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Delay, delay, T.A.  The Blackberry Storm, A.K.A Thunder, has gone into technical acceptance at Verizon according to BGR.  This of course means 3-4 weeks of Verizon tinkering (taking everything cool off) playing around with it, looking for bugs and doing the math to figure out just how much to rake you over the coals just to [...]

 
Marketing is getting aggressive folks, and win that happens you win, if you’re lucky.  RIM the once silent leader of the business pack is now getting loud and proud on the consumer front with campaigns targeted at potential Pearl, Kickstart and Curve users.

RIM has posted 12, count them, 12 free Ringtones for you to post your BB Browser to and download to your phone.  As usual, check them out by selecting them, if you like go ahead and download, they’re free!
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Toysoft has been one of my favorite developers for Palm because not only does the company pay a great deal of attention to details so not only do the apps run well on your Palm, but they also look geat.

 
Since I ran my updater and updated GMail to 2.0.5, I’ve been much happier with it on my Blackberry.  The new version is far more snappier, and IMAP push only takes a few minutes, it used to take forever.  The new version also includes your complete contacts list and there is now support for mobile [...]

 
The wee flip, the first of its kind from RIM gets a price (we think) on the rogers network.  The Canadian carrier best known for charging it’s subscribers through the nose will sell the hot device for $149 with $35 data plan undercover sources say.  But Canadians will need to sign up for 3 years.
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$299, yes that’s right folks, $299 on AT&T this coming September 12th, folks Stateside will get their paws around a Blackberry Bold.  It’s been a long wait with a lot of talk, damn near iPhone launch level, but it will all come to a close (on this one anyways) in just 14 short days.  That [...]

 
We’ve heard many tales of woe with this device the first ever Touchscreen Blackberry to hit the market, but we never heard it referred to as the ‘Storm”.  That’s right folks, the Blackberry Thunder will be the Blackberry Storm on Verizon.  But fear not, it will still be the Thunderous Thunder on Rogers and Vodaphone. [...]

 
If you’re looking for a new way to keep in contact with your friends on the Social Network of your choice, JuiceCaster Beta for Blackberry is now ready for you to give a try.
FaceBook, Twitter, Blogger, PhotoBucket and MySpace are all supported on this online beta tool.  However, the only way for you to use [...]

Available now on IntuitLabs.com early concept site, QuickBooks is now ready and compatible for Blackberry phones and the iPhone.  
Users will now be able to check their bank accounts, credit cards, keep spread sheets and all of those other features used on the desktop app, right from their devices.  The lab is looking for feedback on [...]

 
For all of you losing sleep and getting into stress related arguments because you were so worried about HSBC switching their business lines from RIM’s Blackberry to Apple’s iPhone, you can rest easy and apologies to your significant other now.
Turns out HSBC had no plans of turn coating on RIM for Apple.  The company says it will [...]

 
Yes, it would seem so. It looks as though the newest and some say hottest of new Blackberry devices is experiencing some of the same 3G problems currently tainting the very soul of the iPhone 3G.  
Citigroup analyst Jim Suva says that there is a delay in the Bold hitting the U.S., on AT&T because [...]

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look at this! bPlay has introduced yet another outstanding theme for your Blackberry.  Saltwater is an aquarium on your Blackberry with bubbles and swimming fish.

 
Windows Mobile 6.1 just got a bit better for those who wish to run RIM’s Blackberry Connect software on their Motorola Q9h.  PIM Sync and push via the Blackberry way is now a download away.

Okay, here you go!  Everything you ever wanted to know about the new flipphone from RIM dubbed “Flipstart” but actually the 8220.

 
Are you a heavy reader of the WSJ.com?  how about MarketWatch.com or Barrons.com?  If so, if you just have to have that insider Business news now, than this is the reader for you. 

Get instant access to The Wall Street Journal news with this customizable application. The Mobile Reader automatically updates your phone with the latest headlines [...]

 
For the ladies and the guys who like to wear dangling earrings.  You’re already wearing a Bluetooth everywhere you go, making you look like a perpetual Leut. Uhura, so for $19 you might as well go the whole way.  
Seriously geek out or just simply show your Blackberry pride dangling a pair of soft Blackberry [...]

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PhoneFace is a new app that allows you to dial your contacts from a “coverflow-like” screen.  But that’s not all it does, Phoneface is the perfect companion for serious Facebook users.

 
PocketMac for Blackberry has been updated to version 4.1.25.  I was hoping that there would be more features added like allowing users to archive text messages and email, but it looks as though this update won’t be bringing that as of yet.  But the new version of PocketMac will hopefully iron out some of the small [...]

