Team BerryReview @ The BBM Hackathon in NYC
We told you earlier that BerryReview was sending three contestants to RIM’s BBM Hackathon event in NYC this week. They arrived yesterday and now we finally have a picture of all of us together. All of the BBM Hackathon contestants received a prerelease BlackBerry Bold 9900 and BlackBerry Torch 9810 which is really nice. From…
Hot! RIM’s “Operation Disruptive Transformation” to Stomp the Competition?
A new tipster sent us a slide deck that we really had to post. From what we are hearing Mike and Jim and his senior team are pushing this Operation Disruptive Transformation at RIM which was designed by John J. Simpson. The tipster told us that upper management is totally committed to this strategy. This…
BBM Hackathon Devs Heading to NYC – Three BerryReview Contestants
BlackBerry Developers + BBM SDK + Caffeine = Awesome BBM powered apps. At least that is what we are looking forward to from the RIM BBM Hackathon event here in NYC this week. The Hackathon begins tomorrow morning and will task the 30 handpicked devs to create the best BBM SDK powered BlackBerry smartphone apps….
QNX Gets Best Billboard Advertisement Yet! Two Naughty!
Seriously you would think that the stuffy retentive CYA loving RIM legal folks would never let something like this fly. Turns out that QNX has a sense of humor and is willing to show it publicly! Paul pointed out on their QNX blog that they are running a new cheeky billboard campaign in San Jose…
Unlock Your New BlackBerry 7 Device @ the BerryReview Unlock Store for $4.95
With the new BlackBerry 7 devices rolling out at full speed and carriers already selling the BlackBerry Bold 9900 things are getting exciting. We just wanted to confirm that the BerryReview Unlock Store is fully capable of unlocking the BlackBerry Bold 9900 & 9930, Torch 9810, and Torch 9850 & 9860. There is no new…
When Will the BlackBerry 7 Device Advertising Blitz Start?
With RIM being very coy about the BlackBerry 7 device launch dates and carriers already rolling out the devices I am left with one question. What sort of advertising campaign will accompany RIM’s largest device rollout ever? If you remember the Torch 9800 last year that was in your face for a few months and…
Kindle on the PlayBook – Amazon Kindle Cloud Reader
Amazon Kindle Cloud Reader is now available. While it’s clear that PlayBook support was not a first priority, with a couple of tweaks the PlayBook is supported. It’s not perfect, but it’s a fair bit better than the love Amazon has shown for PlayBook to date (that is to say – none at all). To…
RIM Strips Down Bold 9900, Torch 9810, 9850 & 9860 for FCC
The confidentiality period for RIM’s submissions to the FCC are now over which means there are more goodies to be found. Dsquared2 (via BBNews.pl) noticed that you can now find the internal pictures for the BlackBerry Bold 9900/9930 along with the BlackBerry Torch 9810, 9850, & 9860. All of these devices are disassembled in the…