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Looks like my friends at SHAPE Services have been hard at work on their IM+ for BlackBerry application. Last I heard from them, they had updated the app with some new user interface and group chat features. The app is a powerful one, and connects you to all of your favorite instant messaging, chat and…
Speculation has been running rampant about the BlackBerry Torch 9800 for AT&T not doing very well in sales. Today, Fred Devereux, President of Wireless Operations in the US West for AT&T, gave the impression that the carrier was a little disappointed and somewhat surprised in BlackBerry Torch sales. Funny, I’m not all that surprised about…
When we talk about app stores, the conversation is normally dominated by Apple and Google but Research In Motion wants to be a part of this discussion and its BlackBerry App World has now surpassed 10,000 mobile programs. “BlackBerry #AppWorld is 10,000 apps strong and growing – what apps do you love?” the company said…
If you still think these smartphones are just a fad, you should check out the latest numbers from IDC because the firm’s research said smartphone shipments for the first half of the year grew 55.5% compared to last year. IDC said vendors shipped 119.4 million smartphones for the first six months of 2010, compared to…
Some late night BlackBerry OS leak action for ya, and guess what?… it’s for the almost-brand-new BlackBerry Torch 9800! It wasn’t long ago I recall OS 6.0.0.161 was leaked for the Torch, and now it looks like 6.0.0.214 is available for the device as well. The previous leak was received with little fanfare, so lets…
If you’re looking for more BlackBerry Curve love on Verizon, it looks like that’s just what you’re going to get in the near future. Via a rebate form obtained by our friends at CrackBerry, it looks like the Curve 3G 9330 is headed to big red in charcoal gray and fuchsia. No release date was…
If you’ve got a BlackBerry Torch 9800 in-hand, and want to kick things up a notch or two on the customization scale… it looks like you’re in luck. ColorWare has just announced that the Torch 9800 is available for your color customization needs. You can send in your device for $250, or buy a new…
Hedone Hawker has been a busy man over the past month. Off the top of my head, I can easily recall the Retnio, Pneuma, OS6Like and the Skeper BlackBerry theme, all hitting us over the last 60 days or so. Business must be good, because Hedone has just let me know about another new BlackBerry…
It’s not often I get notice of a new official BlackBerry OS on the recommendation of one of our editors fathers… But that’s exactly what happened with this one. The father of our good ‘ol Simon let him know about this one, and Simon passed on the good news to me. Apparently, this one is…
If you’re in Canada and itching at the hip to get your hands on a BlackBerry Torch 9800… The wait is well and truly on. At least this time we have a HARD launch date for ALL of the major Canadian carriers. The last we heard, Bell, Rogers and TELUS are all going live with…