Posted at 7:45 pm EST, March 08th, 2010 by Taylor Martin.
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!
Posted at 12:18 am EST, March 06th, 2010 by John Samela.
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.
Posted at 1:37 am EST, March 03rd, 2010 by Taylor Martin.
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.
Posted at 1:52 pm EST, February 25th, 2010 by Taylor Martin.
One thing I never turn down is accessories for my BlackBerry. A few weeks back I bought a Remote Stereo Gateway (Yes, I know it’s been out for a while.) just to mess around with, and I absolutely love the thing. It’s very simple, and it works amazingly. Hit the link to continue reading and for pictures.
Posted at 12:16 pm EST, February 25th, 2010 by Taylor Martin.
Mauricio over at BlackBerryRocks.com posted earlier today about the radiation levels emitted by the Bold 9700. Environmental Working Group (EWG) provided the listings in their article which can be found here. The 9700 tops the charts for phones from 2010 on its exposure level followed closely by the Motorola DROID. Is radiation exposure something to be worried about, or is it harmless nonsense? For the full list of phones and their radiation levels EWG has a database available here. Click the link to continue reading.
Posted at 1:15 pm EST, February 05th, 2010 by Taylor Martin.
Thanks to Kevin over at CrackBerry for he heads up on this one. SmrtGuard is a BlackBerry application that offers a peace of mind service to BlackBerry users. Now they’re offering a free version of their ever-so-popular application. This is definitely an application that everyone should at least try. It’s a completely free for life service, you can’t go wrong.
Click the link to view the available features in the free version.
Posted at 10:30 am EST, February 04th, 2010 by Aaron Baker.
Are you kidding me? In this Jeopardy clip, the contestant incorrectly says “BlackBerry” as the answer, and receives the points. It’s RIM people….RIM makes the BlackBerry. BlackBerry is a brand, not a company…
Posted at 4:08 am EST, January 06th, 2010 by Aaron Baker.
CES 2010 begins on Thursday, and in addition to joining my PhoneDog colleagues (and performing News Editor duties), I’ll be there to cover all things BlackBerry! Live feeds, content, videos – it’ll be here on BBerryDog as the information comes in. For other phone news, be sure to stay tuned to PhoneDog for continuing coverage!
I’ll be tweeting about tech goodness, late night fun, events, pictures, and more. Be sure to subscribe to my Twitter feed (@PhoneDog_Aaron), along with my colleagues/partners in crime – Noah, John, and Adriana!
Posted at 11:37 am EST, January 02nd, 2010 by Aaron Baker.
Though I’ve never had my table shake and my glass break when I accept BlackBerry Messenger friend requests, the commercial does a decent job of showing off AT&T’s 3G network.
