Currently there are lots of phones which can offer you both a touchscreen display and a full QWERTY keyboard, but strangely none of them has been conceived by RIM. The phone maker has plenty of QWERTY-only phones but only two touchscreen-only phones. Apparently RIM is secretly working on a cell phone that will bring us both the touchscreen and the full keyboard. As you expect such a BlackBerry will look exactly like the Storm but it will have a very useful and a much needed slide-out QWERTY keypad. Nothing is clear so far and nothing is official. Hopefully more stuff will be revealed about Mr. T (that’s the codename of the project) in the following months.

via berryreporter

Tags: BlackBerry, Mobile News, Mr. T, qwerty, Research In Motion, RIM, touchscreen

Place your bets now folks! Today’s question is fairly simple: who do you think Bone (from U2 of course) loves most? Is it U2’s official sponsor, RIM, a company with great phones that happens to be pouring in lots of cash in this U2 partnership, or Palm, a company that’s fighting to rise from the dead, in which Bono happens to be currently investing? I know, the question is pretty difficult to answer, and it’s possible that even Bono doesn’t know the real answer.

While U2 is performing in front of thousands of people with RIM’s logo hanging around stadiums and U2 events, Elevation Partners is buying more Palm shares. The investor has purchased 2.2 million shares for $35 million. That means that EP is now controlling 42% of Palm and Bono has an important role in that as EP’s Managing Director and Co-Founder. So what do you think? Palm or RIM?

via mobilitysite

Tags: Bono, Elevation Partners, Mobile News, Palm, Palm, Portable Devices, Research In Motion, RIM, U2

Alexander Amosu is back in action with another phone covered in diamonds. He has covered a new BlackBerry phone in diamonds which is supposed to be the world’s most expensive diamond Berry. The phone has been crafted in solid 18 carat yellow gold and then further encrusted with 4,459 brilliant cut diamonds for a total of 28.43 carats. The phone will cost $200,366 and it will be available to you with a 24-hour global concierge service. Optionally you can have your name or logo encrusted on the phone, but you’ll have to hurry as only three such BlackBerry phones will be made!

via Press

Tags: amosu, BlackBerry, diamond, gold, Portable Devices, Research In Motion

BlackBerry owners that enjoy playing Fantasy Football will be delighted with the latest release by Yahoo, the Y! Fantasy Football 2009. It is already available for download for free at the BlackBerry App site.

New features of the Y! FF 2009 include:

- real time live scoring, which is free for this year so you can follow your team in every game;
- roster management via the BlackBerry so you won’t lose points in case a player is injured and can’t play that game;
- calendar with all the games;
- easily add or remove players from the roster;

The Yahoo Fantasy Football 2009 works with BlackBerry Bold, Curve 8900 and Tour.

Tags: Accessories, BlackBerry, fantasy football, Research In Motion, yahoo

I’m sure that by now every T-Mobile devoted fan is aware of the fact that the BlackBerry 9700 and the Motorola Cliq are going to be released at some point in the near future. What nobody really knows are the launch dates for these new phones. According to inside sources it looks like November 11 is the day to remember. Both phones are going to come out on that day so you’d better get your financial affairs in order if you’re interested in getting one. According to previous rumors and leaks, the Cliq will be available free of charge with a new T-Mobile contract but there’s no info on how much the 9700 will cost. Now that you know when these brand new phones are coming you should make up your mind. What is it going to be? The newest Moto phone or the latest Berry from RIM?

via BGR

Tags: 9700, BlackBerry, Cliq, launch, Motorola, Motorola, Research In Motion, T-Mobile, T-Mobile

Only a few days ago we saw the official press photo of the BlackBerry Bold 9700 leaked to the public and today we find out that Canadians are also preparing for this RIM phone. Besides the 9700 another BlackBerry has been spotted in Rogers’ upgrade system. The Curve should be available early next month while the Bold will retail sometime in late October. You can also expect the Curve to cost somewhere below $100 on contract while the new Bold’s price will match the price of the Bold 9000.

via BGR

Tags: 8520, 9700, BlackBerry, Bold, Curve, Mobile News, Other Brands, Research In Motion

T-Mobile must surely be pissed that this info got leaked ahead of its time. The press release picture here has been revealed along with some of the features of the future BlackBerry Bold 9700.

