If you’re a BlackBerry Storm 9500 user waiting patiently for the official word on OS 5.0, you may want to run this update. OS 4.7.0.181 for the Storm has made its way out onto the interwebs, and is available for download. Keep in mind however that this is an unofficial release. Download and installation of…
Orbit Address Book Controls Volume of Social Networks
Okay, let’s face it: there are people in your social networks you just want to mute sometimes. Inane tweets, stupid Facebook status updates, or a continual influx of devilishly entertaining links distracting you from doing something productive. On the flip side, sometimes you want to be on be on the pulse of things and just…
BlackBerry Bold and Curve 8520 Show up in White
A nice little treat from RIM last night at CTIA was these two devices, the BlackBerry Bold 9000 and Curve 8520, in a brand new white paint job. We had heard rumours about the white Bold hitting up AT&T, but the new 8520, which will be joining its black and blue brothers on T-Mobile, was…
Quick Rumor: BlackBerry Bold 9700 Coming to AT&T and T-Mobile October 21st?
Engadget Mobile has just reported on ‘good authority’ that the BlackBerry 9700, aka the ‘Bold II‘, aka the ‘Onyx‘, is coming down the pipe for us on October 21st on AT&T and T-Mobile. Awesome. I know many a BlackBerry user addicted to their Bold 9000, and this latest updated version complete with touchpad and all…
BlackBerry Curve 8520 Arrives on Rogers
Well it’s finally here. Rogers (together with RIM) has officially announced the BlackBerry Curve 8520. If you’ve been waiting for one, you should be able to pop down to any Rogers location and pick one up for $99.99 on a 3-year term. Of course, you’ll need a minimum $45/mth plan to go with that as…
WordPress for BlackBerry Updated to 0.9.0.175
Users of the WordPress app for BlackBerry will want to update… a new version has been released! Sure, WordPress for BlackBerry is still in Beta, but the latest version brings the app to 0.9.0.175. I can smell the app coming out of Beta real soon… Or maybe that’s something else I smell. Good grief. At…
BlackBerry Messenger 5.0 Available
The preeminent instant messaging application on BlackBerry, BlackBerry Messenger, has received what can safely be called its biggest upgrade to date. After a leak earlier this summer, it’s now ready for primetime in the App World, including features like: Avatars, populated from Contacts if desired Group functions, allowing multiple users to share pictures, tasks, and…
BOLT Browser out of Beta for BlackBerry
OK, the fact that the title is a tongue-twister isn’t important… what’s important here is the BOLT browser for BlackBerry is indeed out of Beta! Brilliant! The release today brings the popular Berry browser to an official version 1.5, and it’s available for download right now. If you already have BOLT installed, you should be…
Rogers BlackBerry Curve 8520 Available October 9th?
A quick update on the Rogers BlackBerry Curve 8520 situation. Earlier this month we happened upon some groovy pricing on the 8520 via the good folks at Best Buy. Once again, they appeared to tip Rogers hand before any official announcement or statement was given (way to go Best Buy, keep ’em comin’ 😛 ).…
Elecite Launches Premium ‘Hero’ Theme for BlackBerry
Elecite has thrown-down another premium BlackBerry theme for the 96xx, 9000, 95xx and 8900. Called ‘Hero’, the theme gives you all the HTC Sense UI goodness you can handle, right on your Berry. Kinda cool. The theme really is beautiful, and I suggest you check out the video after the jump to see in action.…