Confused? On we go deeper down the rabbit hole… Sorry for breaking up the recap but this was a logical breaking point. This first piece of news that was sent in this weekend really made me laugh.

Tom @ BBNews managed to score some Strictly CONFIDENTIAL internal RIM documents detailing the Niagara, Jupiter, and Apex CDMA devices. Nice work Tom! I am just glad that Tom has gotten over condemning people for the detrimental effects caused by posting confidential RIM information. The leaked information details:

• A Niagara codename device which is CDMA EVDO Rev A following up on the 8830 with a design similar to the Storm. Nice and vague. (More on this later)
• A Apex device which looks to be a CDMA EVDO Rev O version of the Kickstart
• Jupiter device which looks to be a CDMA version of the upcoming GSM Javelin. (BTW the Jupiter device in the picture below looks like a Javelin…)

Confused yet? On we go…

The BoyGenius scored some more internal confidential RIM documents detailing the Storm and a bunch of other devices. Did anybody else notice that the Niagra looks like a CDMA version of the Javelin? If so then what the hell is the Jupiter???

I highly recommend reading these talking points that the BGR scored since they have some great information.

The BoyGenius also managed to score some great powerpoint slides detailing practically everything about the 9500 & 9530 Storms. Nothing crazy new here but it is JUICY none the less.

Mike @ TBGR also managed to score how the Storm is going to solve the Copy & Paste problem that has been plaguing iPhone users. Its a simple multi-touch maneuver that sounds pretty simplistic. Check it out at this link.

I don’t know about the rest of you but I had a nice relaxing weekend… Turns out that while I was relaxing the internet rumor mill was on overdrive. If you want a quick recap just read below:

First the guys at BBCool spotted the Pearl Flip 8220 released on TIM in Italy. Its going for a ridiculous ~$370 so I am glad I do not live in Italy. (Sorry) They also noticed MobileInCanada’s catch of a future Rogers Christmas promotion for a pink 8220 for $49.99 with a 3 year contract. Any Italians feeling ripped off?

The BoyGenius also managed to get his hands on a T-Mobile Pearl Flip 8220 and perform a unboxing for us. This is not the first unboxing but it still brings some goodies. I love how it rates a B+…

Let me know if I missed any…

Tony spotted a new game on the Bplay site. Turns out that they quietly released a spin-off of the very popular flash game “Cake Mania“. I am not sure how crazy I am about a cake baking role playing game on my BlackBerry but different strokes…

Cake Mania 2 - Bake Off! - $6.99

Based on the best selling casual game, Jill is back to making elaborate cakes in an out-of-this-world adventure.

In this hit sequel, explore six far-flung bakery locations and serve up deliciously original creations to quirky customers, ranging from Federal Agents to mysterious aliens. Choose which path Jill pursues, each decision leading to new baking challenges and dilemmas. With 204 levels of baking and frosting madness, 6 different possible endings and a branching, non-linear storyline. What awaits Jill? Fame, fortune, or love? You decide!

This is a unexpected tip from our secret agents. Turns out that this latest OS is only available for the original 8100 & 8300 devices currently. Not sure what is new but hell its a version bump for us so that makes it new.

8100: www.mediafire.com/?w3mt2e4jzg3

8300: www.mediafire.com/?zymitny2mgz

Thanks again to our secret agents! Let us know if you notice anything different.

NOTE: Do not install this software if you do not know what you are doing. It may make your BlackBerry FUBAR or just plain angry.

For awhile I have wondered if most BerryReview Readers are running their device on a BES (BlackBerry Enterprise Server) or they only use BIS (BlackBerry internet server). BES has traditionally been for corporate users and BIS has been targeted towards BIS users. We posted a FAQ article earlier this week detailing the differences between BES & BIS.

I know many people use BIS for their personal email along with their BES so I made sure to include that option in the poll. I have also added BPS (BlackBerry Professional Server) & BlackBerry Unite! to the mix just so we get a full accounting. Let me know if I missed any options in the comments. We just want to know what percentage of BerryReview readers are running what BlackBerry service on their device. That way we can better understand our readers.

My hypothesis is that about 30% of readers are on a BES with 65% just using the default BIS for their emails. I would put the other 5% in others such as BPS and Unite! At least that is what I have been assuming until now.

