Rogers has officially released a new OS for the BlackBerry Bold 9700. The new OS brings us up to 5.0.0.351. Go on, pick it up right here. C’mon, go get it! As always, before you proceed please backup your device and take all necessary precautions. If and when you install, be sure to let us…
Saskatchewan Roughriders App Very Popular on the Prairies
Canadians are gearing up for the big football game of the year up here in Canada. That’s right, the Canadian version of the ‘Super Bowl’, the ‘Grey Cup‘ is being played this Sunday in Calgary… Featuring the Montreal Alouettes vs. the Saskatchewan Roughriders. If you’re familiar with the CFL, you’ll know that Saskatchewan’s fans are…
MasterCard Canada Pilots PayPass Mobile Tag for BlackBerry
PayPass mobile contactless payments have been making the rounds in NYC, and even found their way north of the border through Bell recently, but have both been limited to NFC-enabled phones (namely the Nokia (NYSE: NOK) 6131). Luckily, MasterCard Canada is launching a new tag that you can slap on the back of your BlackBerry…
BlackBerry App World Down in Israel?
While doing some poking around in the BlackBerryOS forums today, I happened to notice something disappointing… especially for the good folks residing in Israel. Seems as though BlackBerry App World is no longer available in the country. Paid apps disappeared first, and now, apparently free apps aren’t available either. Strange. I know there is quite…
Bplay Launches ‘7 Days of Deals’ Promo
Bplay is kicking off the Thanksgiving holiday ‘shopping season’ with a ‘7 Days of Deals’ promotion. As each day passes, a new deal is revealed. The first day featured a buy one get one free offer… Buy EA Sports Madden NFL 10 for BlackBerry, and you get the Space Slideshow theme for free. Be sure…
Black Friday Mobile Deals – Radio Shack
Radio Shack, or ‘The Shack’ as they’d like to be called, is offering a fine plethora of sales for Black Friday. Shoppers be on alert since some sweet, sweet handsets are going on sale here, so make sure you’re wearing running shoes, or you could end up like Mrs. Avery up there. Don’t worry, all…
Black Friday Mobile Deals – Best Buy
For those of you who are making the pilgrimage to Best Buy Friday morning, I hope you did some working out beforehand as trying to pick up a TV or a refrigerator without any kind of preparation will not end well. If you’re anything like me, years of being a hermit has turned your body…
Black Friday Mobile Deals – Amazon
Ah, Thanksgiving. The time where families come together to share a delicious meal and be thankful for all of life’s blessings. Once Thanksgiving is over, that’s where the holiday shopping season begins. Black Friday is known across America as the Friday after Thanksgiving where retailers drop prices on a lot of popular merchandise in order…
eBay for BlackBerry Available in App World
You might have caught wind of the eBay app from the BlackBerry Developer Conference – well, it’s available now for download, allowing you to watch auctions, place bids, receive notifications of being outbid right in your Messages app, and enjoy native Calendar integration for reminders. Notifications all take advantage of the new push services, so…
New York Times Goes Live with Free BlackBerry App
Like many (including my bud Ronen over at BerryReview), I could have sworn the New York Times already had a BlackBerry App available for download. Guess I was wrong. The app I must have been thinking about was/is for the iPhone (I have it installed on my iPhone), and it’s a pretty darn good news…