Just an early morning quickie here for BlackBerry Tour 9630 owners. We received a tip that TELUS has released OS 5.0.0.419 for the Tour 9630… After a quick check, yes, it’s an official build, and you can get it from the BlackBerry Software Download Site (select the Tour 9630 from the dropdown menu to get…
WordPress for BlackBerry Exits Beta Coccoon, Emerges Beautiful 1.0 Butterfly
The WordPress blogging client for BlackBerry has been out since the summer as a beta, and after a few updates, is now ready for primetime. If you’re new to blogging, WordPress is the de facto standard for publishing your own serialized content online – heck, it’s what we use here to make IntoMobile happen. You…
Sirius/XM Radio App for BlackBerry Released
There was a rumour that Sirius XM Satellite Radio would be coming to BlackBerry – lo and behold, it’s now available for subscribers to download from their devices at www.siriusxm.com/blackberry. Bold, Storm, Tour, Curve 8500 and 8900-series BlackBerrys are all compatible. As expected, you can browse through upwards of 120 channels, categories, and favourites, as…
T-Mobile UK Getting BlackBerry Storm2 in February
Vodafone had locked down an exclusive for the BlackBerry Storm2 9550 (and the original 9500, for that matter) across Europe, but that time is quickly coming to a close. T-Mobile has announced that they’ll be offering the Storm2 this month. O2 may also take advantage of the ending exclusivity by offering the SurePress smartphone at…
BlackBerry Theme of the Day: ‘Coach’ from Basic Visuals
Ladies, pay attention. I know how crazy some of you get for Coach purses, bags, accessories, whatever… I’m not quite sure of the fascination, all I know is Coach products generally cost a fair amount, and it’s an expensive habit to have. If you’d like to save a few dollars, why not theme up your…
T-Mobile Kicks BlackBerry 8900 to the Curve… er… Curb.
T-Mobile (NYSE: DT) has just made a decision to put one of my more favorite Berry devices in some time, the BlackBerry Curve 8900, out to pasture. Yes, the 8900 is discontinued on Magenta as of right now. If you’ve been looking forward to an 8900 on your hip, don’t worry. There’s still the 8520,…
Upcoming BlackBerry Packing Both Trackpad and SurePress Screen?
We’ve been seeing a lot of an in-the-works device from RIM sporting both a full physical QWERTY keyboard and a clicking touchscreen, code-named the BlackBerry Magnum or Dakota. TD analyst Chris Umiatowski has it on good word that there will be a BlackBerry that has those features as well as an optical trackpad. At first,…
Free Team USA and Team Canada Themes for the BlackBerry Storm 95xx
The 2010 Winter Olympic games in Vancouver are just over a week away… and I couldn’t be more ‘jazzed’. Of course, with the Olympics being on home soil I can’t wait to see the first Canadian step up on the podium, especially that first gold medal. Weird Fact: Did you know that no Canadian athlete…
Quickie: OS 5.0.0.419 for the BlackBerry Tour 9630 Goes Official via Sasktel
Sheesh, seems like Sasktel is hitting the news hard for some reason today. This one i just a quickie for BlackBerry Tour 9630 users. Sasktel has released an official version of OS 5.0.9.419 for download and install right here. This isn’t a leak, it’s an official build. From all accounts this build seems to be…
‘Sweet Deals’ Valentine’s Day Promo at Sasktel
Among the first of the Valentine’s Day promos I’ve come across is the new ‘Sweet Deals’ promo via Sasktel. It’s not exactly a barn-burner, but a promo it is. Here’s the deal… You can pick up a BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230, Palm Centro, or Motorola QA30 Hint for free on a three-year contract. You can…