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BlackBerry Curve 8350i Close to a Sprint Release

The latest iDEN smartphone presented by RIM, BlackBerry Curve 8350i, will soon be released in the US by Sprint, the third largest North American mobile carrier. Of course, we already new this, since RIM and Sprint have announced the device about one month ago. But recetnly, Sprint has came up with a web page that sho...

10 October 2008
10:32 GMT

BlackBerry Bold, Not Good Enough for Orange Yet

It seems that, after AT&T pushed back the release date of the BlackBerry Bold, from October 2 to “later this year” as it is said on its website, time has come for Orange as well to do that. On the official AT&T page, the phone is currently listed as “out of stock,” which could also be con...

10 October 2008
03:02 GMT

Bell Jumps on the BlackBerry Storm Wagon Too

As assumed yesterday, when Telus Mobility officially unveiled the fact that it would launch RIM's new BlackBerry Storm in Canada, the other major Canadian CDMA carrier, namely Bell, also confirmed the release of the smartphone. A Storm-related press release was not issued by Bell yet, but the carrier has up...

9 October 2008
08:03 GMT

BlackBerry Bold Announced for Taiwan – QWERTY-BoPoMoFo Keyboard Included

Canada's RIM is trying to take over the Asian markets too (and not only the North American and European ones), as, after launching the BlackBerry Bold in countries like Indonesia and Singapore, it just announced the smartphone for Taiwan. Set to be released at the beginning of November via Taiwan Mobile, th...

9 October 2008
03:36 GMT

New Developer Tools for RIM's Latest Three Smartphones

Together with the release of its brand new BlackBerry Storm, RIM has also announced today the availability of new developer tools. These are designed to create and test applications not only for the Storm, but also for BlackBerry Pearl Flip and BlackBerry Bold, the other two new smartphones produced by the Canadian c...

8 October 2008
10:16 GMT

Canada Gets the BlackBerry Storm Too, via Telus for Now

The same day RIM has officially unveiled its first touchscreen product – BlackBerry Storm – the handset was confirmed for a release in Canada too, via Telus. This, although, in the press material issued by RIM, the company only mentioned that the smartphone would be out via Verizon and Vodafone. Anyway, i...

8 October 2008
04:36 GMT

BlackBerry Storm Is Finally Official, Verizon and Vodafone Will Release It This Fall

Research In Motion has finally gone official with its much-talked-about BlackBerry Storm, via a press release filled with highly optimistic statements. Before we go on with analyzing the official features of the smartphone, we have to mention that, as you probably already knew, the Storm will only be available v...

8 October 2008
03:13 GMT

RIM's BlackBerry Storm 9500 / 9530 Details

Despite the fact that anticipation has been building up for this handset and numerous rumors surrounded it, so far, we only had fragments of information to provide you with. Finally, here is something more on the handset that's bound to generate a hype greater than the one Apple's iPhone caused. BlackBerry ...

7 October 2008
04:22 GMT

Zain Brings RIM's BlackBerry Bold to Bahrain

The latest market where RIM's new BlackBerry Bold was confirmed for an official release is Bahrain (or the Kingdom of Bahrain), the small but rich insular country from the Middle East. The Bold will be sold via Zain, the Kuwait-based mobile operator that offers services in 22 countries from the Middle East and A...

7 October 2008
02:56 GMT

BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 Announced for Spain

The same day we informed you about the existence of a pink BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220, Research in Motion and Telefonica announced the upcoming availability of the respective smartphone in Spain. Obviously, the Pearl Flip 8220 will be sold through Telefonica's Movistar – the largest Spanish mobile car...

6 October 2008
10:59 GMT

Pink BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 Headed to Rogers

We've seen RIM's BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 in three color versions so far (black, black with red and black with silver). It seems that the fourth one will be pink and, apparently, it will first hit Canada, via the country's largest mobile operator, namely Rogers. According to an image appeared ov...

6 October 2008
08:18 GMT

BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 out Now in Italy

It looks like T-Mobile USA is not the world's first mobile carrier to sell RIM's new BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220, as previously announced. That's because Italy's largest operator, namely TIM, has already begun selling the smartphone. This appears on the Italian carrier's official website, offe...

4 October 2008
05:41 GMT

WildCharge Skins to Protect and Energize BlackBerry Smartphones

WildCharge Inc., a North American company headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, has announced the upcoming availability of a new WildCharge range of skins for RIM's BlackBerry smartphones.  As their producer says, the WildCharge skins are protective gel cases that feature an advanced wire-free power technolog...

