It’s been some time since we’ve heard of any major lawsuits stemming from questionable patent holdings in the mobile space. We’ve almost lost faith in shady patent holding companies looking to make a quick buck from whatever vague patents they may or may not have. The latest patent lawsuit involves none other than the famous…
BlackBerry Curve 8320 Sunset edition lands on T-Mobile
Just as we reported earlier, T-Mobile has officially announced the BlackBerry Curve 8320 Sunset edition. The stylish smartphone has everything a modern CrackBerry user crave for, including WiFi connectivity support, 3.5mm stereo headset jack, 2 megapixel camera, media player, and a microSD memory card slot. Yeah, it’s identical to the original Curve 8320 except for…
Chile “First in the World” to offer BlackBerry Bold 9000
If you thought the US or Canada were to be RIM’s launch-countries of choice for the new flagship BlackBerry handset, you’d be wrong. Sure, Canada is RIM’s home turf, and the US is responsible for a serious chunk of BlackBerry sales. But, it seems that Chile’s Movistar is now officially the first carrier to offer…
Flowberry theme brings Mac OS look to a BlackBerry near you
Here’s the theme for all the Mac fans out there using a BlackBerry smartphone. If your company can’t or don’t want to buy you an iPhone, you can still enjoy the “Apple experience” on your CrackBerry, while extending your push-email addiction at the same time. The theme is called Flowberry and it features a pseudo…
Bell Mobility to add BlackBerry Pearl in white and titanium, Curve 8330 in red
Canada’s Bell Mobility will be adding new color options to its existing BlackBerry smartphone offering. As far as we know, the BlackBerry Pearl will be hitting the Canadian carrier in White and Titanium, and BlackBerry Curve 8330 (the one with 3G support) in red. I guess it’s a great news for style aware users who…
Analyst predicts RIM to reign in growth and lose AT&T’s favor
Research In Motion (RIM) has seen impressive growth in the enterprise-oriented smartphone market during recent quarters. The BlackBerry maker’s bullish performance on Wall Street underpins the firm’s 70% smartphone share on AT&T and 107% year-on-year growth as of Q1 2008. But, Credit Suisse analyst Kulbinder Garcha believes RIM’s stock price is significantly over-valued. Why? RIM…
BlackBerry KickStart 8220 video demonstration
For those of you waiting on RIM’s very first clamshell BlackBerry offering, the BlackBerry KickStart is no doubt high on your list of gotta-have handsets. But, written reviews of the device can only do so much. So, to better demonstrate the BlackBerry KickStart 8220’s SureType keyboard, BlackBerry OS 4.6, and more deeply inset trackball, and…
No more BlackBerry Connect for Nokia E-series – Nokia Email emphasized
That’s it. Nokia’s had enough of RIM’s encroachment on their business-phone segment. Rather than allowing Nokia E-series customers to eat from both sides of the pond, to butcher a few metaphors, Nokia has announced that they’ll no longer support BlackBerry Connect support on their business-oriented Eseries handsets. RIM is apparently doing well enough for themselves…
Garmin’s BlackBerry app coming to Europe
Garmin has announced that it will be launching a BlackBerry app in Europe this September. At the moment, Garmin’s application is available in the U.S., only. In addition to turn-by-turn navigation, Garmin Mobile also includes access to Garmin Online, providing users with such features such as local traffic and weather conditions as well as Navteq’s…
BlackBerry Bold 9000 coming to Telstra in September
Australians looking to get their fill of sleekly-styled BlackBerry goodness are going to be in for a treat, come September. Telstra has announced that they’ll be bringing the heralded BlackBerry Bold 9000 to their Aussie customer-base towards the end of September. The BlackBerry Bold boasts a full QWERTY-keyboard that RIM is so darn good at…