Apr 14
Tuesday
Hoofy and Boo’s Take on the BlackBerry Outage

Who knew a bull and a bear would have an uncanny addiction to their BlackBerrys? With the recent BlackBerry outages that hit yesterday, these two stick it to RIM with some great one-two punches. Thankfully we have Hoofy and Boo to show us the lighter side of our addictions. Continue…
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Amazon Released their Premiere BlackBerry Application
Comments - Posted 04.10.09
Overheard a few hours ago near Mr. Ed's stable... Mr. Ed: Good morning Wilbur, where did you get that awesome new BlackBerry case? Wilbur: Oh, this case? This thing is a piece of garbage! Wait until you see the case I have coming next week. Mr. Ed: But, Wilbur, how do you get ...continue
Comments - Posted 04.10.09
Overheard a few hours ago near Mr. Ed's stable... Mr. Ed: Good morning Wilbur, where did you get that awesome new BlackBerry case? Wilbur: Oh, this case? This thing is a piece of garbage! Wait until you see the case I have coming next week. Mr. Ed: But, Wilbur, how do you get ...continue
Ticketmaster BlackBerry Application
Comments - Posted 04.03.09
With the onslaught of new applications being released with the the launch of App World, here is one that that will be more useful than you think. Have you ever found yourself sitting in front of your computer, hitting the refresh button, waiting for the tickets for your favorite bands ...continue
Comments - Posted 04.03.09
With the onslaught of new applications being released with the the launch of App World, here is one that that will be more useful than you think. Have you ever found yourself sitting in front of your computer, hitting the refresh button, waiting for the tickets for your favorite bands ...continue
BlackBerry app store officially dubbed App World
Comments - Posted 03.04.09
Back in February we mentioned the BlackBerry Application center launch. Today RIM has announced that it's application storefront will officially be called BlackBerry App World. Sounds a bit like a certain competitors' yearly conference to me? RIM will be updating their developer site tonight and will be live by 10:00 ...continue
Comments - Posted 03.04.09
Back in February we mentioned the BlackBerry Application center launch. Today RIM has announced that it's application storefront will officially be called BlackBerry App World. Sounds a bit like a certain competitors' yearly conference to me? RIM will be updating their developer site tonight and will be live by 10:00 ...continue
BlackBerry Curve 8900 Camera Review
Comments - Posted 03.02.09
Normally, I dismiss most cameras built into phones as they are mediocre at best. Even the BlackBerry Bold camera I find to be mostly useless unless the conditions are near perfect. Upon getting my hands on a BlackBerry Curve 8900, it was time to put the camera to the test. ...continue
Comments - Posted 03.02.09
Normally, I dismiss most cameras built into phones as they are mediocre at best. Even the BlackBerry Bold camera I find to be mostly useless unless the conditions are near perfect. Upon getting my hands on a BlackBerry Curve 8900, it was time to put the camera to the test. ...continue
SanDisk Shipping 32GB microSD cards soon?
Comments - Posted 02.24.09
How many of you have searched the net for those mythical 32GB microSD cards for your BlackBerry? Well search no more, as SanDisk has issued a press release announcing their new 32nm and X3 technology, which means SanDisk will have no problems cramming 32GB into the finger-nail sized microSD cards. ...continue
Comments - Posted 02.24.09
How many of you have searched the net for those mythical 32GB microSD cards for your BlackBerry? Well search no more, as SanDisk has issued a press release announcing their new 32nm and X3 technology, which means SanDisk will have no problems cramming 32GB into the finger-nail sized microSD cards. ...continue
Didiom Launching for the BlackBerry Bold and Storm
Comments - Posted 02.23.09
We just got wind that Didiom is launching for the BlackBerry Bold and Curve 8900 tonight between 10-11PM EST. Since this is a pretty big release, Didiom has decided to give all new users 20 free songs! For those of you not familiar with Didiom goodness, it's an all-in-one ...continue
Comments - Posted 02.23.09
We just got wind that Didiom is launching for the BlackBerry Bold and Curve 8900 tonight between 10-11PM EST. Since this is a pretty big release, Didiom has decided to give all new users 20 free songs! For those of you not familiar with Didiom goodness, it's an all-in-one ...continue
Ubiquitous Systems Has Lots in Store
Comments - Posted 02.23.09
Not too long ago I got a chance to sit down the with the entire team over at Ubiquitous Systems. If you are unfamiliar with Ubiquitous, they are the ones who have opened their hearts and given us SocialScope. After going through many comments in our forums, I came ...continue
Comments - Posted 02.23.09
