
Seriously, it's December 1st already. I can't believe how 2009 has flown by. With the change of month the holiday season is officially upon us (it actually started snowing just a few minutes ago as I look out the window while typing this) which means if you haven't yet, it's time to start thinking holidays and buying gifts for your friends, colleagues and special loved-ones.
For the BlackBerry users in your life (or for yourself if you just want a gift you know you'll love!), might I suggest what I suggest every December - BlackBerry gifts!! To have some fun and give some insight into items you may not have thought of previously, over the next week or so we'll run a series of gift guides here on the blogs, written by volunteers from our CrackBerry forum moderators and twelpers team. The guides will cover both accessories and apps (though it is a little tricky to stick an app in a stocking - trust me, I've tried) for a wide range of BlackBerry-using folks.
Stay tuned for the BlackBerry gift guide fun, and in the meantime on behalf of myself and the whole CrackBerry.com team, may we wish you an early Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Festivus (for the rest of us!), Season's Greetings and make it a safe and holiday season and CrackBerry New Year! :)
Read more

Sneak Peek: The Next BIG Thing from Punkt!
Powered by the new Aphy OS and set to launch later this year, the upcoming phone from Punkt. is poised to carve out its niche in the mobile market.

Grid's BlackBerry Bold 9000 display is a beautiful tribute at a mobile icon
BlackBerry may be gone from most of our pockets, but we can still appreciate the beauty inside and out of one of the best pocket keyboard phones ever made: the Bold 9000.

Qi2 wireless charging with magnetic alignment is finally happening
Despite being unveiled back in January, it's taken until the end of summer for the MagSafe-based Qi2 wireless charging standard to show up in products — but now they're here!

The Google Pixel 8 will be unveiled on October 4th — here's what we know
Google pinned down 4 October 2023 to show off the new Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro, and while we're not expecting anything groundbreaking in the hardware, the real star in the Pixel line has always been the software anyway.