Three UK Pegs BlackBerry Bold 9900 Launch in August
There have been swirling rumors about when the BlackBerry Bold 9900 and 9930 will launch since it was announced in May. Some go as late as September but no carrier has really come out and said when. BBEmpire noticed that one carrier, Three UK, has gone out on a limb and pegged the BlackBerry Bold…
RIM Releases BlackBerry Avatar Builder Apps for Guys and Girls
I know that RIM employees love their avatars especially after their Lego avatars of yesteryear. In a new move in that field RIM Kevin @CrackBerry noticed that RIM has released two new free apps that let you generate some slick BBM Avatars from your BlackBerry. The apps come in separate guys and girls versions…
BlackBerry PlayBook Getting Adobe AIR 2.7 Update by End of June
We know that RIM is testing out a version of the BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet OS v1.0.6 in the Beta Zone but it is limited to “Select Developers.” That version is supposed to include Adobe AIR 2.7 and Flash 10.3 so developers can ensure their apps are optimized and ready for the Tablet OS 1.0.6…
BlackBerry OS 7 To Support SD Card Backup & Restore!
Hot diggity! A long time ago I posted a Dreamberry/rant about how RIM should add on device backup and restore options to the BlackBerry OS without using desktop manager and it looks like they have listened. The N4BB team (thanks to @rr_yy) scoured the BlackBerry Torch 9850 simulator that leaked yesterday and found an interesting…
Dolby Suing RIM for Patent Infringement on the BlackBerry PlayBook & Smartphones
Another month and yet another patent lawsuit for RIM. Its not like RIM is getting singled out in the patent madness since the mobile industry is going crazy over it but they keep on dragging on. The latest is from Dolby which is suing RIM for patent infringement of “many RIM products” including their smartphones…
RIM to Announce “PlayBook Results” Tomorrow With Financials
Tomorrow RIM is going to be announcing their financials for the first quarter of fiscal 2012. There is much speculation on exactly how many BlackBerry PlayBooks RIM has moved since the launch in April. While RIM has not come out and specifically said they will announce the sales numbers for the PlayBook tomorrow but they…
T-Mobile Offering New Customers 1 Year Free 200MB Data for Fathers Day
T-Mobile has a pretty slick promotion going on for Fathers Day. They are offering all new customers and existing customers who are more than 18 months into their contract a nice data perk. They will be reimbursing customers $10 for the first 12 months of their contract which is more or less equivalent to the…