BlackBerry Pearl 9100 in leaked photos, video
RIM is getting ready to launch a successor for the popular BlackBerry Pearl 8100 / 8110 / 8120: meet the BlackBerry Pearl 9100, codenamed BlackBerry Stratus or BlackBerry Striker.
Like most of RIM’s new smartphones, the Pearl 9100 comes with an optical trackpad instead of a trackball. It has an overall glossy look, and a SureType [...]
Google News updated for Android, iPhone, WebOS
The Google mobile team has announced a new version of Google News for Android, iPhone and WebOS (Palm Pre).
Available in 29 languages, the updated Google News for mobile features “the same richness and personalization” that Google News offers on your desktop PC. There are now more stories and images displayed on the homepage, and users [...]
Verizon announces the rugged Casio G’zOne Rock
Verizon’s newest Casio phone is not the Brigade, as expected, but the Casio G’zOne Rock, a clamshell announced today by the largest US mobile carrier.
The Casio G’zOne is a rugged handset that features Triple Sensor technology and advanced G’zGear software which can operate in six modes: Earth Compass, Astro Calendar, Sunrise Sunset, Tides, Walking Counter [...]
T-Mobile Complete launched in the US, offering contract-free BlackBerries
T-Mobile USA has just announced a new pre-packaged contract solution called T-Mobile Complete.
T-Mobile Complete doesn’t require an annual contract agreement and allows customers to buy four phone models starting at $59.99, with the first month of data being free.
Two of the phones included by T-Mobile in the new offering are the BlackBerry Curve 8520 (available [...]
Blackberry App World to Get Carrier Billing Soon
Currently, the only way to download an app onto your Blackberry from App World is to enter in all your Paypal information first to make sure you have enough to pay for the app itself. What if you’re not an avid Paypal user? Or perhaps it’s frustrating enough just to have that one extra step [...]
RIM announces BlackBerry OpenGL ES support, new deal with Adobe and more
Research in Motion has just announced a bunch of new things for the BlackBerry platform – starting with OpenGL ES support, which will allow BlackBerry developers to create cool 3D graphics and games.
Next we have a new RIM-Adobe collaboration that should allow app developers and creative professionals to use Adobe Creative Suite content and the [...]
Google Mobile App now offered through Best Buy stores
Google and Best Buy have announced a new partnership that will make Google Mobile App available in Best Buy Mobile stores across the US.
In consequence, users who have a Windows Mobile, BlackBerry or Symbian S60 smartphone can visit a Best Buy store and “get some help installing the app or to see a live demo [...]
Sprint Getting Blackberry Curve 8530 As Well
Sprint heard Verizon’s announcement of the Blackberry Curve 8530 and decided the proper move would be to throw in its 8530 announcement early in response. Their version of the phone will also have EVDO and WiFi included.
We agree that was the right move. Verizon’s just having a heyday today with the Droid and Droid Eris [...]
Blackberry Bold 9700 Now on Rogers; Prices Cut on Other Blackberry Devices
After months upon months of rumors, previews and fanfare, and 2 weeks after the official announcement, the Blackberry Bold 9700 has found a starter home in Canada on Rogers.
Crackberry spotted the 9700 on sale on Rogers’ website, which is just about as official as you can get. Given the amount of love that Rogers and [...]
Sprint to Begin Shipping Accessories in Greener Packaging
Sprint has recently been named the 15th most green telecom company, and wants to get ranked higher in the future. Already the company has named several measures to become more environmentally-friendly; one such measure the company announced today is redesigning the packaging for its accessories to help save waste and money.
Beginning this month, Sprint will [...]