The last screenshot we saw of the supposed BlackBerry operating system 6.0 was little more than a mock-up for developers, but this pair of screenshots look like something a little jmore concrete and work-in-progress – just look at how that Snooze button is overlapping the divider in a distinctly beta, non-photoshopped way. From what I’m…
BlackBerry slider, code-named “T,” could launch in April
The loose-lipped supplier Woojeon & Handan said a new BlackBerry – code-named “T” – could be launched next month. Will this be the intriguing BlackBerry slider we’ve seen multiple times? According to a translated version of the Korean news site joins.com, “The Canadian company RIM famous for BlackBerry smartphones is releasing a new model next…
WordPress for BlackBerry Updated With Geotagging, Gestures, and Comment Notifications
If Tumblr isn’t your cup of tea, WordPress 1.1 for BlackBerry has been released, with a batch of spiffy new features, like tagging your GPS location in each post, gestures for the Storm for sifting through comments. Here’s the full list of updates: Comment Notifications Geotagging of Posts Improved UI interaction on Touch devices introduction…
OS 5.0.0.517 Now Available for the BlackBerry Storm2 via Sasktel
Time for an official OS update… But this one is a little weird. The update is for the Storm2, and comes to us via Sasktel… a carrier that doesn’t even have the device yet! I guess we can assume the Storm2 will be arriving on Sasktel any day now, as I’d have to consider a…
PocketMac for BlackBerry 5.0 Now Available
The folks at PocketMac have announced the release of of PocketMac for BlackBerry, version 5.0. This new and improved version brings many new features, including a redesigned synchronization engine that was designed from scratch for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. The app syncs quicker, the interface has been made simpler, and overall the darn…
Need for Speed Shift 3D for BlackBerry, Anyone?
Available for purchase right now in App World comes the Open GL ES’d to-the-max Need for Speed Shift 3D. The new entry from Electronic Arts is available for the Storm2 9550 only, and prices in at a cool $9.99. The game is probably the most intense 3D simulation put together for BlackBerry to date. Dynamic…
Tumblr for BlackBerry Now Available
Although a bit behind their iPhone app released in February of ’09, Tumblr has released their blogging software on BlackBerry. Not too long ago, Tumblr released some data regarding where picture uploads were coming from, and among the smartphones, BlackBerry was second only to the iPhone (and even then, by a narrow margin), and that…
Belgium ministers can’t use BlackBerrys, too
It was back in 2007 when we talked about the French government decision to ban the use of BlackBerry devices among its high level officials. As expected, security issues were quoted as reasons, and now we have the same thing repeating in Belgium. The move is initiated by the Belgium security service, which said that…
Smartphone sales up in 2009; RIM leads the way in U.S.
The U.S. smartphone market was dominated by Research In Motion in 2009, but Apple and Android are nipping at its heels, according to new data released from Canalys. The research firm said there were 47.2 million units shipped in 2009, which is a 27% increase from the year before. Thanks to more high-profile devices and…
BlackBerry Messenger Getting “Some Exciting Things” Soon
RIM’s Facebook has mentioned that BlackBerry Messenger will be getting “some exciting things… in the days (and weeks!) ahead”. Take that as you will – new features? Maybe, but at very least we can expect a maintenance release to tweak the UI and optimize performance, but between the visibility on Facebook and the gigantic new…