3 October 2008
11:28 GMT

BlackBerry Storm – Official Video Presentation from Vodafone

Although not officially announced by RIM, BlackBerry Storm 9500 is hardly a well-kept secret. Tons of details and images have appeared over the past month, all of them revolving around the very first touchscreen smartphone built by the Canadians from Research in Motion.The latest “big leak” comes via...

3 October 2008
04:38 GMT

BlackBerry Javelin, aka Curve II, Might Hit T-Mobile USA in November

BlackBerry Javelin, the yet unannounced, younger brother of BlackBerry Bold, will apparently be soon released in the US, via T-Mobile, the country's fourth largest mobile carrier.Although many of T-Mo's subscribers might have wished for the Bold to come their way, this will not happen, and they will have to...

2 October 2008
06:56 GMT

Rogers' BlackBerry Bold Will Soon Be $100 Cheaper

When released by Rogers in Canada, RIM's BlackBerry Bold 9000 came with the hefty price of $399, plus the high fees that users had, and still have, to pay for three years. The smartphone still has this price tag now, but it looks like Rogers will soon make it cheaper with $100, hence it will cost only $299.Of co...

1 October 2008
09:55 GMT

TheStreet Goes BlackBerry, for Free

TheStreet.com, the well-known New York-based financial company, has announced that it is now offering a special application created in order to allow BlackBerry users to easily access all its content. Thus, owners of RIM-made smartphones who need to stay updated with the latest financial news, stocks, quotes and othe...

1 October 2008
04:46 GMT

Eagle Eye Released for Windows Mobile and BlackBerry

Fans of Steven Spielberg's latest movie entitled Eagle Eye will be thrilled to find out that they have a mobile game based on the action thriller. Developed by Magmic Games, after licensing the title from Paramount Digital Entertainment, Eagle Eye is available as of now, but only for Windows Mobile and BlackBerr...

29 September 2008
15:11 GMT

BlackBerry Bold in Japan, Starting 2009

For all the Japanese mobile users wondering when RIM is going to release the BlackBerry Bold in their country, NTT DoCoMo has the answer today: the high-end smartphone will be commercially available in the Asian land of teddy bear phones starting the first months of 2009. Of course, the beginning of next year is not ...

29 September 2008
02:48 GMT

Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Now on BlackBerries

The Canadian smartphone manufacturer Research In Motion announced that, as of now, its BlackBerry Enterprise Solution is compatible with Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, allowing corporate users to enjoy an improved instant messaging mobile experience.The 2007 edition of Microsoft's solution comes wi...

20 September 2008
06:17 GMT

BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 to Come in Silver Too

RIM and colors are definitely good friends, if we were to think about the multitude of color versions its BlackBerry smartphones have. Thus, it's no surprise that the latest announced handset from the Canadian manufacturer, namely BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220, will have at least three color editions: black, r...

19 September 2008
09:08 GMT

BlackBerry 8830 World Edition, Soon in India

While Airtel, Reliance and Vodafone have just unveiled the upcoming availability of BlackBerry Bold, Tata Teleservices, India's fourth largest mobile carrier, has announced the release of BlackBerry 8830 World  Edition. Of course, the 8830 is not as new as the Bold, but since Tata is a CDMA-only c...

19 September 2008
03:36 GMT

Quickoffice Launched eOffice 4.5 for BlackBerry

Quickoffice, the Texas-based company that provides office software for mobile devices, has announced the availability of eOffice 4.5 for RIM's BlackBerry smartphones. You might know that eOffice is an application developed by Dynoplex, but since Quickoffice recently bought the company, it now has full rights ove...

18 September 2008
06:50 GMT

Prepaid BlackBerry Services Now in India, via Reliance

At about the same time with the introduction in Alaska of three new (but not that new for the rest of the world) BlackBerry smartphones, Research In Motion has just announced the availability of prepaid BlackBerry services for Indian mobile users (showing just how international the company is). This comes following a...

17 September 2008
11:08 GMT

Zenprise MobileManager 4.0 to Solve Your Blackberry Problems

Zenprise, Inc., a Californian developer of mobile service management software, has recently announced the release of MobileManager 4.0 for BlackBerry. The new application is created to monitor, troubleshoot and manage issues that end users might experience with BES (BlackBerry Enterprise Server) environments. Th...

17 September 2008
04:44 GMT

Verizon's BlackBerry Storm Is Coming to "Crush the Competition"

Verizon Wireless and RIM will come up with a new handset that's bound to create a hype greater than the one Apple's iPhone did. We're talking about the first BlackBerry touchscreen smartphone, which we've seen before, in a not that favorable video review.We know now for sure that the smartphone wi...

