BlackBerry Unite!, RIM’s free administration software for small groups, is officially being discontinued. We had heard in February that Unite! and BlackBerry Professional software (used for groups bigger than Unite!, but smaller than a full-blown Enterprise Server) would be on the chopping block – now we just have to wait for BPS to get the…
‘I Love BlackBerry’ App Tracks Your Device Usage… Confirm Your BlackBerry Addiction With Hard Numbers!
Want to know right down to the second how much time you spend on your BlackBerry? I know I don’t, as the number could and very well would be somewhat shocking to me. Still, if you want to get an idea of how bad your ‘addiction’ is, there’s a new app that can come to…
RIM Working on Groups Collaboration Tool
A screen shot has slipped through the cracks of a new collaboration tool for BlackBerry called Groups. At first glance, it looks like a simple way of sharing tasks, messages, location, chat, calendar and contacts. BlackBerry Unite! had a stab at small group collaboration, but never really took off. At first glance it seems like…
TwitterBerry 0.9 Beta 6 Now Available
In case you missed it, late last week the folks at Orangatame Software released the latest version of their TwitterBerry client for BlackBerry. The latest build is TwitterBerry 0.9 Beta 6. A quick update overview from the folks at Orangatame: New features in Beta 6: Support for Twitgoo! Set your media provider to “Twitgoo” in…
Premium XBerry Theme for BlackBerry
Any Xbox gamers out there? There’s got to be… better yet, if you’re an Xbox gamer that packs a BlackBerry, I’ve got an ideal theme for you to check out today. The good folks over at Elecite have released the ‘Premium XBerry’ theme to follow in the footsteps of their successful PSB theme (which made…
Better Late Than Never: OtterBox Introduces BlackBerry 8300 Series Impact Case
OtterBox has just released yet another rugged and durable case for the BlackBerry lineup. This time around the BlackBerry Curve 8300 Series ‘Impact Case’ is up and ready for purchase. It is a little surprising that OtterBox has just come out with this case for the 8300 now, but hey, better late than never. If…
Obama’s White House getting super-secure BlackBerry 8830 soon
When Senator Barack Obama become President Barack Obama, the BlackBerry-wielding Commander-in-Chief was forced to give up his handy BlackBerry for anything but personal communications. The POTUS was given an NSA-certified Sectera Edge smartphone for all official communiques that intelligence-types would rather keep under encrypted lock-and-key. But, it seems the President just can’t do without his…
Best Buy Mobile Throws Down ‘Door Crasher’ Deals For the Weekend
Best Buy Mobile has dropped some mildly insane pricing on some solid devices lately. These ‘door crasher’ deals are only available until April 26th, so Canadians best be getting their bee-hinds into the stores if they want to catch the pricing before the deal is over. Deals to be had: Bell BlackBerry Storm for $49.99…
Tetris on your BlackBerry… BBtris on Sale through April 29th
Need a new puzzle game on your BlackBerry? How about the classic game of Tetris? MobiHand and the developers at S4BB have the popular BBtris game on sale right now for $2.99 through April 29th. Regularly priced at $9.99, that’s a whopping 70% savings off normal price. If you enjoy a good game of Tetris,…
BlackBerry 9630 Niagara to be Named Tour?
The BlackBerry 9630 bound for Verizon has to date been carrying the internal “Niagara” codename since we first heard about it, but based on a tip and some domain name sleuthing, the final public name will be the BlackBerry Tour. It might sound weird at first, but that’s what people thought of the Storm when…