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It’s been a little while now since I published any BlackBerry OS leaks, so this feels just right. While doing a bit of morning browsing I couldn’t help but notice a new OS leaked for the BlackBerry Storm 2 9520. Good news for those that carry one, for sure… But if you don’t, go ahead…
Best Buy is making its intentions about the BlackBerry PlayBook very clear – it wants to carry and sell the device when it comes to market. The PlayBook, RIM’s new tablet, is likely going to be a popular tablet with hardcore BlackBerry fanatics, so it makes sense that the huge electronics retailer would want to…
BlackBerry fans on AT&T have a lot to look forward to if the Torch just didn’t strike their fancy: the Curve 3G and Pearl 3G are arriving soon. We first caught a glimpse of the new Pearl 3G at WES, and folks on the carrier who loved the original Pearl have undoubtedly been waiting impatiently…
Monday was a big day for RIM as they announced the long-rumored BlackBerry PlayBook. tablet, previously known as the BlackBerry BlackPad (Cobalt), and powered by the recently-acquired QNX operating system. The media jumped on to praise the device, but there was also a good amount of criticism circulating the blogosphere. There are no doubts in…
Yesterday, the Associated Press announced two new ‘Super Apps’ for BlackBerry. The new apps are aimed at localizing news coverage by bringing region-specific content to specific areas of the world. The first app is the AP Móvil América Latina app. It delivers news to 20 countries in the Caribbean and Latin America. To receive targeted…
Safari Books Online updated its mobile web site with several key features, including sharing, categorizing, and usage analysis, earlier this week. For those not familiar with the service, Safari Online Books is an online bookshelf service that provides customers with online and mobile access to Safari’s vast catalog of books The new and improved mobile website (m.safaribooksonline.com) now includes…
Firefox Home has been somewhat of a hit with iPhone users who use Firefox on their computers. Soon, BlackBerry and Symbian users will get a little bit of Mozilla love, too. If you’re unfamiliar with Firefox Home, it basically stores your browser info in the cloud so you can access it elsewhere. Whether it’s bookmarks,…
This week at DevCon, RIM is showing off for the first time the Pearl 9100, Curve 3G 9300, and Bold 9700 running their new BlackBerry 6 operating system. RIM didn’t offer anything specific as far as a release timeline goes, but they did imply that the software was mostly in the hands of carriers at…
On the BlackBerry scene, we’ve seen nothing short of a whackload of BlackBerry PlayBook news in the last 24 hours… and with good reason. The PlayBook is RIM’s first entry into the tablet scene, and while the jury is still out on it, I honestly can’t wait to get my hands on one. Believe it…
Good news for Kindle owners, Amazon confirmed today that it is developing a version of its popular Kindle app for the upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook. Amazon boasts of a catalog of over 700,000 titles that are now accessible on the your BlackBerry tablet device. The eReader application from Amazon will let you browse, download, and read…