It’s March 24th and T-Mobile is all official with the new BlackBerry 8820. Previously, we thought the Deutsche Telekom owned mobile operator will launch the WiFi-enabled device on March 5th, then we’ve learned it’s delayed, and finally we got the word the March 24th is the day and voila… it’s here. Let’s sum up the…
RIM announces BlackBerry JDE Plug-in for Eclipse
At EclipseCon, RIM announced a BlackBerry Java Development Environment (JDE) plug-in for Eclipse to enable Eclipse developers to create and test robust mobile apps for the BlackBerry platform using the familiar Integrated Development Environment (IDE). In addition, the Canadian company also announced that it has become a member of the Eclipse Foundation. Key benefits of…
T-Mobile BlackBerry 8820 on track for March 24
Update: Boy Genius Report‘s sources indicate that the BlackBerry 8820 is indeed headed to T-Mobile’s network on March 24th. The T-Mobile BlackBerry 8120 is still slated for April 14, and will rock video recording thanks to a little software tweaking – bonus! T-Mobile had us all up in a tizzy when they delayed their launch…
RIM testing new 3.5G BlackBerry device – BlackBerry 9000 on the way?
What, you’re using 3G? That was, like, soo last year (at least for Americans). The truly hip folks at RIM have decided to get with the times and have announced that they are testing a new BlackBerry with 3.5G data capabilities. The Financial Times is reporting that Research In Motion President Mike Lazaridis has confirmed…
Sprint BlackBerry Curve 8330 due out on April 16 – Telus too
Update: Sprint’s version of the BlackBerry Curve 8330 will reportedly rock a full 80MB of onboard storage, lightening the load on the microSD card slightly. The BlackBerry Curve 8330 on Sprint should also change things up a bit with the introduction of black keys. And, it looks like Telus is set to get the BlackBerry…
Backup your BlackBerrys – RIM “schedules” outage for this Saturday, March 22nd
It’s good to be prepared even though there’s a tiny chance something could go wrong. RIM learned that the hard way and now they are “scheduling” the BlackBerry outage. Actually, that’s just a possibility cause if everything goes smoothly, you shouldn’t notice any addiction disruptive activities. According to RIM’s official note — which follows after…
BlackBerry users get 1GB free online storage with Cortado and Box.net
As RIM’s BlackBerry smartphones keep overtaking Palm Treos in the enterprise world and finding traction outside of the corporate environment, BlackBerry users will be facing an ever-increasing need to store and access secure data. To that end, Cortado has announced that they are giving BlackBerry users 1GB of free online storage. In partnership with Box.net,…
T-Mobile set to launch BlackBerry 8120 Pearl on April 14
We’ve got another expected launch date for the T-Mobile BlackBerry 8120 Pearl. This time around, the T-Mobile HotSpot @Home-compatible Pearl is lined up for an April 14 launch. The previous launch window has come and gone, so Pearl fans that can’t wait to get their hands on the integrated WiFi radio that we saw all…
Handango to attempt selling mobile software in the retail channel
In a move that makes me choke on my morning Müsli, Handango has decided to sell software for mobile phones in actual stores, like the kind you have to leave your house and stand in line to buy things kind of store. Carphone Warehouse will be working directly with Handango to sell applications for the…
Puretracks to bring DRM-free mobile music store to BlackBerry
Toronto-based digital music provider Puretracks along with handset development partner Magnet Mobile Media have developed a new DRM-free mobile music store and service for select RIM’s devices, including the popular Curve, Pearl and 8800 series smartphones. A sneak peek of the Puretracks Mobile Edition music service for BlackBerry was unveiled on March 12 at the…