Visual voicemail on the BlackBerry Bold has been a feature looming since January, but rumour has it that AT&T subscribers will be able to activate it for free starting tomorrow. Some particulars of the service have also bubbled up, if you’re you’re interested: Store up to 40 voicemails for up to 14 days Archive voicemails…
OS 4.6.1.284 for the BlackBerry Pearl Flip Now Available from Alltel
BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 owners, you’ll be pleased to know that a new, official OS has dropped for your device. This time, via Alltel OS 4.6.1.284 is readily available for the Flip. You can grab it from Alltel right here. Before you proceed, be sure to backup your device and take all necessary precautions. If…
Rumored: BlackBerry Storm 2 and BlackBerry Curve 2 Release Dates
Howdy all, here’s hoping you had a great weekend. Was truly a relaxing one over here for me… Hit up a wedding, checked out an AC/DC concert that was in town (crazy show) and had the standard BBQ with family and friends on Sunday. I’m refreshed, and ready to go for the week. To get…
BlackBerry Storm 2 uses piezo-electric SurePress display
Just the other day we saw the BlackBerry Storm 2 video showing off the upcoming Storm 2’s more user-friendly SurePress touchscreen display. That video is no more, but we’ve got a new video that goes into some seriously geeky detail about the peizo-electric technology behind the revamped SurePress screen. The piezo-electric displays are apparently capable…
Motorola Sholes and BlackBerry Storm 2 hitting Verizon in October?
The leaked footage of the BlackBerry Storm 2 was a good sign that the next-gen touchscreen BlackBerry was headed to Verizon in the near future, revamped SurePress screen in tow. Turns out, it’s little more than a month away. New leaked documentation from Boy Genius points to an October. The Storm 2 will be launching…
New GMail Plug-In for BlackBerry Available
For those looking for a little extra juice out of their mobile GMail, a new plug-in for BlackBerry was released this weekend that adds a few welcome features. Add and remove labels and stars on email messages Report spam email messages Perform local and remote searches Archive email messages View related email messages as a…
BlackBerry Tour 9630 Now Available on Alltel
Looks like the rumors were dead on. Alltel now carries the BlackBerry Tour 9630. Sure, we know that Verizon bought Alltel way back in January, but Alltel is still operating in over 90 markets (I actually popped by an Alltel store in North Dakota not so long ago!). So, if you happen to have an…
BlackBerry Tour 9630 Owners: Get Your Hands on the Free ‘Priority’ Theme
So you’re a new BlackBerry Tour owner and you want to give your Berry a new look? Righty-o. Today I stumbled across a new (and free) theme for your Tour, and it looks pretty darn good. The ‘Priority’ Theme from SocksInsideOut is a great new theme that uses some handy tabs at the bottom of…
One Step Closer to Star Trek: Sakhr offers Voice-to-Voice Automated Translation
Yeah, you’re really clever for getting the tricorder sound effect to play when popping the slide on your phone, but can you make it work as a universal translator like the dorky little pins Starfleet troops wear? Maybe not yet, but Sakhr Software is taking the first steps with their two-way English/Arabic voice-to-voice translation application…
Full Flash and Silverlight Planned for BlackBerry?
We had heard point blank from RIM’s Mike Kirkup back in February that Flash would find its way to BlackBerry sooner or later, but didn’t get any elaboration on whether it would be a toned-down Flash Lite, but early rumours suggest that it will be a full-blown version, and come along with Silverlight support. Network…