Not too long ago I got a chance to sit down the with the entire team over at Ubiquitous Systems. If you are unfamiliar with Ubiquitous, they are the ones who have opened their hearts and given us SocialScope. After going through many comments in our forums, I came ...continue
RIM Announces BES 5.0 – Codename Argon
Comments - Posted 02.11.09
RIM announced today the upcoming release of BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0. The new version will bring several exciting new features to the product. So far, this is what has been announced: Retrieve corporate documents behind firewalls Add, read, rename and delete folders on the handset and have those changes be applied to ...continue
Comments - Posted 02.11.09
RIM announced today the upcoming release of BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0. The new version will bring several exciting new features to the product. So far, this is what has been announced: Retrieve corporate documents behind firewalls Add, read, rename and delete folders on the handset and have those changes be applied to ...continue
Inaugural Shorty Awards Coverage
Comments - Posted 02.10.09
Extra, Extra read all about it! Tomorrow marks the first ever Shorty Awards. Featuring the best producers of short (140 characters or less on Twitter) content in 2008. Liken it to the Emmy's of the Twittersphere. Being that Twitter is making huge inroads amongst BlackBerry users, we will be covering ...continue
Comments - Posted 02.10.09
Extra, Extra read all about it! Tomorrow marks the first ever Shorty Awards. Featuring the best producers of short (140 characters or less on Twitter) content in 2008. Liken it to the Emmy's of the Twittersphere. Being that Twitter is making huge inroads amongst BlackBerry users, we will be covering ...continue
T-Mobile Prices BlackBerry Curve 8900 at $149.99
Comments - Posted 02.10.09
Get ready to crack open your piggy bank folks, as official pricing of the BlackBerry Curve 8900 has been leaked. For all you non-business customers, you can have your very own 8900 for $149.99 after signing your life away for two years. If you aren't old enough to sign a ...continue
Comments - Posted 02.10.09
Get ready to crack open your piggy bank folks, as official pricing of the BlackBerry Curve 8900 has been leaked. For all you non-business customers, you can have your very own 8900 for $149.99 after signing your life away for two years. If you aren't old enough to sign a ...continue
VyMail Releases Updated YouMail Client
Comments - Posted 02.09.09
Take that, official YouMail client! Developer Joe Krill has just released a new version of his VyMail client integrating oh-so-nicely with the YouMail service. Packed in this release are a slew of new features including headset and bluetooth support. With the recent release of the official YouMail BlackBerry client catching ...continue
Comments - Posted 02.09.09
Take that, official YouMail client! Developer Joe Krill has just released a new version of his VyMail client integrating oh-so-nicely with the YouMail service. Packed in this release are a slew of new features including headset and bluetooth support. With the recent release of the official YouMail BlackBerry client catching ...continue
BlackBerry Bold and Storm Only Supported for Application Center Launch?
Comments - Posted 02.06.09
If you have been cruising around the knowledge base over at RIM, you may have come across some KB articles about how deleting and installing applications through the new Application Center will be possible. Good news for those who find it daunting going into the Advanced Options menu. The interesting ...continue
Comments - Posted 02.06.09
If you have been cruising around the knowledge base over at RIM, you may have come across some KB articles about how deleting and installing applications through the new Application Center will be possible. Good news for those who find it daunting going into the Advanced Options menu. The interesting ...continue
Blackberry Users Can’t Get Enough of Twitter
Comments - Posted 02.06.09
Twitstat, an analytics service for Twitter has just released a dynamic report of the most popular Twitter clients by tweets per user. Currently, Twitterberry, created by Jason Schroeder at Orangatame Software, is clocking in at the number 12 slot, just one below text message updates. With a dataset of around ...continue
Comments - Posted 02.06.09
Twitstat, an analytics service for Twitter has just released a dynamic report of the most popular Twitter clients by tweets per user. Currently, Twitterberry, created by Jason Schroeder at Orangatame Software, is clocking in at the number 12 slot, just one below text message updates. With a dataset of around ...continue
Free BlackBerry Pearl from Verizon Wireless
Comments - Posted 02.05.09
A few months back Verizon gave us the BlackBerry Pearl for a mere $20 bucks. Today, Verizon Wireless just announced, as an early Valentines Day gift, they are offering the BlackBerry Pearl 8130 for FREE! Yes, folks that means you do not have to lay out a single dime, nickle ...continue
Comments - Posted 02.05.09
