We got a sneak peek at restaurant lookup and reservations in the Poynt application back at WES, and now the feature has properly gone live. Between this and the white pages reverse phone lookup that was added earlier this summer, Poynt is shaping up really nicely. If you haven’t checked it out already, Poynt is…
AT&T BlackBerry Bold Update Arriving This Afternoon
An official BlackBerry Bold update is around the corner for AT&T customers, offering a few small tweaks and updates. general handset optimizations the ability for the user to manually select whether they want their smartphone to connect to either 2G and 3G networks, depending on availability, or to connect to only to 2G networks a…
ITC Investigates Samsung Flash Memory in BlackBerry, iPhone
The U.S. International Trade Commission is taking a close look at flash memory made by Samsung and used in popular handsets like the iPhone and BlackBerry after BTG International claimed patent infringement. The memory chips in question are used in a wide variety of gadgets, including USB sticks, camcorders and MP3 players. These kind of…
HTC Hero Theme for BlackBerry Bold, Curve 8900 and Tour 9630
You may recall the awesome awesomeness of the HTC Sense UI Theme for the iPhone. The theme received my thumbs up (way up) and today, I’ve got a little more HTC UI love… But this time around it’s for the BlackBerry’s in the crowd. Yep, that’s right, a new ‘HTC Hero Theme’ has launched for…
BlackBerry Storm 2 Gets a Look Under the Hood
Some brave soul has cracked the front off their BlackBerry Storm 2 and provided a look at the bare circuits beneath. The difference between the BlackBerry 9550 and the original Storm is immediately apparent – instead of the single button dab smack in the middle acting as a pivot point, all four corners are getting…
Study: BlackBerry Adds 15 Hours to Work Week
While BlackBerry has become something of a standard issue for many enterprises, it’s gradually turning into an HR headache as the threat of employees demanding overtime on mobile devices looms. Keeping time sheets for personal/business mobile use is a bit impractical – some companies simply institute mandatory BlackBerry blackouts in order to save themselves the…
OS 4.6.0.292 Spotted for the BlackBerry Bold
Another quick BlackBerry OS update this morning. This time it isn’t the Pearl Flip, but the good ‘ol BlackBery Bold that has stepped up to the plate. OS 4.6.0.292 is now officially available from Telecomunicaciones Movilnet C.A. I know, the name just rolls off the tongue doesn’t it? If you’d rather wait for an official…
BlackBerry Curve 8520 Landing on Spanish Shores this September
BlackBerry aficionados in Spain will be pleased to hear this little tidbit of news from RIM. Today, the boys and girls from Waterloo made it all official that the BlackBerry Curve 8520 is coming to Spain this September, from various wireless carriers. The Curve 8520 features a full-QWERTY keyboard (of course), Bluetooth 2.0, 256MB flash…
Torch Mobile, makers of the Iris browser, acquired by RIM; web browsing on a BlackBerry to suck less
Torch Mobile, who make the Iris mobile web browser for Windows Mobile devices, has been acquired by Research in Motion for an undisclosed sum of money. This piece of information was on their website: Torch Mobile is excited to announce that our company has been acquired by Research In Motion (RIM), one of the most…
Shed a Few Pounds: Weight Loss Sensei Now Available for BlackBerry
So let’s say you want to lose a few pounds, but don’t know where to start. You’re busy, on-the-go all the time and have always wished there was something you could ‘take with you’ to help you stay on course with your diet and weight loss goals. Now, thanks to Weight Loss Sensei, you can…