Pink BlackBerry Curve 8330 is I4U Top 100 Holiday Gift Guide Tip #14

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BlackBerry got a little bit under pressure through the whole touch screen frenzy triggered by the Apple iPhone. BlackBerry phones are still going strong and with the pink BlackBerry Curve 8330 it is the ideal gift for the fashion conscious business woman.
To give a professional phone like the BlackBerry a touch of pink is kind of courageous. Verizon is offering the pink Curve 8330 and also the cheaper Pearl 8130 in pink. Verizon announced the pink BlackBerry phones in August.

The BlackBerry Curve 8330 smartphone in pink is available for $99.99 after a $70 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement. The BlackBerry Pearl 8130 smartphone in pink is available for $79.99 after a $70 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement. Read more

Posted on Mon, 1 Sep 2008 13:17:16 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Application Monitors BlackBerry Usage

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A new usage tracking application from Matsch Systems called MobiNow is available that is a turnkey software as a service platform for tracking BlackBerry usage independent of the carrier. The software also takes advantage of GPS optionally.

The application generates a background cellular call record for each call and text message and at user-defined intervals; it uploads the record along with GPS data if wanted. This allows businesses to monitor corporate devices for abuse and keep track of employees. Read more

Posted on Sun, 31 Aug 2008 11:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Palm unveils Treo Pro to battle BlackBerry

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By Sinead Carew

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Palm Inc unveiled a Treo smartphone on Wednesday based on Microsoft Corp software to compete for business users against rivals such as Research In Motion's BlackBerry.
The new Treo Pro will be sold by Vodafone Group Plc and 02 in Europe in September, and by Telstra in Australia, Palm said.
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Posted on Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Pink BlackBerry Curve 8330 and BlackBerry Pearl 8130 announced by Verizon

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Verizon Wireless announces the BlackBerry Curve 8330 and the BlackBerry Pearl 8130 smartphones in Pink.
Verizon targets college students with the pink BlackBerries. I am not sure why - Verizon thinks that it would add flair when they are at school or interviewing for an internship or job.
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Posted on Fri, 8 Aug 2008 14:57:14 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

BlackBerry Thunder Screenshots leaked

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New photos of the rumored BlackBerry Thunder touchscreen phone appeared on CrackBerry showing the on-screen keyboard.

The images show the virtual keyboard of the BlackBerry Thunder, which can be displayed in landscape and portrait mode with different layouts.
The keyboard graphics still look very bland, but these screenshots are apparently from an early build of the BlackBerry Thunder 4.7 OS. Read more

Posted on Sun, 13 Jul 2008 21:53:58 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Blackberry Bold delayed

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RIM announced the Blackberry Bold in early May. The Boy Genius Report got the information from AT&T that the Blackberry Bold is delayed until August. The reasons are apparently issues with battery life and overheating.

I actually did not know about a more specific release date than "Summer". Oh well, the iPhone 3G is taking over all available mindshare next month when it gets released on July 11th anyway. Read more

Posted on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:54:20 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Free BlackBerry Seminars

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Our Magazine and White Paper section offers three free BlackBerry Seminars. If you want to improve your BlackBerry skills and are an IT Administrator, Developer, or IT Decision maker these seminars are for you.

Maybe you want to improve your BlackBerry knowledge before your CEO is coming over to your desk and says that he now wants to have the iPhone 3G, but you have all your highly optimized BlackBerry infrastructure that you do not want to mess with - you need good arguments. Read more

Posted on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

BlackBerry Thunder leaked

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The BoyGeniusReport manages to bring us a better photo of the rumored touchscreen BlackBerry dubbed Thunder.

The first information of the BlackBerry Thunder leaked a month ago. Read more

Posted on Mon, 9 Jun 2008 03:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

RIM to meet India on BlackBerry: Source

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NEW DELHI (Reuters) - BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion will again meet Indian officials on Thursday to find a solution to concerns raised by security agencies, a telecoms ministry official said.
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Posted on Wed, 28 May 2008 08:28:56 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

BlackBerry Bold first Look

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RIM introduced the BlackBerry Bold a week ago. We already reported about a BlackBerry Bold hands-on preview from a meeting. Howard Chui now has a review of a pre-production BlackBerry Bold published.

Quote: "The plastics used in the Bold feel a little cheaper than the 8800’s. One difference though is that the Bold will have a leather back (or so I’ve been told - the one I have is just regular plastic). Read more

Posted on Wed, 21 May 2008 22:33:28 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

WSJ rides BlackBerry Thunder Touchscreen Phone Rumor

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The Wall Street Journal reports today about the rumored BlackBerry Thunder touchscreen phone that aims directly at the Apple iPhone. As reported on Tuesday the Boy Genius Report already spread the BlackBerry Thunder rumor.

