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Wednesday, Nov 4
BGR reviews the Motorola Droid
The Boy Genius Report reviews the Motorola Droid; you know it's going to be a good review when these boys get their hands on the review. "After using the phone for almost a month, I can confidently say the keyboard is fine for most people. It’s not a BlackBerry and the actual spacing of the keys i...
Goodbye Palm
From Rudy Chow] After 9.5 years I will be saying goodbye to the Palm platform. I remember getting my first Palm V, and at the time it was a cutting-edge device, allowing you to store thousands of contacts, appointments, tasks, and memos. The Palm OS has moved quite a bit and I remember being exci...
Monday, Nov 2
Leaving Blackberry for the Droid
From Jeff B] Sammy, thank you for a great website, I'm seriously considering leaving the BlackBerry platform and going over to new Motorola Droid coming out on Thursday with Verizon! it's so awesome and probably the best smartphone I have ever seen. [From Jeff B] Sammy, thank you for a grea...
Friday, Oct 30
TweetGenius for Blackberry
SAMMY - I have blogged this post remotely using my mobile device] If you have a Blackberry device then have you seen TweetGenius? "It seemed like it came and went. TweetGenius, the first premium Twitter client for BlackBerry, swooped in and then in a poof it was gone again. If you didn't...
Thursday, Oct 29
Electric Pocket Launches MailTones for BlackBerry, Adding a Personal Touch to Incoming Email - Including "Spooky Tones" in Time for Halloween
From Kevin] Electric Pocket announces a version of its MailTones app for BlackBerry smartphones, offering the ability to personalize the alert tone for incoming emails by setting a different tone for each and every friend, family member or colleague in their Address Book. Users can dow...
Wednesday, Oct 28
The Inside Blackberry blog has a good interview with Yasser Mirza, Product Manager for the BlackBerry Storm2 Smartphone
From Hans] The Inside Blackberry blog has a good interview with Yasser Mirza, Product Manager for the BlackBerry Storm2 Smartphone. "Touch screen BlackBerry® smartphone fans will soon have a new family member to welcome with the announcement of the BlackBerry® Storm2™ smartphone. Whi...
Converged Mobile Devices – Fulfilling the New Management Challenges
Device examples include BlackBerrys; Nokia E series and N series devices; Windows Mobile devices from partners such as HP, HTC, Motorola, and Samsung; Palm OS devices; Symbian UIQ devices from Sony Ericsson and others; Mobile Linux devices from Motorola, Panasonic and others; and th...
My Love For BlackBerry’s Love Campaign
I am usually a cynic when it comes to the marketing campaigns of devices as they always go over the top to show what capabilities it has in the hope that droves of people will be attracted by the fact they can be told the time in a million different languages!! However, BlackBerry’s new ‘Love’...
Tuesday, Oct 27
Patch: Service Pack 1 for BlackBerry Desktop Manager 5.0 has been released according to the Crackberry
RIM doesn't often offer "service packs" for Desktop Manager (they usually just release updated versions) so we're not sure what this one entails. The software is listed as Service Pack 1 (5.0.1). Just some minor bug fixes and not a whole lot of upgrades in this release." Read in full.
Monday, Oct 26
inPulse Smartwatch for BlackBerry Smartphones Gets Official; Now Available for Pre-Order!
You can now pre-order the Blackberry smartwatch according to Crackberry. "Today, the inPulse smartwatch for BlackBerry gets official. As we reported previously, the inPulse smartwatch is not a BlackBerry Smartphone on your wrist, nor is it manufactured by Research in Motion (nor is RI...
Verizon announces the BlackBerry Storm2, available Wednesday for $179.99
From Simon Higginson] Verizon announces the BlackBerry Storm2, available Wednesday for $179.99 according to the BGR website. "feature Lovers of all things BlackBerry might want to stop on by their local Verizon dealer this Wednesday as that's the day "a powerful new Storm rolls onto Ver...
The Problem With iPhone Killers?
