Optus release Pre-Paid BlackBerry BIS plan/Curve 8520 package.
Australian mobile carrier, Optus, have announced the release of the first Pre-Paid BlackBerry BIS plan in Australia. The budget BlackBerry 8520 Curve is offered as an outright buy for $399 and pre-paid BIS plans from as low as $30. This is bound to open up BlackBerry to a much wider audience as budget minded and…
Review: OtterBox Defender Case for BlackBerry Curve 8520
Review: OtterBox Defender Case for BlackBerry Curve 8520 [rating:10] Cost: $49.95 (+ *shipping) Available from: www.OtterBox.com Once again, the folks over at OtterBox have done it. They have made give out yet another perfect score. I went over this case with a fine toothed comb and couldn’t find one fault. The design, fit, attention to…
Sprint Announces BlackBerry Curve 8530 – Coming With OS 5.0?
Right after Verizon’s announcement Sprint has also made theirs for the BlackBerry Curve 8530. The first question we asked them is if the 8530 will ship with OS 5.0 and they said and I quote “it should.” They also confirmed that the 8530 will be shipping with the BlackBerry App World preloaded. You can pre-register…
Verizon Wireless Announces BlackBerry Curve 8530 – Coming Nov 20th
Verizon just made the BlackBerry Curve 8530 we all knew about official. The device will be coming on Nov 20th to Verizon and will add to their BlackBerry device catalog making another splash with Wi-Fi AND GPS. The inclusion of GPS on the 8520 really makes it stand out. The device will be available on…
Elecite’s New ‘Shell’ Theme for Most BlackBerry Devices
A few days ago, Peter from Elecite sent me their latest theme to test called Shell. At first glance, you have some sharp, vibrant graphics and an interesting slide out icon dock (set-up, etc. varies between devices). There’s another neat little feature which I’ll let Peter explain in his own words; “With this one, you…
Rogers Releases BlackBerry Curve 8520 in Canada
Rogers is usually one of the first to get a new device but I guess they have been falling behind recently. They just announced the release of the BlackBerry Curve 8520 in Canada today. This is the low end BlackBerry for most people and looks like it is pretty popular. It also supports Rogers Talkspot…
BlackBerry 8520 Curve OS 4.6.1.305 Officially Released
Tashanna let me know that T-Mobile UK has officially released OS 4.6.1.305 for the 8520. This looks like the latest release out there and even this version does not fix the security bug in the browser. You can download it here at T-Mobile UK Please confirm in the comments if this works for you. Remember…
BlackBerry 8520 Curve OS 4.6.1.305 Found Online
The BlackBerry 8520 does not get as much love as other devices when it comes to OS leaks. I guess it will take awhile until RIM starts pushing it out to more carriers which is the source of many of these leaks. Thanks to ah3703 for spotting this one! Download @ Rapidshare Let us know…