This is just a quickie here for anyone that was buzzed about the BlackBerry Bold 9650 finally making its way to Verizon. I’m happy to report that as confirmed yesterday, the 9650 is now available on Verizon’s website for purchase. Pricing is set at $149.99 after a $100 online discount on a 2-year contract. Yippee!…
Google Maps for BlackBerry Updated with Biking Directions, Location Sharing by SMS
Early last month, Google Maps for Android updated with the new biking directions that had come to the existing web service. Today, BlackBerry gets in on the fun, along with a few other goodies. The local search function has been redesigned a bit, and now includes a Share option, so you can send information about…
BlackBerry Curve 9300 “Kepler” Spotted for First Time
The first signs of the BlackBerry 9300 (code-named Kepler), there were indications that it would be a modest follow-up to the BlackBerry 8500 series Curves. Now that the first pictures of the device have surfaced, we can see that sums it up pretty nicely. Compared to the 8520 and 8530, the only real additions in…
BlackBerry Feedback Tool Now in Beta
RIM has just launched a new BlackBerry Feedback Tool through their Beta Zone, allowing you to whine and moan about problems and suggestions to a source that will presumably listen and potentially do something about it. All you have to do is hit the menu key when you’re in an app, and you can submit…
Verizon BlackBerry Bold 9650 Available Online June 3, In-Store June 10
In case you missed it over the weekend, tomorrow is a big day for Verizon. Big Red has made it official… The BlackBerry Bold 9650 will be available online June 3rd (tomorrow), with June 10th set for in-store availability. If you’ve been sitting around while your friends on Sprint flash their already in-hand 9650 in…
BlackBerry Pearl 9100 Hits Rogers Online, Coming to Bell June 4th
Today is an awesome day for Canadian BlackBerry users… That is, if you’ve been waiting and hoping to get your hands on the BlackBerry Pearl 3G, aka the Pearl 9100. First off, it looks like the 9100 has hit Rogers, and is available online right now! You’re going to pay a bit more for Pearl…
BlackBerry FMyLife App Now Available
FMyLife’s most excellent anonymous confession site has already created custom readers for Android and iPhone, and today it’s available on BlackBerry too. There was an unofficial app available last year, but unlike the earlier version, this one is free and offers all the same functions, like browsing FMLs from a variety of categories, read and…
Free World Cup South Africa 2010 App for BlackBerry
World Cup South Africa 2010 is coming up fast… it gets underway June 11th! For any soccer/football fan this is the premier event we wait for every four years… An event that crowns the world’s best soccer nation. Personally, yeah, I’ll watch some of the games… But being Canadian and all (and with our national…
BlackBerry Theme of the Day: ‘Glare’ from Elecite
Over the weekend I noticed yet another new BlackBerry theme from the designers over at Elecite. Called ‘Glare’, this new entry features a bright color palette, guaranteed to brighten up any dull and dreary BlackBerry 🙂 Within the theme you’ll also find hiding preview docks, which make for a clean and clutter-free look. The theme…
BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 Now on Telus, Coming to Bell
Those in Canada who have been waiting feverishly for the pink BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 was spotted late last week will be happy to hear that it’s now on the Telus online store for $29.99 on contract, as rumoured. So, what about Bell and Rogers? Bell, and its subsidiary Virgin Mobile Canada, will apparently be…