From Hans] The Problem With iPhone Killers? Is new and interesting at The Washington Post. "Here we are again. The hype leading up to a new mobile device is reaching a fever pitch. Motorola's Droid sounds, looks, and by some accounts, is impressive. As such, everyone's favorite superlative i...
Verizon Officially Releases OS 5.0.0.328 For The BlackBerry Storm 9530!
Verizon Officially Releases OS 5.0.0.328 For The BlackBerry Storm 9530 according to the Crackberry. "Finally, the waiting and anticipation is over. Verizon has started pushing OS 5.0.0.328 to BlackBerry Desktop Manager for all Storm owners to install 24 minutes after we leaked it. If you haven...
Saturday, Oct 24
BlackBerry Storm update landing tomorrow
From Hans] Software comes out tomorrow to make the Blackberry Storm act more like the Storm 2 according to the Engadget. "We're told that it should go live tomorrow (that's October 25th for those in strange, potentially illegitimate time zones) at 6PM. On the whole, it'll make your Storm ac...
Crackberry reviews the Verizon BlackBerry Curve 8530
While on a recent trip I had a chance to spend some solid hands-on time with the Verizon BlackBerry Curve 8530. I must admit to being a little surprised when I first received the Verizon BlackBerry Curve 2. Firstly the name. The box actually labeled the device as the "Curve 2" and not the Curve 85...
Thursday, Oct 22
Google Layers comes to the Blackberry
From Hans] This one is for my Blackberry readers, Google is pleased to announce that version 3.2 of Google Maps for mobile is now available for BlackBerry. This release contains many of the same features we recently launched on Windows Mobile and S60, including Layers. "Layers make it easy t...
Wednesday, Oct 21
Wunder Radio for BlackBerry is released
If you are one of my Blackberry readers then you may wish to know that Wunder Radio for Blackberry has been released. "One of my favorite applications for iPhone is Wunder Radio (iTunes / review) . In addition to receiving radio stations both locally and world wide, police scanners, weather...
BlackBerry Bold 9700 Smartphone Official Video
From Eric Mann] Here is the Blackberry Bold 2 official video, thanks to You Tube. From Eric Mann] Here is the Blackberry Bold 2 official video, thanks to You Tube.
BlackBerry Bold 9700 Smartphone is introduced
For my readers who may be interested in Blackberry devices it seems that the BlackBerry Bold 9700 Smartphone has been introduced. Press release to follow,"Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced the sleek and powerful BlackBerry® Bold™...
Monday, Oct 19
Have you seen the Blackberry Watch?
From Hans] Have you see4n the Blackberry watch? "Remember that story about a Bluetooth BlackBerry Watch accessory being in the works? In case you were doubting it, today we can say with certainty that it's happening, it's getting announced soon, and what you're looking at above (anothe...
Agendus for BlackBerry version 2.01
From Eric Mann] Just a reminder as I have received a promotional email and Eric sent me the same, Agendus for BlackBerry version 2.01 is out."We are happy to announce the availability of Agendus for BlackBerry version 2.01! Despite the...
Saturday, Oct 17
Where is the Verizon BlackBerry Storm 2 Announcement?
Interesting editorial over at the Crackberry website - Where is the Verizon BlackBerry Storm 2 Announcement? Go take a read it's quite interesting, there has obviously been quite a lot of confusion regarding the Storm 2 launch. "Since the BlackBerry Storm2 made is grand debut early Thur...
Gizmodo's thoughts on the Blackbery Storm 2
Read Gizmodo's thoughts on the Blackberry Storm 2, quite funny. "Hey there. It's me, with another apology. I'm sorry we didn't review the BlackBerry Storm 2. It's because RIM doesn't care about you guys. It's been total radio silence from them regarding a review unit, so we're late with a revie...
Thursday, Oct 15
What's the story behind Blackberry
From Tamer] How did the Blackberry get it's name, here is a great editorial, The Birth of the BlackBerry from Blackberry Planet. Grab a cup of Joe, sit down and read for a while, makes for a great read. "RIM's timing was just about perfect. According to Balsillie, if the BlackBerry had come out a...
