Windows Live Search has been running their standalone voice-activated search and location app on BlackBerry since mid-July, but it looks like that partnership is going to deepen further, as RIM has announced that Windows Live Search will be powering local search within the BlackBerry Maps application, as well as being built into the Browser (presumably…
T-Mobile To Launch 3 New Pearl 8120 Colors
T-Mobile will be launching more new colors in their BlackBerry 8120 lineup. The new colors are due to hit the stores on October 15th. The new colors include ‘Frost’, I kind of light blue color… ‘Indigo’ which is a deep blue/purple color… and ‘Black Emerald’ which is a dark green/black looking color. The new models…
NeoReader announces 2D barcode scanning for BlackBerry
In an effort to bridge the gap between print and digital, NeoReader has announced that their 2D barcode scanning software is available on BlackBerry. The app allows camera-toting BlackBerrys to read Data Matrix, QR code, Aztec code, EAN, UPC and Code 128 with their mobile, which can do a lot of things depending on the…
Slacker bringing music services to BlackBerry
Another little gem coming out of Jim Balsillie’s keynote address at CTIA is the partnership between RIM and music service Slacker. Slacker follows the same vein as Pandora and Last.fm, where your feedback will change the music that’s presented to you, only instead of fishing in a giant bucket of digital music or latching on…
MySpace coming to BlackBerry
Facebook has obviously been a roaring success on BlackBerry, but MySpace still has a huge number of users – luckily, an official, integrated app is in the works, and should be due out shortly. Claiming it will be delivering “rich content and data”, make you wonder how big of a role MySpace Music and TV…
Ticketmaster and RIM Partner Up
In what seems a never-ending stream of partnerships between RIM and other strong companies, today another partnership was announced. Ticketmaster has joined forces with RIM, and the BlackBerry will now be known as the ‘Official Smartphone of Ticketmaster’. When I first read the news, I thought to myself ‘Ok cool, RIM is the official smartphone…
RIM shows off BlackBerry Bold 9000 at CTIA San Francisco 2008
RIM has yet to launch their curvy new BlackBerry Bold 9000 on AT&T’s network here in the US, but that didn’t stop the famous push-email handset maker from bringing their latest and greatest new wares to the CTIA San Francisco 2008 showroom floor in the Moscone Center. And we had a chance to get our…
TiVo and BlackBerry… Together at Last!
TiVo announced today that it has agreed to provide ‘some aspects’ of its services for DVR’s to BlackBerry users No financial or other details of the deal between TiVo and RIM were announced, but this is certainly an interesting development, wouldn’t you say? The initial phase of this deal is expected to be put into…
Fresh BlackBerry Javelin eye candy
The BlackBerry 8900 continues to skulk around in the shadows, still awaiting a November/December launch, but you can nab one unlocked on eBay right now for nigh on $950. Along with the auction are some nice, crisp comparison shots showing off the Javelin against the Bold, the Curve, and the iPhone. The biggest thing shown…
New Google Mobile App for BlackBerry
For all those who have loaded everything listed in the Google Mobile Updater, it’s time for a bit of an upgrade from that lonesome search bar. The latest update bundles together all those disparate apps into one package. Right from the front search screen, you can access native Gmail and Google Maps programs, while the…