The phone will sport a traditional full QWERTY keyboard, a new optical trackpad, AWS 3G, WiFi and GPS. While the phone has already been leaked, we still have no idea when T-Mobile is going to release it but you should probably expect it to arrive sometime in November. The price is also undisclosed.

via cio

Tags: 9700, BlackBerry, Bold, Mobile News, Portable Devices, Research In Motion, T-Mobile, T-Mobile

Once again AT&T does as it pleases when it comes to handling its own business. We’ve seen some strange decisions in the past and now we have one more such decision for you. It looks like the carrier doesn’t feel ready to launch that BlackBerry Bold software upgrade. And after all this waiting it looks like a “software issue affecting the interaction between the device and network enhancements being deployed.” Aha! Right! That surely sounds like a serious problem which needs to be addressed immediately. So anyway, what phone are you going to choose to replace your BlackBerry Bold?

via BGR

Tags: At&T, At&T, BlackBerry Bold, delay, Mobile News, Research In Motion, RIM, upgrade

What you see above is a recently leaked screen shot for the forthcoming Facebook 1.7 BlackBerry app. As you can see, the UI has been almost completely redesigned making for a much cleaner social networking experience.

According to BBNews.pl the update will be pushed out sometime this month and is said to include, among other things, the below features:

• Ability to set filters for information displayed in your News Feed
• Increased loading speed
• View profile option

As of now, that’s all we have to go by so we’ll just have to wait until Facebook makes an official announcement.

Tags: 1.7, app, App World, BlackBerry, Cell Phones, Facebook, Mobile News, Mobile Software, Research In Motion, Research In Motion

Above is a recently leaked Verizon document that gives us a hint at the release window for a few forthcoming handsets.

Said handsets are the BlackBerry Storm 2, Motorola Sholes and LG vx8575 “Chocolate Touch” which are all listed to be launching in October. Now, we’ve heard about the Storm 2 and Sholes for some time now but not the vx8575. Although, the “Chocolate Touch” moniker leads us to believe that this will be a Verizon variation of the LG’s highly anticipated BL40.

So folks, if you’re Verizon contract is up soon you may want to wait until October before you consider a new handset.

via blackberryos.com

Tags: BL40, BlackBerry Storm 2, Cell Phones, Document, leaked, LG, Motorola, Research In Motion, Sholes, vx8575

Well don’t act so surprised no, the phone in the picture here looks like the Tour because that’s exactly what it is. Although RIM likes to call it the Essex, we’ll think about it as a pimped our Tour touting WiFi support. And yes, the trackball has been replaced with a new trackpad but other than that it’s the same Tour. We have no idea when the Essex is going to be available but we’ll keep you posted!

via crackberry

Tags: BlackBerry, Essex, Mobile News, Portable Devices, Research In Motion, RIM, Sprint, Tour, trackpad, WiFi

This was bound to happen sooner or later but we’re glad it happened now. AT&T will offer free access to its WiFi hotspots network to all Windows Mobile phones owners. That means you’ll be able to walk in a Starbucks coffee shop with a Windows Phone in your hand and check your mail or browse the Internet while you offer yourself a tasty treat.

AT&T has announced that September 14 is going to be the day when all Windows Mobile phone owners will be able to start enjoying those hotspots. The only thing AT&T asks of you is that you get an unlimited data plan or other qualifying data plan in order to take advantage of that free hotspots.

Besides Windows Mobile phones, iPhones and BlackBerry handsets already have access to AT&T’s hotspot network. Who’s going to be next?

via AT&T

Tags: At&T, At&T, BlackBerry, hotspots, iPhone, iPhone, microsoft, Mobile News, Other Brands, Research In Motion, starbucks, WiFi, Windows Mobile, Windows Phones

Those who tether their BlackBerrys are in for a treat as it was recently made known that the latest version of BlackBerry Desktop Manager, version 5.0.1, includes an option to do just that. With this new version all you do is connect your BlackBerry and click ‘Connect to Internet’ and you’re good to go.

