Google has released a YouTube application for the BlackBerry Storm. The application makes YouTube much faster than trying to access it with the BlackBerry Browser. WIth such a large screen you might as well be checking out your favorite YouTube videos. Check out the link below for the download....read more

Best Buy's earnings tank big time
News - December 18, 2008 - 0 Comments

The economy is hitting everyone hard and that includes Best Buy. Best Buy reported on Tuesday its earnings for the third quarter dropped by 77% over the same quarter last year. Best Buy CEO Brad Anderson has announced that Best Buy will be offering voluntary buyouts to all of its employees. If a sufficient number of buyouts are not taken, they will have to start layoffs. In addition to cutting back on employess Best Buy will cut expenditures in half and delay new store openings. All of th...read more

BlackBerry on Windows Mobile?
News - December 18, 2008 - 0 Comments

The BlackBerry Application Suite (BAS) is out and it's getting good reviews. BlackBerry Application Suite runs on Windows Mobile 6 devices and provides almost exactly the same experience as RIM's OS. You basically have a BlackBerry within Windows Mobile. There are a few limitations however. Blackberry Maps is there but it is not location aware. It cannot access physical hardware, such as GPS, Bluetooth, though since calls are through WM, you can use a BT headset. Video play ...read more

Sling Player Mobile Beta for BlackBerry available Dec. 30
News - December 18, 2008 - 0 Comments

It looks like SlingPlayer Mobile for BlackBerry will be in beta by the end of the year. We've all been waiting for this app for a long time and it appears to finally be upon us. According to Sling Media the public beta will be available on December 30. The beta will work on the BlackBerry Bold, Curve 8320/8900, Pearl 8120 and Pearl Flip 8220, and the 8820. Check the link below on the 30th to download your copy....read more

RIM launches Mobile BlackBerry information site
News - December 15, 2008 - 0 Comments

RIM has just launched their own mobile web site to provide BlackBerry users with the latest BlackBerry information. BlackBerry.Mobi will contain RIM news and information formatted for your BlackBerry browser. Simply point your BlackBerry Browser to BlackBerry.mobi and you're all set....read more

Sprint launches push-to-talk BlackBerry Curve
News - December 15, 2008 - 0 Comments

Sprint has aunched the BlackBerry Curve 8350i smartphone. Developed by Research In Motion, the new BlackBerry Curve 8350i is the most advanced push-to-talk BlackBerry smartphone ever. The BlackBerry Curve 8350i smartphone utilizes iDEN technology on the Nextel National Network. It offers Nextel Direct Connect, the only national push-to-talk service in the industry to offer sub-second call set up to the world’s largest push-to-talk community with millions of users. The BlackBerry Curve 8350i is...read more

BlackBerry Storm launches on Telus
News - December 10, 2008 - 0 Comments

Telus has officially launched the BlackBerry Storm on its network and they have a hefty price tag. Telus is selling the Storm for $249.99 with a 3-year contract. Yes, that's a 3-year deal. If you only want to sign a 2-year contract the price jumps to $449.99. If you only want to sign a 1-year contract you'll shell out $549.99, and a contract free purchase is $599.99. That's $600 folks. For that kind of money, the Storm better do jumping jacks. ...read more

Rogers and RIM announce the BlackBerry Curve 8900
News - December 08, 2008 - 0 Comments

Even as the BlackBerry Bold and BlackBerry Storm make headlines it looks like the BlackBerry Curve is very much alive. Rogers Wireless and Research In Motion announced the launch of the BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphone. The new BlackBerry Curve 8900 delivers a sleek, new twist on a classic style, and it is the thinnest full-QWERTY BlackBerry smartphone to date. It combines quad-band EDGE support with built-in Wi-Fi® and GPS, a 512 MHz next-generation processor and a dazzling 480 x 360, high-re...read more

Where GPS service for BlackBerry Bold
News - December 07, 2008 - 0 Comments

WHERE is a service that uses your GPS to deliver information about what is around you. You can request the nearest restaurant or coffee shop, etc. right from your BlackBerry Bold no matter where you are. The video is a walk through of the service that should be available for the BlackBerry Bold tomorrow. ...read more

Verizon BlackBerry gets unlocked GPS
News - December 06, 2008 - 0 Comments

Several Verizon customers have been reporting that Verizon unlocked the GPS service for the BlackBerry Pearl and BlackBerry Curve. Now BlackBerry users can make use of the BB Maps application as well as other maps apps. There was no big announcement by Verizon about the unlocked GPS. I wonder why?...read more