Hey Stormies, a quick OS update for ya! Looks like an official (yes, I said OFFICIAL) OS is available for download to your Storm2. Coming to us via Verizon, OS 5.0.0.607 is available right now. If you’re packing a Verizon 9550 chances are you’ve already received the popup on your homescreen. If not, no worries,…
WES 2010: BlackBerry WES Mobile Guide App Now Available
WES 2010 is coming up fast (April 27-29 in Orlando), in fact, if you want to register online you’ll need to do so by April 25th. If you plan to hit up the event, you’ll want to download and install the WES 2010 Mobile Guide, put together by the folks at RIM and Sweet Caesar.…
comScore: Android gaining traction but RIM, Apple still ahead
Google’s green little robot is gaining some ground in the smartphone market but it’s still way behind Apple’s iPhone and Research In Motion’s BlackBerry, according to data released by comScore. Thanks to the success of handsets like the Motorola Droid, Android has 9% of the U.S. smartphone market at the end of February 2010. This…
BMW Roadside Assistance app coming to a smartphone near you!
Starting Thursday, April 8th, BMW will released their Roadside Assistance application to almost 20 Android phones, the iPhone and to many Blackberry devices as well. This may not be as interesting as the Touchstone being hacked into a BMW, but it’s much, much, more useful. When a user registers, all information, such as VIN, GPS,…
Canadian Museum of Civilization Launches BlackBerry Tour Guide
Any tourists here in Ottawa, Ontario will want to check out the new BlackBerry application for the Museum of Civilization. It offers two 40-minute audio tours with extra visual aides, maps of the gorgeous four-storey building, and movie times for the domed IMAX theatre and other events hosted there. It’s too bad that the other…
iPhone Trade-In at T-Mobile Available, Get Up to $350 Towards HTC HD2
T-Mobile is looking to lure away iPhone owners with the HTC HD2, a phone that has already been selling pretty well without any help. Between April 1 and May 19, participating T-Mobile outlets will be offering upwards of $350 towards and HD2 when trading in an iPhone, and will give at least $100 credit. A…
BlackBerry Pearl 9100 Spotted in Testing on Telus
Telus is shaping to pick up the new BlackBerry Pearl 9100 alongside Rogers, according to this screenshot from their testing servers listing 11 devices total, each dubbed Stratus. Now, we still aren’t sure how the Stratus and Striker codenames differ – it’s entirely possible that Telus is picking up the T9 version of the Pearl…
Sprint Order Form Details BlackBerry 9650, BlackBerry 8230 Flip, Palm C40 and Motorola ES400
Here’s an interesting little tidbit that leaked yesterday over at BGR. If you’re a Sprint BlackBerry user, this one is for you. Seems as though the BlackBerry 9650 (with and without a camera) and BlackBerry 8520 Flip have shown up in Sprint’s order forms. Also making an appearance are the Motorola ES400 and the Palm…
iPhone Kicks Butt in Canada When it Comes to Web Browsing
Via the February 2010 Mobile Metrics report at AdMob, I noticed some quite interesting results concerning the mobile web browsing use by my fellow Canadians. Take a look at the chart above. It denotes Operating System Share for Canadians in February 2010. Notice anything? See that giant 80% chunk of the pie chart? Yeah, that…
Two New BlackBerry Themes to Help You Celebrate Easter
To those that celebrate… Happy Easter! I hope you’re having a great weekend. Today, I thought I might as well share some Easter BlackBerry ‘Theme Love’ with you all… before it’s too late. Over the past few days I’ve noticed a lot of Easter-themed stuff for sure, but among the best stuff to catch my…