I’ve noticed this in the most recent beta OS builds and I’ve only seen it in one official OS. I haven’t thought much of it other than it was a forgotten feature by RIM’s account and they decided to dump it. Now,  I don’t know if that’s the reason or not, but according to Bla1ze over at CrackBerry who found RIM’s answer to this in the knowledge base, they have scrapped the standby feature.  Click the link to keep reading.

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Are you one of the many eagerly waiting for RIM to FINALLY release their Twitter for BlackBerry and LinkedIn applications to the public? According to RIM’s newsletter, the “Two Popular Business Apps Are Almost Here!” This is enough for you guys to get excited about! I’m excited to see if and what changes they have made to the Twitter app.

I’m still curious to see what you guys want to see in the official release of Twitter for BlackBerry, sound off in the comments!

via: CrackBerry | BerryReview

Here’s another leak for the Bold 9700. These OS leaks are coming more and more frequently, and I don’t quite know what to make of it. I can’t keep up with them at this rate. About the time I get my phone updated and just the way I like it, they leak another OS and I repeat the process.

Download OS 5.0.0.545

Enjoy!

via: CrackBerry

Good news for Nimbuzz users running OS 5.0, as the popular software has been updated to support devices running the new OS.  Rest assured, we’ll be testing it to make sure it works well, but in the meantime, how do you like it?  Any issues to report thus far?  Sound off in the comments!

Amongst all of this talk of BIS updates, it seems that there has been sparse claims of BIS outages. I have been experiencing it personally today and a few friends of mine as well. Others claim their data has been working fine. There do seem to be some reported outages for some carriers…if we hear anything official we will let you know.

This is becoming an all to common experience for us BlackBerry users. I figure it may have something to do with BIS upgrades coming soon, or just a common technical issue. Either way, I hope they get everything squared away soon. I hate it when my emails and BBM’s come in on random spurts.

EDIT: Here’s the update folks, over 24 hours later and I’m still having intermittent BIS problems on the AT&T side of things. I’m still getting BBM’s and emails in random spurts every few hours. Some friends of mine on Verizon are reporting issues, other are not. So this apparently isn’t affecting everyone, but this is truly ridiculous.  I have been disconnected for almost 48 hours now, and all I can do is sit and wait.

Also, if you have any outages to report, leave them in the comments!

(Photo from BlackBerryCool)

According to BerryReview, BIS is scheduled to be upgrade to 3.0 on March 14th, or next Sunday. This is only scheduled for EMEA, which is Europe, Middle East, and Africa. Soon thereafter (March 21st) North America should follow. With this upgrade to BIS 3.0 comes two-way Gmail syncing. This is great news for all of us, and it is a greatly anticipated update. Part of the email can be read after the break.

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Some peculiar news has surfaced over the last few days about the next generation Blackberry Pearl 9100. Al Sacco over at Cio.com has uncovered the above image of a QWERTY keyboard from the parts supplier TrueSuplier titled “OEM Blackberry Pearl 9100 Keyboard Keypad Black.” If this replacement part is in fact for the new Pearl it appears as if one may have the option of a QWERTY keyboard in the fun-sized Pearl body. All of the images that have surfaced of the new Pearl 9100 have featured the device’s signature SureType keyboard. The specs of the new Pearl are impressive, perhaps this QWERTY option will allow the device to function as a mini-Bold.

Via: Cio.com

So, you’ve figured out your BlackBerry for the most part and are ready to venture past the “just-out-of-the-box” functionality of the phone, but you’re not quirt sure how? No worries, it’s very easy. Click the link to continue reading and to learn how to add third party applications to your phone.

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Are you on Sprint and looking at buying a new BlackBerry Curve 8530 but not really digging plum or black? Well rumor has it that a red version of the 8530 is coming to Sprint in the very near future. The red 8330 was one of the coolest BlackBerry’s of its day, and I know I always wanted to get my hands on one. I’m sure many people are going to feel the same way about this one. The plum is a very bold color, and the black can be bland at times. Red will be the perfect addition to the 8530 series on Sprint to fill that in-between void. No official release date has been posted, but GizmoFusion is claiming as soon as March 14. Sit tight pups, we’ll let you know when it’s official!

via: CrackBerry | BerryAndroid | BlackBerrySync

LouiV over at bbleaks.com seems to have got his hands on two snapshots of the rumored BlackBerry slider prototype, or Storm3. This doesn’t confirm anything for sure, but it definitely shows that RIM is working on a slider phone. I don’t quite know what to think of this just yet. When I saw the post about there being a vertical sliding BlackBerry I just laughed at the idea. RIM falling in line behind Palm took me by surprise. I like BlackBerry’s Storm series, and I love BlackBerry’s keyboards, but I’m not quite sure that these mesh well. From what I can tell in the picture, the device is huge! The 9500 series is large and heavy to begin with, adding a keyboard will only make it bigger, and heavier.

Hit the link for other picture.

via: BBLeaks

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