A few months back Verizon gave us the BlackBerry Pearl for a mere $20 bucks. Today, Verizon Wireless just announced, as an early Valentines Day gift, they are offering the BlackBerry Pearl 8130 for FREE! Yes, folks that means you do not have to lay out a single dime, nickle ...continue
Certicom Favors Research in Motion’s New Bid
Comments - Posted 02.05.09
Talk about not knowing how to take no for an answer. Research in Motion has struck back and put a new bid out yesterday for Certicom at C$3.00. The new offer doubled their initial C$1.50 bid trumping VeriSign's C$2.10 bid. Certicom is favoring the new offer from RIM, although if ...continue
Comments - Posted 02.05.09
Talk about not knowing how to take no for an answer. Research in Motion has struck back and put a new bid out yesterday for Certicom at C$3.00. The new offer doubled their initial C$1.50 bid trumping VeriSign's C$2.10 bid. Certicom is favoring the new offer from RIM, although if ...continue
Cascada Mobile Launches Breeze Application Development Platform
Comments - Posted 02.03.09
Ontario based, Cascada Mobile just graduated their Breeze Mobile Application Development platform after six months of beta testing. The platform provides anyone with knowledge of even the most basic Web programming languages the easiest method for creating, testing and distributing mobile applications built in J2ME. Check out the screencast after the ...continue
Comments - Posted 02.03.09
Ontario based, Cascada Mobile just graduated their Breeze Mobile Application Development platform after six months of beta testing. The platform provides anyone with knowledge of even the most basic Web programming languages the easiest method for creating, testing and distributing mobile applications built in J2ME. Check out the screencast after the ...continue
AT&T Data Outage Hits Texas
Comments - Posted 02.02.09
Looks like our "friends" at AT&T aren't being nice to customers in Texas today. As of 9:40 AM CST AT&T has confirmed a Texas-area data outage. Many of our forum readers are reporting they are receiving "No Service Connection" errors on their BlackBerry when trying to connect to the network. ...continue
Comments - Posted 02.02.09
Looks like our "friends" at AT&T aren't being nice to customers in Texas today. As of 9:40 AM CST AT&T has confirmed a Texas-area data outage. Many of our forum readers are reporting they are receiving "No Service Connection" errors on their BlackBerry when trying to connect to the network. ...continue
AT&T Expands 3G Coverage in Massachusetts
Comments - Posted 02.02.09
Our friends over at AT&T just announced that it will be rolling out 3G coverage throughout Western Massachusetts through out 2009. The new network will cover many areas in Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin and Berkshire Counties. This new expansion builds upon the 200 3G sites AT&T lit up during 2008. ...continue
Comments - Posted 02.02.09
Our friends over at AT&T just announced that it will be rolling out 3G coverage throughout Western Massachusetts through out 2009. The new network will cover many areas in Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin and Berkshire Counties. This new expansion builds upon the 200 3G sites AT&T lit up during 2008. ...continue
BerryStore App Almost Like the Real Thing
Comments - Posted 01.26.09
We broke news last week about Research in Motion beginning to take applications for the official BlackBerry App store. Unfortunately, we wont see the store launch until sometime in March. Until then, in steps BerryStore Beta to satisfy your app addiction. Screenshots after the jump... continue
Comments - Posted 01.26.09
We broke news last week about Research in Motion beginning to take applications for the official BlackBerry App store. Unfortunately, we wont see the store launch until sometime in March. Until then, in steps BerryStore Beta to satisfy your app addiction. Screenshots after the jump... continue
invisibleSHIELD for Curve 8900 now available for Pre-Order
Comments - Posted 01.24.09
Get ready to slap military grade protection on your new BlackBerry Curve 8900. Zagg, the company who brought you all those excellent infomercials back in the day recently announced they are accepting pre-orders for the invisibleSHIELD for the BlackBerry 8900. As always, the invisibleSHIELD gives you scratch proof, full body coverage ...continue
Comments - Posted 01.24.09
Get ready to slap military grade protection on your new BlackBerry Curve 8900. Zagg, the company who brought you all those excellent infomercials back in the day recently announced they are accepting pre-orders for the invisibleSHIELD for the BlackBerry 8900. As always, the invisibleSHIELD gives you scratch proof, full body coverage ...continue
Certicom To Be Acquired By VeriSign
Comments - Posted 01.23.09
Research in Motion has officialy ended its tormented love affair with Candian security company Certicom. Less then 48 hours after Research in Motion dropped its hostile $66 million bid for Certicom, California based VeriSign stepped in with an offer of its' own. VeriSign offered Certicom $92 million or $2.10 share ...continue
Comments - Posted 01.23.09
