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BlackBerry data network issues, Friday the 13th, coindidence? Quite a number of users are reporting data network issues today on AT&T, T•Mobile, Rogers and Verizon in the US and Canada. Is it just Friday the 13th?From one AT&T trouble ticket issued: “Blackberry/RIM is experiencing an error within their network. BIS customers may experience delays or failures from their integrated accounts. Blackberry RIM engineers ... View Original |
RIM marketshare increases 8.5%; ahead of Apple, Nokia flails For the fourth quarter of 2008, Research In Motion/Blackberry, increased its market share to 19.5% from 10.9%, as its sales grew 85% to 7.4 million units, according to Gartner Research in reports just issued yesterday.Nokia Corp. maintained its market-leading position in the quarter. However, its market share fell to 40.8% from 50.9%, and its smartphone ... View Original |
Official Bold 9000 OS 4.6.0.247 released This is for the BlackBerry Bold 9000, app version 4.6.0.247, from carrier SiMobil in Slovenia.Please only upgrade if you are comfortable with the process.You can get and discuss the OS file here.Share and Save View Original |
Official Storm 9500 OS 4.7.0.113 released This is for the BlackBerry Storm 9500 only, app version 4.7.0.113, from carrier SiMobil in Slovenia.Please only upgrade if you are comfortable with the process.You can get and discuss the OS file here.Share and Save View Original |
Al’s four free apps for BlackBerry, + 1 I follow Al Sacco on my Twitter, seeing whereas he covers mobile and wireless technology for CIO.com (and shares the BlackBerry addiction), I get to keep abreast of what he is, well, keeping abreast. This week he’s covered four free apps for the BlackBerry, he deems “four more can’t miss BlackBerry apps” plus a free ... View Original |
BlackBerry Storm 9500 OS 4.7.0.114 Found Online This is OS 4.7.0.114, for the BlackBerry Storm 9500 only. Please only upgrade if you are comfortable with the process.You can get the OS file here.You can check out discussions on this OS at BlackBerryForums.comShare and Save View Original |
MetroPCS Launches PrePaid BlackBerry Service _In a move that is long overdue for a U.S. cellular carrier MetroPCS has launched a Prepaid BlackBerry service. You can get a BlackBerry Curve 8330 with unlimited everything for $50 a month. MetroPCS did not forget about the enterprise and offers BES customers a plan for $60 a month.This is an amazing step forward ... View Original |
BlackBerry Storm 9530 OS 4.7.0.114 Found Online _This is for the BlackBerry Storm 9530 only. Please only upgrade if you are comfortable with the process.You can get the OS file here.You can check out discussions on this OS at BlackBerryForums.comShare and Save View Original |
Storm-controlled Formula One car a hit with Lewis Hamilton What happens when you replace the radio receiver with a BlueTooth receiver in a remote controlled Formula One racing car?It started with some simple fun placing the BlueTooth receiver in a toy Grand Prix car and using the Storm to control the movement. Right, left, forward and reverse does get boring after a while. But ... View Original |
Free App: Nickel Buddy Coin Toss With the weekend coming to a close, and the inevitable start to the work week hanging over our heads, we have a small amount of joy to share, in the form of a free BlackBerry app.Nickel Buddy Studios has announced Nickel Buddy Coin Toss. The simplest of applications, it does exactly what you would expect, ... View Original |
CWA and ATT Mobility Reach Tentative Agreement The ongoing saga between the CWA (Communications Workers of America) and AT&T Mobility has been widely reported as ‘progressing’. With a deadline expired, and a strike looming, we have news that a tentative agreement has been reached between the two parties. This has to be good news for the carrier, that would stand to see ... View Original |
BlackBerry Curve 8900 Beta OS 4.6.1.174 Found Online This is for the BlackBerry Curve 8900 only, beta OS 4.6.1.174. Please only upgrade if you are comfortable with the process.You can get the here, here or here.You can check out discussions on this OS at BlackBerryForums.com.Share and Save View Original |
BlackBerry Bold 9000 Beta OS 4.6.0.247 Found Online This is for the BlackBerry Bold 9000 only, beta OS 4.6.0.247. Please only upgrade if you are comfortable with the process.You can get the OS file here.You can check out discussions on this OS at BlackBerryForums.com.Share and Save View Original |
Official Bold 9000 OS 4.6.0.244 released This is for the BlackBerry Bold 9000, app version 4.6.0.244, from carrier A1 in Austria.Please only upgrade if you are comfortable with the process.You can get and discuss the OS file here.Share and Save View Original |
MySpace upgrade to version 1.5 for BlackBerry BlackBerry.com this morning has made available a version 1.5 upgrade to its MySpace application. The initial version of this app has been troubling for many, here’s hoping the upgrade brings the best!Friend Updates: Users can now view their MySpace Friend Updates from within the application, and click on a thumbnail of a photo in the ... View Original |