Walt Mossberg on the BlackBerry Storm2
Walt Mossberg's thoughts on the Blackberry Storm 2. "The Storm2 fixes all those flaws. The screen now stays still when tapped, providing tactile feedback electronically instead of mechanically. This allows for faster, smoother typing. The new model also has Wi-Fi. And you can now use a full...
Crackberry reviews the Blackberry Storm 2
It's that time again! Grab a cup of coffee or your favorite energy drink, kick back and enjoy yet another CrackBerry.com pre-release BlackBerry Smartphone review. This time around we're looking at an officially-received BlackBerry Storm2. Has RIM taken the Storm to the next level with th...
Symbian will be the top OS in 2012.
In an updated forecast on how smartphone operating systems will fare in 2012, Gartner Inc. has moved the Apple iPhone OS to fourth place, slightly behind the BlackBerry OS. The official forecast updates a set of preliminary numbers released recently, Gartner analyst Ken Dulaney said tod...
Tuesday, Oct 13
The Palm Pre Made Simple
From Gary Mazo] Made Simple Learning, creators of the “Best Selling” BlackBerry Made Simple Books and Videos has just gone “Live” with their newest book for the Palm® Pre™. This is the third Non-BlackBerry Device to be given the “Made...
Monday, Oct 12
PhoneFace – Reaching Out Was Never THIS Fun!
PhoneFace is an incredible application that allows smarthphone users on the BlackBerry, iPhone and Android email, call or text the important people in their day-to-day lives. The user interface is simple and intuitive. I assign one of the side buttons on my BlackBerry Tour 9630 so I can...
Sunday, Oct 11
T-Mobile sending out BlackBerry 9700 event invites
From Hans] Blackberry 2 launch event looks set to be happening soon. "It seems as if those lovely now almost yearly launch parties are going to start happening pretty soon. T-Mobile has started sending out various invites to corporate customers (we’ve been sent two completely different-...
Friday, Oct 9
BlackBerry Bold 2 set for November 11 T-Mobile launch?
From Eric Mann] The Blackberry 2 is on the way, well at least to T-Mobile. "The word on the street is that the BlackBerry Bold 2 (aka 9700, aka Onyx) will be heading to T-Mobile -- and, subsequently, into the hands and hearts of the eager American public -- on November 11. This would seem to jibe w...
Thursday, Oct 8
Dell is to choose Android over Windows Mobile as the new OS for a smartphone
From Eric Mann] Dell is to choose Android over Windows Mobile as the new OS for a smartphone according to the Guardian. "Dell, the computer and services company which recently announced it will acquire Perot Systems, is also getting into the smartphone market - but using Google's, not Mic...
Rogers have launched the Curve 8520
From Hans] Rogers have launched the Curve 8520. "Rogers Wireless (TSX:RCI)(NYSE:RCI) and Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ:RIMM)(TSX:RIM) today launched the BlackBerry® CurveTM 8520 smartphone. It's the latest addition to the BlackBerry Curve series of smartphones and it provides...
BlackBerry Bold Debuts in Soft, Virginal White
The Blackberry Bold in white? Maybe not for me thank you. "RIM very quietly just showed off the new BlackBerry Bold in white, with a white leather back that somehow manages to outdo the previous version in tackiness. It's due out on AT&T for $200, as usual, on October 18th." Read in full. The...
Wednesday, Oct 7
New Blackberry Messenger looks set to be launched today
New Blackberry Messenger looks set to be introduced today? "BlackBerry® Messenger is an instant messaging application that allows BlackBerry Smartphone users to send and receive instant messages with other BlackBerry Smartphone users.
SPB TV comes to BlackBerry Smartphones - the number of platforms provided with SPB TV rapidly grows
From SPB Software] SPB Software, a leading maker of mobile applications, announces the release of SPB TV for BlackBerry® smartphones. SPB TV is a subscription-free mobile IPTV viewer, designed for tuning in to publicly available digital TV channels from all...
