Hah, just joshin’, not really, but Unconfirmed Sources paints a pretty hilarious picture of a situation where Obama is taking cash from BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion to promote the device. Let’s face it, that is one hell of a celebrity endorsement, one that not even money could buy. “I love my Blackberry. I never leave…
Orange Launches Pay As You Go BlackBerry Service
Orange UK just announced a new pay-as-you-go service with the BlackBerry 8120: £145 gets you the handset, and £5 gets you BlackBerry Internet Service, including e-mail, instant messaging and social networking access. The wording is a bit hazy, but I think you have to sign up for one of their current prepaid packages for voice,…
Verizon Wireless sees 1 million BlackBerry Storms sold to date!
Regardless of hardware niggles and craptastic firmware, RIM’s BlackBerry Storm has apparently been tearing it up on Verizon’s network. Verizon Wireless today announced that they’ve gone Platinum with the BlackBerry Storm – the leading US wireless carrier has sold an impressive 1 million Storm units since its launch last November! The number, while impressive, might…
Telus BlackBerry Curve 8350i Launch Party Video, Hi-Res Product Shots and More
As we’re well aware, the Telus BlackBerry 8350i is now available. Simon touched on it yesterday. After a few friendly emails I’ve managed to pick up a video of the launch party from my bud John over at MobileSyrup… He attended the party and shot the video (which I’ve included after the jump). I haven’t…
BlackBerry Bold OS 4.6.0.228 Leaked
The train of unofficial OSes continues, today with BlackBerry software 4.6.0.228. Just install Desktop Manager, run the OS install file below, and plug in your Bold via USB while DM is running – voila, instant firmware. Just remember that this is a publicly unreleased version of the OS and could very well have some unforseen…
Telus BlackBerry 8350i Now Available
Telus’ PTT subbrand, Mike, just began showing off the push-to-talk BlackBerry 8350i. We had seen this coming for awhile, and now it’s available for $249.99 on a three-year contract, $449.99 on two, $549.99 on one, or $599.99 with no strings attached. Among the first-generation Curves, the 8350i is the first to have both Wi-Fi and…
will.i.am Added To List of Headliners at GSMA’s Mobile Backstage Event
We’re gearing up for Mobile World Congress 2009 over here at IntoMobile. As the event draws nearer (February 16-19 in Barcelona) more and more info keeps coming in on who will be appearing at the event. With that in mind, this morning I received a nifty little press release letting me know that the one…
Custom Paint Jobs Available for BlackBerry 8900
The BlackBerry 8900 isn’t even out in the U.S., yet third parties are already preparing for the imminent February launch. ColorWare is now offering their custom painting service for the new Curve, and for those who can’t finagle one early as a business customer for T-Mobile, ColorWare is selling them off contract for $546 before…
Microsoft Warns Obama About Canadian Eyes Prying on BlackBerry Use
The U.S. President’s phone situation is still somewhat up in the air – he’ll probably be keeping the BlackBerry, and is eyeballing the Sectera Edge for more sensitive communications, but some think he should stick to the one device. Microsoft, however, has questioned the wisdom of the president relying on a device whose maker is…
QuickLaunch Offers Customized Access on BlackBerry Storm
Everyone has their own favourite features they access all the time on their mobile, but there’s only so much you can cram onto convenience keys and home screens. This great productivity tool called QuickLaunch by NikkiSoft lets you configure a secondary menu holding not only your favourite applications on the BlackBerry Storm, but website URLs,…