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Firmware Alert: BlackBerry OS 4.5 coming to AT&T

AT&T BlackBerry users are looking to get a special treat this month with a new firmware update for their devices.
RIM’s BlackBerry OS update 4.5 is set to feature improved web browsing, an enhanced email and music player user interface, which will include HTML email and remote server search amongst many other new features.  The update [...]

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New BlackBerry Javelin and Kickstart to hit T-Mobile’s lineup

 
BlackBerry Kickstart

Tired of the BlackBerry Pearl and Curve?  Want to upgrade to a new device, but know that you’ll miss your trusty BlackBerry?  Look no further than the T-Mobile lineup through the end of the year.  All corny used car-like statements aside, the company plans to launch both the Javelin and the Kickstart by the [...]

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BlackBerry Bold release dates leaked

 
BlackBerry Bold

According to a recent report, the BlackBerry Bold will launch on several carriers shortly.  Though it missed its initial launch date of July 25th, Rogers will be the first carrier in North America to receive the device on July 29th.  Next to launch would be the Vodafone UK version on August 1st, followed by [...]

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Upcoming BlackBerry Kickstart 8220 reviewed

BlackBerry Kickstart

Talk about getting a KickStart!  The guys over at CrackBerry.com have posted a review of the upcoming BlackBerry KickStart that we mentioned in April, and we’re excited to see it launch.  According to the review, there will be two models: the 8210 and the 8220.  Keeping in line with the RIM naming scheme, the [...]

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Windows Live Messenger for BlackBerry available

Windows Live Messenger has finally arrived on BlackBerry devices. According to ArsTechnica, there is a download link on the BlackBerry website for the product (Terms and Conditions included).  The messages are sent and received using BlackBerry’s well-known push technology.  The program will also allow the user to send messages, log chats, show a main picture, use [...]

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BlackBerry Bold 9000 gets reviewed, priced

 
BlackBerry Bold

Over at The Boy Genius Report, the boys managed to get themselves RIM’s first 3G BlackBerry, the Bold, for a hands-on review.  The new HSDPA and WiFi enabled messaging device sports a half-VGA (480×320 pixel) display as well as GPS, 1GB of onboard memory, a microSD expansion slot, stereo Bluetooth, and trackball nav.  How [...]

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Upcoming BlackBerry Thunder 9500 shows off its UI

 
BlackBerry Thunder

Research in Motion’s first full touchscreen handset, the BlackBerry Thunder 9500 has surfaced yet again but this time we get a glimpse of its user interface.
The screen shots depict and confirm some things we already know - the new smartphone will house only four physical buttons along the bottom as well as two additional [...]

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Nextel planning to launch BlackBerry 8350?

We all heard from Dan Hesse at the beginning of the year that Sprint would launch a new BlackBerry on the Nextel side by the end of the year.  Engadget Mobile is reporting that the new device will be an iDEN variant of the Curve (8350), and is on track to arrive in late 2008 [...]

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iTunes support on RIM’s BlackBerry devices

iTunes for BlackBerry

BlackBerry MediaSync for iTunes showed its face for few seconds on RIM’s official servers but then was quickly pulled. This new software application is expected to allow users to transfer all of their existing iTunes music, including album artwork and playlists, right over to their BlackBerrys.
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Upcoming BlackBerry Bold not delayed as originally reported

At a Wednesday press event, Research In Motion representative Erik Van Drunen criticized what he called “rumors from bloggers” claiming that the BlackBerry Bold had been postponed.  The device was initially rumored to be suffering from battery life issues, software problems, and overheating.
Van Drunen claimed that when the phone was originally announced by the company, RIM only set [...]

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