A quickie here for the BlackBerry Storm users on Bell. The Canadian CDMA carrier has officially launched the latest version of the Storm OS, version 4.7.0.148. If you’ve been waiting for an official version to launch, now is your chance to update to the latest and greatest. You can go ahead and grab OS 4.7.0.148…
Yet Another Twitter App for Android and BlackBerry: Tweeteev
Yeah, this is what the world needs – another Twitter application. Still, you can’t complain about the looks, considering the UI looks very nicely polished, and offers all of the following, direct messaging, trends and other handy twitter functions you need while on the go. Multiple account and search support are some other advanced features…
New U2/BlackBerry Ads Debut Over July 4 Weekend
First U2 teamed up with Apple. The iPod ‘U2 Special Edition’ was all over the place some time ago, and featured a custom case, band member signatures, and music that came pre-loaded on the device. Now, the band has switched teams (for the right amount of money, of course!) and are working together with RIM…
Can’t Wait? Pre-Order your Verizon BlackBerry Tour at Best Buy Mobile
The BlackBerry Tour is almost upon us, and the tension/anticipation is starting to build for many a Berry Addict out there in the wild. Thankfully, for those of you that can’t wait, (and don’t want to wait in line) Best Buy Mobile might be the place to go to pick up your Tour. BBM is…
RIM Launches Mobile Friendly Version of the BlackBerry Support Forums
RIM has added a link from mobile.blackberry.com to a new mobile-friendly version of the support forums. After an initial look-see, I’d say RIM has a lot of optimization and tweaking to do here… But overall, it’s just plain good that RIM has at least started the ball rolling on this new mobile-friendly version. Perhaps the…
GMail Plug-In for BlackBerry Adds Labels, Stars, and Conversation View
RIM has just released a beta for a new plug-in that will add a few long-awaited features to the GMail experience on BlackBerry. After applying to the program, you can give it a shot and enjoy “emails in ‘conversation’ view for simple topic management”, stars and labels, spam reporting and whole inbox searching. Combined with…
TELUS BlackBerry Tour and HTC Snap Coming July 15th… HTC Touch Pro2 Arriving July 21st
More rumored launch dates for the Canadian mobile aficionado today. BGR has reported some upcoming launch dates for some new TELUS devices. Namely, the BlackBerry Tour and HTC Snap. Both of these should launch on July 15th, with the HTC Touch Pro2 to follow that up on the 21st. This information mostly jives with what…
iPhone 3GS Leads the Pack According to Consumer Reports’ Latest Smartphone Ratings
Consumer Reports’ recently released their latest batch of smartphone ratings, and guess who was at the top!? You guessed it, the iPhone 3GS. I should note, the 3GS just barely nudged out the Palm Pre, iPhone 3G, Samsung Omnia, Samsung Epix and BlackBerry Storm. The iPhone 3GS performed at the top of the heap many…
OS 4.6.0.282 Now Available for the Rogers BlackBerry Bold
Happy Monday everyone. It wouldn’t be the start of a new week (for me at least) without reports of a new BlackBerry OS dropping over the weekend. Sure enough, a few days ago Rogers released OS 4.6.0.282 for BlackBerry Bold users. If you’re rockin’ the Bold on Rogers, this is an official update so I…
Best Buy Mobile Reveals TELUS HTC Snap and Touch Pro2 as ‘Coming Soon’
One more tidbit of Canadian mobile news before I take a breather over here. Best Buy Mobile has confirmed that the TELUS HTC Snap and HTC Touch Pro2 are ‘coming soon’. Rumored pricing to purchase the HTC Snap outright is sitting at $449.99, while the Touch Pro2 is coming in at $549.99. No launch details…