A few months ago we brought news that 4G may be arriving in time for the launch of BlackBerry 10. Today, it has been confirmed that Everything Everywhere will be start bringing 4G services to the U.K. as early has September 11, all thanks to Ofcom giving them the green light. However, with no 4G enabled devices currently available in the U.K. it won't be such a big deal as of yet. But...
For those of you that either live in London or have been fortunate to travel here you will know how much the city relies on its tube network. Tube Map for BlackBerry smartphones has been around of ages now but until recently the user interface wasn't great and my BlackBerry Bold 9900 wasn't supported. An update has fixed that now and in addition we have some nice new features which will...
A week ago we saw Vodafone introduce a few new colour ranges to the BlackBerry Curve 9320 line - Vivid Violet and Classic Blue, with Pink releasing later in the summer. The Curve line has always seen a variety of colours so it's no surprise that there are a range of colours available for the Curve 9320. O2 UK will be releasing a red version, a colour that has been quite popular in...
It looks like the Police in the UK are getting proactive in the war against mobile phone theft and are actively promoting users to download theft prevention and tracking apps such as BlackBerry Protect to their devices. On the Hertfordshire Constabulary website they published an article this week which is clearly geared towards publicizing the fact that smartphones do get stolen but...
Orange UK is looking to attract the student population with its new money saving offer called U24. The new plan aims to give students and young people more calls, texts and data for their money. It is available to both pay as you go and pay monthly customers, existing and new. You need to top-up at least £15 a month on pay as you go or be on a pay monthly plan of £15 and above to avail...
We have already enjoyed the low pricing of the BlackBerry PlayBook in the U.K. since the end of last year when we saw the 16GB model go down to £169, 32GB at £199 and 64GB at £249. The prices have pretty much remained the same, give and take a few quid depending on where you got one. It seems that PC World has took to pricing down the BlackBerry PlayBook again. While the 64GB model is...
With only 13 days to go until the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics kick off in London what better way than to keep up to date with all the upcoming news and results than on your BlackBerry. There are two official apps to download now in BlackBerry App World, for free, and they are both totally awesome. In addition ScoreMobile has updated its app with an Olympic section so if you currently...
Virgin Media's Wi-Fi service can now be found on 41 London Underground stations. Commuters will be able to get Wi-Fi internet access from the ticket hall right down to the train platform. All in the name of the London 2012 Olympics. Unfortunately, between stops there won't be any Wi-Fi access but you can at least get a chance to quickly check things while you wait for your train. For...
O2 UK is currently haivng a sale on their Pay & Go BlackBerry smartphones. However, a discount on their BlackBerry smartphones isn't all you're getting. From now until July 9th, if you buy a BlackBerry smartphone on Pay & Go you can get a discount of £10-£20. What's more is if you get a friend to buy a BlackBerry device, then you can each get a free album. The more friends you...
BlackBerry has teamed up with Channel 4 in the UK to bring about an eight-part series entitled Summer Daze with BlackBerry. With the summer festival season upon us, the series will follow 18-25 year olds who attend music festivals around the country in a reality type show. BlackBerry plans to show the episodes through an online hub on its website and will offer exclusive content....