Engadget was able to get their hands on, what looks like a training document for the upcoming “Oden Refresh”, possibly the BlackBerry Storm3, which appears to be a minor refresh of the BlackBerry Storm2. Notable updates include: New Refreshed UI (BlackBerry 6) WebKit browser 512 MB Ram and up to 32 GB media card 5 MP camera World Edition phone 802.11n Wifi 3G mobile hotspot To be completely honest, I hope that the Storm3 does have Wi-Fi tethering.  Less, tethering, I am hard pressed to find any reason to move to this device if you already have a Storm2, unless, BlackBerry 6 is a memory hog and 256 MB isn’t enough memory to run BB6 effectively.

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I don’t know why questions often seem to come in bunches, however, over the last week or two, I’ve been asked how to wipe a BlackBerry and restore it back to factory defaults at least half a dozen times.  The process is pretty straight forward, but not something that many BlackBerry users do, so we’ve put together a little tutorial to walk you through it. How To Security Wipe Your BlackBerry Go to your devices Options screen Select Security Options Select Security Wipe Check each of the options that you would like to be wiped from your device Enter “blackberry” to confirm device wipe Click the “Wipe” button Be Careful!!! This process does exactly what it says it does.  Absolutely make sure that you want to do this before you actually do it.  Even if you are sure I recommend getting a good backup of your device before running through this process. How To Wipe Your BlackBerry And Restore It Back To Factory Defaults is a post from: RIMarkable Related posts: Verizon BlackBerry Storm2 Now Available BlackBerry Master Control Program 0.9.2 Beta 10 How To Convert DVDs For Your BlackBerry MS Exchange Serivce Pack Workaround for ‘Revoke Send-As’

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You know how the saying goes…  I am just not feeling the new BlackBerry Bold 9650 rumored to be officially announced next week at WES and launched in May.  What will the new Bold 9650 do that most other BlackBerry devices with full QWERTY keyboards won’t do?  I am sure there is something, but, is it really enough warrant buying another device? I may pass on the the BlackBerry Bold 9650 just like I passed on the BlackBerry Storm2.  What else do you have coming out RIM? BlackBerry Bold 9650: Big New Hit, Or, Same Old… is a post from: RIMarkable Related posts: Rumor: Verizon To Release BlackBerry Bold 9650 May 27th Rumor: BlackBerry Bold 9650 Coming To Sprint May 16th BlackBerry Bold 9650 Images — Show Off Bold Branding Rumor: BlackBerry Bold 9650 To Be Officially Announced Next Week At WES… Launching On Verizon May 1st

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BlackBerry OS 5.0.0.607  for the Verizon BlackBerry Storm2 has been officially released.  Some Storm2 users have reported that the update has been pushed OTA to their devices. ( Note:  Wireless update works only with officially released BlackBerry OS versions ) You can also download OS 5.0.0.607 from the Verizon BlackBerry Updates page for use with BlackBerry Desktop Manager.

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Back at CTIA 2010 Verizon announced that the it’s V Cast Apps market would launch on March 29th.  It looks like they almost made that date… If you take a look at the image, you will notice that the V Cast Apps icon appears on the home screen of this BlackBerry Storm2.  Have any BlackBerry Storm2 users noticed a new installer icon appearing on your device? [ Source ] Verizon’s V Cast Apps Is Live On The BlackBerry Storm2 is a post from: RIMarkable Related posts: Verizon BlackBerry Storm2 Now Available Verizon Brings V Cast Video To The BlackBerry Storm… Finally BlackBerry Storm2 Emulator Found On Verizon Site Verizon Pushes Bing To BlackBerry Storm

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There have been an awful lot of leaked unofficial BlackBerry OSes that have come out over the last few days, so, instead of creating a post for each of them individually, we’ve compiled a list of all them here in a single post. Note! These are unofficial and unsupported leaked versions of BlackBerry operating systems.  Install them at your own risk, and, for goodness sake, make sure you have a good backup before attempting to install… BlackBerry Curve 8900 — OS 5.0.0.554 BlackBerry Bold 9000 — OS 5.0.0.554 BlackBerry Tour 9630 — OS 5.0.0.591 BlackBerry Bold 9700 — OS 5.0.0.566 BlackBerry Storm2 9520 — OS 5.0.0.553 [Via IntoMobile ] Unofficial Leaked BlackBerry Operating System Roundup is a post from: RIMarkable Related posts: Is The Bold 9700 Worth It If You Already Have A Bold 9000? OS 5.0.0.230 Leaked For The BlackBerry Tour BlackBerry Curve 8900 OS 4.6.1.199 Leaked BlackBerry OS 5.0.0.536 Leaked For The Bold 9700

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Word on the street (quite literally, actually) is that investors and analysts believe that there is speculation among traders about a report that indicated orders for the BlackBerry Storm were cut or canceled. The name of the research shop that produced the note wasn’t immediately known and both RIM and Verizon either declined to comment, or, don’t have a comment at this time. My initial take on this rumor is that it is probably true, and, it really isn’t that big of a deal… My guess is that this rumor applies only to the BlackBerry Storm, not the BlackBerry Storm2, and, we’re probably still several months away from a time when you can no longer by a BlackBerry Storm from Verizon.  We’re also probably not too far away from the time that we start hearing  rumors about the BlackBerry Storm3, or, whatever RIM and Verizon decide to call their new touchscreen device.

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It’s no big deal for Verizon to tout the strength of their network versus that of AT&T, however, we haven’t actually seen them do it with the BlackBerry Storm2 directly against the iPhone before. [Via CrackBerry ] Verizon Pits BlackBerry Storm 2 vs

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According to Port-Washington, New York based researcher, NPD, the BlackBerry Curve 83xx was the number one selling smartphone in the United States last quarter, again , edging out the iPhone 3G S and iPhone 3G which took 2nd and 3rd places respectively.  The BlackBerry Storm and the BlackBerry Tour rounded out the top 5 following in the 4 and 5 spots. There are several new BlackBerry devices out this quarter, namely the BlackBerry Storm2, BlackBerry Curve 85xx, and the BlackBerry Bold 9700.  It will be interesting to see if the original Curve can maintain a spot in the top five. [ Source ] BlackBerry Curve Number One Selling Smartphone In The U.S.

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I was just taking a look at the specs for the BlackBerry Bold 9700 and there really isn’t much  debate over it being the baddest physical QWERTY keyboard bearing BlackBerry available.  Many would argue that it is the the best new BlackBerry available period.  Personally, I give a slight edge to the BlackBerry Storm2, however, that is probably more personal preference than anything else.

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