Tuesday, Oct 6
New BlackBerry Messenger to Launch October 7th?!!
The Crackberry is reporting that "Dang. Apparently I'll have to eat my own words on this one. So for the longest time both me and most members of the BlackBerry community have referred to the "new BlackBerry messenger" as BBM 5.0. Then, after hearing from so many RIM-connected peeps that inter...
Monday, Oct 5
Vonage VoIP Apps Arrive for iPhone/iPod Touch and BlackBerry
The Gizmodo is reporting that Vonage has launched for the iPhone / iPod Touch and the Blackberry. "As expected, Apple and AT&T have barred Vonage's international calling app from VoIP over 3G/EDGE. When you're out of Wi-Fi range, it instead redirects your call to local access numbers...
Saturday, Oct 3
Gone are the days of the smartphone
From Eric Mann] Gone are the days of the smartphone according to SFGate. "Gone are the days that smartphones -- the BlackBerry, for all intents and purposes -- were a mark of the user being an executive or business traveler. Today, smartphones are now bought mainly by individual consumers a...
Friday, Oct 2
Blackberry Desktop for Mac is now, at long last, available for your downloading pleasure
iTunes v7.2 or later [From Hargreves] Thank you Hargreves for letting us know that the Blackberry Desktop for Mac is now, at long last, available for your downloading pleasure. BlackBerry® Desktop Software helps you quickly and effortlessly sync your BlackBerry® smartphone with your M...
Thursday, Oct 1
BlackBerry Alerts
If you have a Blackberry device then take a look at BlackBerry Alerts. "Alerts you of missed Voicemail, missed phone calls, SMS, PIN messages and E-mails. Provides a repeating audible alert along with LED control to alert you of missed...
RIM and TiVo partner to launch free TiVo application
From Hans] If you have not heard already RIM and TiVo have launched a free application, that lets TiVo customers who are BlackBerry users, interact with their programming guides and recordings. BlackberryCool has the deets on this one but seems...
The Official BlackBerry Channel
From Hans] RIM has launched an official Blackberry You Tube channel with tutorials and other interesting video's. The below is an example. More after the jump. From Hans] RIM has launched an official Blackberry You Tube channel with tutorials and other interesting video's. The below is an e...
Electric Pocket Announces BugMe! for BlackBerry
BugMe! for BlackBerry is available for US$2.99 at BugMe.net. [From Kevin] BugMe!, one of the original mobile apps, offers smart notes, tasks and alarms to BlackBerry users Wye Valley UK, September 30, 2009 - - Today, Electric Pocket Limited has brought BugMe!, the simple, fun and essentia...
Wednesday, Sep 30
BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac releasing October 2
From Eric Mann] Apparently Mac Desktop for Blackberry is now rumoured to go live on Friday. On October 2 RIM will release BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac, specifically at 1:00pm EST. The Engadget for the deets. From Eric Mann] Apparently Mac Desktop for Blackberry is now rumoured to go li...
90% of US iPhones users love their phones
From Eric Mann] Strategy Eye reports that 90% of US iPhones users love their phones. "About 92% of US iPhone users say the device is their ideal smartphone, and 90% would recommend it to others, according to CFI Group. In a survey of 1,000 smartphone users, the iPhone scored an average of 83 on...
From big screen to the Palm Pre or whatever mobile device you are using
From Eric Mann] From big screen to your Palm Pre or whatever mobile devices you use. " mSpot, a five-year-old mobile entertainment company based in Palo Alto, Calif., will resolve that pressing question with a new service making full-length feature movies available on demand to 40 millio...
RIM Working On A QWERTY Keyboard Slider BlackBerry?
From Hans] Is Blackberry working on device with a QWERTY slideout keyboard. "Mr. T is a QWERTY Keyboard Slider the size of a Storm with a full touchscreen. This is not a rumor anymore, RIM is actually working on this phone full force, although its at a very early stage of development. Another thi...
