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Dream Themez for your BlackBerry!

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Since it was a rather slow news day, I thought I would elaborate on a good way to customize your BlackBerry. A few customers I have ran into in the past few shifts of mine at my other job have complained to me about how their BlackBerry wasn’t very customizable. For the average user, it isn’t. Themes aren’t the easiest thing to find, installing them can be tedious if you don’t know what you’re doing, and RIM doesn’t really promote the use of themes outside of App World.

A few days ago I was browsing through Twitter and I stumbled upon what is Dream Themez by Donald Conrod, or @i_c_u_hater on Twitter. I’ve personally lost my interest in themes due to my being very picky and I can’t seem to find or make exactly what I want. So, I gave up and I just stick to stock, or pretty darn close to it. Even though I can’t get past my own pickiness, Donald’s Dream Themez are very nice, high quality themes. He has themes for the Storm/Storm2, Bold 9700 and 9000, Tour, Curve, Pearl, Pearl Flip, and a section for ladies only. If you’ve been in the market for some customization, hit up Dream Themez, you may find what you’ve been looking for there.

You can find Dream Themez by clicking here, and you can follow Donald on Twitter for updates on his themes.

Pearl 3G coming soon to Virgin Mobile Canada

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Another Canadian carrier has announced their impending launch of the BlackBerry Pearl 3G; this time the honors are falling to Virgin Mobile Canada. The Pearl will be available for $49.99 on a 3-year term or $349.99 off contract (I’d vote for off contract pricing here, but I’m allergic to 3-year deals). No word on when “Coming Soon” turns into “Now Available”, but we suspect it won’t be terribly far into the future. If you happen to live in Saskatchewan or Manitoba, you’ll be out of luck for the time being due to “network differences”.

The pressure is now on for at least one US carrier to announce the device, which we’re hoping happens by Memorial Day (just a little rampant speculation there). Odds are all on AT&T as being the sole provider until a CDMA version is announced.

via IntoMobile

T-Mobile passing up Pearl 3G in favor of Curve 3G?

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As with most rumors, be sure to take this one with a dosage of sodium chloride. Current speculation is pointing toward the strong possibility of T-Mobile taking a pass on the upcoming Pearl 3G handset, in favor of an updated Curve model (8500 3G perhaps?). This strikes us as an odd business move considering the popularity of the Pearl model line, the excellent reception it received at WES, and T-Mobile’s own success carrying previous iterations of the device. While no US carriers have announced the Pearl 3G; if these rumors hold true, AT&T could end up as the sole provider with the new Pearl (at least until the CDMA version is announced). Let us know what you think in the comments!

via BerryReview

The Pearl is a lie, Bell edition

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We’re still alive folks! As you’re probably well aware, it has been something of a slow news week here at BBerryDog, so I’m quite pleased to bring some actual news…or maybe not. Canadian carrier Bell has recently shipped flyers to their customers proclaiming the Pearl 3G has arrived, and is ready for purchase! As it turns out, there is no Pearl. Due to unforeseen (or maybe just inept marketing) circumstances, the Pearl won’t really be available until sometime next week (at least that’s the current word). Hang in there Bell subscribers, your Pearly goodness will come soon enough (and be sure to send us lots of pretty pictures when it does)!

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Poynt updated to support Pearl 3G, Telemap, and VZ Navigator 5.0

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Poynt is by far one of my favorite applications for my BlackBerry and I’m glad to see Multiplied Media Corp. was on the ball with support for the Pearl 3G (910x). Not only did they add support for your shiny, new Pearl 3G, but they added support for two variations of navigation offered by carriers, specifically Telemap and VZ Navigator. So, go ahead and download your updated version today by visiting (from your BlackBerry native browser) m.mypoynt.com or downloading Poynt from AppWorld.

