Posts Tagged ‘blackberry’

Blackberry Torch 9800 + Blackberry 6

Blackberry Torch 9800 + Blackberry 6

Blackberry has announced their newest smartphone combining a Blackberry keyboard and a full touch screen called the Blackberry Torch 9800 succeeding the popular Bold series. In addition to the new touch screen, the Torch will include the following new hardware, a powerful 624 Mhz processor with 512 MB Flash memory, 4 GB of built in [...]

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New (Possibly) Touchscreen BlackBerry Bold Spotted

New (Possibly) Touchscreen BlackBerry Bold Spotted

RIM has already been moving away from the trackball to the trackpad, but this new image of a yet to be released device shows neither. All signs point to the first touchscreen BlackBerry Bold. There’s not much more information available beyond the picture, but it’s certainly a relief to see an improvement over earlier touchscreen [...]

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BlackBerry Messenger gets an OTA update

BlackBerry Messenger gets an OTA update

It’s nowhere near as exciting as, oh, let’s say the release of OS 5.0 for all current generation devices on the market prior to the Storm2, but BlackBerry Messenger 5.0 has received its first update. Coming in at 2.5MB, BBM 5.0.0.55 doesn’t appear to offer anything new in terms of feature, but does include some [...]

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BlackBerry Bold 9700 giveaway!

BlackBerry Bold 9700 giveaway!

The website Boy Genius Report is giving away FREE Blackberry Bold 9700′s!  Check out what they posted on their blog: Oh yes, we’re back at it! To show our appreciation for making BGR a part of your daily lives, we’re giving away (5) AT&T BlackBerry Bold 9700s. They will be retail units in AT&T boxes [...]

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

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

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. It’s not very much like the original Bold at all, which was the [...]

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This, Folks, Is the BlackBerry Smartwatch

This, Folks, Is the BlackBerry Smartwatch

Early rumors of a BlackBerry-branded watchphone/smartwatch/wrist messenger/Bluetooth bracelet seemed a little far-fetched—RIM is all about business, and watchphones are pure, distilled gadget novelty. Nonetheless, here we stand, gazing upon the the BlackBerry companion watch. Here’s what we know. According to CrackBerry: • It was designed “specifically for BlackBerry from the ground up,” by a “new [...]

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Powermat Charger Has No F&^*$%@ Wires

Powermat Charger Has No F&^*$%@ Wires

Personally, I can’t wait to get my hands on this one! We’ve looked at wireless, inductive chargers in the past, but none of them had a commercial quite as fun as the Powermat. It almost tempts us to spend $100 on it along with the extra $40 per special case. Wireless charging is still in [...]

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First Look At Blackberry’s Essex and Rumors About the Dakota

First Look At Blackberry's Essex and Rumors About the Dakota

Forget the mockups of the Blackberry Essex, what may be a picture of the real thing has leaked along with news of Dakota, RIM’s first phone with a “touchscreen in a conventional shape” and a “liquid lens.” Yeah, it’s a blurry pic and it vaguely looks like the Tour (as expected), but then again we [...]

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Deal of the Day: $50.00 Solar Gadget Power Pack for $24.99 Shipped

Deal of the Day: $50.00 Solar Gadget Power Pack for $24.99 Shipped

Your hand held devices will never die again! Amazon has the Solar Gadget Power Pack for just $24.99, orginally priced at $50.00. This device “refuels your iPod, iPhone 3G, all BlackBerry’s, and the Amazon Kindle 2 / DX — rechargeable up to 1,000 times.” Product page. “The solar power boost can be charged 3 ways [...]

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Facebook 1.7 for BlackBerry coming soon

Facebook 1.7 for BlackBerry coming soon

Check out the above leaked screengrab of Facebook 1.7 for BlackBerry — clean, right? Rumored to hit in September, some of the new features and changes include: Faster page loading Ability to filter the news feed (Status updates, photos, links, etc.) A new view profile option More We’re light on details and light on more [...]

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BlackBerry Desktop Manager 5.0.1 Features Tethering Option

BlackBerry Desktop Manager 5.0.1 Features Tethering Option

  Good news for BlackBerry owners who tether their phones—RIM has made the process easier by including a bulit-in version in the leaked 5.0.1. Desktop Manager update. The pre-release version is available now in English and multilingual versions for those anxious to give it a spin. As always, make sure you have a plan that [...]

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SocialScope for BlackBerry

SocialScope for BlackBerry

This is the ultimate blackberry app that puts all of your social networks together.  Check out the website at socialscope.net.  Read further for more info… Twitter clients for the iPhone are pretty much a dime a dozen, but unfortunately, the same can’t be said for the BlackBerry platform. Things are looking up for the Waterloo [...]

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Duracell announces myGrid wireless charger

Duracell announces myGrid wireless charger

No, someone didn’t just Photoshop the Duracell logo on a WildCharge pad — this actually is the newest product from the ubiquitous battery maker. Available this October, myGrid kits (including charger and one power sleeve) will be available for Nokia, Motorola, and Blackberry handsets, as well as the many flavors of Apple’s iPhone and iPod [...]

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