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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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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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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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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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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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BlackBerry Niagra

The Boy Genius Report is reporting that there is evidence of a few new BlackBerry devices from RIM in the works. We will be sure to keep you updated as the news/rumors become available.
New BlackBerry devices:

BlackBerry Seawolf 9110 - GSM flip phone (Kickstart-style), GPS for AT&T
BlackBerry Javelin - 2G GSM/EDGE, QWERTY keyboard (Bold-style), [...]

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BlackBerry maker Research in Motion has partnered up with Flickr to let BlackBerry users share and upload photos directly from their smartphones. A new mobile uploader offers the same features and functionality as the desktop version and includes photo geotagging.
The new Flickr software can be used with any BlackBerry device running OS 4.2 or [...]

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BlackBerry 8830

For those that remember the initial launch of BlackBerry devices in India, the agreement between Research In Motion and India stipulated that the country was to be given access to the e-mails sent and received by BlackBerry users. As of late, Research In Motion has realized that it cannot provide the Indian government (or [...]

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Looks as if the proof for a BlackBerry iPhone competitor has come to fruition - hot on the heels of the recently announced BlackBerry Bold, the Boy Genius Report has dug up some new info regarding another BlackBerry device, the Thunder 9500, which was originally codenamed the Storm.
The full touchscreen smartphone is rumored for an [...]

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Anticipating the June intro and hoopla of Apple’s 3G iPhone, RIM officially announced its newest 3G BlackBerry today, the Bold 9000 (often referred to as the Meteor). Here is a quick run-down of the Bold’s specifications:

quad-band EDGE and tri-band HSDPA connectivity
WiFi (802.11a/b/g)
full QWERTY keyboard
128MB Flash/1GB on-board memory
microSD support
480×320 resolution display
GPS
Bluetooth w/ A2DP stereo support

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