17 September 2008
03:40 GMT

RIM to Conquer Alaska With Three New BlackBerries

Alaska surely isn't one of the mobile markets where handset manufacturers are dying to launch their products first. Therefore, the late  launch of RIM's BlackBerry 8830 World Edition, BlackBerry Curve 8330 and BlackBerry Pearl 8130 in the Northern US state should not come as a surprise.The handset...

16 September 2008
13:51 GMT

BlackBerry Bold Launched in Romania, via Orange

Romanian mobile users can, as of today, feel more important than the ones in the US, as RIM and Orange have just announced the availability of BlackBerry Bold 9000 in Romania. Thus, Orange proved to be faster than AT&T, which keeps on delaying the release of its Bold in North America (not that Romanian customers woul...

16 September 2008
11:23 GMT

Rogers Unveils Upcoming Launch Parties for BlackBerry Pearl 8220

At about the same time with the appearance of BlackBerry Pearl 8220 on T-Mobile USA's official website, Rogers has unveiled several upcoming release parties for the same smartphone. Thus, we know now that the 8220 will be available for Canadian customers starting October, as the first from the release parties wi...

16 September 2008
09:20 GMT

BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 Has (Almost) Hit T-Mobile

Good news for T-Mobile USA's subscribers in search of a new BlackBerry smartphone: the fourth largest North American mobile operator now features RIM's new BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 on its official website. This means that the handset will pretty soon be in stores – you can pre-register here to find ...

16 September 2008
05:08 GMT

Slacker Radio Goes BlackBerry

The same day it announced that MySpace, Microsoft Live Search and Ticketmaster were all coming to the Blackberry platform, Canada's RIM also unveiled the future availability of a Slacker Personal Radio application for its smartphone users. Following the agreement between RIM and Slacker, Inc., BlackBerry ow...

12 September 2008
15:41 GMT

Ticketmaster Now Via BlackBerry Handsets

In a move bound to provide its users with greater freedom when it comes to buying (all kinds of) tickets, RIM has announced that the famous Ticketmaster service is available directly on BlackBerry devices. Ticketmaster and the Canadian smartphone manufacturer are also working together to develop a unique softwar...

12 September 2008
15:01 GMT

Microsoft Live Search Announced for BlackBerry

After unveiling the upcoming release of a MySpace application for its BlackBerry smartphones, the Canada-based Research in Motion has also announced a new collaboration with the giant Microsoft, which will result in bringing the Redmond company's Live Search engine to BlackBerry handsets. Live Search will b...

12 September 2008
03:34 GMT

MySpace and BlackBerry to Be Best Friends

Research in Motion and MySpace, two names that I believe need no introduction, have just announced a new collaboration set to bring a special MySpace application to BlackBerry smartphones. Designed to offer "rich content and data" to RIM-made handset owners, the upcoming MySpace app will integrate all the important s...

12 September 2008
02:48 GMT

RIM Brings TiVo Services to BlackBerry Smartphones

Canada's Research in Motion has just announced having entered an agreement with TiVo Inc. in order to bring a set of unique TiVo features to its BlackBerry handsets.Reportedly, RIM will work together with TiVo to allow BlackBerry users to enjoy the latter company's Emmy-winning television services. For the ...

11 September 2008
11:24 GMT

Verizon's Thunder (BlackBerry) Caught on Tape

BlackBerry Thunder, also known as BlackBerry Storm or BlackBerry 9530, has finally appeared in its first video, allowing us to see how the handset looks like in reality. Moreover, precious details about the smartphone are given in said video, so if you're interested in them (and you should be), read below. ...

11 September 2008
05:07 GMT

BlackBerry Curve 8350i Announced for the US

RIM, the Canadian manufacturer, together with Sprint, North America's third largest mobile operator, has announced the future availability of a new iDEN-enabled smartphone: BlackBerry Curve 8350i. BlackBerry Curve 8350i combines the features and benefits a RIM-built smartphone brings with Push to Talk ...

11 September 2008
02:32 GMT

BlackBerry Bold in Spain, via Vodafone

Research In Motion and Vodafone Spain have recently announced the availability of the new BlackBerry Bold 9000 smartphone for Spanish mobile users. The handset should be on sale as of now, for prices starting at 189 Euros (276 USD), with a contract agreement for 18 months and a "25 Mas" monthly plan. The first a...

