T-Mobile USA gained 371,000 subscribers for the fourth quarter but the majority of these were the less-lucrative prepaid customers. The company is still squarely in fourth place with 33.8 million customers, while Verizon and AT&T remain the big dogs with 91.2 million and 85.1 million subscribers, respectively. Sprint’s customers have been leaving in droves over…
BlackBerry Theme of the Day: TiltBerry 2.0
Looking for a great theme that brings a Mac OSX flavor to your BlackBerry? If so, you’ll want to check out TiltBerry 2.0 from C_86 Themes. TiltBerry was recently updated to version 2.0 and packs a lot of punch for only $1.99. All icons on-screen are set at an angle, hence the name ‘TiltBerry’. But…
Foursquare for BlackBerry Updated to 1.5 with Tips and Friend-Adding
The Foursquare beta app for BlackBerry continues its journey to the release candidate promised land, now with the ability to add tips to the locations at which you check in, and add friends via mobile. For those of you who haven’t caught on to the fad, Foursquare is a location-based social networking app that tracks…
Leaked: Verizon End of Life List Features BlackBerry Pearl Flip, Storm 9530 and Many More
I’d been hearing rumblings over the past week or so that Verizon could indeed end the storm 9530’s run of touchscreen goodness in the near future. While some were surprised to hear that… I wasn’t. Don’t even get me started on the Storm (or the Storm2 for that matter!), I could go on for days!…
Hi, I’m Marin and I’ll be your editor
I thought it would be prudent to do a proper introduction as I’m the new guy and you’ll be seeing my mug around here a lot. I’m a tech reporter who’s written about mobiles for InformationWeek, CNET, Androinica, Know Your Cell and various other sites. I’ve spent a ton of time thinking about smartphones and…
Official OS 5.0.0.497 Arrives for the BlackBerry Storm 9520
Storm 9520 owners may want to give this a look. Yep, a new and very official OS has appeared, namely OS 5.0.0.497. This comes to us via Vodafone Australia and Fiji. Of course, no changelog has been made available, but I would suspect the usual bevy of bug fixes and tweaks are found within… In…
Research: Android Market Hosts Highest Proportion of Free Apps
Mobile application analytics firm Distimo has published some numbers on U.S. app stores that might surprise those who have had to wade through the mountains of free software on iTunes. As it turns out, it’s the Android Market that actually has the highest proportion of free applications available. Android’s app market growth is also…
Research: Nokia Losing Marketshare, RIM holds Number Two Smartphone Rank in 2009
Gartner has just published the results of some of their latest research regarding the performance of the world’s big-name cell phone manufacturers and platforms over 2009, and hints at where we’re headed next. Android, iPhone, and to a lesser extent, BlackBerry, are poisoned for substantial growth, while Nokia (though still the world leader), Sony Ericsson,…
Quickie: Slacker Radio for BlackBerry Updated to Version 3.0.451
BlackBerry users runnin’ the old Slacker Radio may want to update… Looks like it has been updated to 3.0.451. The latest version can be downloaded OTA via m.slacker.com. Hitting up the mobile address from your Berry will automatically detect your model… So no worries, Slacker will tell you if you’re compatible with the update or…
Do You Have What it Takes to Develop a ‘Super App’? Let RIM Show You How!
Received another lovely update from the folks at RIM a little while ago. Seems as though they have another BlackBerry Developer Webinar planned, and after looking over the details it promises to be a good one. The details? Well, the webinar will commence on Thursday, February 25th and will start at 2PM EST. It’ll be…