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Poll: Can Motorola Droid and OS Platform beat other competitors?

06 Nov 2009 05:38:11 PST

Written by Mark
The Motorola Droid on Verizon with a two-year service plan will cost you $199.99 which is basically on par with the Apple iPhone 3GS and BlackBerry Storm2, so price wise the DROID is up there with the others, the Moto Droid is definitely a mobile smartphone right up there to make the market th...

Original story at Phones Review .

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iPhone, King of Touch Screen Handsets

06 Nov 2009 01:05:36 PST

Written by James
The smartphone is taking over the mobile phone industry, and leading that industry is the iPhone and BlackBerry smartphones, with the lead in touch screen handsets being taken firmly by the iPhone. According to iphones talk, a recent survey conducted by ComScore estimated that there ar...

Original story at Phones Review .

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iPhone hits 17% smartphone share, passed by BlackBerry

05 Nov 2009 21:45:00 PST

Apple gained market share in the summer but slipped in the face of tougher competition, according to new IDC data. The iPhone's share of smartphones grew from 16.6 percent to 17.1 percent during the quarter but was overtaken by Research in Motion's record BlackBerry sales, which pushed it a...

Original story at Electronista .

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Opinion: BlackBerry Bold 9700 Impressions: Small and Chirpy, Like a Black Hummingbird

04 Nov 2009 21:01:00 PST

Written by matt buchanan
The BlackBerry Bold 9700 in a word? Compact. It's efficient, almost cramped, like a Japanese car from the 80s. Succinctly, it's the new BlackBerry to buy if you're on T-Mobile or AT&T. Doubly so on T-Mo, since it's their first 3G BlackBerry.

Original story at Gizmodo .

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Opinion: Has Research In Motion’s BlackBerry Lost its Edge?

04 Nov 2009 13:00:23 PST

Written by Priya Ganapati
So what’s ailing RIM? See Also: Review: RIM BlackBerry StormReview: RIM Blackberry Tour 9630Review: RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900Reviled by Reviewers, BlackBerry’s Storm Rages On5 Things RIM Needs to Fix in its BlackBerries Photo: (Ninja. M/Flickr)

Original story at Wired .

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BlackBerry's Big Advantage over Apple iPhone

04 Nov 2009 10:03:14 PST

BlackBerry devices enjoy at least one considerable advantage over rivals including the Apple iPhone: They use up much less wireless network capacity to complete the same tasks. That could prove to be an increasingly important advantage in the coming months.

Original story at BusinessWeek .

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BlackBerry news and blogs - November 07, 2009

07 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit BlackBerry news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Australia sees BlackBerry Bold 9700 late November -- by James from Phones Review
• The iPhone-to-Android Switch: 10 Things You Need to Know -- by matt buchanan from Gizmodo: Top
• So Hot Right Now: Top 10 Gadgetell posts for the week of November 01, 2009 -- by NEWS from Gadgetell
• Telus Black’s Photo now listing BlackBerry Storm 2 9550 -- by Mark from Phones Review
• Official on Sprint BlackBerry Curve 8530 coming soon: Pre-register -- by Mark from Phones Review
• Slacker releases mobile app for Android -- by Robert Nelson from Gadgetell
• Verizon offers trackpad toting BlackBerry Curve 8530 -- by James from Phones Review
• Rogers BlackBerry Bold 9700 available now for CAD $299.99 -- by Mark from Phones Review
• Sprint BlackBerry Curve 8530 announced and preloaded with App World -- by Darryl Labonte from BlackBerry Cool
• Video: How To Remove the BlackBerry Bold 9700 Battery Cover -- by James from Phones Review

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What Are the Downsides to Droid?

03 Nov 2009 13:39:02 PST

Written by Colin Gibbs
UPDATED Verizon Wireless is ramping up for Friday’s launch of the Motorola Droid, and the device has created substantial buzz, thanks to generally positive reviews and the carrier’s big-budget marketing campaign. But some users — including Om — say the handset has been overhyped and is...

Original story at GigaOM .

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BlackBerry Storm 2 Review: Improving, But Still Mostly Cloudy

29 Oct 2009 21:30:00 PDT

Written by matt buchanan
The Storm 2 is where the Storm should've started, but at the same time, it's coming into a different world than a year ago—even on its own carrier—where not breaking new ground is simply moving too slow. More than that, while the Storm is overall a good phone, unless you have a very specific se...

Original story at Gizmodo .

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Smartphone review: BlackBerry Storm2 for Verizon

28 Oct 2009 09:30:25 PDT

RIM's second generation touch screen BlackBerry is a go. The Storm2 does most things better than the first gen Storm thanks to a redesigned SurePress capacitive touch screen (yes, it still moves for better or worse), a new OS ...

Original story at MobileTechReview.com .

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Patch: Service Pack 1 for BlackBerry Desktop Manager 5.0 has been released according to the Crackberry

27 Oct 2009 02:06:11 PDT

Written by sam mcloughln
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.

Original story at palmaddict.typepad.com .

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Opinion: Verizon expects little from the BB Storm 2, so should you. Launch date and price set

26 Oct 2009 06:12:54 PDT

Written by JG Mason
How is the 2 received by BB experts? From Crackberry: “Picking up the BlackBerry Storm2, it’s clear that Research in Motion’s thought process here was simply to build a better BlackBerry Storm. They weren’t thinking about building an iPhone killer or worrying about what Palm is up to with...

Original story at Gadgetell .