10 September 2008
06:54 GMT

BlackBerry Welcomes AOL Mail, AIM and ICQ

If you've been dying to use AOL Mail, AIM and ICQ on your BlackBerry smartphone (assuming you own one), you should be thrilled to find out that RIM has partnered with AOL in order to embed these features into the Canadian-made handsets. From now on, fans of AIM and ICQ, the popular instant messaging applica...

10 September 2008
05:11 GMT

BlackBerry Pearl Flip Is Official, T-Mobile Gets It First

Previously known as BlackBerry KickStart, RIM's first and only clamshell smartphone has just been officially presented, under the name of BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220. Part of the Pearl family, the new 8220 is quite similar to the other handsets from the series (save for the form factor, of course). The new s...

10 September 2008
02:58 GMT

BlackBerry Bold Out Now from Vodafone UK

Vodafone UK has announced that its customers can now buy RIM's new high-end BlackBerry Bold 9000 smartphone. The Bold is offered by the V carrier even for free, for those who also want a contract agreement for two years and an Anytime 600 data plan that costs 35 GBP (43 Euros or 62 USD) per month. The new s...

5 September 2008
03:03 GMT

BlackBerry Bold in France and Luxembourg

Research in Motion, the Canadian company behind the popular BlackBerry smartphones, announced the upcoming availability of BlackBerry Bold 9000 in Luxembourg and France. In Luxembourg, the new BlackBerry will be offered via TELE2TANGO, the small country's second largest mobile carrier, starting September 9,...

4 September 2008
09:51 GMT

Pimp Your BlackBerry Bold via ColorWare

Even though the BlackBerry Bold is mainly targeted at business users (who are supposed to be all serious, wearing suits and such), there is no reason for them not being able to make the smartphone look more colorful, is there? Well, for those who need their Bold to be different, ColorWare has the solution. Known...

4 September 2008
06:13 GMT

BlackBerry Javelin and KickStart in New Images

Two of RIM's new but unofficially announced BlackBerry smartphones, the Javelin and the KickStart (also known as Pearl 8220), have been recently spotted in new live images, allowing us to make a size comparison between them. Moreover, the new pictures also include the already-released (in some markets) BlackBerr...

1 September 2008
11:21 GMT

BlackBerry Bold's AT&T Release Date Is Lost in the Mist

AT&T, the first (and possibly the only) US mobile carrier to offer RIM's BlackBery Bold across the States, still hasn't come up with an official release date for the smartphone. This, although the Bold's arrival via the blue carrier was confirmed since the beginning of June. Moreover, an AT&T official ...

29 August 2008
06:42 GMT

BlackBerry Pearl 8220 – Not That Cheap on Rogers

BlackBerry Pearl 8220, also known as BlackBerry KickStart – the first ever clamshell smartphone created by Research in Motion – will apparently be more expensive than initially rumored. More exactly, Rogers Wireless, Canada's largest mobile carrier, seems to have set the price of Pearl 8220 to $149.9...

29 August 2008
04:22 GMT

BlackBerry 9530 Storm Is Verizon's Thunder

AT&T might have gotten its hands on the BlackBerry Bold 9000 (although it hasn't released it yet), but Verizon Wireless is apparently getting ready to launch and even cooler RIM smartphone. Dubbed BlackBerry 9530 Storm, the device in question seems to be the same as what was previously known under the name of Bl...

28 August 2008
06:33 GMT

JuiceCaster Is Now BlackBerry Compatible

JuiceCaster, the popular mobile social media application owned by Juice Wireless, can now be used, for free, on BlackBerry smartphones. The JuiceCaster application can be downloaded, in a beta version, from its official website, found at this address. For the moment, only owners of AT&T's Blackberry Curve 8310 ...

26 August 2008
11:01 GMT

BlackBerries and iPhones Now Compatible With QuickBooks Online

Intuit, Inc., a company based in Waltham, Massachusetts, has just announced the compatibility of QuickBooks Online with Apple's iPhone and RIM's BlackBerry smartphones. Presented as a top "Web-based small business accounting software", QuickBooks Online should allow you to do the following:- check your bank...

25 August 2008
11:27 GMT

BlackBerry Bold out Now in Canada, $599 Free of Contract

Almost one month after the initially-rumored release, BlackBerry Bold 9000 is finally available in Canada, as of today, August 21. As you probably already know, the Bold is offered in the North American country exclusively via Rogers Wireless, the largest Canadian mobile operator. Rogers has not announced (yet) Bol...

21 August 2008
09:15 GMT




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