BlackBerry Twitter fanatics can start getting excited now as the official Twitter for BlackBerry application has finally grown out of beta. We’re proud to see that the app has graduated into full, official status and with it comes a whole slew of new features and improvements. It’s about time after so many beta updates. Letting…
IM+ for BlackBerry Updated to Version 8.5
Looks like the good folks at SHAPE Services have been working hard on IM+ for BlackBerry yet again. They’ve just released an update for the all-in-one messaging app for BlackBerry. The update brings us up to version 8.5, and besides the usual box full of slight modifications and bug fixes, the developers have added a…
Queen Elizabeth II gets BlackBerry to PIN Subjects
While visiting Canada for our national holiday on the 1st., Queen Elizabeth II swung by Waterloo to visit our country’s most successful company, Research in Motion. She got a white BlackBerry Bold 9700, and stayed at the RIM assembling facilities for less than a half hour. The Queen’s not the first one in the royal…
BlackBerry Curve 9300 “Kepler” Passes FCC
The unannounced BlackBerry Curve 9300 has earned its FCC wings today, including support for CDMA and AWS bands. We’ve seen a lot of the BlackBerry 9300, code-named Kepler, but there are still a few unclear details, like whether it has 256 MB or 512 MB of application memory, or if it will be launching with…
Quickie: BlackBerry OS Roundup for Monday, July 5th
It’s been a somewhat slow week on the BlackBerry OS scene. Not many updates or leaks to tell you about, so I’m going to keep this brief. Listed below are the updates I’ve noticed over the past week or so. Click the links to download the operating systems listed, however, be sure to backup your…
Fallen Earth Mobile Companion for iPhone Update Previewed; BlackBerry App Released
The post-apocalyptic massively multiplayer online game, Fallen Earth, released an iPhone and Android companion app not too long ago to stay in touch with your clanmates, keep an eye on auctions, and use as a general game reference. The same functions are now available on BlackBerry, shown in some of the screenshots above. I actually…
Facebook for BlackBerry Getting Chat?
An innocuous Facebook user was poking through application permissions and found that the Facebook for BlackBerry app asked for permission to log in to the instant messenging service, even though it doesn’t offer mobile chat. RIM’s certainly no stranger to IM clients, having built AIM, ICQ, MSN, and GTalk apps around a similar and reliable…
Video: Rogers on Demand Streaming Live World Cup Games to Android, BlackBerry, and iPhone
As FIFA World Cup was starting up last month, Rogers offered an app for Android, BlackBerry, and iPhone to watch the games live, as well as watch clips cached from a wide selection of shows. I got to spend some time with Rogers on Demand on the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10, and though I had…
BlackBerry Theme of the Day: Slipstream by Magmic
It’s been a little while since I’ve featured a BlackBerry Theme of the Day, so here we go. Today I’m touting the new ‘Slipstream’ theme from the good folks at Magmic. As you can see from the shot above, it’s very colorful, features a custom icon set, and a lot more. Once you download and…
eBay for BlackBerry Now Available in Australia, UK and More…
Early this morning, eBay and RIM made a joint announcement that the eBay app for BlackBerry is now available in 6 more countries. If you carry a BlackBerry and live in Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Spain or the UK, online auction goodness is now available to you via your BlackBerry handheld. eBay for BlackBerry allows…