The BlackBerry Storm’s rose to the top of the smartphone charts despite being burdened by an awkward press-to-click touchscreen mechanism. BlackBerry maker Research In Motion calls this technology “SurePress.” All I’m sure about is that it was a half-baked band-aid feature aimed at convincing the consuming public that BlackBerry smartphones could innovate on the touchscreen…
BlackBerry Java Development Environment 5.0 Beta Now Available
Look out BlackBerry developers, the BlackBerry Java Development Environment 5.0 is now available! It’s in Beta, and is available from BlackBerry.com right now. With this news, we can start looking forward to OS 5.0 goodness coming to our BlackBerry handsets in the not-so-distant future. The official description from RIM: The latest release of the BlackBerry®…
SaskTel BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 is Here
Woohoo! My friends in the heart of the Canadian prairies can now pick up the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230. SaskTel has picked up the device and it’s now available for purchase in black or pink. The Pearl Flip is available at the following price-points at SaskTel: 3-year term: $49.99 2-year term: $373.00 1-year term: $473.00…
Gwabbit for BlackBerry Now Available
You may recall Simon reporting on Gwabbit from the Solutions Showcase floor at WES 2009 earlier in the month. The app is a simple one that scans incoming email for contact information, sends the info to their servers (where it figures out what info should go where), and then compares the info to your address…
Zhiing Lets you Send Turn-By-Turn Directions to Friends
A new free messaging client is out for Android, Symbian, BlackBerry and iPhone called Zhiing, which lets you recieve and send turn-by-turn directions to your buddies online as well as on mobile. One of the cool ways that Zhiing improves accuracy is by plugging into multiple GPS services, including Wi-Fi positioning through Skyhook, Google Maps,…
UPDATE: BlackBerry Curve 8900 Now Available for $49.99 (Actually, How does $19.99 Sound?)
UPDATE: How could I forget this. CrackBerry has an even better deal on the AT&T BlackBerry Curve 8900. Forget the $49.99… How does $19.99 sound for an 8900? Check out all the details here (enter your zip code and look for the 8900 in ‘more phones’). Wow, it sure didn’t take long for the BlackBerry…
Memorial Day BlackBerry Storm Themes from Eclipse WC
I missed this one by a day, but I have to write about it because I know there will be more than a few out there that will pick this one up. The folks at Eclipse WC have released 3 BlackBerry Storm ‘Memorial Day’ themes to honor victims of terrorist attacks, and those lost while…
BlackBerry Storm Apps from Tafasa On Sale for $0.99 Until May 31st
Here’s a cool bit of news for the BlackBerry Storm users out there. The folks at Tafasa have put all of their Storm apps on sale for only $0.99 through May 31st. A pretty good deal when you consider their apps typically sell for $2.99. The apps on sale are as follows: PatternLock A fun…
BlackBerry Tour 9630 User Guide Leaked
The BlackBerry 9630 still hasn’t seen an official announcement, despite the full video rundown and photo shoot, but to complete the circle of leakage, the user guide has now spilled out. Honestly, there’s not much there that sets it apart from your standard BlackBerry manual, and will be pretty dry reading for all but the…
AT&T Lineup Leaked: 3G BlackBerry Pearl, Palm Eos and Android-Bearing Lancaster Confirmed
A slideshow outlining AT&T’s entire lineup of upcoming handsets has snuck out and is showing some very impressive hardware, notably the BlackBerry Onyx we’ve been seeing so much of lately, but also a few surprises from HTC. HP’s even got a new iPAQ coming. Gasp! Here’s what’s coming: Palm Eos – Palm’s next WebOS handset,…