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Not that we haven’t seen a bunch of the BlackBerry 9780 on video or anything, but a nice high-quality walkthrough of the upcoming device has snuck out. The specs we’ve been hearing so far have been confirmed, including a 624 MHz processor, 512 MB of RAM, 2.44″ HVGA display, 5 megapixel camera with flash, and…
Yet another new OS for BlackBerry Torch 9800 users out there. Can you honestly say you’re surprised? I’m not. With new devices usually comes a flood of operating system leaks, and the new vertical slider from RIM is no exception. This time around we have OS 6.0.0.246, leaked and ready to rock on your 9800.…
Meebo, an instant messaging client that ties in multiple networks, like Google Talk, Windows Live, AIM, Facebook, and others, is coming to BlackBerry after an extended run on Android and iPhone. All your chat sessions can be automatically saved to the cloud, and synced with other clients, so you can pick up conversations right where…
Research In Motion has filed for a trademark in Canada for the name “SurfBook”, which spans many different products, including “smartphones, video phones and tablet computers.” We had heard that RIM nabbed the BlackPad.com domain, but let’s face it, at this point they’re probably just grabbing naming assets as fast as their marketing department can…
The BlackBerry Style 9670 code-named Oxford has been the subject of a few short video clips, but recently some enterprising Mexicans got their hands on the unreleased clamshell long enough for two full video tours and some of the cleanest pictures we’ve seen of the phone to date. Most of the previous hardware specs we…
Just the other day, Kelly touched upon a new lineup of Android, BlackBerry and Windows Phone 7 devices due to hit AT&T. While she did mention the Curve 3G and Pearl 3G are set to make their appearance, I thought it may be worthwhile to dedicate a post to the 2 new BlackBerry offerings slated…
The feature list for BlackBerry Internet Service 3.2 had leaked earlier over the summer, revealing some pretty solid new features, like two-way Google Calendar Sync, security and user interface improvements, and carrier-initiated BlackBerry Protect actions. For those itching for all of the above, recent rumour has it that the roll-out for BIS 3.2 will begin…
Builds of BlackBerry 6 have been leaked for the Curve 3G 9330 and Bold 9650, bringing with them all the joy accompanied by a WebKit browser, universal search, and user interface improvements. We’ve been expecting some kind of release soon after seeing both running the software, and we still have the 9100 and 9700 upgrades…
Growing up in the eighties as I did, I’m no stranger to the puzzling frustration of the Rubik’s Cube. In my family, we had not only the traditional 3x3x3 cube, but as I got older, I seem to recall other models of different shapes and sizes, strewn about the house… and I was terrible at…
This was a huge week for new smartphones, as HTC showed everybody’s what’s up when it comes to Android superphones with the introduction of the HTC Desire HD and the Desire Z. But HTC wasn’t the only one bringing the heat, as the world’s largest handset maker used its Nokia World conference to unveil some…