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Garmin Offers “Lifetime” BlackBerry GPS Navigation for $100

You’re not one of those people who still pays a subscription fee for navigation are you? Please say it ain’t so. If it is, it’s time to remedy your situation post haste. Forget whatever carrier service you’ve been using on your BlackBerry because Garmin is now offering their top-notch GPS navigation software for a cool [...]

BlackBerryHomepage.com launches, giveaways galore

Looking to expand your BlackBerry horizons? Timed perfectly to coincide with this year’s WES symposium, BlackBerryHomepage is set to launch this Wednesday Tuesday, the 13th of May. Aiming to cover the wide world of BlackBerry and RIM with a healthy dose of class and style, BlackBerryHomepage is going to launch with a bang. The site [...]

BlackBerry Bold officially announced!

That didn’t take too long, did it? We finally have it people — it’s alive and confirmed. The BlackBerry Bold is indeed the official name for the BlackBerry 9000 device and it should be available starting "this summer." AT&T is the first carrier to launch, but there is also a 1700MHz model coming which will [...]

RIM announcing $150M “iFund” at WES?

WES is right around the corner, and more info is beginning to trickle in by the hour. We were first told about this a couple days ago, but it seemed too unlike RIM to be true. After multiple independent confirmations, we’re comfortable telling you that RIM is set to announce a $150M fund which will [...]

BlackBerry launches TV ad campaign — finally!

You know how we always beat RIM over the head for not doing some mainstream advertising? We’re hearing they are going to start with their own ads (not carrier-sponsored) tonight. You can catch them all on NBC this evening. They will air (have already aired) on My Name is Earl, The Office, and 30 Rock. [...]

BlackBerry 8330 Coming to Verizon on Friday

It’s ok, you can say it… Finally! Verizon Wireless customers won’t have to wait much longer for the BlackBerry Curve 8330 that we’ve known to be coming to the nation’s largest CDMA carrier for quite some time. Of course this news is a bit overshadowed by all of the BlackBerry juice we’ve been feeding you [...]

RIM recruiting iPhone developer

 
Yes, you read the headline correctly. According to an internal job listing that happened to make its way into the public arena, RIM is looking for a developer that is well versed in iPhone application development. The company seems very hesitant to go into details, even on an internal listing board. Here’s an excerpt:
"If you’re [...]

BlackBerry 9000: Internal Spec Sheet Answers Your Questions

Enough with the speculation, the rumors, the spokespersons commenting on our blogging abilities — we’re setting it all straight right here with this internal RIM doc we just got a hold of. You might be thinking that cover page above is the best part — it is pretty sexy isn’t it — well, it’s not. [...]

BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0 - To Be Announced at WES 2008?

We’ve heard about BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0 for over a year now. At WES 2007, ARGON was announced publically for the first time. From there on, it has been a slow and painful road through continual disappointment and delay. The plan was to have a very extensive nine month Beta program that would commence in [...]

eVeek Streaming Video Service Soon Available for BlackBerry

This past week, eVeek announced that its relatively new BlackBerry video platform is now open to the public. The service is a YouTube-like platform where content is user-uploaded and free for all to use. For the time being, it’s available for PC but once all of the kinks are ironed out, it will be fully [...]

RIM doubles revenue in Q4, Year-End

Like many companies, Research In Motion has a fiscal calendar that does not match the natural calendar. While we aren’t the first website to break news on the earnings report given today, we felt it our obligation to our readers and to a company that has brought us so much technology over the years to [...]

Brightpoint Schedule Solidifies Sprint 8330 Release Date & More

There you have it folks. Brightpoint is scheduled to receive the Sprint variant of the BlackBerry Curve 8330 on April 16th and it will become available via other channels on the 20th. We can also firm up the fact that it will be packing GPS, OS 4.3, 2.0 megapixel camera, video recording and voice notes. [...]

T-Mobile BlackBerry 8120 & 8820 Roll Out Details and Schedule

T-Mobile customers here in the US can finally breathe a sigh of relief. See that? That’s the light at the end of the tunnel. You might have already read about the Pearl 8120 hitting shelves on April 14th and that the 8820 will drop as soon as this coming Monday. Did anyone catch the addition [...]