The WSJ refers to people familiar with the matter as source, but also mentions The Boy Genius Report for the available information about the BlackBerry Thunder. Read more

Posted on Fri, 16 May 2008 00:42:20 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Garmin Mobile Offers BlackBerry Users Lifetime Navigation

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Garmin Mobile has a sweet deal that will allow BlackBerry users a lifetime of Gamin satellite navigation on their specific BlackBerry device for the lifetime of that device. The one-time fee for the lifetime service is $99.99.

That is a good price for heavy users of navigation service, so long as you don’t intend on upgrading your phone soon. For the price users get unlimited access to Garmin’s turn-by-turn voice prompted direction service and dynamic content like traffic, weather forecasts, fuel prices and more. Read more

Posted on Thu, 15 May 2008 08:16:22 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

IBM to offer Business Intelligence via BlackBerry

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BOSTON (Reuters) - IBM said on Wednesday it has started selling software that lets customers access its Cognos business intelligence software via BlackBerry mobile devices.
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Posted on Wed, 14 May 2008 12:23:30 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

BlackBerry Thunder Touchscreen Smartphone Rumor

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BlackBerry is rumored since last year that they are working on a touchscreen phone to really go head to head with the Apple iPhone. Last year one rumor suggested that the BlackBerry 9000 will be a touchscreen phone. Well that has proven as false, as the BlackBerry 9000 aka Bold has a QWERTY keyboard and just got announced this week.

The latest BlackBerry touchscreen phone rumor is that the codename for it is BlackBerry Thunder and it is scheduled for Q3 2008. Read more

Posted on Tue, 13 May 2008 23:32:43 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

BlackBerry to come to Korea

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SK Telecom is apparently planning to introduce the BlackBerry smartphone in Korea. It is actually surprising that BlackBerry phones are not ubiquitous by now.

Apparently regulations have prevented RIM from marketing the BlackBerry in Korea. Cell phones in Korea are required to use the Wireless Internet Platform for Interoperability (WIPI). Read more

Posted on Tue, 13 May 2008 01:48:09 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

RIM's BlackBerry Bold aims at business Users

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By Wojtek Dabrowski

TORONTO (Reuters) - Research In Motion Ltd is launching a new high-end version of the BlackBerry aimed at its core base of business users, but it hopes the sleek new smartphone will also catch on with the broader retail market.
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Posted on Mon, 12 May 2008 17:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Hands-On with the new BlackBerry Bold

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RIM unveiled today the BlackBerry Bold. PC World already got their hands on one and published a hands-on review of the BlackBerry Bold.

Quote from the review: "We got to play with the Bold a bit during our meeting, and found some interesting tidbits. The device feels solid, with a fake-leather back and metal accents. At 4.5 by 2.6 by 0.55 inches and 4.7 oz, it's wider, longer, and heavier but slightly slimmer than the BlackBerry Curve. Read more

Posted on Mon, 12 May 2008 14:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Quickoffice Gives BlackBerry Native Office Document Support

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Quickoffice announced today that it has a new version of its office productivity software, eOffice, which allows BlackBerry handhelds to open, view, edit and create native Microsoft Office documents in their original format.

The application works on all currently shipping BlackBerry handhelds connected through both BlackBerry Enterprise Server and BlackBerry Internet Service. The eOffice for BlackBerry is available now and requires no upgrades to the device or the server to function. Read more

Posted on Mon, 12 May 2008 12:00:36 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

RIM's new BlackBerry Bold targets Business Market

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TORONTO (Reuters) - Research In Motion Ltd is launching a new high-end version of the BlackBerry aimed at its core base of business users, but it hopes the sleek device will also catch on in the broad retail market.
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Posted on Mon, 12 May 2008 01:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

$150m BlackBerry Partners Fund goes against $100m Apple iFund

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RIM and Thomson Reuters today announced plans to launch the BlackBerry Partners Fund, a US$150 million venture capital fund, to invest in mobile applications and services for the BlackBerry platform and other mobile platforms. The Fund is to be co-managed by JLA Ventures and RBC Venture Partners.

Apple recently announced the iFund with $100m in capital to fund iPhone and iTouch applications. RIM's venture capital fund is clearly aiming to counter Apple's initiative. Read more

Posted on Mon, 12 May 2008 00:46:10 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Blackberry Bold

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RIM officially introduces the new BlackBerry Bold smartphone.

The Blackberry Bold is the first BlackBerry smartphone to support tri-band HSDPA high-speed networks around the world and comes with integrated GPS and Wi-Fi, as well as a rich set of multimedia capabilities.
Under "bold" RIM understands not just a rich feature set but also a lustrous black exterior, satin chrome finished frame and stylish leather-like backplate. Read more

Posted on Mon, 12 May 2008 00:09:05 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr