RIM has just released a video preview of its upcoming BlackBerry OS update, 6.0. It certainly looks like a modern OS is it enough to keep diehard BlackBerry users from jumping ship to something a little more shiny and new? The most notable change in 6 besides the UI has to be the inclusion of [...]
ComScore has just released its numbers for May for U.S. smartphone owners over the age of 13. Wait. What does a 13-year-old need a smartphone for? According to comScore, 49.1 million Americans owned a smartphone from February to the end of May, which is an 8.1 percent increase from the previous three-month period ending in [...]
The NPD Group has just released its Q1 2010 numbers and Android has slipped into the number 2 slot behind RIM and ahead of the iPhone. Based on strong sales of the Droid, Eris and Incredible from partners like Verizon Wireless, Google’s mobile OS claimed 28 percent of the market while RIM retained the crown [...]
RIM has tapped the Black Eyed Peas’ Boom Boom Pow to show off its upcoming BlackBerry 6 operating system. A fashionable business lady, a man in a suit, and a kid at school all dance behind the transparent interface and push various buttons. It’s all very hard to watch. The final few seconds with the [...]
The annual BlackBerry hoopla known as WES kicks off today in Orlando and with it comes two new hardware announcements. Say hello to the Bold 9650 and Pearl 3G.
RIM’s official Twitter app for BlackBerry devices has been rumored to be coming for the last few weeks. It was released into beta yesterday and I’ve been test-driving it for the last 24 hours. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but it’s not very good and here’s why:
I’m not entirely sure how I missed this news earlier. Oh wait, yes I do, I’ve been busy building out TECHLAND! Anyway, Movela and Pyxis Mobile are building a RIM exclusive Craigslist Mobile App for the BlackBerry platform. The $5 app will allow BlackBerry users to peruse any and all Craigslist ads. Take that iPhone [...]
AT&T has announced the upcoming availability of the BlackBerry Curve 8520. It’s a no frills, low-end BlackBerry with a 512 MHz processor, 2-megapixel camera, optical trackpad, Wi-Fi and 256MB of built-in memory. Available in the coming weeks, the 3G BlackBerry Curve 8520 will retail for $99.99 after a MIR and 2-year contract.
