Shaw Wu, with the Kaufman Bros. analyst firm, reports that the first versions of the new BlackBerry browser could run 30%-60% faster than on other WebKit-based browsers (like on Android and iPhone). Apparently, this is because the BlackBerry Internet Service and push architecture that RIM has built cuts down significantly on bandwidth demands (possibly taking…
DAVE Wireless Rebrands as Mobilicity, Launching in Spring
wind Mobile is obviously the most recent player to promise to bring competition to the Canadian wireless landscape, but dave Wireless has been working to get started as well, and today announced that they’ll be coming to the market with the name Mobilicity (mobile + simplicity = clever, eh?). The launch proper will begin in…
More Pics of the BlackBerry Pearl 9100
Early, early this morning I posted a pre-requisite ‘Mr. Blurrycam’ image of the new Pearl Stratus 9100. The image showed off 3G bands 1, 4 and 8 (AWS bands), which translates into good things for T-Mobile and WIND customers. That is, if they have a hankering for a new trackpad-packing Pearl. Now, we’ve got new…
Rumor: RIM Getting Down to Work on OS 6.0?
This is interesting… I haven’t heard any rumblings on a new OS from RIM in quite some time, but that’s just what I’m hearing now. According to a ‘solid’ BlackBerry tipster over at BGR, RIM has begun work on OS 6.0. While no exact details were revealed, one has to assume that the rumor mill,…
BlackBerry Pearl 9100 Found Rocking T-Mobile and WIND 3G Bands
We’ve been hearing about the next gen Pearl series, aka ‘Pearl2’, aka ‘Striker’, aka ‘Stratus’ for some time now. We’ve seen leaked pics, a video here and here, and now a little more news. If the Mr. Blurrycam image above is to be believed, it looks like there will be at least one version of…
OtterBox Launches BlackBerry Curve 8300 Commuter Case
OtterBox is at it again. This time around, they’ve unveiled the new Commuter Series case for the BlackBerry Curve 8300 series. The new case provides the best of the rugged ‘Defender’ series case with the slim ‘skin’ stylings of the ‘Impact’ series case line. The official description from the good folks at OtterBox: The custom…
Fido Launches OS 4.6.1.320 for the BlackBerry Curve 8520
This one is kind of odd… but it is what it is. Fido has officially released OS 4.6.1.320 for the BlackBerry Curve 8520. Why is this odd? Well, because Fido hasn’t even officially launched the device yet, that’s why! I just took a look at the Fido.ca site, and there’s no trace of the 8520…
OS 5.0.0.463 Leaked for the BlackBerry Curve 8530
A quickie here for anyone packing the BlackBerry Curve 8530. Over the weekend an OS leak occurred (albeit an unofficial one), giving us OS 5.0.0.463 for the 8530. It’s been a little while for 8530 owners, as the last OS leak was way back at .386. If you’ve got a BlackBerry 8530 in-hand, and feel…
TELUS Lowers Price on BlackBerry Curve 8530 to $24.99
It wasn’t long ago that TELUS released the BlackBerry Curve 8530. Introductory pricing on the latest iteration of the Curve was set at $49.99 on a 3-year contract. Not bad, but once again it looks like early adopters got burned… to the tune of $25. Yessir, the TELUS BlackBerry Curve 8530 is now available for…
Review: Platinum Series Case for the BlackBerry Tour 9630
Sold exclusively at Best Buy (and manufactured by Seidio), Platinum BlackBerry Cases are available for the Curve 8300, 8900, Bold 9000 and the Tour 9630. The 9630 case is the one I’m going to take a look at today. To start, the Platinum case for the 9630 features a unique style of packaging, one that…