BlackBerry owners will now have a chance to get more glossy and bright colors for their beloved handsets. ColorWare, a company known as the industry leader in altering the color of existing products, will start offering crazy colors in December 31, 2007 to 3 models of RIM handsets – Curve, Pearl, and 8800. Well, it’s not just about colors at all. ColorWare uses an X2 Coating technology, a scratch resistant liquid plastic coating to protect your handset and block 99.8% of UV rays so the colors will not fade under the sun. Other devices using ColorWare are gaming consoles, PMPs, laptops, and even iPhone. (more…)

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Don’t be fooled with the not so creative name of TwitterBerry for it is a powerful application which integrates microblogging site Twitter and the messaging devices godfather, BlackBerry smartphones. Of course, you must have a compatible BlackBerry smartphone and a Twitter account before you can use this mobile application.

Simply download this free app either over the air or via USB and you can easily create your tweets, view timelines of your friends, and reply to other tweets. Minimum requirement is either a BlackBerry OS 4.0.2+ or a BlackBerry Internet Browsing Service (BIS-B or BIBS).

Supported Devices

BlackBerry 7100(g,i,r)
BlackBerry 7105t
BlackBerry 7130(c,e,g)
BlackBerry 7290
BlackBerry 7510
BlackBerry 7520
BlackBerry 8100 (Pearl)
BlackBerry 8300
BlackBerry 8700
BlackBerry 8703e
BlackBerry 8707v
BlackBerry 8800
BlackBerry 8830

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Alltel has a new free mobile shopping service for RIM BlackBerry smartphone users. Digby Powered by Alltel allows Alltel customers to easily access products from various retailers including Barnes and Noble, Best Buy, Godiva among others. Visit alltel.com/smartphone from your BlackBerry to access Digby and shop till you drop.

Products available in the Digby catalog include books, music, electronics, gifts and other popular categories. The service offers a friendly interface for customers, allowing them to browse thousands of products with ease - and there’s also the all-important product search feature. The online catalog is updated daily and features things like best seller lists, the hottest music and exclusive promotions to Alltel customers.

Alltel is the first carrier to deploy the Digby service, but not the first mobile shopping application.

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Alltel Wireless today announced that the new BlackBerry Pearl 8130 is now available on www.shopalltel.com and in Alltel retail stores. This smartphone makes the perfect holiday gift and includes email, Web browser, text messaging, instant messaging and organizer applications. The phone also features GPS capabilities and mapping applications such as TeleNav and BlackBerry Maps; a 2 MP camera with flash, zoom and video capture; an advanced media player with 3.5mm jack, Bluetooth® stereo support and dedicated volume controls; 64 MB of built-in memory with an expandable microSD/SDHC memory card slot; and much more. Alltel Wireless is offering the BlackBerry Pearl 8130 for $149.99 after a $100 mail-in-rebate.

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Otter Products announced two new models in the Defender line-up of protective cases. The OtterBox 1934, designed for BlackBerry Pearl and the OtterBox 1935 for BlackBerry Curve allow full access to the trackball and camera, and fit the RIM phones neatly. Rugged in nature, you can easily carry the case on your travels. With three protective layers, your BlackBerry is safe from scratches, bumps and even drops.

According to Otter, layer 1 is a protective clear membrane for the screen and keyboard, preventing dust and dirt from getting into your phone, while layer 2 is essentially a high-impact polycarbonate shell. The third layer wraps the silicone skin over the device to absorb bump and shock. The OtterBox 1934 and 1935 also come with acoustic vents that cover and protect the microphone, headset and speaker phone openings.

For easy carrying, there’s also a swivel belt clip. Priced at US $49.95, the OtterBox cases are now available.

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Research In Motion, (RIM) makers of the BlackBerry Smartphone, and Facebook are joining forces. A specially modified version of Facebook is now available for Blackberry users. This service, that is only available to T-Mobile subscribers, has been modified to take advantage of the Blackberry’s push-based architecture. In fact, this Facebook version is almost identical to its PC counterpart, which includes a whole slew of options, such as but not limited to image uploading, wall to wall messaging, poking, and more. RIM president Mike Lazaridis explained the similar agenda that the two companies share. “Facebook and RIM share a vision for enhanced mobile communications and social networking based on open, standards-based platforms and this has allowed us to produce a rich mobile application for Facebook users that leverages the push-based architecture, multimedia features and industry-leading usability of the BlackBerry solution.” Industry experts believe that almost 19% of those who use the PC version of Facebook will make use of the wireless adaptation.

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T-Mobile and Research In Motion unveiled the new BlackBerry Curve 8320, touted as the first all-in-one handset to work with T-Mobile’s HotSpot @Home. The Wi-Fi enabled BlackBerry Curve 8320 allows for in-home mobile coverage, something of an oxymoron around some parts of the nation. The Curve 8320 will be available in pale gold and titanium finishes, and features RIM’s smallest and lightest yet QWERTY handset design.

