While heading down to my office this morning, I caught myself thinking ‘I wonder what BlackBerry OS leak will hit us today?’. After about 30 seconds on the computer, I was presented with yet another OS leak, to no surprise at all. The latest leak os OS 4.7.0.132 for the BlackBerry Storm 9530. Folks running…
T-Mobile UK to Offer Whole Year’s Worth of Unlimited BlackBerry Service for One-Time Fee
Here’s a head-scratcher: as of May 1st., T-Mobile UK will be offering a new unlimited BlackBerry data and messaging plan that will cost £179.99 (around $US 260) and keep you covered for a full year. That’s a pretty hefty initial investment T-Mobile is expecting from consumer in a recession, especially considering there’s still pay-as-you-go voice…
BerryWalls.com: The Free BlackBerry Wallpaper Search Engine
Matt from BerryWalls just dropped us a quick note to let us know a new public beta of ‘BerryWalls’ has been launched online. The site is a repository/search engine for BlackBerry Wallpapers. Try it out, it’s kinda cool. Start off by visiting BerryWalls, type in a search, and if the engine returns results, you can…
Facebook 1.5 for BlackBerry Released
After getting an early sneak peek last month, Facebook 1.5 for BlackBerry is now available. Integrating Facebook friends with BlackBerry contacts is the biggest change, allowing profile pictures to find their way to your caller ID and event invitations to pop up automatically in your calendar app. Smaller tweaks, like additional language support and notifications…
Contest: Tip Calculator for BlackBerry Storm Up For Grabs
Here’s a cool freebie for those of you out there running a BlackBerry Storm. My bud Kevin over at CrackBerry in collaboration with the folks from Cleric Software Solutions have put together a little contest. They’re giving away 20 copies of ‘Tip Calculator’ for the BlackBerry Storm. Cool! As you can see from the screen…
Verizon Wireless Outs OS 4.5.0.138 for BlackBerry 8830
Without further adieu, Verizon has finally pushed OS 4.5.0.138 for the BlackBerry 8830 out the door for all to download and install. This is an official update folks, so anyone rockin’ an 8830 should really take a look at this and install if they want to keep on top of the latest and greatest. We…
More BlackBerry OS 5.0 Improvements Reported
The latest BlackBerry operating system leaked out two weeks ago and now that everyone’s had some time to play around with it, the finer upgrades have been identified. Most of them require an appropriately updated BlackBerry Enterprise Server as well, which we’ve already heard will support remote file access, conference call-in functions and e-mail flags,…
Go Vintage with the ‘Retro Phone’ BlackBerry Theme from Ahead of the Curve Designs
Lets keep it retro! I’m loving this new theme called ‘Retro Phone’ from Ahead of the Curve Designs. The theme features a rotating phone dial for your six main apps including your address book, calendar, messages and more. You can’t swap out these apps for others in the theme, but a side dock does allow…
‘Craigslist Killer’ Nabbed Thanks to BlackBerry Addiction
Could it be Philip Markoff, the man accused of being the ‘Craiglist Killer’ was/is actually a BlackBerry user? And could it be that his own BlackBerry device was a large part of bringing him to justice? It’s looking that way. You may have noticed on TV news all over North America (and no doubt the…
Unofficial OS Update: BlackBerry Storm 9500 Goes to OS 4.7.0.131
Oi…. Yep, time for another BlackBerry OS update! This time around the update is of the unofficial kind, and it takes the BlackBerry Storm 9500 to 4.7.0.131. If you want to grab it and install, you can pick it up here via a typical download link at MegaUpload. As with all of these unofficial updates,…