BlackBerry Storm 3 and Curve 3 to join the Droid 2 on Verizon?
Verizon has yet to officially announce or confirm the Motorola Droid 2 , but the smartphone is surely coming soon to the largest US carrier to make a great pair with the Droid X , and to replace the original Droid . Two new images of the Droid 2 have appeared over at Engadget , and although they unveil nothing new, they’re proof that the new QWERTY Droid is out there . Reportedly, it will be released in August. If you want a new smartphone from Verizon, but not on Android, it seems that the carrier is also getting ready to launch the BlackBerry Storm 3 and BlackBerry Curve 3 (sometime before the holidays). The Storm 3 might be a different version of the AT&T-bound 9800 slider , while the Curve 3 could be the 9300 , or something alike.
Video — WebKit BlackBerry Browser In Action: I’m Fairly Impressed
Salomondrin has a new video of the upcoming WebKit BlackBerry Browser , and, after watching it, I’d have to say that I am fairly impressed. When compared to the BlackBerry Browser found in the BlackBerry 9650, the new WebKit BlackBerry Browser appears to be light years beyond its predecessor. I’s still like to see RIM smooth out scrolling and transitions from landscape mode to portrait mode and back, however, all-in-all, the WebKit BlackBerry Browser looks pretty good.
Al Sacco’s Video And RIM’s Response to Steve Job’s “Death Grip” Statement
This is getting to be nearly as entertaining as a reality show. The iPhone has received quite the publicity lately over the “Death Grip” and Apple held a press conference addressing the issue
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Apple have just concluded a hastily convened press conference, to respond to the growing bad press the new iPhone 4 has been receiving, in regards to the now infamous reception issues, popularly known as the ‘iPhone Grip of Death.’ The press conference started with a short presentation, led by Apple CEO Steve Jobs, and he started off by pointing out that all phones will suffer some kind of reception issues when held in a specific manner, citing the BlackBerry 9700, HTC Eris and Samsung Omnia as examples. After explaining all the testing that the iPhone 4 went through before release, Jobs said that Apple were aware of the reception issues the iPhone 4 had, but didn’t see it as such a big deal, seeing how this is something that all phones suffered from to some degree. The rate at which a phone shows the signal dropping is calculated on a software algorithm, which differs from phone to phone. Apple have noted that there was a flaw in their calculation, which was resolved by a software update rolled out for all iPhone handsets through iTunes, which started going live yesterday.
BlackBerry News From The Wire for the Week of 7/12/2010
With so many different BlackBerr models on different carriers, RIM does face some issues when updating devices. They have to get things ready for both CDMA and GSM, and then for multiple devices on each. It doesn’t make for easy upgrades
Revalidating your Hotmail account on your BlackBerry
There are sometimes questions we receive that we can’t find a good answer to. Sometimes it’s because we don’t have the proper experience with that specific question, but most of those times we can find the answer elsewhere. Still, there are always a few that we just can’t answer.
New feature from WorldMate automatically captures your itinerary
In our best free summer travel apps , along with our massive top free BlackBerry apps list, we featured WorldMate. I first learned about the app at WES 2008 and have been hooked ever since. As I said in the summer apps post, it’s like the folder my dad used to keep when my family traveled
BlackBerry have given us another sneak peek of their upcoming new Operating System, OS 6.0. As well as on forthcoming devices, the new OS is rumoured to be compatible with some of the more recent BlackBerry devices, such as the BlackBerry 9700 . This would be good news for many loyal BlackBerry users; the videos of the new OS seem to indicate a touch-based interface, which would restrict availability on current devices to the Storm and Storm 2 , hardly the most popular of recent BlackBerry handsets. The new features of OS 6.0 include integrated feeds from social networks, a universal search option, and the all new web browser, which offers a significantly improved browsing experience
RIM BlackBerry OS 6 Showcased: BlackBerry Messenger and Fluid Interface
Like most any cell phone out there, BlackBerry’s can be customized. However, not to the extent that some of the “new” players have introduced, like Android.
Twitter for Blackberry out of Beta, Will be Launched Tonight
If you are a Blackberry user you must have used the official Twitter for Blackberry. Well the application was in beta stage till now and today Twitter for Blackberry will be launched, which will be out of Beta stage and will be available in the Blackberry app world. When I got the Blackberry, i started using the Beta version of Twitter for Blackberry and kind of liked it.