 
This is nice, okay it’s pretty damn sweet to be honest.  Dictate an email and send it.  No more typing, unless it’s over 3 minutes.  MyCaption will let you speak your email as it transcribes it.  Any message up to 3 minutes long can be spoken and sent.

Thanks to the guys at Crackberry.com for letting us all know of one of the most comprehensive reviews of the upcoming BlackBerry Bold I’ve read to date. Everything you always wanted to know is right here for the reading at APC.com   This is like a smorgasbord of every [...]

For those of you who love the look and feel of your desktop Windows XP, Corey Visto brings you BB EX-P for your Blackberry device.  ”Zen” or “Today” you can have it your way with your favorite OS in your pocket.  
There is a pretty nice list of Themes from Corey Visto if this isn’t [...]

Blackberry Javelin Gets Detailed

 
Lookie here, it seems that those specs we’ve all been dying to see are finally beginning to hit the webs.  All the attention has been going to the Blackberry Bold and Blackberry Thunder, while the Javelin sits all alone with no one talking about its outfit.
Take a look at the pic and see what it [...]

 
Now through Viigo, the excellent all around RSS reader for Blackberry devices, users can get all the scores of some of their favorites sports.  But since the football season is upon us, I’m excited about the NFL scores.
Keep up to date with all that’s happening around the league right from your Blackberry delivered to you [...]

 
BlackBerryNews reports in that they have unearthed T-Mobiles 2008 Blackberry Road Map, and in it are at least 5 new Blackberries coming to the GSM carrier.
Three new Pearls in various colors, specs are all the same.  Expect these to trickle out during the next few months.
The 8220 is also on the list, also known as [...]

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Friday, September 5, 8:41 am

  • NEW

  • iPHONE

    • What Was Once Smartphone & Pocket PC Magazine, Is Now "iPhone Life"

       
      Available by subscription and on newsstands nationwide:
      I know this has to hurt for all the PC, Windows loving readers out there, but in case you’re not aware of it, Smartphone, Pocket PC Magazine and Thaddeus Computing have all stopped the press’s to give way to what people really want to read about, the iPhone.
      iPhone Life magazine [...]

    • iPhone Tethering Coming Via Steve Jobs Himself?

      Check this out, A letter from a iPhone owner to Steve Jobs, and a response (if this is indeed real) as reported at Gizmodo.

      AT&T offers data plans for BlackBerry that include tethering for an additional $30 per month (a total of $60 per month for the BlackBerry+tethering plan). 

      It seems ludicrous that the same thing is [...]

    • Football Goes Oldskool On iPhone, LED Football

       
      You have to be a certain age to remember back when handheld video games consisted of a few blinking lights and a ton of buttons.  Back when actually having one meant your parents let the idea of you going to college sit on the back burner so they could buy one for you.  
      Games like [...]

    • QuickBooks Now Available For Blackberry And iPhone

      Available now on IntuitLabs.com early concept site, QuickBooks is now ready and compatible for Blackberry phones and the iPhone.  
      Users will now be able to check their bank accounts, credit cards, keep spread sheets and all of those other features used on the desktop app, right from their devices.  The lab is looking for feedback on [...]

    • iPhone: Upload Photos to Flickr Or Facebook, AirMe

       
      This sweet little app for the iPhone and soon Nokia and Sony Ericsson, will let you take a photo and directly post it to your Facebook or Flickr account.  Best thing about it’ It’s free.

      “AirMe is about sharing the moment, in the moment” said Apoorva Ruparel, a founder member and VP Strategy & Marketing at AirMe. [...]

  • BLACKBERRY

    • More News On The Verizon Blackberry Storm

       
      Delay, delay, T.A.  The Blackberry Storm, A.K.A Thunder, has gone into technical acceptance at Verizon according to BGR.  This of course means 3-4 weeks of Verizon tinkering (taking everything cool off) playing around with it, looking for bugs and doing the math to figure out just how much to rake you over the coals just to [...]

    • If You Graduate Up To A Blackberry, You Could Win $50,000

       
      Marketing is getting aggressive folks, and win that happens you win, if you’re lucky.  RIM the once silent leader of the business pack is now getting loud and proud on the consumer front with campaigns targeted at potential Pearl, Kickstart and Curve users.

