us know that DataViz has upgraded their popular Documents To Go application to version 2.0. This version brings a number of new updates but it also brings a $29.99 upgrade fee for anybody who purchased version 1.0 for $70. I guess daring to editing documents on your BlackBerry is bound to hit your [...]
41 Comments » | Posted in News, Utilities | Tags: DataViz, Documents To Go
Talk about a crazy day for RIM. Jason let me know that RIM has released BlackBerry Desktop Manager version 5.0.1 or 5.0 Service Pack 1 however you want to call it.
No idea what’s new in this software but maybe it adds better support for the OS 5.0 that was just officially released for [...]
22 Comments » | Posted in News | Tags: BlackBerry Desktop Manager
Our giveaway of 50 copies of TrainBandit is ending tomorrow night. So what are you waiting for? Just head on over to this article and leave a comment! That’s all you need to do to be entered to win one of 50 copies of TrainBandit.
In case you did not know what TrainBandit is. The app [...]
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There has been some random speculation over the past few months about an upcoming BlackBerry Bluetooth watch. Kevin over @ CrackBerry managed to get some more info on it and it sounds pretty interesting. So far it looks like the watch is not made by RIM but rather by a company called inPulse. Rbrodeur [...]
2 Comments » | Posted in News | Tags: BlackBerry Watch, Bluetooth, inPulse
We know from Facebook that the White AT&T Bold is supposed to be released on October 18th. I just got word from an Authorized AT&T Dealer in Tucson Arizona (2220 W. Ina Rd Tucson,AZ 85741 #5202974000) that they already have them in stock. Check out the pictures below:
So who is going to [...]
6 Comments » | Posted in 9000 Bold, News | Tags: AT&T, BlackBerry Bold 9000
I was out with a nasty virus for the last few days and missed this little update from RIM. They have updated the official Facebook application to version 1.7.0.18.
You can pick up the update at m.facebook.com or www.blackberry.com/facebook and also in the App World.
New in this version:
News Feed Support – The ability to set [...]
7 Comments » | Posted in Free Software, News, Utilities | Tags: Facebook 1.7
Bellshare let me know that they released BerrySilent which is a simple app that lets you silence your BlackBerry. The coolest thing about it is that on the Storm it is activated by flipping your device face down. On other devices you can set a convenience key to silence it kind of like how [...]
10 Comments » | Posted in Free Software, News, Utilities | Tags: Bellshare, BerrySilent, Giveaway
I am not much of a Hip Hop fan myself but Dalia noticed this new app in the App World from VH1 that looks pretty cool. It lets you get in on the details of VH1’s Def Jam Honors. It includes everything from streaming clips to news to following their twitter feed.
Check [...]
Leave Comment » | Posted in Free Software, News, Utilities | Tags: Def Jam Honors, Free Software, VH1
Walmart.ca in Canada has just released a new mobile website beta that looks quite good. It does not come anywhere close to the Amazon BlackBerry app but its leaps and bounds better than the mobile Amazon or Newegg site. I don’t shop Wal-Mart that often but I can see our friends north of the [...]
3 Comments » | Posted in Mobile Websites, News | Tags: Canada, Walmart
DavidB pointed out this interesting little gadget to me and I thought it was a really cool idea. I travel quite often and tend to run out of juice. I am not always conveniently around a wall charger so I have resorted to using a Case-Mate Fuel for my Bold. The PowerPak which comes [...]
4 Comments » | Posted in News | Tags: Battery, PowerPak, Wall Charger
Stefano let us know that the BlackBerry Bold 9700 is now up on T-Mobile Germany’s website showing that it is coming in November. You can find it at this link and test out your German. Personally I think the 9700 is pretty promising and cannot wait to get my hands on one!
In other news [...]
4 Comments » | Posted in 9520/9550 Storm2, 9700 Bold, News | Tags: BlackBerry Bold 9700, BlackBerry Storm2 9520, T-mobile, Vodafone
It was about a month ago when Google updated their voice app to 0.1.5. Now Nikolaus let us know that they have released version 0.1.5.1. That sounds like a pretty minor update but you never know with Google. So taking into consideration how many people use Google Voice I thought we should mention it.
Pick [...]
11 Comments » | Posted in Free Software, News, Utilities | Tags: Google Voice
The reports are flooding in that once again we are experiencing a BIS outage in North America. Emails have been delayed for hours and you cannot login to many carriers BIS login pages. Some people are reporting that emails are coming through in spurts.
I know that RIM was supposed to do a second stage [...]
8 Comments » | Posted in News | Tags: BIS, BlackBerry Outage, North America
Last week we let you know that Google updated their voice app to 0.1.5 and then quickly pulled it down before anybody could install it. Now Nikolaus let me know that they put it back up and it works! This is not a huge version jump but as usual there is no change log [...]
11 Comments » | Posted in Free Software, News, Utilities | Tags: Google Voice
We were hearing rumors about a release date for the U2 Mobile Album coming earlier this week but that did not pan out. Some have even been questioning how much U2 truly loves BlackBerry. Turns out we have just found out.
A “friend” let me know earlier today to expect the release and [...]
1 Comment » | Posted in News | Tags: BlackBerry Loves U2, U2 Mobile Album