The Associated Press published a story yesterday on BlackBerrys and Phantom Vibrations. What's a Phantom Vibration? Basically you feel a vibration on your hip or wherever you normally wear your BlackBerry, but in actuality it's all in your head - the phone is not vibrating (in some cases the BlackBerry is not even close to you!). Research in the area is scant, but theories...
I guess I need to start paying closer attention to our CrackBerry.com forums. This afternoon I started seeing photos of the soon to be released AT&T 8310 BlackBerry Curve pop up in my RSS reader showing the Crimson Red color it will be available in. Well it turns out we had this data and more in our forums for over 24 hours before the news started to break elsewhere. A big thanks to...
If you haven't registered yet for your chance to win a new BlackBerry in CrackBerry.com's NO TRICKS, JUST TREATS BlackBerry Halloween Giveaway, it's time to get on it...HALLOWEEN is just around the corner! And if you haven't thought about what you're dressing up as yet for the big day, it's time to get on that too! The BlackBerry Giveaway will happen on HALLOWEEN and The Grand Prize...
Lecture 5 in CrackBerry.com's BlackBerry 101 Education Series looks at the Basic Phone controls on the BlackBerry.
RIM has released a web-based version of their Desktop Manager client. Sorry MAC users, at this time it's only available for PCs. Here's the scoop: BlackBerry Web Desktop Manager is a web-based version of the BlackBerry Desktop Manager. It allows users to manage and configure their BlackBerry devices to receive messages, in addition to performing a variety of maintenance related...
Wallpapering Has NEVER Been Soo Much Fun! I am pleased (and super excited!) to announce the launch of CrackBerry.com's improved BlackBerry Wallpaper Maker tool and all new user-contributed BlackBerry Wallpaper Gallery. Our original wallpaper maker has churned out 100+ wallpapers per day since CrackBerry.com went live back in February. It's made a lot of BlackBerry Users VERY...
The BoyGenius published a photo today (photoshop creation) and some details of of the long-rumored 9xxx Series BlackBerry. Here's what the BG had to say: The hidden-in-a-dark-secret-underground-lab BlackBerry 9xxx has sent out a couple distress calls to us, pleading to let people know it’s coming and what it should have in store for the incredibly faithful and addicted BlackBerry...
Well that didn't take long. Only two days after RIM announced the coming of the BlackBerry Pearl 8130 to CDMA carriers in North America, RIM and Telefonica have today launched the GSM version of the Pearl "2", the BlackBerry 8120. The 8120 features WiFi (vs. the GPS functionality found on the 8130), Video Recording capabilities, and a host of other improvements over the BlackBerry...
PRESS RELEASE Telefonica and RIM Preview New Communications and Connectivity Software for Small Groups MADRID, SPAIN and WATERLOO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Oct. 3, 2007) - Telefonica and Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ:RIMM)(TSX:RIM) today announced plans to introduce BlackBerry(R) Unite!(TM) -- a free PC-based software offering that will allow small groups, such as a family or small...
October 1st is here which means HALLOWEEN is just around the corner. It's one of my favorite holidays/events of the year (since becoming officially too old to Trick-or-Treat I always manage to get lucky and end up at a great party) and to celebrate in style CrackBerry.com is holding a NO TRICKS, JUST TREATS Halloween BlackBerry Giveaway! The Draw will happen on HALLOWEEN and The Grand...
We've known it's been coming and today RIM has made it official by formally introducing the BlackBerry Pearl 8130. The 8130 is the CDMA-version of the BlackBerry Pearl "2" and is going to be a greatly welcomed device addition to those with CDMA Carriers. The BlackBerry Pearl 8130 features built-in GPS and support for high-speed EV-DO networks, in addition to a host of improvements...
Happy October 1st Class! Fall is in the air, Halloween is just around the corner, and if you have been following our BlackBerry 101 Lecture Series so far, you'll know we covered Why BlackBerry? and How to Choose the Right BlackBerry for You! which means you hopefully have your hands on a BlackBerry of your very own as you read this. You might be sporting a new BlackBerry 8310 or T-...
Lots of BlackBerry-related headlines made their way around the web this week. The biggest new for those in North America was the launch of the T-Mobile Curve (the next biggest news being the issues many are experiencing with their new 8320s). Belgium also launched new BlackBerrys this week, and Uganda is now on the BES and offering 8800s to service corporate customers. Air Canada ok'd...
** Updated ** Friday, September 28th: The Verdict is in: T-Mobile is DEFINITELY having problems with the UMA service on the newly released BlackBerry Curve 8320. Read the Comments to this post to see what T-Mobile Curve owners are saying. ____________________________________________________ A CrackBerry.com member just sent this in, and I figured it worthy of a post. As predicted by...
Are you on AT&T? Are you receiving your emails this morning? 8am CST: Reports began coming in early this morning on the CrackBerry & BlackBerry Forums of AT&T users experiencing issues connecting to the AT&T GPRS and EDGE network. AT&T has confirmed they are having problems with their data and data routing and that BlackBerry users may be unable to send or...
Happy Monday class! And welcome to Lecture 3 in our weekly BlackBerry 101 series. In today's lecture we're going to dive into the topic of choosing the right BlackBerry to suit your needs. If you are in the market for your first smartphone or are finally making the switch to BlackBerry from another platform, you should (hopefully!) find this lecture helpful. If you're a long-time...
** Updated ** Monday, Sept. 24th: The T-Mobile BlackBerry 8320 is Now Available at T-Mobile.com! ** Updated ** Tuesday, Sept. 25th: RIM & T-Mobile Officially Announce 8320. Read Press Release >> ____________________________________________________ That's right T-Mobile users, the highly-anticipated BlackBerry 8320 is now available! Looking at the talk in the CrackBerry...
Wow, it's Friday already. Did this week just fly by or what? There wasn't too much in the way of earth-shattering, crazy-exciting news to report on this week, but lots did happen in the CrackBerry world including the "official" launch of the AT&T BlackBerry 8820. Read the Headlines After the Jump. 1. BlackBerry Plug-in for Microsoft Visual Studio Available for Download - We...
How's this for COOL? You know how easy it is to switch your Berry from handset mode to speaker mode (simply hit the $ sign/speaker key on the keyboard)? Well, it looks like RIM wants to make the easy even easier. Instead of having to push a button, in the future it looks like RIM is going have the BlackBerry do the work for us. A new patent application by RIM, entitled System and...
It's finally and "officially" here (for real this time!). AT&T and RIM today have announced the launch of the BlackBerry 8820. The long-waited 8820 features all of the BlackBerry 8800's goodness, and adds Wi-Fi capabilities. Read the Release. New BlackBerry 8820 From AT&T Hits The 'Hot Spot' With Wi-Fi New Global Handset Complements and Extends AT&T's Industry-...
