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!
Posted at 9:55 am EST, March 01st, 2010 by Josh Seawell.
A few weeks ago we posted about the announcement of BESX (BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express), and now it is available for download. RIM stated that it would be released in March, I wasn’t expecting March 1st, but I am not complaining. This is a FREE download, just fill out the order form with your information and RIM will review it and send you a download link. To download go to the BESX on the BlackBerry website.
Posted at 10:05 am EST, February 26th, 2010 by Josh Seawell.
BoyGenius has posted up some details about a rumored sliding-QWERTY that one of his contacts sent to him. Here are some of the details:
It’s a portrait-oriented slider. While most people assume a device with slideout keyboard would end up being something like HTC’s devices, we’ve been told this particular handset is more like the Palm Pre in terms of layout.
The phone will run BlackBerry OS 6.0
The rumored device will 100% support Wi-Fi 802.11n
The phone will not be a Verizon exclusive — it’s supposed to be a GSM/HSPA device.
Posted at 7:57 pm EST, February 25th, 2010 by Josh Seawell.
The guys over at Crackberry and BerryReview have posted that BIS 3.0 is coming out on March 21st 2010. I am looking forward to this update, especially because of the two-way sync with Google Mail. It will now sync read/unread and sent items from BlackBerry to Google Mail. Here is part of an email sent out to CrackBerry.com:
I wanted to advise you that RIM will be launching the newest version of BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS) version 3.0 on March 21, 2010. To help you prepare your team as necessary, I’ve attached a Support Readiness Document as well as BIS 3.0 overview presentation and a Document summarizing the key new features. PLEASE share this information with your Technical Support Teams.
Posted at 6:46 pm EST, February 24th, 2010 by Josh Seawell.
We posted yesterday about a rumor that Verizon was dropping the Storm 9530, this just confirms the rumor. Along with the Storm, the Pearl Flip 8230, both colors of the Curve 8330 and the 8830 are all being dropped. The Storm I can understand, seeing as it had the very high return rate and the recent addition of the Storm2. Although it was reported a the other week that the Curve 8330 was being dropped, I still don’t understand why. The 83XX series phone is one of the best selling smartphones around the world, why cut it from your inventory? The big question that everyone has, is Verizon making room for new BlackBerry devices?
Posted at 10:15 pm EST, February 17th, 2010 by Taylor Martin.
Last Thursday (Feb. 11), RIM released an invite-only beta version of Twitter for BlackBerry. It has been a hot topic for a while, and a highly anticipated release from RIM. I know many of you are wondering how RIM’s Twitter app holds up next to the competition? Quite well, actually. I was lucky enough to get my hands on a copy and I must say, I’m pretty impressed.
Posted at 1:00 pm EST, February 16th, 2010 by John Samela.
Mike Lazaridis made his Keynote Address at Mobile World Congress today. After recognizing RIM’s leadership in the Smartphone market, he goes on to warn that bandwidth must be conserved in order to maintain operability of wireless data. Mike goes on to talk about how efficient RIM handsets are and how important RIM’s platform will be going forward. RIM’s efficient architecture is found in the new Webkit platform. According to Mike, a carrier can support three Blackberry browsing sessions for every one other Smartphone browsing session. Thanks to Kevin over at Crackberry for posting this video!
Posted at 10:10 am EST, February 16th, 2010 by Josh Seawell.
Free New BlackBerry Software for Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft Windows Small Business Server Allows Companies to Empower All Employees with Wireless Access to Their Corporate Email Without Compromising Security or Manageability
Waterloo, ON – Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today introduced BlackBerry® Enterprise Server Express – free new server software that wirelessly and securely synchronizes BlackBerry® smartphones with Microsoft® Exchange or Microsoft® Windows® Small Business Server.
The new BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express software will be provided free of charge in order to address two key market opportunities. First, the software offers economical advantages to small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) that desire the enterprise-grade security and manageability of BlackBerry® Enterprise Server but don’t require all of its advanced features. Second, more and more consumers are purchasing BlackBerry smartphones and the free BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express software provides a cost-effective solution that enables IT departments to meet the growing demand from employees to be able to connect their personal BlackBerry smartphones to their work email.
Posted at 10:47 am EST, February 08th, 2010 by Josh Seawell.
The other week we posted about a new BlackBerry trackball replacement plan from T-Mobile. This was originally suppose to start on the 15th of February, but has now been delayed until the 24th. This program is set up to replace any damaged trackballs for the Pearl 8100/8120 and Curve 8320. The replacement kits are being changed and are no longer including tweezers. RIM is updating procedures and screenshots for the new tool called a “spudger”. Training for the replacement program will resume today and they should be back on track for the new launch date.
Posted at 1:57 pm EST, February 07th, 2010 by Josh Seawell.
Although there has not been any official announcements about the new BlackBerry 9650, there have been several leaks hinting that it could be released in the near future. First we had the slight slip-up on RIMs Facebook page, now we have a link to download the Visual Voicemail app for the 9650 from Verizon. If you follow the link it will let you download the .jad file. This could tell us one of two things, either the people behind this device are slipping up real bad or the 9650 is getting real close to its official launch. I am hoping for the second one, what about everyone else?
