Category Archives: BlackBerry

BlackBerry Desktop Software for OS X coming very soon

While Apple’s share of the personal computer market continues to increase, many device manufacturers are still, for whatever reason, lagging behind in releasing OS X versions of their software tools. RIM are the latest company to play catchup – a recent post on Inside BlackBerry, the official BlackBerry blog, lets us know that the release [...]

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RIM has big plans for future of Blackberry browser

Boy Genius Report has been doing some digging and have all but confirmed that RIM has plans to really improve the Blackberry browser (which at this point is a pretty poor experience).  How are they going to do that? With full Flash and Microsoft Silverlight support.

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Blackberry Desktop Manager (finally) coming to Mac

Being a Blackberry user with a Mac has been an unpleasant experience for a long time.  The only real solution for syncing and loading apps has been third party software like PocketMac.  RIM gave users a little taste of Blackberry-Mac love last December when they released Media Sync.  Now they’re giving us more: a full [...]

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Google Voice apps available for Blackberry, Android

Google Voice, formerly Grand Central, has released their first apps for mobile devices this morning.  The applications, for the Blackberry OS and devices running Android, allow users to utilize their Google Voice service directly from their mobile phone, and ease some of the bigger difficulties involved with using the service.

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RIM working to make Gmail on Blackberry more like…Gmail

Gmail on a Blackberry device is not an easy thing to work with.  Since IMAP is near impossible to use on the device, you are left with only two solutions: POP access or the Gmail app. Neither of which provide users with the great experience they are used to. There is hope, however, because RIM [...]

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Sprint to release Blackberry Tour this summer

Yesterday Sprint (and Verizon as well) announced details on the availability of the new Blackberry Tour 9630.  The Tour is aimed at jetsetting customers, as it will not only operate on Sprint’s 3G network in North America but will allow customers to roam on foreign GSM networks.

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Research in Motion purchases Dash Navigation

Now that Research in Motion has purchased Dash Navigation, it is hoped that RIM will use the software in future models of their product line and provide better GPS technology for their users.

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The BlackBerry Pearl Flip goes 3G

Verizon today announced a new 3G-enabled version of the BlackBerry Pearl Flip will launch on their network on June 19. The Pearl Flip features RIM’s proprietary SureType keyboard, a 2.0 megapixel camera with flash and video recording, visual voice mail, and a microSD slot to provide up to 16GB of storage.

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RIM release patch for latest BlackBerry vulnerability

Research in Motion (RIM) has reported another vulnerability affecting the BlackBerry line of devices. Many BlackBerry users may not have been aware that RIM had issued the warning and fix on May 26, 2009.
The vulnerability could occur when BlackBerry users open PDF formatted attachments, which may be from hackers hoping to gain access to servers [...]

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Verizon releases OS 4.7.0.148 for the BlackBerry Storm 9500

BlackBerry Storm users have finally gotten a long awaited update which is expected to fix a number of longstanding issues. Verizon and RIM released a new firmware (4.7.0.148) build on Sunday after previously testing three internal updates which had been leaked and were later scrapped.
This is the first official update from Verizon Wireless for the [...]

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