RIM Introduces BlackBerry Storm2 in Australia and New Zealand
I thought the remaining wireless carriers are waiting for BlackBerry Storm2 to get positive media coverage and widespread acceptance before introducing it. Well, the BlackBerry Storm2 looks very positive with the enhanced touch screen and RIM introducing it for customers in Australia and New Zealand. Read the press release after the jump.
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BlackBerry Slider Pictures Show Up Online
We’re seeing some or the other leaked BlackBerry info every week may be because BlackBerry enthusiasts are showing up high interest in leaked content and digging it out very religiously. This week we have some more clear images of this prototype BlackBerry known as Slider. So far, all the leaked images do not show any powered up screen so nothing much to confirm about the OS or whether it has touch screen or not but it’s getting more interesting as we see the pictures coming out about this hybrid model.
The Upcoming BlackBerry 9650 Branded As Bold Not Tour As Per Leaked User Guide
As indicated in previous post, rumors are Verizon may be launching this upcoming BlackBerry 9650 in May and it’s branded as Bold not Tour. Normally Tour devices follow 96xx naming convention however the user guide found along with this leaked OS for not release BlackBerry references the 9650 as BlackBerry Bold 9650. The last Bold followed 97xx naming convention and it should be the series for future Bold devices however it’s not the case this time. I do not see any logical reason for RIM to mix up well followed naming convention however the above information is derived from leaked content and it may get changed at the time of official launch either the Series name or the device number. Meanwhile browse through the leaked user guide of BlackBerry Bold 9650 and let us know if you find any logic in naming this upcoming BlackBerry as Bold 9650. [Credit]
RIM and Verizon Launching New BlackBerry 9650 in May?
We have the leaked OS for BlackBerry 9650 out even through the hardware is not released yet and it may be the indication of official release date arriving soon for this new 9650. The BGR is indicating Verizon to launch BlackBerry 9650 in around May and it will contain a Push-To-Talk feature that will run over Verizon’s data network for a $5/month fee. It not solid about RIM releasing this new model as Bold or Tour but there are more chances that it will follow Tour family and may launched as Tour 9650. What’s your guess?
[Via BGR, leaked 9650]
Leaked OS 5.0.0.548 for The BlackBerry Tour 9630
Another leaked OS to add in this week after BlackBerry Bold 9700. This one is for BlackBerry Tour 9630 with version bumped to 5.0.0.548 reported by BBLeaks. As usual install leaked OS only when you know what you’re doing. Do not forget to take full back up before installing OS on BlackBerry.
> > Download OS 5.0.0.548 for the BlackBerry Tour 9630
Get Exclusive Picture Icons & Smileys for BBM 5.0 with Picticons
Picticons is a new add-on application for BlackBerry Messenger 5.0 that lets you select all above exclusive picture icons and smiley at the press of a button just like you usually do for regular ones that are built in BBM 5.0.
Inserting above icons is very easy. While in a chat session in BBM 5.0, press Menu button, select Picticons, select an icon, press trackball or trackpad to insert and you’re done.
Picticons is only 99 cents until March 14th then it’ll get bumped to $2.99. There is another way to get more icons which does not cost you anything but it’s very tedious as it involves copying and pasting each time you need icons or storing those as auto-text for future use.
> > Download Picticons for BlackBerry
Win A Trip To WES 2010 – Cool Contest by Zenprise on Facebook
Zenprise has a pretty cool contest running where you could win a trip to WES 2010, April 27-29 in Orlando, FL. All you have to do to participate is become a fan on the Zenprise Facebook page, write a funny end-user BlackBerry support story to post on their wall, and get people to notice your submission. You must enter by March 26th and Zenprise will select a winner on March 29th. If you create a video, Zenprise will even kick in $500 for a plane ticket to Orlando.
RIM to Manufacture BlackBerry in Brazil Starting with Curve 8520
Jim Balsillie announced that RIM has signed an accord with Singapore’s Flextronics to manufacture the BlackBerry Curve 8520 in Brazil. RIM may consider producing other models in Brazil in the future. Co-Chief Executive Jim Basillie said “This is part of a greater market strategy at RIM to target Latin America. It is extremely important for us to be here to manufacture locally and sell locally,”. Currently RIM manufactures devices in Mexico. I am positive about diversifying manufacturing facility to Brazil will surely help RIM meet the world demand of this popular BlackBerry model with greater ease.
BlackBerry Dominates US Market As Per Latest Reports
RIM’s BlackBerry platform dominates the US smartphone market as per the recent data from comScore. ComScore has released their latest survey results and shows BlackBerry platform dominates with 42.7 million BlackBerry smartphone users in the US.
The data has been collected from November 2009 to January 2010. According to comScore, BlackBerry grew by 1.7% from November to January, while Apple only climbed 0.3%. RIM was the leading mobile smartphone platform in the U.S. with 43.0 percent share of U.S. Apple ranked second with 25.1, followed by Microsoft at 15.7 percent, Google at 7.1 percent (up 4.3 percentage points), and Palm at 5.7 percent. Analyst market share reports are continually coming out and it’s always good to see RIM leading in market share.
ÜberTwitter BlackBerry Twitter Client Updated To v0.970
ÜberTwitter has released beta 7 of their BlackBerry Twitter client. The change log for this version bump includes many fixes and changes. ÜberTwitter is still one of the preferred BlackBerry Twitter client for majority of BlackBerry users and I am sure as a ÜberTwitter app user you’ll surely like this update. See the detailed change log after the jump.
