Eugene Kaspersky, CEO of a popular antivirus company, said at a Infosec that closed operating systems, like iPhone, BlackBerry, and Windows Phone, won’t last in the long run because they don’t embrace open-source, like Android and Symbian do. That’s an awfully heavy-handed statement, considering the ample success of iPhone and BlackBerry these days, though Android…
BlackBerry Pearl 9105 on the Way to Vodafone Germany
The BlackBerry Pearl 9105, announced a few scant days ago, is already listed as Coming Soon at Vodafone Germany. Rogers, Bell, Telus, AT&T and T-Mobile should all be getting the BlackBerry 9100 with SureType, but we have yet to hear about any launches of the 9105 variant, which makes a leap with a more traditional…
BlackBerry Curve 8530 Coming to Koodo Mobile
As expected, Canadian carrier Koodo Mobile is now selling the BlackBerry Curve 8530, their first RIM device to date. Koodo is owned by Telus, who has been offering the BlackBerry Curve 8530 since January and has recently knocked the price down to $24.99 on contract. The difference with Koodo is that you can get it…
Official BlackBerry Podcast App Spied
One of the details that came out of the BlackBerry OS 6 video was the hint of a podcast app, and here it is in early beta form. You can’t add your own podcasts, and have to pick from a limited selection, but there seems to support for video podcasts, and you can browse through…
Nobex brings full radio to your BlackBerry
Another cool little gem from Research In Motion’s WES conference was Nobex because the free application offers you free access to full FM and AM radio stations on your handset. I never listen to the radio any more because most of my handsets don’t have an integrated tuner and I never bother to use the…
Thumbplay Music brings more than 8 million tracks to your BlackBerry
The BlackBerry multimedia player has become much better over the last few years but the hardcore music fans may still want to check out a service like Thumbplay Music. We had a chance to play with the service at Research In Motion’s WES 2010 in Orlando and I was fairly impressed. It offers you access…
Bitbop streams full TV shows and movies to your BlackBerry
We’re here at Research In Motion’s WES 2010 and one of my favorite things is discovering a little app that could have a big impact on your lives. I think we found a winner with the Bitbop app, which enables you to stream or download TV shows and movies to your BlackBerry smartphone using 3G…
BlackBerry OS 6.0 to Allow Third Parties in Search, Wi-Fi Positioning, and Trackpad Gestures?
We’ve already torn apart the juicy morcel of BlackBerry OS 6.0 that RIM has handed us at WES, but there is no doubt more. Here are a few things that have been recently rumoured to be included in the new BlackBerry software, but take it all with a grain of salt – there’s no documentation…
Poynt for BlackBerry Updated with Pearl 9100 and VZ Navigator Support
If you’ve never heard of or tried Poynt for BlackBerry before, you may want to give it a try now. A new version has just been released with new compatibilities and groovy new features. With Poynt you can find restaurants, find movie showtimes (even watch the trailers), find nearby business information, gas prices, and a…
BlackBerry OS 6.0 Video – Exhaustive Frame By Frame Breakdown
Okay, so you’ve watched that promo video for BlackBerry 6 announced at WES 2010, and think you got the general gist of what’s new? Well, there’s a lot in there you might have missed. Here I’ve gone through every teeny-tiny detail and picked out what’s new and important about the new BlackBerry OS. There’s only…