Remember back in August when HSBC was thinking of buying 200,000 iPhones for use by their staff? I’ve heard very little on that since, but it looks like they’re moving forward with a cool mobile site optimized for the BlackBerry in the UK. The mobile service is available at www.m.hsbc.co.uk and is optimized for BlackBerry…
Latin America Getting the BlackBerry Curve 8350i via NII
iDEN BlackBerry users in Latin America will be pleased with this announcement. RIM and NII Holdings have together announced the release of the BlackBerry Curve 8350i for Latin America. The release should happen sometime during the first quarter of 2009! The BlackBerry Curve 8350i will be released in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and Peru. The 8350i…
Qik now available for BlackBerry
Video streaming service, Qik, today announced the alpha program for BlackBerry. Initial comments sound fairly hit and miss, but that’s testing for you. With one click, you can start streaming video from your Bold, Pearl, Curve or anything with OS 4.5 right to the internet. Qik on BlackBerry is something that I’ve been looking forward…
Telus allows YouTube streaming media on BlackBerry!
Love your BlackBerry handset on Telus’ Canadian network? Hate the fact that streaming media services like YouTube’s mobile video site, m.youtube.com, doesn’t play nice with your BlackBerry? Well, go ahead and jump for joy because Telus has done away with their streaming media block and is now allowing BlackBerry handsets to access streaming media content.…
Samsung Omnia, Samsung Saga and HTC Touch Pro Coming to Verizon in November
Verizon is hopping on the new device train… and as well they should with the holidays just around the corner. If you’re not crazy for the BlackBerry Storm and are searching for different options, it looks like Verizon will have 3 different devices available to eat up your holiday shopping money. The first option is…
BlackBerry 8900 Javelin handled on video!
BlackBerry 9500 Storm got you in a touchscreen tizzy? BlackBerry 9000 Bold just out of your wallet’s reach? Brace yourself, the BlackBerry 8900 Javelin is here to save the day! As the BlackBerry 9000 Bold’s down-range sibling, the BlackBerry 8900 Javelin rocks many of the same features and design cues of bigger brother BlackBerry Bold…
BrickBreaker on the BlackBerry Storm
I can hear you saying… ‘Yeah, the BlackBerry Storm looks pretty cool… but is BrickBreaker still on the new device?’ I can thankfully calm your fears and let you know that yes, indeed, BrickBreaker is making a return to the BlackBerry yet again on the BlackBerry Storm. BrickBreaker is a ‘standard’ game built-in to all…
BlackBerry Storm Video Playblack
Oh, hey, I guess there was one more goodie left in the BlackBerry Developer Conference bag-o-treats. We’ve got some of the first hands-on video of the BlackBerry Storm that doesn’t involve some kind of advertisement. A lot of the OS is still a work in progress, so it wouldn’t be fair to do a whole…
My Location on Google Maps for BlackBerry improved with WiFi
If you happen to own a WiFi-enabled BlackBerry you’ll want to install the latest version of Google Maps, which now adds WiFi signal to the “My Location” mix. The idea is to use wireless network’s signal along with signal from cellular towers to shrink that magical blue circle which shows you where you are —…
BBDC: Day 3 Wrap-up
The dust had settled from yesterday’s announcements at the BlackBerry Developer Conference, and everyone was ready to hit the books in the sessions today. Those many of us without the foggiest clue of what to do with a line of code were in a bit of a pickle, but some breathing room after a hectic…