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40% of BlackBerry users want to switch to iPhone
News - March 16, 2010 - 0 Comments
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According to a Crowd Science survey, 40% of BlackBerry users would like to switch to the iPhone as their next smartphone. The survey also notes that a third of BB users want to switch to an Android phone. What does this say about RIM's future? RIM continues to dominate the smartphone market in the US but could this be a sign of cracks in the armor?
"Nearly 40% of Blackberry users continue to prefer Apple's iPhone as their next smartphone purchase, but a third of them would also switch to th...read more
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BlackBerry Tour 9360 made out of LEGO
News - March 15, 2010 - 0 Comments
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What happens when you combine an iconic LEGO artist and a flat screen TV? You get the world's first LEGO BlackBerry Tour 9360. Nathan Sawaya has built a five-foot tall model of a BlackBerry Tour. The model is made out of a toy, LEGO, but the screen is a real flat screen TV.
There's no word on who commissioned this work of art, but I'll be he called Sawaya, or emailed him from a BlackBerry....read more
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Even more BlackBerry Slider Pics Emerge
News - March 13, 2010 - 0 Comments
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There are more BlackBerry Slider pics emerging today. BBLeaks has been leading the way on the Slider info, and theyv'e got their hands on even more pics. As you can see, this phone is definitely a reality.
To date nobody has reported on a model number or release date for this phone, but the pictures keep leaking out.
The pics show that the Slider will be a little thicker than a Curve 8900, and a little longer. That's not bad if it has a slide-out keyboard.
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BlackBerry Tour getting Push-To-Talk?
News - March 12, 2010 - 0 Comments
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Is Verizon set to offer Push-To-Talk to its BlackBerry Tour 9630 users? BGR reports that it has been tipped off by an insider who says an OS 5.0 upgrade for the Tour 9630 will hit in 2-3 weeks. Along with the upgrade will come Push-To-Talk on Verizon's network. The feature will cost $5 per month.
BGR also reports that the BlackBerry Bold 9650, or BlackBerry Tour 2 9650 will launch in May. That's quite a bit later than previously thought. The new BB will also include Push-To-Talk....read more
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Win a trip to RIM's WES 2010 on Facebook
News - March 12, 2010 - 0 Comments
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RIM's Wireless Enterprise Symposium for BlackBerry Users is coming up and Zenprise is offering you a way to get there. The show is April 27th to 29th in Orlando, Florida. It's an enterprise show not a consumer show but it's still a great show. The conference passes $1799 so getting a free pass is certainly worth something.
All you have to do is become a friend of Zenprise on Facebook and write your funniest smartphone support story on the wall. You could get a pass, plus up to $500 for air t...read more
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BlackBerry still dominating US smartphone market
News - March 11, 2010 - 0 Comments
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With all the hype over Android, and the continued strong marketing of Apple's iPhone, RIM's BlackBerry still dominates the US smartphone market.
comScore has released their latest survey results and as you can see, BlackBerry still dominates.
"42.7 million people in the U.S. owned smartphones in an average month during the November to January period, up 18 percent from the August through October period. RIM was the leading mobile smartphone platform in the U.S. with 43.0 percent share of U.S...read more
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Verizon swapping out BlackBerry Storm 2's with defective screens
News - March 10, 2010 - 0 Comments
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It looks like the BlackBerry Storm 2's touchscreen has been having problems. Reports are that the lower left corners of the Storm 2 have issues and Verizon is doing something about it. BerryScoop is reporting that Verizon is swapping out their existing stock of Storm 2 9550's for new Storm 2's with silicone actuators that are supposed to help with the tactile response of the screen.
Interestingly, we haven't heard of any problems with the Storm 2's screen, but there must be enough of an iss...read more
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RIM stock upgraded on strong sales
News - March 09, 2010 - 0 Comments
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RIM's stock has been upgraded and their stock is rising. BMO Capital Markets upgraded RIM from market perform to outperform citing improving demand. Apparently the BlackBerry Bold 9700 and the Curve 8520 are pushing RIM's revenue up.
"We expect a meaningful beat and raise when the company reports on March 31," wrote Tim Long, a senior analyst at BMO, in a note. "Strength should be driven by all regions, and the 9700 and 8530 both seemed strong."
With all the predictions about Android, and they...read more
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T-Mobile dumps Yahoo for Google as default search provider
News - March 09, 2010 - 0 Comments
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T-Mobile has ended its one year agreement with Yahoo and will now use Google as its default search engine for mobile devices. What does this mean? It means that if you have a BlackBerry or Windows Mobile device and go to the T-Mobile portal, you'll be using Google's search instead of Yahoo.
This is good news for users who think Google provides better search results (nearly everyone) but not good news for Yahoo. Once again, Yahoo loses out to Google. ...read more
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Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air Launch Mobile Apps for iPhone, BlackBerry and Windows Mobile
News - March 09, 2010 - 0 Comments
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If you fly Alaska Airlines or Horizon Air, and have a BlackBerry, iPhone, or Windows Mobile phone, you can now check travel data on your mobile device. Both airlines have launched a mobile travel app for the three mobile platforms. The press release follows.
SEATTLE, March 9, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air today announced the launch of three mobile applications designed for iPhone, BlackBerry and Windows Mobile users. The free applications are available for do...read more
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BlackBerry App World Updated
News - March 09, 2010 - 0 Comments
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RIM has updated their BlackBerry App World to version 1.1.0.33. It's been awhile since RIM saw fit to update the App World and it's interesting that there is no changelog for the update. Therefore, we don't know what issues were addressed in the update, but you can get the updated App World at RIM's web site (see link below), or directly from the App World on your BlackBerry device....read more
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BlackBerry Outage Again, Day 2?
News - March 09, 2010 - 0 Comments
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BlackBerry users are suffering through another day of a BlackBerry outage. According to DataOutages News, BlackBerry users are on the second day of an outage without any comment from RIM.
The outage affects all North American carriers, and affects BIS and BES. It appears that users with WiFi can sometimes get data to work, but users without WiFi are completely out of luck.
From Dataoutages News:
"Day 2of this outage. No update, no RIM statements… just the same continuance from yesterday’s d...read more
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Red BlackBerry Curve 8530 coming to Sprint?
News - March 05, 2010 - 0 Comments
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Is Sprint about to launch a red BlackBerry Curve 8530? Some people sure think so. According to BerryAndroid, Sprint will be releasing a red BlackBerry Curve 8530 sometime soon. No release date is known at this time, but they already have the pictures to prove it.
Sprint currently carries the Curve 8530 in black and lavender so red wouldn't be that far fetched. They also released the Curve 8330 in a variety of colors. ...read more
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BlackBerry Pearl 9100 to have full QWERTY keyboard?
News - March 04, 2010 - 0 Comments
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Is RIM about to offer a full QWERTY keyboard for the BlackBerry Pearl 9100? If you believe Al Sacco of CIO.com they are. Sacco posted some images he found at a Chinese cell phone parts reseller called TrueSupplier. The image is labeled "OEM Blackberry Pearl 9100 Keyboard Keypad Black." Does this mean that the BlackBerry Pearl is about to offer a full keyboard? Maybe.
The BlackBerry Pearl has historically relied on a "SureType" keyboard that sq...read more
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