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Verizon Begins Sales of the BlackBerry Storm2 This Week

26 Oct 2009 03:52:02 PDT

Verizon Wireless and Research In Motion (RIM) today announced that the BlackBerry Storm2 smartphone will be available in Verizon Wireless Communications stores, online at www.verizonwireless.com, and through business sales channels beginning Oct. 28. We will bring you a review ...

Original story at MobileTechReview.com .

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Podcast: BlackBerry: A More Perfect Storm

20 Oct 2009 13:32:05 PDT

The original BlackBerry Storm, released a year ago, was marred by poor execution of its touch screen. The new Storm 2's may swing the balance away from physical keyboards. It's no longer worthwhile to put up with a tiny display or a clumsy slider design.

Original story at BusinessWeek .

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How to install a LEAKED BlackBerry OS on Mac

12 Oct 2009 22:28:50 PDT

Installing a leaked BlackBerry OS has been a challenge especially for Mac users who recently got their hands on the new BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac. Here is a good video tutorial on how to install all those leaked OS upgrades on your BlackBerry device if you have a Mac. This video shows...

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How to install apps and themes using the BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Dummies

12 Oct 2009 19:01:49 PDT

Here is another article from our tutorial series and now it is time to learn how to install applications and themes on you BlackBerry smartphone using the BlackBerry Desktop Manager software. So lets begin our "How to install apps and themes using the BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Dummi...

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Engadget Podcast 166 - 10.09.2009

09 Oct 2009 12:11:00 PDT

Written by Trent Wolbe
00:45:35 - Verizon Motorola Sholes not running MOTOBLUR? 00:47:00 - Motorola Sholes to launch by holidays, along with the BlackBerry Storm 2 and Nokia Booklet 3G 00:49:31 - Samsung Behold II marries Android, TouchWiz for T-Mobile 00:52:05 - Samsung Moment for Sprint first hands-on!

Original story at Engadget .

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Patch: Facebook for BlackBerry v1.6.0.22 available along with OS 5.0 compatibility

22 Sep 2009 22:28:57 PDT

Facebook for BlackBerry v1.6.0.22 is now available for download. So except for some minor changes in the Facebook app for BlackBerry, the most important update is that the new version 1.6.0.22 is now compatible with BlackBerry OS 5.0 which was an issue up to now since the BlackBerry Facebook App w...

Original story at Free Blackberry software, Blackberry freeware . Related stories include: Patch: BlackBerry App World now works with OS 5.0 - Free Blackberry software, Blackberry freeware , Patch: RIM updates BlackBerry App World to 1.0.0.27 - Phones Review

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Opinion: 5 Things RIM Needs to Fix in its BlackBerries

02 Sep 2009 14:52:40 PDT

Written by Priya Ganapati
See Also: Apple may get all the press, but the venerable BlackBerry is untouchable when it comes to sales. Three of the top five best-selling smartphones in the first quarter of the year were BlackBerries, according to research company The NPD Group. So why aren’t the devices better? Sure,...

Original story at Wired .

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How to run BlackBerry MDS on Windows Vista?

29 Aug 2009 07:16:27 PDT

Many users have reported problems using the RIM BlackBerry MDS and Email simulator on Windows Vista OS so here is a quick fix on how to solve it. One way to fix it is to change the permissions of the directory C:\Program Files\Research In Motion\BlackBerry Email and MDS Services Simulators...

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Patch: BlackBerry Curve 8330 and Pearl 8130 gets 4.5.0.138 firmware update

13 Aug 2009 07:33:24 PDT

Written by Tara Marriott
BlackBerry Operating system version 4.5.0.138 has been officially launched by Verizon. Version 4.5.0.138 is for the Curve 8330 and Pearl 8130. This is only the latest and not the newest official release. This update will resolves the following issues for the BlackBerry Curve 8330, it used to tri...

Original story at Phones Review .

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Patch: BlackBerry gains new TwitterBerry 0.9a update

23 Mar 2009 02:52:59 PDT

Written by James
For BlackBerry and Twitter fans everywhere, TwitterBerry has now released a new version TwitterBerry 0.9a that delivers a load of improvements over the previous TwitterBerry 0.8. TwitteryBerry 0.9a is still in beta so there will still be a few issues, but some of the new features in Twitter...

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How To: BlackBerry Curve (R.E.D)

19 Jan 2009 11:34:15 PST

Written by rss@youtube.com (REDDER1SBETTER)
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How To: Bell BlackBerry Storm Pen

20 Dec 2008 15:09:27 PST

Written by rss@youtube.com (MobileSyrup)
Bell Mobility BlackBerry Storm promo Pen with Tips & Tricks of how to use the device Author: MobileSyrup Keywords: rim blackberry storm bell canada touchscreen mobile cell 9530 Added: December 20, 2008

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The Signal (IntoMobile Podcast: Episode 4)

17 Oct 2008 14:19:38 PDT

Written by Simon Sage
Windows Mobile on the iPhone? New BlackBerry Pearl 8120 Colors Now Available on T-Mobile Samsung makes “Style” Samsung unveils HSUPA W600 T-Mobile USA adds low-end Samsung T109 clamshell T-Mobile officially launches BlackBerry 8220

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The Signal (IntoMobile Podcast: Episode 1)

30 Sep 2008 12:54:47 PDT

Written by Simon Sage
UK: Nokia N96 - coming very soon on Vodafone and Three! Sony Ericsson announces range of Bluetooth watches for women Motorola VE20 lands on Alltel BlackBerry Bold launches in Serbia and Spain BlackBerry Bold landing in Borneo, India

Original story at IntoMobile - Mobile Phone News and Reviews .

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