At DEVCON 2010, Rim pulled another surprise out of their magic hat and introduced the new BlackBerry PlayBook featuring the new BlackBerry Tablet OS. There are a few very interesting specs that we see for this.For starters, it’s a completely brand new OS built by QNX. Second of all, the PlayBook has a 1 GHz … Continue reading
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Rim Announces the BlackBerry Messenger Social Platform
So the week I switch to the iPhone, Rim announces a ton of new things at DEVCON 2010 regarding the BlackBerry platform. Like I stated in an earlier post, BBM will be one of the features I will miss from my BlackBerry and it looks like at DEVCON 2010, Rim announced that they would be … Continue reading
This Weekend I Said Goodbye to My BlackBerry
I never thought I’d see the day when I would finally give up my BlackBerry but that time has finally come. This weekend, I left behind the BlackBerry and moved on to an iPhone 4. My trusty BlackBerry has served me well in the last 2 years. Coming over from a Windows Mobile Phone, the … Continue reading
BlackBerry Annoyances – Low Application Memory
So this is the first time I’ve ever seen this screen pop up on my BlackBerry. Even though I know I have well over 21 MB of available application memory free. This means that my BlackBerry most likely has a memory leak and it’s coming from a recently installed app or update. Time to go … Continue reading
Socialscope for BlackBerry Updated to v.129
This morning I received an email from the Socialscope team that a new version of Socialscope had been released. Sure enough, there it was when I checked the app on my BlackBerry. According to the email, Socialscope has received quite a bit of changes as well as a few new features and tweaks. What’s New … Continue reading
Are AT&T's New DataPlus and DataPro Plans Really That Bad?
The internet has been buzzing today at what many claim are the worst plans AT&T have ever come out with and that these new plans are evil and unjust, but are these plans really that bad according to 99.99% of all the comments? Let’s take a look shall we. Unlike most, I will take the … Continue reading
Visual tour of RIM’s Official Leaked BlackBerry Twitter app. (v.1.0.0.28)
Post originally added to G Style Magazine site 02-12 by me. I am reposting it here but please visit the original site for more articles about mobile gadgets and tech. [via gstylemag.com] ———————————————————————— Today is the day when some of you will be lucky enough to grab Rim’s Official twitter app, which is still in … Continue reading
Seesmic for BlackBerry Updated to 1.1.10 (New Keyboard Shortcuts)
Looks like Seesmic updated their new BlackBerry Seesmic app to version 1.1.10. New to this update are keyboard shortcuts. This was one of the key things missing from their first release which really kept me from using it. Now however, this update brings much needed keyboard short cut function as well as Autotext feature found … Continue reading
BlackBerry AppWorld Upgrade Notification Icon
Now this is something that is very useful I think. I know that the iPhone has a similar thing in place where it lets you know that there are app updates on your homescreen right on the App Store icon. Now it seems that Rimm has done the same thing with their AppWorld app. This … Continue reading
Visual Tour of Opera Mini 5 Beta 2 for BlackBerry (Originally Posted at G Style Magazine)
This post first appeared in G Style Magazine 12.03.09 written by me. Original post can be found here. Opera releases Beta 2 of its popular Opera Mini 5 app for the BlackBerry smartphones. This app is a third party browser that replaces the native BlackBerry browser. It is comparable to other third party browsers like … Continue reading
Visual Tour of Last.fm App on a BlackBerry Bold 9000
I just recently got into Last.fm due to the fact that the new Xbox 360 Dashboard Update now includes the ability to stream Last.fm content. It seems to be a great service with lots of variety in music so I was quite pleased and surprised when they released their Last.fm BlackBerry app today. I quickly … Continue reading
Visual Tour of New Seesmic Twitter App for BlackBerry
Today Seesmic released a new Twitter app for the BlackBerry smartphones. I’ve used Seesmic Desktop on the PC and Mac and found it to be a very good desktop Twitter client. How does the mobile app stack up? How is it compared to the other apps we’ve seen so far? Let’s take a look. When … Continue reading
My Top 10 Blackberry Apps
One of the first things many BlackBerry users do is install new apps onto their pride and joy. There are so many programs out there that sometimes, choosing the best ones can be quite difficult especially when there are so many choices or each individual task. I myself have a BlackBerry Bold 9000 and have … Continue reading