The BlackBerry Curve 8320 also features a 2 megapixel camera, and standard apps include audio and video players (supported formats include MP3, AAC, WMA, WAV, MPEG4, H.263 and WMV). It is equipped with a 3.5mm stereo headset jack and offers a microSD memory card for expanding the available storage. Measuring 4.2″ x 2.4″ x 0.6″, the phone weighs in at 3.9 oz and is enabled for T-Mobile’s myFaves feature. On-board IM clients include support for AOL, Yahoo!, Windows Live, ICQ and Google Talk.

With features like speaker-independent voice recognition for voice activated dialing, calling someone is easier. The phone is a true quad-band GSM world phone, and comes with BlackBerry Maps as well. Priced at US $249.99 after rebates and service agreement.

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AT&T announced that the new BlackBerry 8820 Wi-Fi mobile phone will be available to its customers starting September 20. The BlackBerry 8820 lets you not only connect to your corporate or home network but also take advantage of 10,000 AT&T-owned or branded Wi-Fi hotspots throughout the U.S. (which requires an additional fee, of course). As the BlackBerry 8820 is EDGE compatible as well, you are also covered in AT&T’s network.

The BlackBerry 8820 supports WLAN 802.11 a/b/g and features enterprise-level security. There’s also built-in GPS with support for solutions such as TeleNav GPS Navigator and TeleNav Track and AT&T’s PTT (push-to-talk) service. The phone is compatible with Bluetooth 2.0, and offers a microSD card slot for expanding memory. Users can also access AT&T Mobile Music, a one-stop-shop for music content from eMusic, XM Satellite Radio and more.

As with any BlackBerry, the 8820 offers a QWERTY keyboard, trackball navigation and a big 320×240 pixels resolution display.

Priced at US $299.99 (after rebates and a 2-year service agreement), the BlackBerry 8820 will be available starting September 20, 2007.

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Research In Motion has the BlackBerry Pearl 8100 smartphone in spiffy new colors for T-Mobile USA. The colors include blue, sunset red and pale gold. Added to the existing white and black, customers now have a choice of five colors when it comes to their Pearl.

What’s more, with the introduction of these new colors, T-Mobile is slated to introduce an affordable BlackBerry email-only service for US $9.99/month which includes access to email accounts like Yahoo!, AOL or Gmail.

Priced at US $149.99 (after a $100.00 instant discount and $50.00 mail-in rebate) for a 2 year service agreement, the quad-band BlackBerry Pearl 8100 is available from T-Mobile.

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BoxWave unveiled its latest accessory, the Rubberized Slim Case for the BlackBerry 8800. An ultra-slim hard case, the case features a cut-out design to bring out the BlackBerry’s keyboard, allowing you to see the keys clearly and have the same tactile feel when using the 8800 without the case. Personalize it with a choice of Gecko Green, Jet Black and Metallic Silver.

Regular price is US $39.95, but there’s a web special where you can grab it for $27.95. Shipping now, grab your Rubberized Slim Case for the BlackBerry 8800.

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Now, BlackBerry users can look forward to a new service from Nuance, called the Nuance Voice Control, a one-click mobile search and messaging service. Driven entirely by voice commands, it is a subscription-based application that integrates with the built-in GPS of the BlackBerry 8800 series smartphones.

With this, the user’s input is simply a set of voice commands. You can dial a contact, search the web for business listings (411 service), get driving directions and even weather, news and more - all at the click of a button. The Nuance Voice Control service is deployed in North America with Sprint and Rogers Wireless networks. So, if you are a customer and want to try it out, the applicatino can be downloaded through Handango.

Here’s a sample of the service usage offered:
GPS-based 411 by voice
Press a key on your BlackBerry 8800 and say “Find Business Pizza near me” - and get a list of nearby pizza restaurants on the phone screen, including the address, phone number and map links.

GPS-based driving directions
Press a key on the handset and say “Get directions from here to 1500 Broadway New York, NY” and you receive door-to-door directions from your current location. Avoids keying in your source and destination addresses, it’s easy as that. We haven’t tried out the service yet, but hopefully we will and report you on our findings.

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Remember the WorldMate Mobile Travel Service which is currently available free for Nokia S60 devices? Well, BlackBerry users can now consider themselves lucky as well.

Starting August 2, an open beta for BlackBerry devices will be offered, doubling up as your personal travel assistant that gives customized flight update alerts, schedules, itinerary, maps and more. It automatically pushes trip logistics onto the device.

WorldMate Live can automatically sync information with Outlook. WorldMate Live will have free and premium versions available, with most service available for free. The good news is that everything is free in the beta period. Check it out at http://www.worldmatelive.com/. If you are in Boston, you can also have a look at the demo at the NBTA Conference between July 23-25 at WorldMate’s booth.

