Although we’ve already heard a fair bit about it, RIM started showing off their new version of App World last night, and now RIM is giving us the tour. There are some user interface changes to fall in line with OS 6, namely a category carousel that shows some new pages: newest apps, recently updated,…
UK Parliament Sticking with BlackBerry, No iPhone Due to Security
In a recent publication, the UK Parliament addressed a variety of questions and concerns, spanning the gamut from food poisoning to public education. Among them was the question about which Government employees used an iPhone or BlackBerry, to which Secretary of State for Health Simon Burns replied that BlackBerry is the only device approved by…
Telus Teams Up with Poynt for Live Agent Assistance
Poynt’s location-based reference app for BlackBerry is getting an impressive new feature thanks to Telus. If you have incomplete or absent results when doing a business search, you can launch a phone call to a live service rep who can look up more information for you and update the Poynt database. Details right now are…
BlackBerry 2010 Roadmap Assembled by Analyst
A lot of unreleased BlackBerrys have been making the rounds the last couple of months, and RBC Capital Markets analyst Mike Abramsky has rounded them all up in this handy graph, while tossing in his own estimates for releases, pricing and a few interesting new bits of information. For one, he lists the Onyx Delta…
BlackBerry App World 2.0 Getting Carrier Billing, QR Codes
BlackBerry’s official software portal, App World, is getting a big update to include carrier billing, as announced in November. That means when you buy an app, instead of having to go through PayPal, the charge will just be tacked on to your regular wireless bill. There’s also a new option to use credit card billing,…
2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Game for BlackBerry
The 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa is well and truly on. In fact, as I punch this post out this morning, Chile and Honduras are locked in a battle. Score is 1-0 for Chile, and they’ve just started the second half. So far, not a bad game! At any rate, with football (soccer) clearly…
BlackBerry 9800 Getting 5 Megapixel Camera, Tablet to Tether?
The last we had heard about the BlackBerry tablet, code-named Cobalt, is that it would have both Wi-Fi and 3G, but according to rumours from the Wall Street Journal, it might just piggyback on a BlackBerry smartphone’s internet connection, presumably via Bluetooth. This wouldn’t be entirely uncalled-for, since the early rumours pitched the tablet as…
FlightView Updated With BlackBerry Storm Support
The FlightView BlackBerry travel app has been updated with Storm compatibility. It’s a pretty neat app that lets you look up flight maps for specific routes, and watch your progress of planes in the air, so you know just how close your friends are to landing. There’s native calendar integration so you can get all…
BlackBerry Bold 9800 Slider to be Renamed to Torch?
Although it’s been spotted clearly with Bold branding, the upcoming BlackBerry 9800 slider may get a whole new family of its own, called Torch. The decision hasn’t been firmly made according to rumours, but apparently it’s being seriously considered. The Torch name is likely not getting confused with a codename, since we already know the…
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Skips BlackBerry, iPhone, Going Android
Mark Zuckerberg’s personal Facebook page let slip his feelings for BlackBerry, iPhone, and Android, a particularly touchy subject given Facebook’s involvement with all of those mobile platforms. By the sounds of it, Mark had worn his thumbs ragged on BlackBerry, tried an iPhone but was unsatisfied with reception and battery life, and unless he switches…