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Following up on the ability to search local contacts and e-mails, the Google Mobile App for BlackBerry will now scan through cloud content from Google as well. Messages from your Gmail account, contacts stored there, and anything saved in Google Docs will also be accessible when you launch a search. Google Search is usually the…
When you go grocery shopping, do you like to save a few extra bucks by buying generic “O’s” cereal and acetaminophen? Do you like roaming around New York City finding the best Luis Vuitton or Coatch bags and Rowlex watches from street dealers? Then perhaps the BleckBarry is for you. Either someone thought it would…
The BlackBerry Curve 3G 9330 came out on Verizon yesterday, and like its GSM cousin, was announced with OS 6 compatibility. Of course there was no timeline given for such a software upgrade, but it looks like it won’t take long; a shot of the 9330 running OS 6 surfaced today, and it’s apparently running…
Previously lined up for September 24, Bell Mobility’s BlackBerry Torch 9800 launch has been pushed back to October 1. It’s only a week delay, but we can’t help but wonder about the reasons, and whether the other carriers will follow suit. Rogers is still listing a September 24 release date, and Telus a slightly more…
If TELUS is your carrier of choice, and you’ve been waiting patiently for some movement on the BlackBerry Torch 9800 front… looks like things are finally moving forward. If you take a quick pop over to TELUS, you’ll notice a brand new pre-order page for the 9800 has been setup. All you have to do…
Research In Motion announced their Q2 results for fiscal 2011 tonight. Here are the highlights: Revenue grew 31% over the same quarter last year to $4.62 billion Earnings per share in the second quarter increased 76% to $1.46 over the second quarter last year BlackBerry smartphone shipments grew more than 45% over the same quarter…
Slacker Radio, a web-based and mobile music streaming service, has just introduced a new subscription tier for on-demand music. What usually happens is Slacker generates a station for you based on a song or artist, which then tweaks upcoming songs based on what you like and what you don’t. The free version is restricted by…
On top of rumours of getting a refreshed BlackBerry Bold, both Bell and Telus may be getting the clamshell known as the BlackBerry 9670 Style in the first week of November. That’s not too far behind the rumoured launch of the BlackBerry 9780, and combined, the two should do a good job of keeping the…
We already know that Vodafone UK is picking up the refreshed BlackBerry 9780, but another glimpse at internal inventory shows that the charming white version will be available to Brits as well. The source doesn’t explicitly mention Vodafone, but considering the previous evidence and a few people I’ve talked to, that’s where I’m placing my…
We had been expecting Rogers to release the updated BlackBerry Bold in November, but it looks like earlier rumours of an October launch may be right after all. Tipsters are saying Telus has posted end of life for the 9700 predecessor, and claim the 9780 will be available October 21. Unfortunately, there aren’t any documents…