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Handmark Blackjack Now Free On Mobile.BlackBerry.com

While poking around on the BlackBerry mobile site I ran across a new free Blackjack game from Handmark. The game is actually quite fun to pass some quick minutes before a meeting. Its a standard Blackjack game and it adds shortcuts so the game flows quicker. The D key deals a new hand, the H [...]

Eric Savitz - Factors That May Propel RIM Forward

Eric Savitz of TechTraderDaily wrote an interesting article yesterday breaking down RBC Capital analyst Mike Abramsky’s comments. We usually stay away from the stock market news on BerryReview but I found Mike’s predictions interesting:
Abramsky is especially high on the prospects for the Pearl 2 phone, which he expects to launch before year end. He says [...]

Seidio Releases New Extended Battery For BlackBerry 8800 Series

Seidio seems to be on a streak when it comes to releasing new BlackBerry extended batteries. The latest in the lineup is an extended battery for the 8800. As they did with the 8300/Curve the new battery is only a slight 10-15% extra battery life. The reason the increase is not more is because they [...]

FAQ: Duplicate Gmail Emails Being Pushed/Forwarded To Your BlackBerry

RIM has finally conceded the issue with Gmail emails showing duplicates on your BlackBerry and has posted an approved workaround that many people have been using for quite awhile. The problem originates from the fact that Gmail does not have a folder structure and all email including sent mail is stored in the same folder. [...]

FAQ: Appointments Older Than 90 Days Removed From BlackBerry On BES

Many users I know have always complained that the BlackBerry calendar deletes all appointments older than 90 days. After reading a recent RIM Knowledgebase article I found that this is a known bug. It turns out that this is actually a symptom of using the BlackBerry Desktop redirector. The redirector installs an CICAL service book [...]

Preorder Seidio BlackBerry 8300 Curve 2600mAH Extended Battery

Seidio has now started accepting preorders for their new 2600mAH extended battery for the BlackBerry 8300 curve. They claim the new battery provides approximately 140% longer battery life than the 1100mAH OEM standard battery. Unlike Seidio’s previous release this product extends your Blackberry 8300 by 4-5 mm. They have designed the new back cover [...]

NYC Using GPS BlackBerry’s To Report Road Problems

Matt wrote a blog post about an interesting article on wcbstv.com. It turns out that Bloomberg is deploying BlackBerry GPS units to road inspectors so that the can geo-map the locations of road problems.
Scouts are actually a fleet of three-wheel mini-truck-like vehicles whose mission is to drive every city street once a month and report [...]

Jim Cramer Saying That Microsoft-RIM Would Be a Bad Deal

With all this speculation going on about how a Microsoft-RIM deal would turn out I found an interesting article on the Inquirer that quotes Jim Cramer. Cramer, the famed stock-tipper, is quoted as saying that Microsoft would “ruin� BlackBerry maker Research In Motion if it went for a much-rumored merger. You can check out the [...]

Will The iPhone Ever See BlackBerry Connect?

One of the biggest challenges for Apple and the iPhone is the fact that they are not supported in corporate environments. MiBlackBerry has pointed out a BlackBerry KnowledgeBase article that states that there is no information on a BlackBerry Connect client for the iPhone as of now. This is just speculation but maybe BlackBerry connect [...]

RIM Sponsoring Fashion Shows To Target “Hip” Croud

Since I am not much of a fashion aficionado I was quite surprised when I learned from a Wall Street Journal article by Jessica E. Vascellaro that RIM just sponsored a fashion show in NYC for emerging designers. Two nights ago RIM co-sponsored the Gen Art fashion show along with T-Mobile USA. RIM has [...]