For those of you that don’t know what Poynt is, it is an all-in-one location based search application for BlackBerry. From Poynt you can search movie times, restaurants, businesses, gas stations and prices, and much more. For my full review of Poynt, click here.

via: CrackBerry

BlackBerry Pearl 3G 910x officially announced

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Remember all of the confusion as to what the Pearl 910x was actually going to be? All rumors can now be silenced, as the Pearl 910x was just officially announced by RIM. The official press release states that the device will come in two different forms, a 14-key traditional phone keyboard and a 20-key condensed keyboard that we’re used to seeing on the Pearl series. This device is a very sleek, compact, sexy device that a lot of people have been waiting for. The 910x is the smallest BlackBerry to date, and on paper, one of the most powerful. Here are the official specifications released by RIM:

  • Elegant candybar design measuring 4.25” x 1.96″ x 0.52″ (108mm x 50 mm x 13.3 mm) and weighing only 3.3 oz (93 grams)
  • 624 Mhz processor with 256 MB Flash memory
  • 360×400 sharp-resolution display (238 ppi)
  • Optical trackpad that makes navigation fast and smooth, plus a comfortable keyboard that enables quick and accurate typing
  • Media player for videos, pictures and music (music plays up to 30 hours), plus dedicated media keys integrated along top of the handset
  • 3.2 MP camera with zoom, autofocus, flash and video recording*
  • Built-in GPS for location-based applications such as BlackBerry® Maps, as well as photo geotagging
  • Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n) – first BlackBerry smartphone to support ‘n’
  • microSD/SDHD memory card slot that supports up to 32 GB cards
  • Premium phone features, including voice activated dialing, speakerphone and Bluetooth® (2.1) with support for hands-free headsets, stereo headsets, car kits (including systems that support the emerging Bluetooth Message Access Profile standard) and other Bluetooth accessories
  • Access to BlackBerry App World™, featuring a broad and growing catalog of mobile applications developed specifically for BlackBerry smartphones
  • Support for BlackBerry® Media Sync for easily syncing photos as well as iTunes® and Windows Media® Player music with the smartphone**
  • BlackBerry® OS 5
  • Support for tri-band UMTS/HSDPA and quad-band EDGE/GPRS/GSM networks
  • Removable, rechargeable 1150 mAhr battery that provides approximately 5.5 hours of talk time on 3G networks

The 910x is headed for various carriers expected to become available is May. Which variation would you go for? I know I wouldn’t mind giving the Pearl another try, what say you?

For more information on the Pearl 910x, click here.

White BlackBerry Bold 9700 and Crimson Pearl 9100 dummy units showing up in Rogers stores

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Yesterday, a couple pictures of a white BlackBerry Bold 9700 and a crimson to black fade Pearl 9100 dummy units popped up on the internet. The dummy units are branded for Rogers and they’re looking pretty hot. We can only hope to hear more about these at WES next week. With the dummy units arriving at stores, their official release can’t be too far out. Stay tuned for more information.

via: BBLeaks | PhoneDog

BlackBerry Pearl 9105 surfaces, has T9 keyboard

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After what would seem to be an eternity of rumors, renders, and fuzzy parts-bin photos, we finally have some solid evidence of the BlackBerry Pearl 9105′s existence, T9 keyboard and all. The photos above briefly appeared on the id-blackberry-archive before quickly being removed (but not before the damage was done). We’re not only seeing a much clearer photo of the keyboard itself, but also some of the embedded options such as compound words and contextual learning.

It would appear the Pearl is headed toward having multiple variants, with T9, SureType, and a QWERTY all being rumored (in fairness, the QWERTY is suspected to be for a next generation Pearl Flip). Hopefully we’ll hear a bit more about the candybar follow-up to one of BlackBerry’s most popular devices at WES next week.

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Rumor: BlackBerry Pearl 9105 to have T9 keypad

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I’m not sure how I’ve missed all of these patent leaks, but I sure have missed a lot of them. This morning a photo of a mock-up for the 9105 was leaked. This still isn’t clarification of what the 9105 is going to be exactly. From the looks of it, I would be inclined to guess that this will be very similar to, if not exactly, what the official release is going to look like. Continue reading for more info and some more pictures.

via: BBNews.pl | BGR | BBLeaks

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