    • Want Some Free Blackberry RingTones? Get Some Free Blackberry RingTOnes

      RIM has posted 12, count them, 12 free Ringtones for you to post your BB Browser to and download to your phone.  As usual, check them out by selecting them, if you like go ahead and download, they’re free!
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    • Review: PictureDial 1.0 Contact Photo Dialer For Blackberry

      Toysoft has been one of my favorite developers for Palm because not only does the company pay a great deal of attention to details so not only do the apps run well on your Palm, but they also look geat.

    • GMail For Blackberry Has Been Updated!

       
      Since I ran my updater and updated GMail to 2.0.5, I’ve been much happier with it on my Blackberry.  The new version is far more snappier, and IMAP push only takes a few minutes, it used to take forever.  The new version also includes your complete contacts list and there is now support for mobile [...]

  • PALM

    • New Colors Coming To The Sprint Centro?

      At&t has it’s cool Blue Centro and Green Keys Centro, but what about those Centro wanna bees on the Sprint CDMA network, where’s all of their fancy Centro colors?  Well word on the streets or more aptly on the SprintUsers forum thread, is that there will be two new colors coming very soon.
      I haven’t been able [...]

    • Butler Has Been Updated To v5.0

       
      Rob from HobbyistSoftware has updated his excellent Butler for the PalmOS to v5.0.  Butler is what the name says, it handles all of your Palm’s Household needs, and does it very efficiently, and politely I might add.

    • Initiate Pro - 3.63 final, Launcher For Palm

      Initiate Pro has been updated to 3.63 and is now final.  Initiate Pro is a great Palm launcher from longtime third party app developer Rob from Hobbyist Software.

    • Reminder: TouchLauncher For Palm, v1.2.1

      Just a reminder to all those looking into Launchers for their PalmOs devices.  TouchLauncher v1.2.1 is an excellent choice and will give your Centro or Treo a spark of life.  Sorta what the iPhone has done for the industry on whole.  Read my full lowdown on TouchLauncher here.

    • PictureSMS Updated For Palm Devices

      PictureSMS, the great Palm app that allows users to associate SMS text messages with photos has been updated to version 1.15B.  If you like have photos to go along with your mobile communications, then this will be a very fun and useful app for you.

  • WIN-MOB

    • Official: Windows Mobile 6.1 update for Blackjack II

       
      Last week we told tale of the Windows Mobile 6.1 update for Blackjack II.  turns out Samsung wasn’t as ready as everyone thought, including Samung.  After snatching the update from the support site leaving millions to wander aimlessly in the 6.0 dessert, Samsung has finally re-posted the update, and it is now available for Windows Mobile [...]

    • Samsung BlackJack II! Your Windows Mobile 6.1 Is Ready! Or Not

       
      The roll out of Windows Mobile 6.1 for devices old enough to leave home and go to college has been a constant in the past week.  From the Tilt to the XV6800, WM 6.1 has been busy.
      Not to be left out in the cold dark 6.0 world, BlackJack has it’s availability of the upgraded mobile OS.  Only [...]

    • Documents To Go Is Now Ready For Windows Mobile Pocket PC Devices

      It seems a bit weird that there is a third party software company making software to allow the opening and editing of Microsoft’s Office suite, but there is and no one does it better than DataViz.

    • Windows Mobile 6.1 Now Available For AT&T's HTC Tilt...Finally

       
      That didn’t take long… I’m mean really, how long has Windows Mobile 6.1 been available, and how long have you had your top of the line HTC AT&T Tilt?  
      Well nevermind, if you want, you can punish them by saving your money, downloading the update and not buying the round the corner HTC Touch Pro, [...]

    • SplashPhoto 5.0 - Updated For Windows Mobile

      Splashphoto for PC has been updated and improved for Windows Mobile Smartphones.  Improvements include:

 
  • Tech

  • Entertainment

    • New Warm, Fuzzy (and Funny) Microsoft commercial airs

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      Since I wasn’t glued to the tele tonight I had to see this as it splattered across the interwebs: the first commercial starring former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld.

    • New Warm, Fuzzy (and Funny) Microsoft commercial airs

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      Since I wasn’t glued to the tele tonight I had to see this as it splattered across the interwebs: the first commercial starring former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld.

    • New Warm, Fuzzy (and Funny) Microsoft commercial airs

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      Since I wasn’t glued to the tele tonight I had to see this as it splattered across the interwebs: the first commercial starring former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld.

    • New Warm, Fuzzy (and Funny) Microsoft commercial airs

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      Since I wasn’t glued to the tele tonight I had to see this as it splattered across the interwebs: the first commercial starring former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld.

