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The T-Mobile BlackBerry Bold 9900 was announced a few months ago, and though we’re expecting it to land sometime before the end of the summer, exact dates have been scarce. This one leaked slide suggests that T-Mobile will be putting it on shelves on August 31, just in time for the back-to-school rush. There aren’t…
All week, we’ve been talking about hot phones that are out now on U.S. carriers and are ripe for the picking, but if you’re into tech, you know that the next big thing is always right around the corner. Every platform has something to offer, so we took a glimpse into the future of every…
The BlackBerry Bold 9900 and Torch 9810 have both made their visits to the FCC, and now another one of RIM’s upcoming OS 7 smartphones is showing its face in some official capacity. We already had a pretty good feeling that the Torch 9860 was on the way to a release after it accidentally slipped…
We’ve been hearing an awful lot about the U.S. carriers getting OS 7 BlackBerry devices, but not so much about us poor souls up north. Luckily, a few shots of Rogers in-store materials for the new Torch 9810 have slipped out. No mention of pricing, nor if Rogers will be getting the other OS 7…
After some whispers of a launch, RIM’s instant messenging client BlackBerry Messenger has been updated to version 6.0. Since this has been in beta for awhile now, we’re already well-acquainted with many of the features. First and foremost is BBM Social connectivity, which lets third-party apps interact with BlackBerry Messenger contacts and profiles. A perfect…
Just in case you needed some extra assurance that Sprint would be getting RIM’s latest touchscreen slate, a shot of the device with a Sprint wallpaper has been sighted. Although we’ve also seen an AT&T wallpaper on the new Torch, and there are no sure bets without seeing the device itself branded, but the “activation…
RIM has released new versions of their official Facebook apps for smartphones and the PlayBook tablet today, and there’s a handful of new features to enjoy. One thing RIM is pushing hard these days is BBM integration, so Facebook 2.0 for smartphones now lets you share news items with BlackBerry Messenger contacts, as well as…
Verizon and Sprint aren’t the only ones getting some of the new BlackBerry goodness. The BlackBerry Torch 9860 was spotted recently with AT&T branding clear as day on the unannounced device’s wallpaper. Of course, that’s easy enough to manually put in, and there’s no AT&T logo on the device itself, but seeing as the leaked…
Rumour has it BlackBerry’s senior VP of handheld software, Suresh Periyalwar, is leaving RIM due to the eventual transition to QNX for smartphones. After spending about 10 years working on the Java platform that powered BlackBerry, it makes sense that he would be on the way out. RIM is already in the process of laying…
As promised after their last update, Foursquare for BlackBerry has added integration with BlackBerry Messenger 6. Of course, BBM 6 isn’t released yet, but we’re expecting it to go live today. Enabled by the BBM Social development tools, this feature will let you update your BlackBerry Messenger status with your last check-in, share badges to…