RIM, Google and Skype Asked to Present Email and Other Data by Indian Government
The ghost of DoT (Department of Telecommunication, India) has again come back in the lives of RIM, Skype and Google. The Indian governement has asked these companies that they should share the email data with the Indian telecom and information authorities.If any of these companies fail to produce the data which is not complaint to the department’s standards, Indian government might block or ban these companies to operate in India.As of now there is no official statement from any of these three companies but given the sheer size of the population, who use these services in India, I am sure the companies and the government would figure out a way around this issue. The issue between RIM and DoT is not new cause some time back the Indian government wanted to access secure communications that happen through BlackBerry’s encrypted networks. Lets see how this one turns out
Nokia has already given a hint about how it’s going t o strengthen its smart phone portfolio and we would soon be seeing more devices like the Nokia N97, N8 hitting the market. Nokia latest smart phone the N8 was unveiled by the company few weeks back and features Symbian^3 OS, which has not been there on any of Nokia’s smart phones till now. To top that, the N8 also features 12 MP snapper, HD video recording and awesome graphics. With more phones like N8 is the pipe line, Nokia will be taking on Apple and RIM who are giving tough competition to Nokia with iPhone and Blackberry respectively. Nokia recently launched the Nokia N8 @ Tech Event in Singapore and wants to make sure that, Asia, which is Nokia’s important playing ground, gets the Nokia N8 much before the iPhone 4 is officially launched here.
3 Free South Africa 2010 World Cup Applications For Your BlackBerry
I have to be honest, I am not a big soccer fan at all, however, I do tend to get into it, as does the rest of Earth, every four years when the World Cup rolls around. This year, the 2010 World Cup takes place in South Africa and we’ve got 3 free BlackBerry applications that should keep you pretty up to date on all the scores, stats, and news surrounding the biggest football tournament in the world.
Not one, but two videos devoted to the BlackBerry 9670
Okay, here’s another post on the BlackBerry 9670. I’ve lost count of how many we’ve posted on this clamshell BlackBerry, but we have some actual facts and not leaks this time. The 9670 has an early version of BlackBerry OS 6.0 running, and you can hit the jump to see more of demonstration of that
Video walkthrough of BlackBerry 9670 shows us BlackBerry 6 for non-touchscreen devices
Sure we’ve already seen BlackBerry 6 in action thanks to an epic 17 minute walkthrough , but that video featured a touchscreen ‘Berry. What’s life going to be like on the new OS for those of us that prefer non-touchscreen devices from RIM? Well we know now, as the folks at Driphter have posted a lengthy rundown of BlackBerry 6 running on that crazy clamshell 9670 . We get that the prospect of sinking 10:27 of your life into watching a video of an unreleased device isn’t for everyone, but if you’ve got the stomach time for it or are just a BlackBerry fanatic, then hit the jump to check out the goodness
Reminder: JAMM Store Blackberry Theme Throwdown Mobihand, the sponsors of our JAMM Store, has put together an interesting little contest for all of you Blackberry lovers out there. You can check out the details below: We challenged four of our top selling theme designers to our first-ever Theme Throwdown. Each theme designer gets to choose five of their top-selling themes, one for each day (Mon-Fri), for a week of Deal of the Day promotions. Whoever sells the most themes in their week wins the “Theme Throwdown Champion 2010.” We’ve also created a contest just for you. Every user that RTs the following tweet will be entered for a chance to win 10 free themes from their favorite theme designer (we’ll change the tweet each week so the hashtag is the current weeks theme designer): RT and enter to win 10 free #JCDesigns BlackBerry themes
Drifter.com has posted, not one, but, two videos of the yet to be officially announced BlackBerry 9670 ClamShell . The first video shows off the the hardware. The second is more than 10 minutes of BlackBerry6 on a non-toucscreen device. Check out both videos after the jump… BlackBerry 9670 Clamshell Hardware Review BlackBerry 9670 OS Review Let us know what you think in the comments…. Video: BlackBerry 9670 Clamshell Review is a post from: RIMarkable Related posts: RealPlayer SP Beta Makes BlackBerry Video Conversion Easy… And Free Video: BlackBerry Bold 9800 Slider In Action Pictures Of The Clamshell BlackBerry 9670 Emerge More BlackBerry Clamshell 9670 Photos
RIM BlackBerry 9670 Gets Caught on Video, OS 6 Along for the Ride [Video]
It was only just a few years ago that, with photos or video of a new, officially unannounced product hitting the Internet, the whole world seemed to go abuzz. Now though, it just feels like it’s second nature, and expected. Take for example the BlackBerry 9670 , the clamshell handset from Research In Motion that hasn’t been officially announced by any means, but that’s shown up so much on the Internet , it might as well be a fully released handset. The BlackBerry 9670 follows in the lineage of the BlackBerry Pearl Flip, as it’s designed like a flip-phone, but still packs in all the traditional BlackBerry features. You’ll find a full QWERTY keyboard, and a screen that’s just big enough to get the job done.
Sprint accidentally triples EVO 4G sales numbers, Blackberry 9670 on video, Pantech Pursuit for AT&T
You might recall that Sprint boasted the HTC EVO 4G had sold more units its opening day than the Instinct and Pre did in three days. Apparently, the math was wrong and Sprint has admitted it tripled the sales figures by mistake.