Verizon Wireless has announced the addition of its V CAST services to some BlackBerry devices, such as the ones using BIS – BlackBerry Internet Services – and some specific models including BlackBerry Bold 9650, Storm2 9550, Curve 8530 and lastly Tour 9630. All the applications and services purchased via V CAST apps will be directly [...]

This is the third (and probably not last) in a series of reports from major cellphone companies in response to the Apple Press Conference last Friday addressing the antenna problem. Next up, RIM. RIM had a lot to say about Jobs’ statement about cellular phone antennae. They went so far to call Apple’s situation …

This is an App for Allure Mobile, which can turn your smart phone into a controller for your thermostat. Similar to the Trane Remote Energy Management Thermostat, and but mobile. Allure Mobile will turn down your cooling or heating systems automatically once you move a predetermined distance from your house, and then will …

EmergencyWipe is the name of a new BlackBerry application that makes it easy for users to protect their (important) data in case something happens and you need to hide/delete confidential information in a timely matter. The features of EmergencyWipe include the wipe of sensitive data as well as double wipe confirmation, and therefore it can [...]

DYMO CardScan is a new application made for BlackBerry devices which makes it easy to scan one or one hundred business cards. The main feature of the application is being able to insert all the details of a business card – name, company, email, cellphone, and more – directly into the Address Book. The only [...]

We have already mentioned HootSuite a few months ago when they updated the application for the iPhone, but at the moment the news are related to BlackBerry. According to a recent tweet HootSuite is on the look for beta testers for the Twitter application for BlackBerry handsets. Taking in consideration that HootSuite is already supported [...]

The BerryReader can be considered the Google Reader for BlackBerry handsets, which basically is the easiest way to follow and read a blog/site via RSS feeds. Most people that read sites via RSS know how important and easy to use is the Google Reader, and this application will make life easier to follow RSS feeds [...]

With mobile handsets finding their way into the hands of more and more consumers, the need for beefed up security is more apparant now than ever. Research in Motion’s BlackBerry lineup, in particular, has long been known to be one of the most secure line of mobile handsets on the market. However, RIM apparently isn’t [...]

Research in Motion (RIM) has leaked out a video of BlackBerry OS 6. True, it was announced, and been teased before. You’ll see in the video a universal search, redesigned home screen, new media interface, context menus, and other applications. I just can’t seem to get a release date of this product. …

A few months ago we mentioned that WordPress for BlackBerry got updated to version 1.1, but recently there has been another version released, more specifically v3.1. The application is already listed at BlackBerry App World but there isn’t an official announcement made by Automattic. Anyway, WordPress for BlackBerry Beta 1.3 will provide the following features: [...]