Looks like the world’s largest carrier (by revenues) is getting in on the whole App Store gig. Word from Reuters is that Vodafone plans to launch their very own store that will house games, utilities, travel apps and more. No doubt their version of an App Store will come preloaded on all Vodafone devices right…
Palm Pre Box Shots Unearthed
Ooooooh, now if this isn’t something that gets you salivating even more for the Palm Pre, I’m not sure what else will. That’s right, more than a few images of the Palm Pre packaging (and materials found inside) have emerged. There’s nothing like unboxing a new device, and these pics are making me want that…
Introducing Android 2.0, aka ‘Donut’
It’s been nothing but Android 1.5 ‘Cupcake’ news and discussion over the past little while, and rightly so. But now with Cupcake making its way to devices in the US, one might agree it’s time to shift focus just a tad to what’s coming next. In this case, Android 2.0. Word has come out that…
Clever Google Chrome Ad Gets a Thumbs Up
Google Chrome users and fans will enjoy the video posted above. The vid is a new Google Chrome commercial that we’ll no doubt see on air before long. The ad is simple, and very clever… Much like Google has built Chrome to be. You’ll note the Chrome logo doing away with all of the unwanted…
New Zealand’s Third Mobile Carrier Rebrands as ‘2degrees’
Folks in New Zealand have been patiently awaiting their 3rd mobile phone carrier to go live. There have been some delays for sure, and now, the new carrier NZ Communications has made one more move ahead of launch. They’ve rebranded themselves ‘2degrees’ ahead of the scheduled launch in August of this year. The rebranding is…
Virgin Mobile Canada Launches BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230
Virgin Mobile Canada has launched a new device… The BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8320. Virgin Mobile (which was recently acquired by Bell for $142 million) will push the device at the following price-points: 3-year: Free 2-year: $299.99 1-year: $349.99 30-day: $399.99 Free is always good, as long as you don’t mind being tied into a 3-year…
Premium WM6.5 Zen Theme for BlackBerry
Kissberry Designs has put together a real nice premium theme for the BlackBerry recently. Called the Premium WM6.5 Zen Theme, it features a scrolling icon bar with 10 customizable icons. The animations are smooth, and the overall feel of the theme is colorful and crisp. A real nice job done on this one! Perhaps what…
Verizon Wireless Dumps BlackBerry Storm OS 4.7.0.141… For Now.
Verizon Storm users… Have you been waiting patiently, wondering when the OS .141 update was going to come down the tube? I know a lot of you were. Apparently, the OS has failed Verizon Wireless’ testing, so it may be awhile yet before you can get your hands on the new build. I wouldn’t be…
Leaked: T-Mobile Walmart Roadmap… BlackBerry 8520 Coming in July!
BGR has managed to get their hands on a T-Mobile roadmap for Walmart stores. The info we can glean from it is very interesting. First off, according to the leaked roadmap the BlackBerry 8520 will hit us as early as this July from $78! Only a few months later in October the price of the…
BlackBerry Onyx Spotted in the Wild, New Details Emerge
So here I am, relaxing and trying to watch some of the ‘DaVinci Code‘ in preparation for the big premiere of ‘Angels & Demons‘ later in the week… When I come across some awesome BlackBerry goodness to share with you all. It seems as though my bud Kevin has scored some first pics of the…