Research in Motion has officialy ended its tormented love affair with Candian security company Certicom. Less then 48 hours after Research in Motion dropped its hostile $66 million bid for Certicom, California based VeriSign stepped in with an offer of its' own. VeriSign offered Certicom $92 million or $2.10 share ...continue
AT&T Sells off 235 Towers
Comments - Posted 01.22.09
AT&T just announced it will be selling off 235 of its towers to the highest bidder on eBay Global Tower Partners for an undisclosed amount. The sale may be a cost-savings measure for AT&T to allow them to focus more on their core business services, as Sprint has recently sold ...continue
Comments - Posted 01.22.09
AT&T just announced it will be selling off 235 of its towers to the highest bidder on eBay Global Tower Partners for an undisclosed amount. The sale may be a cost-savings measure for AT&T to allow them to focus more on their core business services, as Sprint has recently sold ...continue
HipVoice Adds Push to Talk from your BlackBerry to any Walkie Talkie
Comments - Posted 01.20.09
Watch out Sprint, here comes HipVoice. The California based company has already brought cross carrier push-to-talk technology to market on Windows Mobile devices, smartphones and Windows desktops. Do not worry BlackBerry users, you're going to get yours too. If that isn't good enough news, we have just learned they have ...continue
Comments - Posted 01.20.09
Watch out Sprint, here comes HipVoice. The California based company has already brought cross carrier push-to-talk technology to market on Windows Mobile devices, smartphones and Windows desktops. Do not worry BlackBerry users, you're going to get yours too. If that isn't good enough news, we have just learned they have ...continue
BlackBerry Bold Discounts are Finally Here
Comments - Posted 01.18.09
Hard economic times or just AT&T being nice? We just got wind that AT&T has discounted the BlackBerry Bold from $399.99 to $349.99. After the $100 mail-in rebate your out of pocket cost is just $249.99. Are there more discounts to come? continue
Comments - Posted 01.18.09
Hard economic times or just AT&T being nice? We just got wind that AT&T has discounted the BlackBerry Bold from $399.99 to $349.99. After the $100 mail-in rebate your out of pocket cost is just $249.99. Are there more discounts to come? continue
Obama’s New BlackBerry may not be a BlackBerry at all
Comments - Posted 01.14.09
What's going to happen if the powers that be end Obama's relationship with his Blackberry? Hopefully not much. It seems there are a few devices out there that have been given the stamp of approval by the National Security Agency for Top Secret voice and data communication. Catch the nice video ...continue
Comments - Posted 01.14.09
What's going to happen if the powers that be end Obama's relationship with his Blackberry? Hopefully not much. It seems there are a few devices out there that have been given the stamp of approval by the National Security Agency for Top Secret voice and data communication. Catch the nice video ...continue
The New BlueBerry Bold… Yes BlueBerry
Comments - Posted 01.13.09
Well look what knock off has arrived. It's the BlueBerry L900i Quad Band phone. It looks a little bit like a Bold now doesn't it? Take a closer look at the buttons. The track ball isn't a trackball at all, but rather a button, and the send and end buttons ...continue
Comments - Posted 01.13.09
Well look what knock off has arrived. It's the BlueBerry L900i Quad Band phone. It looks a little bit like a Bold now doesn't it? Take a closer look at the buttons. The track ball isn't a trackball at all, but rather a button, and the send and end buttons ...continue
Rwanda Telecom Launches BlackBerry Service
Comments - Posted 01.12.09
If you ever find yourself complaining about your carrier and their BlackBerry service, you really need to realize how lucky you are. Rwandan's have gone their whole lives without BlackBerry service, until now that is. Cell phone operators MTN-Rwandacell and Rwandatel have just announced they will be officially supporting the ever ...continue
Comments - Posted 01.12.09
If you ever find yourself complaining about your carrier and their BlackBerry service, you really need to realize how lucky you are. Rwandan's have gone their whole lives without BlackBerry service, until now that is. Cell phone operators MTN-Rwandacell and Rwandatel have just announced they will be officially supporting the ever ...continue
President-Elect Barack Obama is the Blackberry President
Comments - Posted 01.12.09
How connected is President-Elect Barack Obama? Just look in his hands and you'll see a Blackberry 8700c. If he wasn't the next President, you might think he was working for RIM on the down-low. Even though Research in Motion recently signed an endorsement deal with John Mayer, do they still want ...continue
Comments - Posted 01.12.09
How connected is President-Elect Barack Obama? Just look in his hands and you'll see a Blackberry 8700c. If he wasn't the next President, you might think he was working for RIM on the down-low. Even though Research in Motion recently signed an endorsement deal with John Mayer, do they still want ...continue
