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RIM Introduces BlackBerry Storm2 in Australia and New Zealand

BlackBerry Tune — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:02:18 +0000

I thought the remaining wireless carriers are waiting for BlackBerry Storm2 to get positive media coverage and widespread acceptance before introducing it. Well, the BlackBerry Storm2 looks very positive with the enhanced touch screen and RIM introducing it for customers in Australia and New Zealand. Read the press release after the jump.

Press Release

RIM Introduces the BlackBerry Storm2 Smartphone in Australia and New Zealand

Sydney, Australia - Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today introduced the BlackBerry® Storm2™ smartphone for customers in Australia and New Zealand. The second generation of RIM’s innovative and award-winning touch-screen smartphone, the BlackBerry Storm2 significantly improves the BlackBerry® touch-screen platform with new technology and new features to let customers stay easily connected to the people, places and things that matter most.

“The BlackBerry Storm2 smartphone, with its next generation SurePress technology and large, brilliant display, gives users an unrivalled touch-screen experience for advanced communications and multimedia applications,” said Gregory Wade, Managing Director for Southeast Asia, Research In Motion. “In addition, with the recent introduction of BlackBerry App World™, users can get even more out of their smartphone with a broad range of free mobile applications that are easier than ever to discover and download.”
Next-Gen SurePress Technology
The BlackBerry Storm2 smartphone introduces a next generation SurePress™ technology based on an electronic system that provides the user with tactile feedback when the touch-screen is pressed. The new system responds equally to gentle pressure applied anywhere on the surface of the screen and makes clicking the display practically effortless. Typing on the smartphone’s virtual keyboards is easier, more comfortable and more accurate. The new SurePress technology also allows the user to type a letter with one thumb even while their other thumb may still be touching or resting on another letter, enabling faster typing and multi-key actions such as Shift or Alt-key combinations.

Hardware Features

Smooth design and premium finish with sloped edges, chrome accents, glass lens and stainless steel backplate
Large (3.25”), dazzling, high resolution 360 x 480 display at 184 ppi
Capacitive touch-screen with integrated functions (Send, End, Menu, Escape) and new SurePress technology that makes clicking the display practically effortless
Global connectivity support: UMTS/HSPA (2100Mhz), quad-band EDGE/GPRS/GSM and Wi-Fi® (802.11 b/g) networks
3.2 MP camera with variable zoom, autofocus, flash and video recording
256 MB of Flash memory
2 GB of onboard memory storage and a microSD/SDHD memory card slot that supports up to 16 GB cards today and is expected to support 32 GB cards when available
Premium and easy-to-access phone features, background noise suppression technology, loud distortion-free speakerphone and face detection (proximity sensor) that prevents accidental clicks and blanks the screen while the user is on the phone
Media player for videos, pictures and music and BlackBerry® Media Sync for easily syncing photos as well as iTunes® and Windows Media® Player music with the smartphone*
BlackBerry® Desktop Manager for both PCs and Macs to enable synching data such as contacts and calendar appointments between a computer and the smartphone
A 3.5 mm stereo headset jack and dedicated volume controls
Bluetooth® (2.1) with support for Secure Simple Pairing, hands-free headsets, stereo headsets, car kits and other Bluetooth peripherals
Built-in GPS for maps and other location-based applications, as well as photo geotagging
Access to BlackBerry App World™, featuring a broad and growing catalogue of mobile applications developed specifically for BlackBerry smartphones. Categories include games, entertainment, IM and social networking, news, weather, productivity and more
Removable, rechargeable 1400 mAhr battery that provides approximately 6 hours of talk time on 3G networks and 280 hours of standby time

BlackBerry OS 5

More responsive experience and includes usability and visual enhancements such as inertial scrolling, spin boxes that make it easier to set dates and times, gradient shading on buttons and more use of animation
Typing accuracy and selection have been significantly refined
BlackBerry® Browser improved with faster JavaScript and CSS processing as well as support for Gears and BlackBerry Widgets
Customers running BlackBerry® Enterprise Server 5 will gain the ability to:
- Set follow-up Flags on the handset like they can in Microsoft® Office Outlook®
- Manage Microsoft Exchange email folders (Add, Rename, Move, Delete) on the handset
- Access remote files shares (Windows Shares); Save, View, Edit, and Email documents from remote file shares
- Forward appointments and view calendar attachments on the handset
- Benefit from wireless sync improvements for Contacts, including sync for multiple contact folders, personal Distribution Lists and contacts in Public/Shared folders

Pricing and Availability
Pricing and availability for the BlackBerry Storm2 smartphone in the ANZ region is to be confirmed. For more information about the BlackBerry Storm2 smartphone, visit http://www.blackberry.com/storm.

