According to a post over at Pinstack, OS 4.5.0.135 may be available to BlackBerry 8830 users. It seems as though if you use RIM’s web upgrade service, you could very well get the fancy new, official OS. When I first noticed this I thought ‘that’s kind of strange’, but hey, maybe this is the real…
BlackBerry Scopes Help Take Terrible Pictures at Extreme Range
The Storm and the new Curve made decent headway for RIM’s cameras by getting the bump up to 3.2 megapixels, but considering we’re looking at handsets with 12 megapixel-cameras, putting a giant telescoping zoom lens on a BlackBerry just seems hilarious – even moreso for the Bold which clocks in at a meagre 2 megapixels.…
Qik Updates BlackBerry App to 0.0.11
The folks at Qik have updated their BlackBerry app to 0.0.11. No changelog was supplied with the release, so we’ll have to test and find out for ourselves what is new. An educated guess would point towards the usual mix of bug fixes and performance enhancements… But we’ll see. With Qik on your BlackBerry you…
T-Mobile BlackBerry Curve 8900 Arrives in Croatia
T-Mobile together with RIM have launched the BlackBerry Curve 8900 in Croatia. As we’re well aware, the 8900 comes with the standard QWERTY keyboard, trackball, microSD/SDHC memory card slot, GPS, WiFi, 2.4″ HVGA+ display, 512MHz processor and 3.2MP camera. There’s a lot of good stuff packed into this nice little packages. It’s one of my…
BlackBerry Curve Tops U.S. Handsets for January
Avian Research has published the results of their monthly retail tally, with the BlackBerry Curve dominating the top spot, followed closely by the iPhone and, shockingly, the BlackBerry Storm. Really? The Storm is selling that well? The survey included answers from 100 retail managers and sales reps from AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile shops across…
Cisco Releases Free Traffic Monitor for iPhone and BlackBerry Storm
Cisco recently released this neat tool for iPhone and the BlackBerry Storm called the Global Internet Speed Test (GIST). It measures audio, web and video speeds at particular Wi-Fi locations, so you can figure out for sure which ones will give you the best mobile experience. Cisco generally works behind the scenes and with enterprise,…
OS 4.7.0.109 for the BlackBerry Storm 9530 Found
Only a few days after OS 4.7.0.109 leaked for the BlackBerry Storm 9500, the same has surfaced for its cousin, the BlackBerry Storm 9530. Just like the leaked OS for the 9500, this is not an official version. With that in mind, please take all necessary precautions before installing this OS. Backup your device… And…
BlackBerry Storm Game Alert: Zen Table Tennis
Ping Pong anyone? Storm users can now enjoy a game of table tennis, right there on their touchscreen Berry thanks to Zen Table Tennis from ResetGame. This one isn’t a freebie, you can pick it up for $9.99. A little expensive in my books, but perhaps some will find it worth the price. A quick…
DubMeNow Automatically Updates Mobile Contacts, Extinctifies Business Cards
Now here’s something cool. If there’s one thing I learned from Mobile World Congress, it’s that having a stack of business cards to chew through and follow up with after the show is a huge pain in the ass. DUB undercuts all of that by transmitting contact information by e-mail and SMS so that new…
Lenovo Syncs BlackBerry E-Mail to Laptop via Bluetooth
Lenovo has announced new laptop card that communicates with your BlackBerry via Bluetooth to sync up e-mail, ensuring you can still read and send full-bodied e-mails when you’re outside of a Wi-Fi zone. It’s a little curious, since Bluetooth internet tethering really isn’t that complicated, and certainly doesn’t necessitate a new piece of hardware. Constant…