Our friends to the North will be happy to hear that Telus has followed through on rumors that they’ll be launching a Canadian-flavored BlackBerry Curve 8330. The sleek, yet full-featured BlackBerry Curve 8330 offers BlackBerry fans a good dose of EVDO data, GPS, Bluetooth, and 2 megapixel camera. That is, when it finally launches on…
Sprint prepping to launch iDEN BlackBerry with WiFi in 2008
Here’s some good news for die-hard Nextel iDEN network-fans. Sprint CEO Dan Hesse announced at CTIA that Sprint will be bringing the addictive smartphone goodness of the BlackBerry to Nextel customers still loyal to the iDEN network-based service. The new BlackBerry will apparently rock WiFi to help speed up the data-side of things when within…
BlackBerry finally coming to Russia on Vimpelcom
As expected, Research In Motion (RIM), makers of the addictive BlackBerry line of push-email enabled smartphones, has officially entered the Russian market. The largest country in the world has finally caught up with today’s technological wizz-bangery and will be offering RIM’s staid, business suit-friendly BlackBerry 8700g on Vimpelcom’s network. Following the Russian security agency’s (FSB)…
Guitar Hero 3 goes BlackBerry, mobile workers’ productivity south
I still wait to read about the impact of Facebook for BlackBerry release on the mobile workers productivity. Somehow I doubt it was beneficial to the companies which gave away the RIM-made smartphones to their managers. And now, to make things even worse for the companies’ performance, Bplay is releasing Guitar Hero 3 for BlackBerry.…
XM Radio Mobile goes BlackBerry
It’s like the push-email isn’t addictive enough for CrackBerry owners, XM Radio is launching its optimized-for-mobile application/service for the RIM-made device owners. Expect to take 20 exclusive XM channels of commercial-free music and 24-hour comedy programming with you, wherever you go. The application’s easy-to-use interface with graphical icons for content genres and channels should make…
BlackBerry news: Curve 8330 goes to Sprint, Pearl 8120 to T-Mobile, Pearl 8110 to AT&T, and million downloads of Facebook app
Research In Motion may not have that many news to report at this year’s CTIA, but they are pushing hard to further strengthen their presence in the U.S. mobile phone market. Let’s sum up all the BlackBerry news, shall we: First we saw Verizon introducing the GPS-enabled BlackBerry Curve 8330. We’ve already covered this and…
Verizon announces EV-DO, GPS enabled BlackBerry Curve 8330; Could be yours for $269.99 in May
Just in time for the CTIA, Verizon is announcing the EV-DO enabled BlackBerry Curve 8330. The new device will come in a “liquid silver-colored finish with chrome highlights” that makes the device arguably the best-looking BlackBerry device to date. As for the features, expect the standard addictive BlackBerry feature set, including support for major email…
BlackBerry 9000 spotted in the wild – WiFi and HSDPA in enterprise
The RIM BlackBerry 9000 was supposed to take the Canadian company’s push-emailing handset lineup to a whole new level. In the face of increased enterprise pressure from other handsets, like the iPhone, RIM has been a company to watch with their BlackBerry 9000. So, it was a bit of a surprise when I first laid…
India threatens to shut down RIM’s BlackBerry network again
Again with the network-shutdown threats. Indian government officials have again threatened to flip the off-switch on RIM’s BlackBerry network in India if RIM doesn’t hand over backdoor access to its encrypted email network. India’s Department of Telecom has given RIM a 15-day ultimatum – “open up your encrypted network to our spooks or say bye-bye…
Video: How to install and use six free BlackBerry apps
CIO.com prepared an excellent how-to video for first-time or let’s say not-that-tech-savvy BlackBerry owners. In a roughly 10-minute long video, you’ll learn how to install and use 6 free apps, including: Viigo mobile RSS reader Beyond411 local search WorldMate Live travel companion Google Maps Facebook for BlackBerry, and TwitterBerry It’s a must watch. Enjoy!