So let me know if I am wrong!

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If you are a new Blackberry user, you probably navigate through your messages with the trackball. And you probably love it. We all love the trackball. And if you are lazy like most people, you still didn’t read the online help system to learn all the great keyboard shortcuts your Blackberry has. Well, here is your chance to learn some.

The most common shortcut used by any Berry addict is probably the Space key. It lets you scroll down one page at a time, good for skimming through a long list quickly. It’s too bad the shortcut for going up is Shift+Space. That is very inconvenient.

There are better keys. For example, whenever you are reading a message, you don’t have to close the message just to scroll up or down and click-open the next one. Instead, two shortcut keys come to rescue: N and P, which stand for Next and Previous. In other words, press N to jump to the next message and press P to jump back to the previous one. And there is also the U key, which lets you jump to the next Unread message.

These shortcuts are nice, but look at this screenshot:

It’s a discussion list we have in the BerryReview team, and the messages you can see belong to what are known as “threads”: several messages, usually comments and replies, regarding one specific topic by several people interested in it. In that case, navigating with N and P is usually not good enough because the messages are interspersed and you’ll end up reading one message from one topic, then one message from another topic, then another message from the first topic then maybe one from a third topic… a mess! How about reading each topic separately in its proper sequence before jumping to the next one?

The relatively new operating system 4.5 introduced two new shortcuts: J and K. You might see mention of them in the help system of 4.2 devices, but they didn’t work properly until 4.5.

Open the first message. When you’re done reading it, press J and you will be shown the next message in the current thread. In the screenshot example, after reading Ronen’s message about “Re: Luc, Greg - post for…”, I can press J and skip to Vicky’s message. Pressing J again will let me see another message by Ronen (I have newer messages at the top). In case I need to go back and recheck something, I can press K, which opens the previous message in that thread only.

After pressing J so many times, you will eventually reach the end of the thread and be shown the first message again. Then it is a good idea to press U, because you will be shown the next Unread message, which should belong to another thread. From there, you might as well use the J and K pair again to navigate across that new thread.

That’s it, happy hopping!

After reading about the crapgadget Bold dock on Engadget I was glad to find an official one available for sale. I didn’t even realize that those little weird things on the bottom corners of the Bold were charging contacts… I was so used to the gold colored ones on the previous generation devices. As usual it only charges and does not sync but it really makes the slick new clock on the Bold stick out.

The Bold charging pod is available now for $19.99 + $6.99 shipping at Newegg. It is available from quite a few other places but Newegg was the largest retailer I found.

After getting back from my holiday I was reading a post by Kevin @ CrackBerry that DavidB sent me. It looks like Kevin’s visit to NYC with his Rogers Bold was a nightmare. This is kind of odd for me since I have been using an unlocked Rogers Bold on AT&T and it has been a true pleasure. Other than not having 3G in my apartment (bad reception in my apartment in general) the Bold has been working like a charm for me in Manhattan.

After speaking to Kevin I found that he was roaming in NYC with a Rogers SIM. Maybe that is the problem AT&T is having? He gave the phone to Craig after who is using an AT&T SIM and has not been having as many problems but it still seeing random reboots and dropped calls. Kevin also told me that the original OS from Rogers sucked when it came to viewing regular websites with javascript enabled but has improved since.

I am running OS 4.6.0.154 on my Bold and have been getting 3G practically everywhere in NYC. The browser has not given me one problem yet… (Crossing my fingers) The battery life is decent at about a day and a half of heavy use. There is still a memory leak but with 32MB of free memory I don’t feel it as much.

The craziest part is that the Bold has the best reception in my apartment compared to ANY OTHER DEVICE I have ever used! I get 3-4 bars in my apartment where my AT&T 8310 only had 0-2 bars. Even Verizon & Sprint only have 1-2 bars in my apartment. I thought it was a fluke but I can now make crystal clear phone calls where previously I sounded like a tin can! The only downside is that in my apartment I can only pick up EDGE and not 3G but WiFi more than makes up for it.

So I have to ask. Did I just get lucky with my Bold? If you are using an unlocked Bold on AT&T let us know what you have seen in the comments!