BlackBerry Slider Pictures Show Up Online

BlackBerry Tune — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:42:18 +0000

We’re seeing some or the other leaked BlackBerry info every week may be because BlackBerry enthusiasts are showing up high interest in leaked content and digging it out very religiously. This week we have some more clear images of this prototype BlackBerry known as Slider. So far, all the leaked images do not show any powered up screen so nothing much to confirm about the OS or whether it has touch screen or not but it’s getting more interesting as we see the pictures coming out about this hybrid model.

As we have learnt from past hardware leaks, things will improve and change in the actual releases as these prototypes are very early in house models. So far one picture shows it has the F-S1 battery and it’s fairy thicker and a bit longer in the picture showing it next to Curve 8900.

So far, rumors about this BlackBerry Slider says: it has screen like Storm series without SurePress and a full qwerty physical keyboard like Bold 9000 and may get 9700a as the model number. Nothing is solid about the camera resolution, series name or the model number but one thing is sure without saying that the BlackBerry Slider is the most mysterious devices. What do you think?

[BBLeaks]

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The Upcoming BlackBerry 9650 Branded As Bold Not Tour As Per Leaked User Guide

BlackBerry Tune — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:28:54 +0000

As indicated in previous post, rumors are Verizon may be launching this upcoming BlackBerry 9650 in May and it’s branded as Bold not Tour. Normally Tour devices follow 96xx naming convention however the user guide found along with this leaked OS for not release BlackBerry references the 9650 as BlackBerry Bold 9650. The last Bold followed 97xx naming convention and it should be the series for future Bold devices however it’s not the case this time. I do not see any logical reason for RIM to mix up well followed naming convention however the above information is derived from leaked content and it may get changed at the time of official launch either the Series name or the device number. Meanwhile browse through the leaked user guide of BlackBerry Bold 9650 and let us know if you find any logic in naming this upcoming BlackBerry as Bold 9650. [Credit]

RIM and Verizon Launching New BlackBerry 9650 in May?

BlackBerry Tune — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:20:54 +0000

We have the leaked OS for BlackBerry 9650 out even through the hardware is not released yet and it may be the indication of official release date arriving soon for this new 9650. The BGR is indicating Verizon to launch BlackBerry 9650 in around May and it will contain a Push-To-Talk feature that will run over Verizon’s data network for a $5/month fee. It not solid about RIM releasing this new model as Bold or Tour but there are more chances that it will follow Tour family and may launched as Tour 9650. What’s your guess?

[Via BGR, leaked 9650]

Leaked OS 5.0.0.548 for The BlackBerry Tour 9630

BlackBerry Tune — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:46:45 +0000

Another leaked OS to add in this week after BlackBerry Bold 9700. This one is for BlackBerry Tour 9630 with version bumped to 5.0.0.548 reported by BBLeaks. As usual install leaked OS only when you know what you’re doing. Do not forget to take full back up before installing OS on BlackBerry.

> > Download OS 5.0.0.548 for the BlackBerry Tour 9630

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Get Exclusive Picture Icons & Smileys for BBM 5.0 with Picticons

BlackBerry Tune — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:32:21 +0000

Picticons is a new add-on application for BlackBerry Messenger 5.0 that lets you select all above exclusive picture icons and smiley at the press of a button just like you usually do for regular ones that are built in BBM 5.0.

Inserting above icons is very easy. While in a chat session in BBM 5.0, press Menu button, select Picticons, select an icon, press trackball or trackpad to insert and you’re done.

Picticons is only 99 cents until March 14th then it’ll get bumped to $2.99. There is another way to get more icons which does not cost you anything but it’s very tedious as it involves copying and pasting each time you need icons or storing those as auto-text for future use.