Exclusive SocialScope Alpha invites are here
Comments - Posted 01.09.09
Hold onto your hats fellow readers, for today we have a surprise for all of you. Forget about beta invites, we have one better. After some crafty moves by the staff here at BlackBerryNews we have teamed up to bring you exclusive access to the SocialScope Alpha from the folks ...continue
Comments - Posted 01.09.09
Hold onto your hats fellow readers, for today we have a surprise for all of you. Forget about beta invites, we have one better. After some crafty moves by the staff here at BlackBerryNews we have teamed up to bring you exclusive access to the SocialScope Alpha from the folks ...continue
Vodafone and Bharti Airtel Bring the 8220 to India
Comments - Posted 01.06.09
After the Indian government loosened its grip on Research in Motion, Blackberry devices are becoming abundant in India. RIM in conjunction with Vodafone India and Bharti Airtel, recently announced the not-so-new-to-us Blackberry Pearl Flip 8220 which should be available for purchase by the end January. Bharti Airtel is selling the device ...continue
Comments - Posted 01.06.09
After the Indian government loosened its grip on Research in Motion, Blackberry devices are becoming abundant in India. RIM in conjunction with Vodafone India and Bharti Airtel, recently announced the not-so-new-to-us Blackberry Pearl Flip 8220 which should be available for purchase by the end January. Bharti Airtel is selling the device ...continue
Research in Motion to buy Chalk Media
Comments - Posted 01.06.09
Now that the holiday season is over, it seems that RIM just wasn't happy with the gifts Aunt Suzie gave (or the headaches the Certicom transaction is causing), so off they went and purchased another company, publicly traded, Chalk Media Corp. (CVE:CKM) in an all-cash transaction for $23,125,000 or $0.142 ...continue
Comments - Posted 01.06.09
Now that the holiday season is over, it seems that RIM just wasn't happy with the gifts Aunt Suzie gave (or the headaches the Certicom transaction is causing), so off they went and purchased another company, publicly traded, Chalk Media Corp. (CVE:CKM) in an all-cash transaction for $23,125,000 or $0.142 ...continue
BlackBerry Storm falls from truck, loses screen and still works
Comments - Posted 01.03.09
Research in Motion is known for building some quality devices that can take a licking and keep on ticking, with the BlackBerry Storm being no exception. This guy dropped his Storm 9530 out of the driver's side of a truck (what kind of truck we don't know) onto the pavement ...continue
Comments - Posted 01.03.09
Research in Motion is known for building some quality devices that can take a licking and keep on ticking, with the BlackBerry Storm being no exception. This guy dropped his Storm 9530 out of the driver's side of a truck (what kind of truck we don't know) onto the pavement ...continue
BlackBerry Pearl 8130 for $19.99 at Verizon Wireless
Comments - Posted 01.03.09
Break open your piggy banks folks, for Verizon has announced a screaming deal on the BlackBerry Pearl 8130. $19.99 will get you a Pearl in either pink or white after a $100 mail-in rebate under a 2-year contract. So, if you've been toying with the idea of buying a Blackberry, ...continue
Comments - Posted 01.03.09
Break open your piggy banks folks, for Verizon has announced a screaming deal on the BlackBerry Pearl 8130. $19.99 will get you a Pearl in either pink or white after a $100 mail-in rebate under a 2-year contract. So, if you've been toying with the idea of buying a Blackberry, ...continue
Don’t Text/Email and Drive in 2009
Comments - Posted 01.01.09
As we get ready to kick 2008 out the door and heartily welcome in 2009, it is our responsibility-nay our duty to inform you of brand spankin' new legislation which bans the age-old past time of texting while driving. As of January 1, if you find yourself driving in the Golden ...continue
Comments - Posted 01.01.09
As we get ready to kick 2008 out the door and heartily welcome in 2009, it is our responsibility-nay our duty to inform you of brand spankin' new legislation which bans the age-old past time of texting while driving. As of January 1, if you find yourself driving in the Golden ...continue
slotMusic Brings Exclusive Content via microSD
Comments - Posted 12.31.08
Are you bored of all the music on your new 8GB microSD card? Well, be bored no more because a paltry $14.99 will buy you a new slotMusic card. Universal Music Group, SONY BMG, Warner Music Group, and EMI have teamed up to provide DRM-free music, video and exclusive content conveniently ...continue
Comments - Posted 12.31.08
Are you bored of all the music on your new 8GB microSD card? Well, be bored no more because a paltry $14.99 will buy you a new slotMusic card. Universal Music Group, SONY BMG, Warner Music Group, and EMI have teamed up to provide DRM-free music, video and exclusive content conveniently ...continue

