Shazam has been identifying, grabbing lyrics for, and allowing purchases of songs on BlackBerry since last spring, with Storm compatibility arriving a little bit later in the summer. Since then, a new version came around to iPhone (and now BlackBerry) called Shazam Encore, which hosted faster song lookup, recommendations, and optimizations for song ID while…
BlackBerry 8910 Accidentally Shown at CES
Not that you haven’t seen it before, but the BlackBerry 8910 Curve (a.k.a Atlas, Dakota) made an unexpected appearance at the Consumer Electronics Show a few weeks back at the Case-Mate booth. Youch. There’s nothing really new to report aside from the picture – I would have been curious to see the device itself running…
BlackBerry Internet Service 3.0 Bringing WMA and OpenOffice Support?
An incoming BlackBerry Internet Service 3.0 upgrade will apparently be offering Windows Media Audio support and the ability to work with OpenOffice presentations, spreadsheets, and documents. All of that is, of course, on top of the previously-leaked features of two-way GMail sync and GMail labels. Sometime after it rolls out this March will be a…
White BlackBerry 8520 Comes to Rogers
Rogers had released the BlackBerry Curve 8520 in the fall in black and lavendar colour options, but now the fashion-conscious can now consider a white version, as well. Personally, I prefer the classic black, but white has already been making the rounds on the Bold 9000, and I’ve seen more than a few in the…
Bell Goes Crazy Over the Weekend: Palm Pre, Storm 9530 Available for Free, Bold 9700 Gets $50 Price Drop
It’s always good when price drops occur, for two reasons. First, you get the device you’ve been looking for at a lower price. Second, price drops like the one I’m about to tell you about are usually a sign of new models on the not-so-distant horizon… the carrier wants to clean out the old stock…
Brief: Motorola complaining to the U.S. International Trade Commission about 5 patents RIM violated
Today Motorola filed a complaint to the U.S. International Trade Commission against Research in Motion. Motorola is accusing RIM of violating 5 patents that have to do with Wi-Fi, user interfaces, application management, and power management, among other things. They’re trying to get a U.S. ban on RIM products. Good luck with that. Full press…
TripIt Released for BlackBerry
TripIt has been available for Android since November, and iPhone for almost a year now, but for those who have been waiting, it’s finally coming to BlackBerry. TripIt basically keeps your travel plans all in order across a number of different applications – generally, I see notifications for it through LinkedIn, but it hooks into…
Gowalla Coming to Android and BlackBerry
In a recent interview with Om Malik, Gowalla CEO Josh Williams mentioned that an Android version of the location/check-in based social network would be available in around three to four weeks, and that a BlackBerry client was “a priority”. On top of that, it sounds like they’re going to have a big announcement in two…
OS 5.0.0.442 Now Available for the BlackBerry Bold 9700 via Zain Jordan
BlackBerry Bold 9700 users have another OS locked and ready to go… and yes, it’s an official release. OS 5.0.0.442 is now available, released by Zain Jordan just the other day. You can pick up your copy and start the installation process right here. As always, if you do decide to download and install on…
Friday Fun: BlackBerry Cufflinks for that Special Night Out
Now this is a fashionable accessory that no self-respecting BlackBerry user can be without. If you’ve got a spare $50 kicking around and want to have a couple of BlackBerry 8800’s hangin’ out around your wrists, look no farther than the ‘PDA Smartphone Cufflinks’ from Cufflinks.com. These beauties are 3/4″ by 1/2″ and are nickel…