Guys at BlackBerry Times in China posted a few pics of upcoming Blackberry Bold 9800 running Blackberry OS V6. The phone is in the form of a slider with leather getting embedded in the back to give it a luxury look. There is nothing much known about specifications at this point, just enjoy the pics.   Continue reading “BlackBerry Bold 9800 leaks again – Looks a must have for blackberry lovers” »

Research In Motion has re-launched the BlackBerry Bold 9700 smartphone for India, but now dressed in a white hue. The new white BlackBerry Bold 9700 features a satin chrome finished frame as well as a leatherette backplate.

To refresh your memory, BlackBerry Bold 9700 features a 624MHz processor,  256MB flash memory, 2 megapixel camera which comes with auto-flash, zoom and auto-focus as well as different multimedia options. This includes an externally accessible microSD/SDHC memory card slot and a superior media player. The BlackBerry model is also infused with the BlackBerry Media Sync through which customers can easily sync photos, iTunes and Windows Media Player with the white-colored handheld device. The handset also provides complete support for 3G HSDPA networks plucked from all across the globe. Continue reading “BlackBerry Bold 9700 to be Launched in White color for Indian Market” »

Research In Motion released a Twitter app for Blackberry users last month and they have now given it an update to beef up its features. Included in the update are such features as the ability to quote tweets, which also allows you to edit tweets into the bargain. The new version also sports an auto-complete function that guesses who you will be tweeting from your list of Twitter contacts.

RIM have also added what sound sto be a rather handy security feature that warns the user when tweeting potentially sensitive information like a phone number. Support for YFrog and TweetPhoto has been included for your picture hosting needs and you can also view geo-tagged tweets on a map although, oddly enough, you can’t geo-tag your own tweets yet.

Users of Blackberry Storm or Storm2 were unable use “Google mobile aap” for a long time, but Google has finally released a version which is tailor-made for touchscreen input. Google mobile app can basically be defined as an search application with added features such as ability to search by voice input, vertical input (maps, images, news, basic search), location search (find restaurants and so on within your residing location), email search and also search within the phone for contacts.

Continue reading “Google Applications (Mobile aap) are finally comaptible with Blackberry Storm” »

A few pictures touting itself to be from Blackberry OS 6.0 have surfaced, but there is doubt over their authenticity. The pictures are apparently from someone VVLeaks – “highly described them as real from one of our best connects”. Engadget points out, there are similarities between these pictures and a slide from the Super Apps webinar in February, which Blackberry themselves described as mere mockups and nothing important.

Continue reading “Blackberry OS 6.0 Screenshots Leaked – Really!” »

Today, Opera Software finally released the much awaited stable versions of Opera Mini 5 and Opera mobile 10. Though,  earlier these software’s  were in beta versions, there were already millions of people using it inspite of being them in developmental phase. Opera Mini 5 is built on Java sdk used for mobile phones and Opera Mobile utilizes sdk (software development kit), which are platform dependent namely Symbian s60 and windows mobile.

Opera Mini’s compression technology reduces the amount of data sent to the phone by up to 90 percent, resulting in lower costs on pay-per-MB data plans or when roaming. Opera keeps it simple with a sleekly designed user interface, regardless of the phone you are using, and with the same feature set, such as Speed Dial, tabs, and the password manager. Opera Link lets you synchronize your bookmarks, notes and Speed Dial between your computer and your mobile phone. Continue reading “Stable version of Opera Mini 5 and Opera Mobile 10 released” »

Basic specs of three upcoming BlackBerry handsets only known by their codenames have been leaked out by an unnamed source. A weekend BGR report reveals the BlackBerry Onyx will be a GSM/GPRS/EDGE/UMTS device featuring a GPS sensor, camera, Wi-Fi without UMA support, a large screen with 480×360 resolution and a QWERTY keyboard. AT&T will be the exclusive carrier of this handset.The BlackBerry Driftwood will have the same basic specs, apart from added UMA support for the Wi-Fi, though no details were given for the display resolution. UMA is a favorite of carriers like Rogers and T-Mobile, both of which use the feature for cheaper and more reliable calls indoors.The last of the three 9000-series devices, the Magnum was first heard of in the fall, and is expected to be formally titled the 9220. Its preliminary specs are identical to the Onyx, and it will apparently also be offered by AT&T, and it’s not clear how the two will be differentiated in the lineup. The Magnum and Onyx may offer both touchscreen capabilities in addition to the physical QWERTY keyboard.

In other unconfirmed RIM news, the Bold may be getting UMA support and will either be offered at a specific carrier or retroactively across all Bold units.

The BlackBerry Gemini will now consist of a whole line of devices, possibly the 8000-series, and should be lower cost than other models. [via BGR]

Phonewreck has screwed the blackberry’s storm and has released an interesting picture. Take a look…

The iPhone is an extremely reliable smartphone, a study from a warranty extension company claims. SquareTrade says that within one year of ownership, the failure rate for the iPhone is just 5.6 percent; this is half the rate for Research in Motion’s BlackBerry phones, and almost three times less than the 16.2 percent for Palm’s Treo line. While no iPhone has been available for two years, the projected failure rate in that timeline is only 9.2 percent, compared to proven rates of 14.3 percent for BlackBerries and 21 percent for Treos.
The iPhone is also said to suffer from fewer call quality and battery issues, with only 0.5 percent of iPhone batteries dying versus an approximate 1 percent rate for rivals. The phone is affected by significant touchscreen malfunctions however, comprising a third of all its reported issues, if affecting less than 2 percent of owners so far.
The largest cause of iPhone breakdowns is said to be accidents, at 12 percent. Treos and BlackBerries are listed as having only a 9 percent accident rate, though it is not known whether this implies extra fragility in the iPhone. The study is similarly limited in terms of information on the iPhone 3G, which has only been on sale since July.

With WiFi, a 3.5mm headphone jack, 2-megapixel cam with flash, support for microSD cards up to 16GB, and everything that makes a BlackBerry a BlackBerry, there’s little question that it’s got some horsepower under the hood, but there are a couple odd personality quirks that we’d personally have a tough time getting used to. First off — something we first noticed when we played with it at CTIA last month — the keys are completely flush and tucked up next to one another, making it nearly impossible to type confidently (of course, we weren’t huge fans of SureType to begin with, so experts might have an easier go of it). Along the same vein, the trackball is deeply recessed, so your thumb is constantly rubbing against the chrome well surrounding the ball; not a dealbreaker by any stretch, but annoying after a while.