Ok, so lets say you’re getting rid of some old devices that you no longer use. You’d wipe them clean or at least remove all sensitive data, email and contacts wouldn’t you? Of course you would! By the sounds of things, it looks like the folks over at the McCain-Palin camp could have used a…
BlackBerry OS 4.5 Gets Official Tip of the Cap from AT&T
You might have noticed that BlackBerry OS 4.5 has actually been available for some time via the BlackBerry download site… However, just now AT&T has decided to make an announcement regarding the new and improved OS. 4.5 contains a lot of improvements over previous versions of the OS… But you can only get is if…
RIM Launches New BlackBerry Mobile Site at BlackBerry.Mobi
Some early adopters of the Bold and indeed the Storm might have noticed that RIM’s own BlackBerry site wouldn’t load properly. A little disappointing to say the least. Well, earlier today RIM has addressed the issue by launching a new site at http://BlackBerry.Mobi. The mobile site allows BlackBerry users to get all of the latest…
BlackBerry Storm Versus BlackBerry 8900: Picture Comparison
The new BlackBerry Curve recently launched on Rogers and O2 tends to stick to RIM’s DNA a little more closely than the new touchscreen BlackBerry Storm, but there are more than a few stylistic similarities, as you’ll see. The BlackBerry 8900 is just a hair smaller than the Storm, but the Bold remains the big…
Viigo Updates Local Interests
After finishing up a revamp on their Sports channel, Viigo is now updating their Local Interest channel with latest information on local traffic, emergency services, transit, and Craigslist classifieds. Previously Kijiji was the only local listing in the free app for Windows Mobile and BlackBerry, and Craigslist was available through the News and RSS channel,…
Introducing the Bell BlackBerry Storm Mascot!
It was only a matter of time before we started seeing the new wave of BlackBerry mascots… and this time, it’s the new BlackBerry Storm mascot! As you can see in the image above, the mascot is clearly a Bell booster, and the custome is kitted out with all of the Storm-esque features you’ve come…
nuTsie for BlackBerry Review
The promise of a streaming, wireless music discovery service on BlackBerry sounds nearly too good to be true. The platform isn’t exactly renown for its multimedia flashiness (although it’s no slouch), so when nuTsie released its BlackBerry application about a year ago, I was extremely intrigued. This was something I would expect from Windows Mobile,…
David Pogue Fires Back at Critics of BlackBerry Storm Review
You might recall David Pogue’s harsh review of the early Verizon BlackBerry Storm in the New York Times, responded to with accusations of Apple fanboyism and full-blown blog rebuttals. In this video, he addresses the recent OS update, and what his situation was during the review process – namely that RIM wouldn’t tell him what…
RIM Acquires Chalk Media
RIM has just gobbled up a solution developer by the name of Chalk Media, who allow enterprises to push content (video, text, images and otherwise) to their workforce’s BlackBerrys, as well as receive feedback and statistics on its usage. The acquisition cost upwards of $CAN 23,125,000, or $0.142 per share, and should be fully completed…
BlackBerry Bold Coming to South Korea After Regulation Lift
As of April 1st., South Korean regulators are lifting a rule that requires handsets to include particular software to access wireless internet, thus allowing the BlackBerry 9000 to get across the border. The Wireless Internet Platform for Interoperability (or WIPI) has held up many handset makers from entering the market due to additional installation costs,…