Archive for the 'Hardware' Category
Monday, February 11th, 2008
It has been AGES since RIM has released some free themes on their http://mobile.blackberry.com website. For over a year now they have had no themes compatible with OS 4.2+. Well that has just changed now that RIM has released two new themes for the latest BlackBerry devices. I am not sure exactly what devices the [...]
8 Comments » | Posted in 8300 Curve, 8800/8830, Free Software, News, RIM, Themes
Friday, February 8th, 2008
The WiFi UMA capabilities of the 8820 may finally be put to use according to a rumor BoyGenius & BBCool reported about. Supposedly T-Mobile will be releasing the 8820 on March 5th. This is not really big news since the 8820 has been available from AT&T for ages now but it will be the first to [...]
4 Comments » | Posted in 8800/8830, T-mobile, Wifi
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008
Things have been a little bit slow in the BlackBerry world so we decided to spice things up by teaming up with John of GadgetBean to giveaway 5 copies of the gorgeous iBerry Blocks Custom L Theme. This theme is no longer available for purchase so this is your last chance! The theme is only [...]
14 Comments » | Posted in 8300 Curve, 8800/8830, Giveaway, Themes
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008
GadgetBean has just released a new cool Mac OSX-like theme for BlackBerry called Dock Bottom Zen. The theme is available for the 8300, 8700, & 8800 series devices with the 8100 conspicuously missing from the lineup. You also need to have OS 4.2.1+ for this theme to work especially on the 8700. The theme is [...]
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Wednesday, February 6th, 2008
Seidio has been keeping a close eye on the new BlackBerry Pearl 2 devices and noticed that many of the 8100 accessories do not work with the new models. For example the new external MicroSD slot and camera would be blocked by older cases designed for the 8100 series.
The have released a few accessories to [...]
Leave Comment » | Posted in 8100 Pearl, Accessories, Cases, News, Seido
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
I’m on the mailing list from OtterBox and received a price reduction list for some of their products. Included in this list is the ‘Almost’ bullet-proof case for the 8700. The new price is just $29.95. That’s a whole lot of case for not much money… If you have never had an experience with [...]
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Monday, February 4th, 2008
After BBextras.com went dark a few weeks ago I know many users have been looking for a replacement OSX theme. While it is not exactly the same as Peters BBextras OSX theme the OSX theme from Hyda-Hq.com is actually quite slick and reasonably priced at $6.
The theme is available for the 8100, 8300, & 8800 [...]
3 Comments » | Posted in 8100 Pearl, 8300 Curve, 8800/8830, Themes
Monday, February 4th, 2008
Gary has previously released a theme that really impressed me but I never had a chance to share it with you. This latest theme released on Themes4BB is obviously based on the New York City cab experience and is just plain gorgeous in my opinion. The signal indicator is actually the fare with $50 being [...]
1 Comment » | Posted in 8100 Pearl, 8300 Curve, 8800/8830, Free Software, Themes
Friday, February 1st, 2008
Gary has released a hot Zen theme on Themes4BB yesterday that really impressed me. The theme is based upon the 1967 Ford Galaxy 500XL and is done in a Zen style. The icons seem to be stock but the theme itself is very innovative. This theme is intended for car lovers and uses gauges to [...]
1 Comment » | Posted in 8300 Curve, Free Software, Themes
Friday, February 1st, 2008
NancyDrew has struck again on Themes4BB with her latest release of her Candy Hearts theme. This is just a plain theme without any Zen or Today styling but I love the choice of backgrounds. It brought me back to the days when everybody used to eat those disgusting little Valentines Day candies. (I hope somebody [...]
3 Comments » | Posted in 8300 Curve, Free Software, Themes