Travel application WorldMate Live has updated to version 3.0, boasting new browsability of user-generated reviews from Yelp, along with a few improvements to their calendar sync and hotel booking functions. Honest reviews are great to have when you’re in an unfamiliar city; sure a quick Google search can point you to a store or restaurant,…
BlackBerry Instant Messaging Clients Updated
On top of MySpace and Facebook apps for BlackBerry getting some updates; all of the native Windows Live, Google Talk, Yahoo!, AOL, and ICQ instant messengers have been updated, thanks to the new BlackBerry Internet Service. Here are some of the features available in version 2.5.27 of the apps: Add dedicated icons to the Home…
Rogers BlackBerry Curve 8520 Launch Imminent
If past history means anything (and it always does), the launch of the BlackBerry Curve 8520 is coming real soon on Rogers. First we were privy to some leaked inventory shots, then came some leaked device images… and now, we’ve learned that employees are to begin training on the device… The last and most sure…
Facebook 1.6.0.22 for BlackBerry Arrives With OS 5.0 Support
If you’ve already managed to upgrade to BB OS 5.0 (sneaky you), but are getting frustrated with your most popular apps not working so well… One of the major social networking apps for BlackBerry has been updated with 5.0 support. I’m talking about Facebook for BlackBerry of course! The new version brings us up to…
Free ‘Blueprint’ BlackBerry Theme from Gemblock
My bud Artem over at Gemblock has just let me know about a new BlackBerry Theme he’s released. It’s called the ‘Blueprint’, and best of all, it’s free! The Blueprint theme features a high contrast design, semi-transparent menus, 3 messages and calendar entries and a lot more. As you can see from the screenshots above…
Verizon, Sprint: BlackBerry Tour Trackball is Fine
Yesterday a report went out that carriers were experiencing return rates on the BlackBerry Tour approaching 50% due to the trackball malfunctioning, but Verizon and Sprint have today both denied the figure; Verizon even went so far to say that the BlackBerry 9630 has a lower-than-average return rate. I’d really like to believe that those…
Two-Way GMail Sync for BlackBerry En Route
A few weeks ago, RIM released a BlackBerry plug-in that added quite a few functions to Google Mail on the device, including stars, archiving, and labels, but still only pushed updates from phone to service rather than supporting true two-way sync. Fortunately, some sharp eyes have spotted a blurb in the latest BlackBerry Connection newsletter,…
BlackBerry Storm 2 and 9700 Bold Dated Mid-October for Europe
Yesterday we heard that the BlackBerry 9700 Bold (Onyx) would be finding its way to T-Mobile U.S. on November 11th., but what about abroad? Well, the latest rumours are saying that T-Mobile UK will launch the Onyx earlier, along with Rogers, in mid-October. As for the Storm 2, we had seen SKUs appear in Vodafone’s…
BlackBerry 9700 Bold and Motorola CLIQ Coming to T-Mobile November 11?
Two hot handsets are getting a tentative release date on T-Mobile; the Motorola cliq and BlackBerry 9700 (a.k.a Onyx) should be hitting shelves on November 11th. Rogers is still apparently good to go with the new Bold in mid/late October, but AT&T should be launching at the same time as T-Mobile. If you didn’t catch…
Brightkite Now Available on BlackBerry
Brightkite is a location-aware social networking app for Android, iPhone, and now BlackBerry that lets you share photos and notes at certain GPS coordinates both with your friends and to the community at large. Using the service requires you to occasionally “check in”, which might be a pain for those who are used to automated…