Kevin’s not the only one with the up-and-coming BlackBerry 9630 Niagara – Boy Genius has his mitts on a working unit, and gives us a quick run-through of the browser, address book, and messages. To be honest, we aren’t expecting anything especially surprising in the operating system, but a solid spec sheet would certainly be…
Mobile Browsers Stump Hackers
CanSecWest has wrapped up, and although there was plenty of action in the Pwn2Own contest for their desktop browser bracket, there was nary a peep from the mobile section – BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, Android and iPhone all emerged unscathed. It’s a little crazy when you consider these talented programmers could bust their way into all…
BlackBerry Arrives in Tunisia via Tunisie Telecom
Tunisie Telecom together with Alcatel-Lucent and RIM have announced that they are making the leap and launching the BlackBerry solution within Tunisia. Congrats Tunisia! Tunisie Telecom will offer customers the BlackBerry Pearl 8100 and 8120, Curve 8320, 8800 and Bold 9000 devices at launch. There will also be BES and BIS available to customers in…
RIM Completes Upgrade to BIS 2.6
BlackBerry users in North America will be more than pleased to know that RIM has completed their upgrade to BIS 2.6. So what’s the big deal? Well, it won’t be a big deal for anyone on BES, but for all of us out there in a non-corporate/business setting, this means some pretty cool new features…
March Madness: Cool Collegiate BlackBerry Themes from Bplay
A quickie here for the BlackBerry users out there that have full-blown ‘March Madness’. Bplay just sent over a reminder email to me pointing out they have themes for 32 of the teams involved in this years’ tournament… From the Arizona Wildcats to the Wisconsin Badgers, there’s a darn good chance you’ll find your team.…
RIM Builds BlackBerry Site to Help us ‘Vote Earth’ During ‘Earth Hour’
Heard of ‘Earth Hour’? It’s an event that takes place for one hour (8:30 – 9:30 PM) on March 28th 2009. So what is ‘Earth Hour’? Well it all began in Australia in 2007: Earth Hour began in Sydney in 2007, when 2.2 million homes and businesses switched off their lights for one hour. In…
BlackBerry 9630 Niagara Due for Verizon in May?
The BlackBerry 9630 “Niagara” which we’ve been seeing so much of lately might be coming to Verizon in May, according to analysts. The world capabale (i.e. rocks both GSM and CDMA) smartphone would be a likely fit for Verizon, who had supported RIM’s first World Edition device, the 8830, back in 2007, and more recently…
Elecite Releases Premium Ascari 2.0 BlackBerry Theme
Need a great looking theme for your BlackBerry? Elecite has just released their brand-new Ascarii 2.0 Theme. It looks pretty darn cool. It’s a premium theme (so yeah, you’ll have to pay $6.99 USD for it), and is compatible with Berry devices running on OS 4.6 and up only. As you can see from the…
Weather Eye App from The Weather Network Updated for the BlackBerry Storm
If you’re looking for a solid weather app for your BlackBerry Storm, you may want to check out the updated Weather Eye app from the Weather Network. The app has been updated to fit the Storm’s display much better, and a bunch of tweaks have been made to improve usability and function. As it stands…
Hackers offered $10,000 to Crack Mobile OSes
Running concurrently with their desktop browser hacking challenge (where one clever programmer broke down Safari in 10 seconds), the Pwn2Own contest at CanSecWest will also be testing the security of mobile operating systems. If they can break through any of the five big platforms (Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, Symbian and Windows Mobile), reps from those companies…