Obama says presidential BlackBerry ownership is ‘no fun,’ should’ve gone with the Sectera Edge
Posted on 29. Jul, 2010 by IBM.
It’s hard out there for a prez, you know? Hardly anyone knows better than one Barack Obama, who sat down this morning on ABC’s The View in order to talk smack with a few ladies who undoubtedly helped put him in office. If you’ll recall, Obama fought ha…
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BlackBerry Bold 9780 caught on video running OS 6
Posted on 29. Jul, 2010 by IBM.
This new Bold 9780 is really looking like the real deal, isn’t it? The phone, which includes some ultra-minor aesthetic tweaks over the 9700, along with 512MB of RAM to handle the new BlackBerry 6 OS, has been described on paper, caught on camera, and…
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RIM takes control of blackpad.com, laughter takes control of our minds
Posted on 28. Jul, 2010 by IBM.
A quick WHOIS confirms that RIM’s taken control of blackpad.com — yes, it’s long been rumored as a potential name for the BlackBerry tablet, but we’re certainly hoping Waterloo’s just parking a domain name to keep squatters at bay, because, seriously,…
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BlackBerry Pearl 3G turns up on Cincinnati Bell
Posted on 27. Jul, 2010 by IBM.
Wondering what ever happened to the BlackBerry Pearl 3G that made its debut way back in April and then all but disappeared? Well, we’ve got some good news and some bad news. The good news is that you can now actually buy one in the US. The bad news…
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RIM and AT&T event next Tuesday — BlackBerry slider and OS 6 en route?
Posted on 27. Jul, 2010 by IBM.
Well well, what’s this? We just got an invite to a joint RIM / AT&T event next Tuesday, and we’d guess that means we’re about to see the official unveiling of the well-leaked BlackBerry 9800 slider with a side dish of BlackBerry OS 6. Either that,…
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Latest BlackBerry 6 preview proves that the more things change…
Posted on 27. Jul, 2010 by IBM.
To say RIM has a lot riding on BlackBerry 6 is an understatement. With new kids on the block like Android and iOS stepping in with lustworthy apps and attractive UIs, the BlackBerrys have been sitting in a corner BBMing everyone else at the party tryi…
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India’s desire to snoop on BlackBerry users continues unabated, UAE wants in on the act
Posted on 26. Jul, 2010 by IBM.
Governments have traditionally had a “love-hate” relationship with technology: they love using it to keep tabs on you and your cronies, but they hate the idea that you could be using it to protect your privacy. One clear example of this is the whole…
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RIM’s BlackBerry Curve 9300 spotted in T-Mobile branding (update)
Posted on 24. Jul, 2010 by IBM.
It’s certainly not the first time we’ve seen this here BlackBerry (with “this here” meaning “Curve 9300″), but it’s the first time we’ve seen it outfitted in carrier clothing. Notice that T-Mobile logo at the bottom? That’s the clearest indication yet…
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Adobe Air peer-to-peer video call concept Android app hands-on (video)
Posted on 24. Jul, 2010 by IBM.
If you recall, a few days ago we stumbled upon a cheekily-named concept app (which has since been renamed for obvious reasons) from Adobe that does video-calling on Android. This is pretty rad considering it’s just Qik and Fring offering the same serv…
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BlackBerry Bold 9780 leaks out with OS 6, QWERTY instead of touchscreen
Posted on 24. Jul, 2010 by IBM.
Take this one with a grain of salt, but it’s looking like our old friend the BlackBerry Bold 9700 is getting a wee bit of an update. Yesterday evening, CrackBerry discovered a RIM document that describes a QWERTY-packing, OS 6-rocking “BlackBerry 9780…
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RIM shows off BlackBerry 6 multimedia experience, in pictures
Posted on 21. Jul, 2010 by IBM.
While there’s still no (official) word on when we’ll get any BlackBerry OS 6 hardware, much less that 9800 Bold, RIM has seen fit to provide us another glimpse at the software front. This time round we’re looking at multimedia features, including the …
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BlackBerry Curve 9300 spotted in the wild again, gets examined in-depth
Posted on 20. Jul, 2010 by IBM.
We’ve already seen what’s purported to be the BlackBerry Curve 9300 out in the wild a few times, but Vietnamese site Mainguyen has now gotten its hands on a unit as well, and given us our most detailed look at the phone yet. That includes a better loo…
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BlackBerry 6′s WebKit-based browser bests the competition in a good ‘ol standards showdown
Posted on 20. Jul, 2010 by IBM.
It’s been almost a year since RIM picked up Torch Mobile and locked its newly acquired division in a closet, telling those coders to not come out until BlackBerry had a world-class browser. Early tests from Salomondrin, the self-described “007 of the …
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RIM finally catches up to the competition with non-GPS-based BlackBerry ‘Locate Service’
Posted on 19. Jul, 2010 by IBM.
It’s hardly the first company to implement the technology in a smartphone, but it looks like RIM finally has an answer for folks not satisfied with the GPS capabilities of their BlackBerry. It’s now announced the simply-named ‘Locate Service’ for devel…
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BlackBerry Storm 3 detailed in training slide: same look, more RAM?
Posted on 19. Jul, 2010 by IBM.
For those of you hoping that RIM could pull off a handset capable of challenging the incredibly slim and futuristic tree-borne Android handsets in the touchphone hardware arena, you’ll have to dream past the Storm 3. From the looks of it, we’ll be ge…
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Verizon leaks another Droid 2, getting BlackBerry Storm 3, Curve 3, 10.1-inch tablet later this year?
Posted on 19. Jul, 2010 by IBM.
Now that the Droid 2 has officially reached “leaking like a sieve” status, we thought we’d toss you another couple shots of the Droid X’s QWERTY-equipped cousin, which we’re being told is locked for an August release on Verizon. If you’re more of the …
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Verizon leaks another Droid 2, getting BlackBerry Storm 3, Curve 3, 10.1-inch tablet later this year?
Posted on 19. Jul, 2010 by IBM.
Now that the Droid 2 has officially reached “leaking like a sieve” status, we thought we’d toss you another couple shots of the Droid X’s QWERTY-equipped cousin, which we’re being told is locked for an August release on Verizon. If you’re more of the …
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