BlackBerry Curve 8520
The BlackBerry Curve 8520 aims to go where no 'Berry has gone before, a land with no trackball. RIM's trackball is beloved and like the BlackBerry line, addictive. It's responsive, accurate and more efficient than the much more common d-pad. So why axe it? The trackball does pick up dirt which can affect performance (and require an alcohol rub-down to get working), gets dingy and involves several moving parts (moving parts are more likely to break down). The Curve 8520 instead has a small optical trackpad in place of the trackball and miraculously it works nearly exactly like the trackball. ...
BlackBerry Curve 8900
Making a good thing better isn't easy these days. We've seen phone manufacturers make incremental improvements that don't jazz reviewers or the buying public. RIM, makers of the BlackBerry line of smartphones, clearly haven't succumbed to "manufacturer's block": the Bold (the best BlackBerry to date), touch screen Storm and now the Curve 8900 prove that RIM still has that special sauce that floats sales even during these hard times. The Curve 8900 (sometimes referred to by its code name "Javelin" or Curve II) adds nothing groundbreaking but tweaks just the right things to make the BlackBerry Curve once again seem cool ...
BlackBerry Storm
With a whirlwind marketing campaign behind it, the RIM BlackBerry Storm 9530 for Verizon has been a highly anticipated smartphone. Why? This is the first touch screen BlackBerry. Gone is the hardware QWERTY keyboard synonymous with the 'Berry. Instead we have an on-screen keyboard-- actually two: 1) a standard QWERTY in landscape mode and 2) 20 key SureType in portrait mode. Who'd have thought even RIM would jump on the touch screen bandwagon gone rampant since the launch of the first iPhone? nd RIM has done something different here: this isn't the resistive touch screen usually found on Windows Mobile devices, ...
Vonage Releases Calling Apps for iPhone and BlackBerry
While the Google Voice application for the iPhone continues to be hung up in Apple’s review process, a similar application from another company has passed with flying colors. On Monday, Vonage, the Internet telephony company, is releasing a mobile application for BlackBerrys, iPhones and iPod Touches. The application, which is free, will allow users to place low-cost international calls over Wi-Fi and cellular voice networks. Once it is installed, users load up their calling accounts using a credit card. Rates vary by country. Vonage said it would eventually release a flat-rate plan with a recurring subscription fee for frequent callers. “Given the penetration of smartphones and ...
BlackBerry Tour
What's hot: New software and styling. Excellent messaging experience and strong application selection. What's not: Camera takes mediocre pictures. Battery life could be better. Those who are on Verizon and Sprint typing away on their BlackBerry 8830 or Curve 8330 now have something to pine for: the BlackBerry Tour 9630. Smaller than the BlackBerry Bold but classier than the Curve 8900, the BlackBerry Tour is the flagship CDMA BlackBerry smartphone. It has a 528MHz processor, and 256 MB RAM and 256 MB internal flash ROM. It's running BlackBerry OS 4.7 and desktop software 4.7, and has built-in GPS with BlackBerry Maps, built-in Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP stereo support, a media ...
BlackBerry Curve #1 Selling Smartphone In The States… Again… I’m Calling BS Just Little Bit…
08 February 2010
According to an IDC report , the BlackBerry Curve, once again takes the number 1 spot for the most sold smartphone in the United States. Not only is the the BlackBerry Curve king of the hill, 4 other BlackBerry devices round out the top 10. That being said, I have to call BS on these numbers. For some strange reason IDC decided to lump all of various BlackBerry Curve models into one big group. When they say that the BlackBerry Curve is the number one selling smartphone in America what they really mean is the BlackBerry Curve 8300, 8900, and 8500 series devices were number 1. I don’t have any particular issues with how IDC does their math expect for the fact that IDC didn’t lump the iPhone 3G S, which came in second place, and the iPhone 3G, which came in fourth place, together
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BlackBerry Accessories Review: Executive Leather Shell for BlackBerry Storm
08 February 2010
There are a lot of really good big brand name BlackBerry cases and skins out there. The only problem, usually, with a big brand name case is that it often carries a big brand name price tag. I’ve gotten numerous emails from BlackBerry users looking for a really good case, but, not wanting to spend as much or more on a BlackBerry case as they did their BlackBerry
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Craigslist BlackBerry Application Now Available In BlackBerry App World
08 February 2010
We’ve known for a little while now that Craigslist Mobile was coming to the BlackBerry . Well, it is is here, and, you can pick it up on BlackBerry App World for $4.99. I don’t know… Maybe I just don’t get Craigslist as I have only purchased anything off if it once that I can remember. Besides just checking the Craigslist Mobile app out, I don’t know that I would even install it, let alone pay $4.99 for it. That’s just me though, as, I know that there are BlackBerry users who live and breath on Craigslist.
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OS 5.0.0.459 Available For The Sprint BlackBerry Curve 8530
06 February 2010
BlackBerry OS 5.0.0.459 has been officially released for the Sprint BlackBerry Storm 8530. You can download OS 5.0.0.459 via the link below. Download: OS 4.5.0.0.459 for the Sprint BlackBerry Curve 8530 OS 5.0.0.459 Available For The Sprint BlackBerry Curve 8530 is a post from: RIMarkable
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BIS 3.0 Features Leaked: Gmail Gets 2-Way Sync!
05 February 2010
A BlackBerry Internet Service 3.0 PDF was leaked online and it details some interesting new features coming to RIMs non-corporate “Push” email service. Arguably the biggest feature add is the addition of tw0-way sync to Gmail . BIS 2.8, even with the Enhance Google Mail plug-in for BlackBerry, only allows for one way synchronization from your BlackBerry to your Gmail account. Read or delete an email on your BlackBerry and the status change of the message will be reflected in Gmail. The opposite, however, is not true… BIS 3.0 will allow message status changes made in both Gmail and on the BlackBerry to by synchronized in both directions. This will be a welcome addition. Hopefully the carriers wont’ lag around too long after BIS 3.0 is made available before they upgrade to it. [Via Engadget ] BIS 3.0 Features Leaked: Gmail Gets 2-Way Sync! is a post from: RIMarkable
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mCaller Business Activity Logger And Time Tracker Updated
05 February 2010
mCaller for BlackBerry , a business activity logging and automatic time tracking application, has been updated with new features and an improved user interface. New features include: Dynamic ‘To Do Today’ screen with integration into the native calendar and task list (daily planning and prioritizing). The ability to create and manage business reference points (projects, matters, cases, engagements etc) and map activities (phone calls, meetings, notes) against them.
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