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Research In Motion finally unveiled its first dual-mode BlackBerry 8820Smartphone. The thinnest BlackBerry yet, the 8820 comes with a full-fledged QWERTY keyboard, a 320×240 display and trackball navigation system.

The BlackBerry 8820 boasts integrated GPS, the latest media player enhancements and support for microSD/microSDHC (high capacity) memory cards up to 32GB. Combining EDGE/GPRS/GSM and Wi-Fi, this is RIM’s first dual-mode cell phone.

The 8820 supports 802.11 a/b/g standards allowing you to access the internet over public hotspots. In conjunction with BlackBerry Enterprise Server and Internet Service, you can now do more on the road with Wi-Fi, including IM. It also supports UMA (unlicensed mobile access).

Oh, and in case you were wondering, it comes with a removable battery.

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Wayfinder Navigator 7, a navigation/search service from Wayfinder Systems, is now available for the BlackBerry 8800 Series and BlackBerry Curve smartphones. Just in time for the holiday season, the Navigator guides you from point A to B with turn-by-turn directions.

You also get added benefits in the form of traffic/weather information, selected local services and POIs. Thanks to 3D maps, you can now get a better idea of where you are headed.

Other services offered by Wayfinder include digital city guidebooks and currency conversion. An extensive 20-million POI database (across North America and Europe) make it a valuable companion when you travel to new places.

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Research In Motion announced that the BlackBerry 8707h smartphone will include Japanese-language text input support. The phone will be only available in Japan through NTT DoCoMo. With the Japanese language support, it will satisfy customers who are in a japanese language enviroment that are interested in deploying BlackBerry smartphones. The phone will provide a Japanese user interface and will now allow users the ability to input Japanese text for personal information management (PIM) applications, read and write Japanese emails, and browse Japanese websites.

The BlackBerry 8707h phone will be pre-loaded with the Japanese support and is expected to be available this summer. Beginning June 11th DoCoMo will be accepting advanced orders for the Blackberry 8707h. Details are available on the NTT DoCoMo online corporate sales site www.docomo.biz.

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Fastlink and Research In Motion announced the launch of the BlackBerry Pearl smartphone in Jordan. Pearl provides the familiar well-known access to BlackBerry wireless services including email, text messaging and more importantly, corporate data apps.

The mobile provider Fastlink will also be providing BlackBerry Internet Service for its customers. Users can enjoy a digital camera and media player onboard the new BlackBerry. For additional storage, the device also offers expandable memory.

In the Middle East, the BlackBerry service is currently available in Jordan, Egypt, the UAE and Bahrain.

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If the rumors are correct, the BlackBerry 8120 will be the forthcoming update to the original BlackBerry Pearl, and it will be available in a rainbow of colors. It seems as though RIM is taking a new direction in the marketing of the BlackBerry line. First, we got the BlackBerry Pearl, which was a more consumer-friendly design, rather than the BlackBerry’s stereotypical business-oriented designs. And now, they are targeting the consumer set even more with the launch of the updated Pearl, which will be available in a range of colors.

Rogers Wireless will be launching the updated BlackBerry Pearl, with a US carrier getting a 1 week jumpstart. Chances are, it’ll be T-Mobile getting this new model first. The rumored colors will be black, red, titanium, blue, and gold, and the device is expected to launch in September. Expected features include a 2-megapixel camera, GPS, and WiFi.

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Rodgers Wireless now offers the RIM’s Red Blackberry Pearl handset. It is priced at $249 with a 3 year contract. There was no official announcement, but it seems that Rogers and RIM forgot to release information regarding the Red Blackberry Pearl now available in Canada.

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Deviating from the number based “naming” system that RIM is typically known for, the world was introduced to the Blackberry Pearl, a much more consumer-friendly name. And now it seems we might have another “name” branded Blackberry.

The makers of the upcoming Blackberry 8300 who owned the domain Blackberry8300.com have also snatched up the domain BlackberryCurve.com, which the first one now directs to. The Blackberry, which has been an object of obssession for the business set for years, is seeking out an expanded user base. The Blackberry Curve is set to meld the business and consumer worlds of the Blackberry. Nice. I kind of like this new naming system.

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Today, Mexens Technology announced the availability of Navizon on Blackberry devices. Navizon is the company’s flagship software, which allows Blackberry owners to see where they are on a map and easily find their way to their next destination, see the location of friends or coworkers on their Blackberry, and search for businesses around where they are.

Navizon is not carrier-dependent, and can be used on any Blackberry device, regardless of carrier. It works on any wireless network in any country. The coolest thing about Navizon is that it doesn’t require a GPS device (which can be pricey). Navizon’s Virtual GPS runs off wireless signals triangulation, which is able to spot your location on a map. This technology thus brings a multitude of location-based services available on your phone.

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