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So for those of you who don’t know, I started using the Tour 9630 the day of its release. Aside from one little tiny problem (shattered screen which I replaced via insurance) I have been incredibly happy with the phone. It does everything I need it to do and more.
However, this is not a [...]
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We have done several reviews on Sena cases in the past, my personal favorite being the flip-down case for the 8830, so when they contacted me to ask whether I would be interested in participating in their new Custom Engraving, before it was officially announced, I was thrilled. This is something that I know [...]
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Well the guys at JavoEdge have always been great to us, and now they are passing the love onto you. We have reviewed several of their cases, and today the portable battery charger and retractable cables. They wanted to show their appreciation to us and pass some savings on to you.
They have created a [...]
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Review: JavoEdge Pocket Portable Battery Home Starter Kit
Rating:
Link: www.javoedge.com
Cost: Starting at $39.99 @ Javoedge.com
This has got to be one of the coolest devices that I have been fortunate enough to review. I will never leave home without it! This will prevent you from being in a situation where you need to make an important [...]
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For those of you who are traveling this Thanksgiving weekend, you might be worried about making good time due to the ridiculous number of speed traps that WILL be out. Well Trapster might be able to help you out. Now we are not advocating speeding in any way shape or form, but just in [...]
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Some time ago, Ronen wrote about an exciting new technology called iLane. At that time, we didn’t have any idea when the release date would be. Well, it looks like the day has finally come. They announced today the North American availability of iLane.
If you are not familiar with the product, basically it [...]
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Verizon wireless has decided to fire the employees that couldn’t keep their hands out of the presidential honey jar. As you all know, Verizon confirmed that an undisclosed number of employees were snooping through president elect Barack Obama’s personal cell phone records. They were put on leave with pay a couple of days ago. [...]
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Review: NutShell Leather Belt Case
Rating: 9.5/10
Link: www.tuff-as-nuts.com
Cost: $54.95 + options from Tuff-as-Nuts
The greatest belt case I have ever seen or had the privilege to review.
Sometimes it is unusual to find an accessory manufacturer that has been around to stand the test of time. Nutshell, a New Zealand company, has been [...]
11 Comments » | Posted in Accessories, Editors' Choice, Hardware, Reviews | Tags: Cases
With the Developers Conference there is tons of info flying out the door. I just saw that the guys over at BlackBerry Cool have posted that the Storm will ship with a free 30-day trial of McAfee Mobile Security.
Huh? We know that McAfee may have been working on BlackBerry anti-theft applications, but this is the [...]
13 Comments » | Posted in 9500 Storm, News | Tags: Rumors, Verizon
If you have never heard of FlyCast, their network is the “first specifically designed application to deliver radio,video and podcasts over mobile broadband and Wi-Fi networks to mobile devices.” Some pretty cool stuff if you ask me. They currently support the iPhone and iPod Touch, but they announced at the Developers Conference on Tuesday [...]
5 Comments » | Posted in 8300 Curve, 9000 Bold, 9500 Storm, News | Tags: Images, Multimedia, Music, Video
Just out from RIM… I am still checking out some of this information but it looks pretty cool. The fact that you will be able to package HTML, Javascript, and XML into a BlackBerry application. It could be interesting for a company directory or such in a simple on device app…
RIM to Bring the Power [...]
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The Storm has cleared its way through the Federal Governments testing. This is definitely good news, less chance of a hold up!
Here is a link to some interesting, but somewhat dull, technical information regarding the storm. Maybe someone who understands this stuff a little better can chime in!
Thanks to DavidB for also sending this one [...]
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It’s finally happening! On November 4th Americans will finally be able to get their paws on a Bold! It is your patriotic duty as an American to get out there and stand in line to help our country prosper! This is what our country was built on; hard work, eccentricity and the chance to [...]
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Straight from the Horse’s (RIM’s) Mouth:
Online content providers can now push notifications to BlackBerry smartphones and enable streamlined mobile access for their customers
Santa Clara, CA – BlackBerry Developer Conference – Research In Motion today announced the availability of the new BlackBerry® Web Signals technology for the BlackBerry developer community.
BlackBerry Web Signals leverages RIM’s unique [...]
3 Comments » | Posted in News | Tags: Multimedia, RIM
New online distribution channels to benefit consumers, carriers and developers as market for BlackBerry applications continues to grow
Again Straight from the People at RIM:
Santa Clara, CA – BlackBerry Developer Conference – Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced two major distribution initiatives for BlackBerry® smartphone applications at the BlackBerry Developer Conference. A [...]
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We may have been known by others in the BlackBerry community for giving a little bit of slack to Vlingo. We just were not happy with the product that they submitted for the general public, it was a release nightmare. I can say that if I was the developer, I might have scratched it [...]
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Put this one in the “Win” column for GSM fans. It looks like within a couple of years, Canada will be a fully GSM country. Bell and Telus have announced, independently, that they will be striving to “achieve HSPA GSM service by 2010 with the intention of an eventual 4G LTE network”.
This is a [...]
2 Comments » | Posted in Hardware, News | Tags: BlackBerry Service, Rumors, Wireless Carrier
While I am sure that this was not an accidental leak, and I am doing exactly what the advertising executives want me to do, I can’t help but be excited for this leak!
It looks like “someone” has gotten their hands on the official training manual for the BlackBerry Storm.
It actually has some pretty cool [...]
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Review: OtterBox Defender Case 88XX
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Link: www.OtterBox.com
Cost: $49.95 @ The BerryReview Store
I would like to start off by saying, this is not my favorite case, it is not on my device today for several reasons that I will get into later. However, I would not be without this case, and I think that anyone [...]
2 Comments » | Posted in Accessories, News, Reviews | Tags: Cases
Review: Beyza SlimLINE Leather Case
Rating: 9/10
Link: www.BeyzaCases.com
Cost: $33.50 @ BeyzaCases.com
Before reviewing this case, I had never heard of Beyza Cases. Honestly, I’m not really sure how I could have missed them, if their entire product line matches up with this case, they should certainly be getting more attention.
The Review Unit
Not that this has [...]
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