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Apparently the Curve Touch isn’t the only BlackBerry coming to T-Mobile this summer; rumour has it the higher-end Touch 9860 (code-named Monza) will also be coming to T-Mobile, specifically on June 29. One other BlackBerry is planned for the carrier over the summer, and considering RIM’s upcoming lineup, there are plenty of options, but the…
RIM’s home-made Podcasts application has been updated to version 1.5, which now takes advantage of Google’s RSS search to find podcasts, and also lets you take a look or listen at your shows as they’re being downloaded over Wi-Fi or 3G. The UI has also been shuffled around a bit so categories have more pronounced…
The BlackBerry PlayBook tablet launched last week in North America, and even though we’ve had six months to stew over the idea of RIM making a tablet, it still seems a little bizarre. RIM is one of the few manufacturers in the mobile sphere that has focused exclusively on creating smartphones, making the transition to…
We had heard that RIM may launch up to three BlackBerry smartphones at their conference coming up early next month, but it looks like only one, the Bold Touch (code-named Montana/Dakota) will be going public. The Curve Touch and the Touch 9860 were also on the chopping block for a launch at the show, with…
It’s been a long time since I’ve posted any BlackBerry OS Update action, and with good reason. Either I’m simply not noticing the OS leaks and releases as much anymore, or the pace has slowed down. That said, ever since the PlayBook hit the scene, there’s a whole new group of BlackBerry tablet owners that…
PhoneTag, a location sharing service for iPhone (not a voicemail transcription service or Bluetooth key fob), has recently made the jump to BlackBerry. What sets PhoneTag apart from the plethora of location-sharing apps currently available, like Google Latitude or Foursquare, is that PhoneTag lets you pick how long you share your location status, since it’s…
The new BlackBerry PlayBook apps just keep rolling in. Today, I received a presser from the good folks at Rogers Sportsnet. They’ve let me (and in turn, YOU) know that Rogers Sportsnet Hockeycentral is now available for the BlackBerry PlayBook. This addition joins a successful family of Hockeycentral apps. Previous editions for iOS (iPhone and…
RIM’s big show of the year, BlackBerry World, is kicking off early next month, and we’re already expecting them to announce the Bold Touch 9900 and the Curve 9860, but we may see yet another BlackBerry announced. The Curve Touch (the CDMA version of which is code-named Malibu), will be a lower-end alternative to the…
Following up on the BlackBerry PlayBook teardown from this morning, an Ottawa company has not only done their own disassembly, but also tallied up how much all of the parts cost. According to their bill of materials, the 16 GB version costs $190, the 32 GB version costs $205, and the 64 GB model $235.…
Although nobody was exactly camping out overnight to pick up a BlackBerry PlayBook yesterday, Peter Misek, an analyst at Jefferies & Co., claims 45,000 of RIM’s first tablet was sold on launch day through Best Buy and Staples alone, counting 25,000 preorders predominantly for 32 GB and 64 GB versions. Mike Abramsky, of RBC Captial…