What you see above is a screen shot taken from a leaked version of 5.0.1 which you can download in English, here.

via gizmodo

Tags: BlackBerry, blackberry desktop manager, Cell Phones, leak, Research In Motion, Research In Motion, tethering

For some reason RIM has decided not to include WiFi support in its recently launched BlackBerry Tour. And now we hear that RIM is doing everything in its power to add WiFi connectivity to the phone. Since the phone is getting a new feature, the Tour will be known as the Essex. So in case you’re feeling sorry for yourself for purchasing a WiFi-less Tour, then the Essex could be a nice replacement. There’s no word when the Essex will be available and what carrier will launch it. Should we simply assume it’s going to be a phone heading to Sprint since this carrier asked for WiFi on all its phones a short while ago?

via crackberry

Tags: BlackBerry, Essex, Mobile News, Research In Motion, RIM, Sony Ericsson, Sprint, Tour, WiFi

The Storm 2 is certainly coming and Big Red is trying to get rid of its current BlackBerry Storm stock. In case you’re still interested in the “old” Storm then you can get it now for just $50 from Verizon’s online store. You get a $100 online discount and you’ll have to get a 2-year new contract. And since the buy-one-get-one deal is still available you might end up getting two BlackBerry Storms for just $50. What do you say?

via Verizon

Tags: BlackBerry, Research In Motion, RIM, Storm, Storm 2, Verizon, Verizon

In case you’re curious to see what makes that brand new touchscreen of the Storm 2 work then take a look at the picture here. We’ve seen a couple of videos which explained in detail the new piezoelectric technology and how it’s being used in the BlackBerry Storm 2 and now we’ve come across this image. What we can clearly see in it are four buttons placed in every corner of the screen. And I thought there is no button under the screen this time around! It seems that we will need buttons for “multi-press” actions. Exactly the kind of actions you’d normally do on a regular keyboard by pressing multiple buttons at once. RIM hasn’t officially given any explanation for this new touchscreen technology so we’ll have to wait for the Storm 2 to be launched before we can find out more!

via crackberry

Tags: BlackBerry, Piezoelectric, Research In Motion, RIM, Storm 2, touchscreen

It was recently announced that RIM, the guys behind the entire lineup of BlackBerrys, has recently acquired Torch Mobile, a mobile software developer.

Before you ask why should you care make note that RIM’s buyout of Torch Mobile means a WebKit-based mobile web browser for the BlackBerry platform. If you aren’t aware what WebKit is, it’s an open-source web browser layout engine that allows mobile browsers to render web pages as they would appear on a normal computer.

In other words, BlackBerry owners will get their hands on an awesome, yet official, web browser at some point in the future.

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Tags: BlackBerry, browser, Business, Cell Phones, Mobile News, Mobile Software, Research In Motion, torch mobile, web browser, webkit

Although it’s still the weekend, we’ve seen lots of leaked stuff these days and we’re about to see some more! It looks like Verizon Wireless has decided to leak release dates for the hot phones that are going to be available from Big Red at some point in the future. And here are some of the hottest handsets which you can expect from Verizon in the following months:

• Motorola Sholes – October
• Nokia Twist 7705 – September - $230
• LG Chocolate Touch – October- $230
• HTC Razzle/Blitz 2 – October
• Samsung Intensity – September - $130
• BlackBerry Storm 2 – October
• BlackBerry Curve 2 – November

We’ll just have to wait for the carrier to officially announce these phones and more but at least we have an idea of Verizon’s roadmap for the following months.

Tags: BlackBerry, Blitz 2, Chocolate Touch, Curve 2, HTC, Intensity, LG, LG, Motorola, Motorola, Nokia, Nokia, Razzle, Research In Motion, Samsung, Sholes, Storm 2, Twist 7705, Verizon, Verizon

Remember that BlackBerry Storm 2 video that described in great detail the new Storm? Well we have another one and this time the video will show you how the touchscreen really works. It looks like the Storm 2 will use piezo electronics to detect pressure on the screen. The screen’s surface seems to be more rigid while the phone is locked and spongy-like while the phone is turned on. The video above has all the secrets of the Storm 2 and there’s even a comparison between the Storm 2 and the original Storm 1.

via Engadget

Tags: BlackBerry, Mobile News, Research In Motion, RIM, Storm 1, Storm 2, video

While the BlackBerry email client is widely regarded as one of the best on the market, the support for Gmail has been nothing more than lackluster thus far.

Today, however, the Gmail Plug-in for BlackBerry has gotten updated and will include features like syncing from your device to your computer (but not vice versa) along with archived mail and managing labels.

via blackberrysync

Tags: BlackBerry, Cell Phones, email, gmail, Mobile News, Mobile Software, plugin, Research In Motion