BlackBerry "Atlas"
From Hans] Take a look at the Blackberry Atlas. "Nice... jump off a plane and look what got posted while in the air! Couple clarifications... in the photo above, "atlas" is on the left while it's a Bold 9700 on the right. While atlas is looking more like a CDMA Curve 8900 (8930?!), don't get this confus...
Sunday, Sep 27
The Momentum Series: Themes on the Move
The footprint for these themes is relatively small and there aren’t any memory leaks siphoning off much-needed battery life. The Momentum Series of themes perfectly combine practical functionality with beautiful eye-candy wrapped in smooth animation. With cool graphics and custo...
Sunday, Mar 8
(Prē)dicting Palm success: better app store
Ballmer keeps close watch on Apple and Android (Wireless blog)Pre to Win IPhone Users After Contracts, McNamee Says (Correct) (Bloomberg)iPhone rules—thanks to the apps (Macworld)iPhone beats Windows Mobile to 25,000 applications (Macworld)iPhone users download five apps each...
Thursday, Mar 5
You Don’t Need the Luck of the Irish When You Have OtterBox
“No other case offers the armored protection that OtterBox does,” Hyde said. About OtterBox: Founded in 1996, OtterBox is highly respected in the design and production of rugged and semi-rugged cases to safeguard technology and other valuables.
Monday, Dec 15
Parental control in four popular smartphones
BlackBerry Curve 8330, BlackBerry Storm (Verizon): As of August 2008, Verizon customers can set their kids' phones to filter content, block certain numbers, and restrict usage—but only for an extra cost, unfortunately. The carrier offers Usage Controls, an online service that lets p...
Saturday, Oct 25
Opinion: The Return of Cool: BPlays Animated Themes
My new company gave me an enterprise version of a BlackBerry 8800 and I can definitely understand why it is aptly named “Crackberry”. While the bundled software that comes with the BlackBerry is “better than the average bear”, there is a wide variety of software available to personalize a...
Opinion: BlackBerry Storm Hands-On First Impressions by CrackBerry
blogged with my Treo 750v] Kevin Michaluk from CrackBerry has finally got his hands-on the BlackBerry Storm, which he had been dying to get. And I'd say he has make up for the "tardiness", by produced one of the complete & thorough reviews on the...
Thursday, Feb 7
Opinion: FranklinCovey (NYSE:FC) announced today that PlanPlus Online is now accessible from any smartphone with a Web browser, such as an iPhone, BlackBerry(R), Palm(R) or Windows(R) Mobile device
A built-in e-mail centre which converts e-mails to Tasks, Appointments, etc. as well as standard e-mail features and functionality Access to all information from any smartphone: iPhone, BlackBerry, Palm or Windows Mobile device
Sunday, Nov 18
Podcast: Sammy's Review of the Week
gt;Also this week, Show 47 of the Smartphone Show was made available for your viewing pleasure. "hands on review of the Nokia E51 smartphone, plus a feature on qwerty keyboard input on mobile devices and a walkthrough of upgrading a Windows Mobile 5 device to Windows Mobile 6"
Sunday, Nov 4
Podcast: Sammy's Review of the week
gt;Microsoft launched a new online marketing campaign showing you what you can achieve from your Windows Mobile devices - Start Doing More gt;More of your stories tis week on why you found your Palm / Treo / Mobile Device so useful Gmail IMAP Tyler Reviews Mac OS X Leopard
Saturday, Oct 27
Podcast: Sammy's Review of the Week
gt;In other mobile technology news RIM introduced Facebook for Blackberry devices. "e stay with mobile technology news and Daniel has sent this in regards to those of you with Blackberry devices. "Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ:RIMM)(TSX:RIM) today launched Facebook® for BlackBer...
Sunday, Oct 21
Podcast: Sammy's Review of the Week
gt;Brighthand reviewed the Palm Centro. "The Palm Centro should not be considered so much a low cost Treo as a shot into the area of affordable smartphones by Palm. While the operating system and even aspects of the design are similar to this company's Treo models, the pricing and timing of i...
