I have you haven’t looked and any tech blogs, picked up a newspaper, or watched any news broadcast since last Thursday, you may not have known that Apple held a special press conference Friday to address receptions issues that plague the iPhone 4.  Steve Jobs, for the most part down played the issue kind of making it seem like it is more perception than reality (nothing shocking there), however, did address iPhone 4 owners concerns by basically giving all iPhone users a case. Steve Jobs, however, didn’t stop there.  In a move that is pretty classless no matter how you look at it, he drug Research in Motion and Nokia into the conversation by, not only stating that handsets from both carriers suffer from the same type of problem plaguing the iPhone 4, but actually showing a video of a BlackBerry demonstrating the issue.  Needless to say, this did not sit well with RIM… RIM Co-CEOs, in a joint response to Apple, had this to say: “Apple’s attempt to draw RIM into Apple’s self-made debacle is unacceptable. Apple’s claims about RIM products appear to be deliberate attempts to distort the public’s understanding of an antenna design issue and to deflect attention from Apple’s difficult situation.

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I have to admit that it is not very often that I actually spend money buying BlackBerry applications.  It’s not that there aren’t a lot of really good BlackBerry applications out there, however, one of the perks of writing a BlackBerry blog is that developers often send you evaluations of their software so that you can review it. That being said, I recently spent $10 on BerryReader , the most awesome Google Reader client for the BlackBerry that I’ve ever seen, and, it was worth every penny.

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BerryReader For BlackBery: An Awesome, Awesome Google Reader Client For The BlackBerry

Word on the street is that the Verizon BlackBerry Bold 9650 will be available via direct fulfillment this coming Thursday, June 3rd and available in stores a week later on June 10th.  I guess that answers my question if Verizon is waiting on BlackBerry 6 to release the 9650 .

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Verizon BlackBerry Bold 9650 Available Via Direct Fulfillment June 3rd, In Stores June 10th… Possibly…

It looks like TheStreet.com put this information out on the street a bit prematurely, however, RIM has officially announced both the BlackBerry Bold 9650 and the BlackBerry Pearl 3G . You can see the full press releases for the Bold 9650 and Pearl 3G respectively here and here , but, if you would quickly like to see the specs of each device, head after the jump… Blackberry 9650 Specs 3.2 MegaPixel Camera GPS WiFi (802.11 b/g) GSM/GPRS/EDGE/UMTS CDMA/EV-DO (Rev A) Pearl 3G GSM Only (3G UMTS) 3.2 Megapixels GPS Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n) Check Out The New BlackBerry Bold 9650 And BlackBerry Pearl 3G is a post from: RIMarkable Related posts: Rumor: BlackBerry Bold 9650 Coming To Sprint May 16th BlackBerry Bold 9650: Big New Hit, Or, Same Old… BlackBerry Bold 9650 Images — Show Off Bold Branding Rumor: Verizon To Release BlackBerry Bold 9650 May 27th

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Word on the street is that OS 5.0.0.591 and Push to Talk capability are coming to the Verizon BlackBerry Tour 9630 Monday night at 11:59 p.m. BlackBerry Tour Software Enhancements Effective Date: 3/29/2010On the night of 3/29 at 11:59pm, Verizon Wireless introduces a new software update for the BlackBerry Tour smart phone

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OS Update For The Verizon BlackBerry Tour Coming Monday Night

Word on the street is that version 2.0 of the Bolt BlackBerry browser is launching tomorrow morning (later this morning depending on your time zone) at the CITA wireless show in Las Vegas. “Each new version of BOLT becomes more exciting to announce,” said Anna Magliocco-Chagnon, president and CEO of Bitstream.  “We are closely listening to our end-users through our user forum, our Twitter and Facebook pages, and their comments on blog posts and articles, and they are guiding our development roadmap in important ways.  It is this close relationship we are building with our users to which we attribute our stunning growth

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Bolt Browser 2.0 Launching Tomorrow At CITA — Brings Tabbed Browsing To BlackBerry

It was just last month that Fandango updated their BlackBerry application and today they have launched a Mobile Ticket program that goes by the same name which allows you to buy a ticket and have it delivered to your mobile device in the form of a mobile tag… err… a QR-code type 2D barcode.  Instead of having to go to the ticket counter to pick up a paper ticket, simply whip out your mobile device and allow the ticket taker to scan it directly from your device. A special scanner is required to scan Mobile Ticket barcodes which is why Fandango has only rolled the service out to 8 cities from at the start. Fandango Mobile Ticket is available at the following locations: New York: City Cinemas 1, 2 & 3, Angelika Film Center, East 86th Street Cinemas, Village East Cinema, Beekman Theatre, The Paris Theatre.

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Fandango Brings Mobile Ticket To 8 Movie Theaters

It looks like the BlackBerry Curve 8530 won’t be the only Verizon BlackBerry getting an OS update in the not too distant futre.  Word on the street is that the an OS 5  update for the Verizon BlackBerry Tour 9630 is coming sometime in the next couple of weeks.  It will have Push-To-Talk support which will cost you an additional $5 per month on your Verizon bill. [Via BGR ] OS 5 Update For The BlackBerry Tour Coming In 2-3 Weeks… Get Push-To-Talk For Extra $5 Per Month is a post from: RIMarkable

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Word on the street is that OS 5.0.0.508 is officially coming to Verizon BlackBerry Curve 8530 .  The general consensus is that 5.0.0.508 will be out in the next couple of weeks. OS 5.0.0.508 features include: Simplified lock-key function Overall improvements to battery life Improved video streaming Improved Voice Activated Dialing function Message enhancements Bluetooth improvements When available, the download link for OS 5.0.0.508 should be http://verizonwireless.com/curve8530support . We will update this post once the link goes live… Official OS 5 Update Coming To The Verizon BlackBerry Curve 8530 is a post from: RIMarkable

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Official OS 5 Update Coming To The Verizon BlackBerry Curve 8530

True story…  A friend of mine in town on business just sent me a PIN message asking if I knew of any good places to get something for lunch near the office building he is in downtown.  I haven’t worked downtown for 10 years so I told him to tell me what he was in the mood for and I would look something up.  He said that is what he was going to do but he was already on the street and didn’t have his laptop. h To make a long story short, I told him that there are like a gazillion (a few dozen or more) BlackBerry applications designed to do exactly what he was asking me to do.  Here is a list of 10 of them that you absolutely can’t beat the price. GoodFoodNearYou — GoodFoodNearYou helps you find the best food options at twenty restaurants near you.  In one simple search, you get free and instant access to the menus and nutrition information for popular casual dining restaurants, fast food restaurants, grocery stores, and convenience stores near your location.

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