> > Download Picticons for BlackBerry

Win A Trip To WES 2010 – Cool Contest by Zenprise on Facebook

BlackBerry Tune — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:49:35 +0000

Zenprise has a pretty cool contest running where you could win a trip to WES 2010, April 27-29 in Orlando, FL. All you have to do to participate is become a fan on the Zenprise Facebook page, write a funny end-user BlackBerry support story to post on their wall, and get people to notice your submission. You must enter by March 26th and Zenprise will select a winner on March 29th. If you create a video, Zenprise will even kick in $500 for a plane ticket to Orlando.

RIM to Manufacture BlackBerry in Brazil Starting with Curve 8520

BlackBerry Tune — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:21:28 +0000

Jim Balsillie announced that RIM has signed an accord with Singapore’s Flextronics to manufacture the BlackBerry Curve 8520 in Brazil. RIM may consider producing other models in Brazil in the future. Co-Chief Executive Jim Basillie said “This is part of a greater market strategy at RIM to target Latin America. It is extremely important for us to be here to manufacture locally and sell locally,”. Currently RIM manufactures devices in Mexico. I am positive about diversifying manufacturing facility to Brazil will surely help RIM meet the world demand of this popular BlackBerry model with greater ease.

BlackBerry Dominates US Market As Per Latest Reports

BlackBerry Tune — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:45:48 +0000

RIM’s BlackBerry platform dominates the US smartphone market as per the recent data from comScore. ComScore has released their latest survey results and shows BlackBerry platform dominates with 42.7 million BlackBerry smartphone users in the US.

The data has been collected from November 2009 to January 2010. According to comScore, BlackBerry grew by 1.7% from November to January, while Apple only climbed 0.3%. RIM was the leading mobile smartphone platform in the U.S. with 43.0 percent share of U.S. Apple ranked second with 25.1, followed by Microsoft at 15.7 percent, Google at 7.1 percent (up 4.3 percentage points), and Palm at 5.7 percent. Analyst market share reports are continually coming out and it’s always good to see RIM leading in market share.

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ÜberTwitter BlackBerry Twitter Client Updated To v0.970

BlackBerry Tune — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:25:09 +0000

ÜberTwitter has released beta 7 of their BlackBerry Twitter client. The change log for this version bump includes many fixes and changes. ÜberTwitter is still one of the preferred BlackBerry Twitter client for majority of BlackBerry users and I am sure as a ÜberTwitter app user you’ll surely like this update. See the detailed change log after the jump.

The following changes have been made from 0.963 to 0.970

Java exceptions on device boot – Fixed issue where java exceptions would be reported on device reboot due to lack of permissions
Opt-out of sponsored tweets – Users can now opt out of receiving sponsored tweets
Goto User bug fix – Fixed bug where entering a user not in your timeline and then pressing trackball wouldn’t use the text you entered but instead find the closest match from your friends list
Everyone Near You – Fixed bug where it wouldn’t uses your current location, and sometimes would revert to somewhere off the coast of Africa. Also increased the distance to a 10 mile radius, in the future we will let you select this.
Mini-Icon Notification – Fixed bug where if the app didn’t have certain permissions not related to the mini-icon, it still wouldn’t show the mini-icon
Fine-Tuned control of visual notifications – There are now three settings each for the mini-icon and application icon so you can fine-tune the control over how you want each to notify you. Also, the number next to the mini-icon will only reflect the number of new tweets of the type it is tracking. For example, if you only set the mini-icon to track new DMs, then the number next to the mini-icon will only reflect the number of new DMs.
New short-cut for page-up – Added a new short-cut to page-up in the timeline, pressing ‘0′ (zero) will now page up in the timeline
Instability when using cell location – Fixed bug that would cause instability in the app when using cell tower location
3G Cell Tower Inaccuracy – Fixed a bug in the cell tower location mechanism when 3G towers were being used
Symbol Screen – Again reworked the symbol screen
Secure Connection – Changed the default Twitter endpoint so your traffic will travel over a secure HTTPS connection
Deleting DMs – We now allow you to delete direct messages.
Constant permissions requests – Fixed bug where every time the app was started it would ask for permissions.

> > Download ÜberTwitter via BlackBerry Browser