Folks residing in the US can now get their hands on the official Kindle App for BlackBerry. Of course, the app is free and it provides a nice feature set for the first go ’round: Search and browse more than 400,000 books, including 101 of 112 New York Times Best Sellers. Find New York Times…
ShopBlackBerry App Arrives in App World
This is a bit of an interesting entry. RIM has just released a ShopBlackBerry app in App World. A natural extension of the ShopBlackBerry website, RIM is hoping to use the app to pimp accessories out to those that need them in a quick, and convenient way. The cool thing about this app is it…
Possible Mix-up Reveals BlackBerry Storm2 Heading to Rogers?
Chalk this up to a simple goof-up, or, perhaps there is some truth to it. The folks over at BBCool stumbled across something quite interesting not so long ago. If you take a look at the March issue of Canadian Business magazine, you’ll notice an ad showing off the Storm2 (above). Nothing out of the…
‘Berry, My Hero’ Theme Dishes Out Android Flavor on Your BlackBerry Plate
Chad over at Themes4BB sent me a little note with some of the latest and greatest in his BlackBerry Theme collection this morning. One that caught my eye was the Berry, My Hero theme. If you’ve ever wanted to combine the best of BlackBerry OS with the look and feel of Android (with Sense UI),…
MTS Set to Launch BlackBerry Curve 8530
Looks like the BlackBerry Curve 8530 is due to make an appearance on one of my local carriers, MTS. I have to admit, most of my colleagues in the area are on Rogers or TELUS, but a few here and there still rock the MTS contract, so if you want the latest iteration of the…
RIM Shows off New Webkit Browser
Another goodie from RIM coming out of Mobile World Congress was the first look at their new Webkit browser, ripe with HTML 5, AJAX, significantly improved Javascript handling, CSS3, along with JIL and BlackBerry widget support. While it’s hard to gauge real-world performance in a prerecorded test-tube demo like this, the browser does score 100/100…
OS 5.0.0.484 for the BlackBerry Tour 9630 Now Available via Sprint
Not sure how I missed this one, but apparently Sprint released OS 5.0.0.484 for the BlackBerry Tour 9630 via the Desktop Manager last week. While that’s awesome in its own right, now you can grab onto the same OS from the BlackBerry Software Downloads page. If you’re runnin’ a Tour 9630 me thinks it is…
Reminder: BlackBerry ‘Small Screens, Big Dreams’ Webinar Starting Shortly
Attention BlackBerry Developers. In case you missed notice of this, RIM is holding a webinar, titled ‘Small Screens, Big Dreams: a Detail-Oriented Approach to User Interface Design‘. This isn’t a ‘must attend’, but is certainly a smart choice of any BlackBerry developer to sit down and check out. It’s going to be presented by Brian…
HedoneDesign Winter Olympics 2010 BlackBerry Theme
The 2010 Winter Olympics are in full-swing. Being the proud Canadian that I am, I want to congratulate Alexandre Bilodeau for his gold medal winning performance on the moguls the other day. He’s the first Canadian to win a gold medal on Canadian soil… EVER! Well done, Alex. *Tip of the Cap* Now that I’ve…
Pair of OS Leaks Available for the BlackBerry Storm2 9520 and 9550
A pair of OS leaks for BlackBerry Storm2 owners today. Courtesy of BBLeaks, both the Storm2 9520 and 9550 are covered here. For the 9520 we’ve got OS 5.0.0.497. You can pick it up here. Keep in mind, there is NOT an installer for this one. For the 9550 we have OS 5.0.0.451. Pick this…