RIM Acquires Social Calendaring Application Tungle.Me
This one just in via TechCrunch: RIM is still on a shopping spree, this time it bought startup Tungle.Me, a social calendaring application/platform. I admit I had never heard about it, but TechCrunch describes it this way: Tungle.Me offers users a free web-based application that lets you share calendars across companies and platforms, schedule meetings…
Valor Econômico – Brazilian financial newspaper now has BlackBerry app
I don’t know how many Brazilian readers we have, if still any at all, but I am Brazilian so I thought I would mention it here. Even if you’re not in Brazil, at least enjoy the pics, it’s a good app. Valor Econômico is a Brazilian financial newspaper. Of course, they have an online version,…
Lencri.com sells spare BlackBerry parts and accessories
We have been buying spare parts and accessories from CNN.cn for several years now. They not only have very good prices, their service is also pretty good. I know, I have bought from them. But a little competition is always welcome. I just found out about Lencri.com, another Chinese company that sells BlackBerry parts and…
Pictures of BlackBerry Shield for BIS
We talked about rumors involving BlackBerry Shield for BIS some time ago. It is a security service with features such as remote device wipe, remote password change, “Lost & Found” screen, tracking, backup and alarm. That kind of functionality has always been available by means of commercial applications, but BlackBerry Shield is supposed to be…
New BlackBerry Theme Studio 5.0 – Service Pack 1
The BlackBerry Theme Studio 5.0 is not new, it has been available since last year. It is basically a new edition of the old Plazmic application, which has always been a very important tool for theme developers. Now apparently there is an even newer edition, with improvements which, frankly, I do not know. Vicky is…
New pictures of AT&T 9800 slider BlackBerry
The new 9800 BlackBerry device is no longer news, everyone has been talking about it for quite some time. Many pictures and even videos of some prototypes have been leaked. Now Engadget has laid hands on what seems to be a legitimate device issued by AT&T, maybe the final prototype. That has to come with…
BBSSH Has New Version and New Site
BBSSH has come a long way. Initially, it was called MidpSSH. The development on that app wasn’t so active anymore eventually, so Marc Paradise took upon himself the task of improving it. The project was forked and became BBSSH, with plenty of improvement. If you use SSH and a BlackBerry, you really want to have…
Leaked: OS 5.0.0.643 for the Tour 9630
If you have the Tour 9630, you may want to give this leaked OS a try: 5.0.0.643, as indicated by BlackBerry Leaks. The leaked file is HERE, hosted at Multiupload.com so I suggest you waste no time because these links have a tendency to be taken down shortly. Just out of curiosity, note that BB…
