Leading the charge against entrenched smartphone incumbent Nokia, both RIM and Apple have proven that consumers are a finicky bunch. Following on data that had Apple and RIM at least doubling the size of their slice of the smartphone market, at Nokia’s expense, we’re presented with new data from Gartner that confirms Apple and RIM’s…
Bell to Offer NHL Themed BlackBerry Storm 9530 Devices
What do you do when you want to make more money and sell more BlackBerry Storm devices up in Canada? Well you brand the Storms with NHL logos and graphics for a team of the customers choice of course! It looks like Bell will be offering NHL-themed BlackBerry Storms to their customers. They are getting…
Ticketmaster Pumping Out New BlackBerry App
If you’re anything like me, you use Ticketmaster from time to time to pick up event tickets in your area. For me, this mostly consists of tickets to hockey games (what a Canadian) and concerts. I was pleased to read this morning that Ticketmaster is bringing an app to the BlackBerry. The app will allow…
Diamond-Studded Tellor Edition BlackBerry Bold Probably Too Rich for your Blood
So, how do you make a BlackBerry Bold encrusted with 205 diamonds, beveled with white gold, backed with your choice of ostrich, stingray, lizard, alligator skin and emblazoned with Celtic-stylized initials even more expensive? Only make fifty of them. QWERTY and AZERTY versions are available after a month-long wait, but hey – if you’re shelling…
BlackBerry Soap: What Every True BlackBerry Addict Needs in Their Shower!
New from Etsy seller ‘twoeggplants’ comes a simple hygiene product that every BlackBerry addict will want in their shower. Introducing the ‘Gray BlackBerry PDA Phone Soap’. The bar weighs in a 2 to 2.5 oz and apparently smells like chocolate covered strawberries… Couldn’t they make it smell like, um… BlackBerries? While the soap looks to…
Lawyers Warming up to iPhone
BlackBerry has tended to be device of choice for suits, lawyers included, but apparently that’s changing. A few firms, notably Chapman and Cutler who have been sporting Apple products since 1992, have over half of their staff using iPhones. Corporate network access through web-based utilities is more than satisfactory with the iPhone’s ample Safari browser,…
Free ‘Sterling’ Theme for the BlackBerry 8900, 9000 and 9500
eVeek has just published a brand-new ‘Sterling’ theme for the BlackBerry 8900, 9000 and 9500 series. The theme is free, so you can head over to eVeek and pick up a copy right now! If you’re looking for a sleek, simple and classy theme to spruce up the ol Berry, this might be the one.…
PhoneFace from Electric Pocket Now Available for the BlackBerry Storm
A new version of the popular PhoneFace app is now available for the BlackBerry Storm. This cool app lets you call friends by flicking through images of your contacts. Press a contact to initiate a call, send a text or email. Super easy to use. Plus, to save you some time in taking pictures, adding…
T-Mobile BlackBerry Pearl 8120 Getting OS 4.5 Update Tomorrow
Folks running the BlackBerry Pearl 8120 on T-Mobile will be pleased to know that a very much needed OS 4.5 update is coming soon… When exactly? From reports I’ve read the OS update should be available tomorrow, March 13th. The download will be available from t-mobile.com/bbupgrade. New features and updates to watch out for are…
eReader Beta for BlackBerry Devices Arrives
If you carry a BlackBerry and enjoy reading books on-the-go, the popular eReader app has been ported over to the Berry in Beta form. The app has been available for Palm, Symbian and Win-Mo devices for quite some time now, so you know it will work… well, it should 🙂 So far the eReader Beta…