    • "Peanuts" Animator Bill Melendez Dies

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      For some its chocolate, for others its harder stuff or working out.  For me it’s Charlie Brown Christmas.  Whenever I’m feeling a little down, bamm, in pops my DVD and up goes the feeling.  Peanuts have been a part of my life and the lives of millions for decades.  After losing the creator “Charles [...]

  • LifeStyle

    • We Love To Shop

      So where do you shop?

      Stores like Target or Wal-Mart…..84%

      The Mall…..62%

      Online…..45%

      Secondhand Stores …..36%

      So where do you fit in? Let’s go shppping!

      Ciao!

    • Pucker Up Fido

      In a recent Harris Interactive Survey, forty-five percent of women and twenty-seven percent of men say they kiss their pets. Tic-Tac anyone.

      Ciao!

    • The Skinny On Your Jeans

      It will soon be all day jean wearing weather, well here in AZ anyway. To keep those jeans looking great, here are a few tips on how to care for them. Your old, wear-around-the-house jeans can be washed in warm or cold water, then tumble dry on low. But for your favorite [...]

    • We should be worried........

      This is something we should all be worried about as we grow older.  Making smart lifestyle choices now may lower your odds of mental decline later in life. You may not be worried about Alzheimer’s disease yet, but lifestyle changes you make now could determine whether you fall victim to the condition. Heavy [...]

    • Paying Too Much For Food? Rat Meat Has Quadrupled In Cambodia

      Inflation and demand has pushed a kilogram of rat meat up to around 5,000 riel (69 pence) from 1,200 riel last year in Cambodia.  Inflation over 37% has put other meat far out of reach for poor people, which is pushing the price of a prime Rat cut.  (I’m not making this up folks)
      The price of [...]

  • Daily News

    • Jessie Jackson Has Been Hospitalized

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      Jessie Jackson has been admitted into a Chicago Hospital after suffering Stomach pains.  

      Click the VIDEO tab above to watch clip

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    • This Is Why The "Main Stream Media" SUCKS! The Daily Show Breaks It Down

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      Like Clock work the GOP is once again blaming the media “Left” and demonizing “Hollywood Celebrities”  The same bullcrap we hear every single political season.  And once again the pansy kiss butt media sticks it’s head up it’s butt and eats the GOP…crap.  THANK GOD for the Daily Show.  The only real news on [...]

    • New Warm, Fuzzy (and Funny) Microsoft commercial airs

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      Since I wasn’t glued to the tele tonight I had to see this as it splattered across the interwebs: the first commercial starring former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld.

    • "Peanuts" Animator Bill Melendez Dies

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      For some its chocolate, for others its harder stuff or working out.  For me it’s Charlie Brown Christmas.  Whenever I’m feeling a little down, bamm, in pops my DVD and up goes the feeling.  Peanuts have been a part of my life and the lives of millions for decades.  After losing the creator “Charles [...]

    • Yes He Cheated, But it's In His DNA

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      Now men finally have a doctors excuse for their cheating ways.  Researchers are saying that the cheating heart is in the Jeans Genes.  Sweet!! Now we’ll get hit with ten minute commercials for a pill to help curtail the cheating spirit.  Side effects will include divorce.

      Click the VIDEO tab above to watch clip

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  • Misc

    • We Love To Shop

      So where do you shop?

      Stores like Target or Wal-Mart…..84%

      The Mall…..62%

      Online…..45%

      Secondhand Stores …..36%

      So where do you fit in? Let’s go shppping!

      Ciao!

    • We Love To Shop

      So where do you shop?

      Stores like Target or Wal-Mart…..84%

      The Mall…..62%

      Online…..45%

      Secondhand Stores …..36%

      So where do you fit in? Let’s go shppping!

      Ciao!

    • Pucker Up Fido

      In a recent Harris Interactive Survey, forty-five percent of women and twenty-seven percent of men say they kiss their pets. Tic-Tac anyone.

      Ciao!

    • Jessie Jackson Has Been Hospitalized

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      Jessie Jackson has been admitted into a Chicago Hospital after suffering Stomach pains.  

      Click the VIDEO tab above to watch clip

      [tab: VIDEO]

    • This Is Why The "Main Stream Media" SUCKS! The Daily Show Breaks It Down

      [tab: Post]

       
      Like Clock work the GOP is once again blaming the media “Left” and demonizing “Hollywood Celebrities”  The same bullcrap we hear every single political season.  And once again the pansy kiss butt media sticks it’s head up it’s butt and eats the GOP…crap.  THANK GOD for the Daily Show.  The only real news on [...]