Nokia E90 update: so long BlackBerry Connect, hello Nokia Maps 2.0

October 16th 2008

Nokia E90 Communicators have a week-old firmware bump waiting for them, but if you use BlackBerry Connect, you’ll want to hold off on this one. Version 300.34.84 will do away with support for BB Connect, although it does offer some new features that might interest you enough:

Faster screen orientation switching
Nokia Maps 2.0
Download! application updated [...]

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SIMable: buy once, unlock many phones

October 15th 2008

I’m going to have to take SIMable’s word on the “unlocks 85% of the world’s phones” bit because I just don’t have the time or travel budget to test every phone in the world. Maybe Verizon’s “can you hear me now?” guy would consider defecting from CDMA to GSM to help me out? After reading [...]

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Blackberry guide for power users

October 14th 2008

The Blackberry OS is designed from the ground up to be customizable and as such there is so much power in it that you can use it for years and still learn how to do cool things.  InsideCRM has published a power user’s guide that contains 121 tips for those who want to push the [...]

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BlackBerry Bold Squirms Closer to AT&T Release [Blackberry Bold]

October 13th 2008

Whatever hellish limbo the BlackBerry Bold is trapped in keeping it off of AT&T, it’s poking out its head just a little bit. If you’ve got an unlocked Bold running on AT&T, you might notice a few new…
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Tags: Amp, Blackberry, Limbo, Little Bit, Running

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Corporate GMail working on the Blackberry

October 13th 2008

We use corporate GMail at GigaOM and I have tried vainly several times to get it working on my Blackberry.  GMail Mobile would always tell me that it only worked with GMail accounts ending in @gmail.com but that’s not the case with corporate GMail.  Today I wouldn’t take no for an answer and began checking [...]

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Recently on jkOnTheRun

October 12th 2008

These are some of the stories you may have missed this week on jkOnTheRun:

MobileTechRoundup 149: the netbook pit crew
My sinister MacBook netbook plan moves forward
jkOnTheRun video- HP EliteBook 2730p Tablet PC
Paper and pencil better for the brain than software? Tablet PC is too.
Most-used Firefox add-ons
Super Talent releases SSDs for EEE PC
Outlining in ink with a [...]

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Mobile phone news roundup

October 10th 2008

It’s Friday and a lot of interesting mobile phone news has been flying around and it seemed a good idea to round it all up for you.
WiMAX and HTC
Word has appeared of a WiMA-enabled Touch Pro-like phone from HTC that will be released in Russia.  The HTC T8290 is purported to have a full bevy [...]

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Orange Pulls BlackBerry Bold Over Quality Concerns [Blackberry Bold]

October 9th 2008

According to a leaked memo obtained by Mobile Tech Addicts, UK based cellphone carrier Orange have pulled the BlackBerry Bold off of their shelves temporarily citing quality issues with the device….
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Tags: Blackberry, Carrier, Cellphone, Orange, Quality Concerns, Quality Issues, Shelves

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Do you WiFi (on your phone)?

October 9th 2008

The official announcement of the Blackberry Storm for the Verizon and Vodafone networks confirmed the phone’s lack of WiFi.  This has some folks condemning RIM’s decision to exclude WiFi as a connectivity option on the phone with some even saying it’s a deal-breaker.  This got me to thinking about WiFi on phones in general and [...]

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Alas, No: BlackBerry Storm not running OSX

October 9th 2008

The comedy of these Vodafone marketing photos for the Blackberry Storm doesn’t really need exposition. If it’s not immediately obvious, just look a little closer!
Turning the tables doesn’t have quite the same cachet…

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Tags: Blackberry, Cachet, Comedy, Exposition, Marketing, Photos, Running, Turning The Tables, Vodafone

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Blackberry Storm using Synaptics touch screen

October 8th 2008

Lots of buzz today about the Blackberry Storm that is coming soon and of all the reviews I’ve read so far one thing in common is the feeling that the touch screen is very well done.  RIM and Verizon have indicated the touch screen is multi-touch capable although it’s not yet clear how that is [...]

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Alas, No: BlackBerry Storm not running OSX

October 8th 2008

The comedy of these Vodafone marketing photos for the Blackberry Storm doesn’t really need exposition. If it’s not immediately obvious, just look a little closer!
Turning the tables doesn’t have quite the same cachet…

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Tags: Blackberry, Cachet, Comedy, Exposition, Marketing, Photos, Running, Turning The Tables, Vodafone

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Behold the BlackBerry Storm in high resolution. Then decide: better than the iPhone?

October 8th 2008

The question on everyone’s flappers will be whether it’s ready to take on the iPhone. The first hands-on reports suggest that prospects are good, and Wired matches up the spec sheets for the feature-counters.
BlackBerry Storm official press images and specs! [BGR]

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Tags: Blackberry, Counters, Flappers, High Resolution, Images, Iphone, Prospects, Spec Sheets

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First hands-on reports of BlackBerry Storm

October 8th 2008

Gizmodo’s Matt Buchanan has touched it, loved it, and put up a big gallery of real-life photographs of RIM’s fourth-quarter wonder phone. Of note its is very different approach to touchscreens.

No matter how many times your fingers dance on the screen like you’ve been trained on every other touchscreen, nothing will happen. At least, not [...]

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Release dates leaked for holiday handsets

October 8th 2008

Boy Genius scores the goods on Best Buy’s expected release dates for a hatful of handsets. On October 26th, the delightfully-names Samsung Rant will be joined by the HTC Touch Pro at Sprint. The say day also will see Verizon’s Blitx, AT&T’s BlackBerry Bold, and T-Mobile’s Pearl Flip 8220.
On November 6, BlackBerry Storm hits Verizon.
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BlackBerry announces pending Storm

October 8th 2008

Research In Motion has announced the launch of a new BlackBerry this fall which is quite a departure for the company from previous models. That’s because the company’s newest BlackBerry is the world’s first “clickable” touch-screen smartphone. The BlackBerry Storm is being launched in the U.S. by Verizon Wireless and by Vodafone in Europe, India, [...]

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BlackBerry Storm Desktop Emulator Available For Download [BlackBerry]

October 8th 2008

Considering the heaps of information available about BlackBerry’s new touchscreen phone, including our full hands-on report, there will be little surprise left for consumers when the devices actually…
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Tags: Blackberry, Consumers, Desktop Download, Emulator Download, Heaps, Surprise, Touchscreen

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BlackBerry Storm Tech Manual Offers Proof of iPhone Inspiration [IBlackBerry]

October 7th 2008

It’s probably not a surprise that RIM definitely had iPhones on the brain while creating the new (and pretty awesome) BlackBerry Storm—but who knew they’d make it this obvious. In the vodaphone…
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Tags: Blackberry, Brain, Inspiration, Iphone, Proof, Rim, Storm Tech, Surprise, Vodaphone

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Behold the BlackBerry Storm in high resolution. Then decide: better than the iPhone?

October 7th 2008

The question on everyone’s flappers will be whether it’s ready to take on the iPhone. The first hands-on reports suggest that prospects are good, and Wired matches up the spec sheets for the feature-counters.
BlackBerry Storm official press images and specs! [BGR]

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Tags: Blackberry, Counters, Flappers, High Resolution, Images, Iphone, Prospects, Spec Sheets

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First hands-on reports of BlackBerry Storm

October 7th 2008

Gizmodo’s Matt Buchanan has touched it, loved it, and put up a big gallery of real-life photographs of RIM’s fourth-quarter wonder phone. Of note its is very different approach to touchscreens.

No matter how many times your fingers dance on the screen like you’ve been trained on every other touchscreen, nothing will happen. At least, not [...]

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