I just read a very interesting FAQ article on RIM’s Knowledgebase. The article discusses an issue with Belkin routers and the 8320 and 8820 WiFi-berry’s. It turns out that when you connect these berry’s to a Belkin router it may cause your BlackBerry to reboot. The interesting part is that RIM recommends you update to [...]

There have been multiple copies of Desktop Manager 4.3 showing up on Vodaphone’s website and others but RIM has finally released the download on their own website at this link. You have to click on the link “Download BlackBerry Device and Desktop Software” and then select Desktop Manager 4.3. There is both an English and [...]

I just read in Bloomberg that RIM is once again heading out to the courthouse but this time they are going against LG. RIM thinks that the new Black Label phones by LG infringe on their trademark. They hope to bar LG from using the Black Label name and expect to recieve “unspecified damages” .
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Sorry guys I forgot to mention this one with the last two posts. RIM has really just been keeping the features coming. I can’t imagine why they would put an equalizer on their phone application but not have one in the media player application!!! Sadly this does not work with anything other than the earpiece [...]

This has been a long time coming. I always thought the voice note function of OS 4.2 was useless since it could only be used for BBmessenger and MMS messages. I have just read some confirmation with screenshots that the new OS 4.3 will allow you to email, PIN, and instant message voice notes to [...]

This speaks for itself (Check out the original KnowledgeBase article here):
SureType® Enhancements
Word Completion
As BlackBerry smartphone users type, a list of word options is displayed when the BlackBerry smartphone user pauses. The vertical list consists of word selections that are the closest match to the word the BlackBerry smartphone user is trying to type. The BlackBerry [...]

Verizon has finally decided to join the rest of the carriers in the United States by offering a lower priced BlackBerry BIS plan called Email and Web for BlackBerry. The new plan is $29.99 per month instead of the $44.99 previous plan. Sadly for BES customers the price is still $44.99. This comes hot on [...]

Robb from RIMarkable has been keeping an eye out on the Verizon pre-order page for the BlackBerry 8130 Pearl 2. The 8130 is now available from Verizon for pre-order with a price tag of $199.99 with a 2 year contract. The phone is scheduled to ship on November 8th so stay tuned.
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This news seems to have stormed my inbox today. I have recieved over 10 different emails about this new customer satisfaction survey results released by J.D. Power and Associates. It turns out that the BlackBerry ranks highest in overall customer satisfaction among smartphone users. The survey was based on the following facts: ease of operation [...]

I have been hearing so many conflicting reports about whether this will work or not on the new BlackBerry 8310 curve. I just purchased the new Sandisk 6GB card to give it a try and will report back when I get them tomorrow or the day after. Even RIM seems to be a little confused [...]