This just in - AT&T has sent out mailers announcing September 4th as the official launch date of the new BlackBerry 8820. According to our tipster, the specs are still calling for full integrated GPS. That's right, from the documentation he received from AT&T there is as of yet no "official" mention of the GPS being locked down as per previous reports! What's going on here?! September...

At the beginning of July we brought word that the Queen would soon be getting a BlackBerry. Fast forward a few weeks and the Queen has a full out BlackBerry Addiction. Fueling the addiction above all things is her new found ability to stay on top of horse racing results 24/7! A highly placed palace source told The People, "Her Majesty has always been keener than most 81-year-olds to stay...

Don't get me wrong, I love Atari, but when I read the latest news about the legal actions between Atari and RIM it was enough to make me want to toss my Atari t-shirt in the dumpster. Come on guys, can't we all just get along here??? Though the dispute began in 2006, this was the first I had heard about Atari's problem with BrickBreaker, the game known and loved by BlackBerry Addicts...

Here's a first look at the new BlackBerry Pearl 8120, courtesy of Hayden over at PinStack.com. According to Hayden, the BlackBerry 8120 in his possession offers: WiFi, but no built-in GPS (will most likely depend on the carrier) OS 4.3 installed (more details on OS 4.3) WiFi browser Improved version of SureType Improved email layout and display Improved voice control software Improved...

Member Fr0zen over at BBF managed to get his hands on a BlackBerry Curve running RIM's new OS version 4.3 and was kind enough to post some screen captures. There appear to be a lot of cool little improvements and tweaks that should make this a welcomed upgrade. Items to note: Voice Notes Recorder integrated into the Media Manager Playlists function added to the Music player A revamped...

Yesterday we brought word that the BlackBerry 8310 would soon be coming to the United Kingdom, but we were left hanging on the exact date and who the carrier would be. The answers came quick! The 8310 will become available on September 3rd and Vodafone will be the initial carrier (they have an exclusive until the end of October). The 8310 adds GPS to the standard Curve, and Vodafone is...

According to Scotia Capital analyst Gus Papageorgiou, Research in Motion is working on a technology that would allow BlackBerry users to wirelessly transfer files between their handheld devices and their PCs. Though RIM has made no announcements, and a company spokeswoman said she wasn't aware of any such plans, Mr. Papageorgio says he has gathered information that makes him believe it is on...

INVERNESS, Fla., August 22, 2007 – Smartphone Experts (SPE), an e-commerce platform and smartphone accessory development company, has bolstered its portfolio of smartphone community sites by acquiring CrackBerry.com, a popular BlackBerry site. Having a community site tied in with BBerry.com, the BlackBerry accessories store that opened in June 2006 allows Smartphone Experts to provide BlackBerry...

A RIM spokesperson confirmed news yesterday that the BlackBerry Curve 8310 will soon be making its way to the United Kingdom and that an announcement can be expected soon about which lucky network will get to carry the phone. The GPS-enabled 8310 launched earlier this month in Germany. [ Source ] 

ChangeWave Investing likes to get their hands dirty when doing their stock research. Every four months they conduct a survey on smartphone demand, and the results of their July survey show a clear changing of the guard based on the 3,003 respondents polled. It's good news for Research in Motion. To the question "Who is the manufacturer of your current smartphone?" they widened their lead...

I'll stick this in the Rumors category for now, but BlackBerry Sync's reliable source has it that Telus Mobility is set to launch the Pearl 2 before this year is over. That's great news for all of the CDMA BlackBerry Users in Canada. The Pearl 2 in CDMA version should be sporting GPS (Edge editions will have WiFi), in addition to a 2.0 megapixel camera (with 6x brighter flash), 3.5mm headset...

From the BoyGenius comes word that AT&T is taking delivery of BlackBerry 8820 units at warehouses across the United States. But the fireworks that should be going off have been muted as AT&T doesn't want to get stuck with a ton of unsold BlackBerry 8800s. Don't expect to see the 8820 in your local outlet until they run out of 8800's first. You can't really blame AT&T for wanting...

Russel Shaw over at ZDnet posted this on Thursday, but I decided to hold off until Monday morning to relay the story (I wanted all you CrackBerrys to have fresh Monday-morning brains to absorb it all!)... A newly published patent application shows RIM is working on a technology which would determine an incoming caller's location from GPS data, and then display that location on the call...

I JUST received a message from my reliable Roger's informant.  Here's the word: "The 8310 is the 2nd of 7 data devices to launch for Rogers’ Q4. Corporate Reps are expected to receive early demo units in early September to use." Every message I have received from this source to date has been correct! If you're thinking about buying a 8300 Curve from Rogers you may want to hold off for now....