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RIM Makes New BlackBerry Push Service Available To Developers

Robb Dunewood — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:31:32 +0000

Research in Motion today announced that its new BlackBerry Push Service is now available to developers.

The BlackBerry® Push Service is an essential component of the real-time, always-on experience of BlackBerry smartphones. It offers an incredibly efficient and reliable way of sending information to your users. It also allows your application to process information in the background and alert users.
Use the BlackBerry Push Service to incorporate the characteristics smartphone customers love into your applications, including improved battery life, applications that run in the background and the ability to get instant information.

Get more information about BlackBerry Push Service here…

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Exciting Things Coming To BlackBerry Messenger In The Days (And Weeks!) Ahead

Robb Dunewood — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:36:44 +0000

According to the official BlackBerry Facebook Page, exciting things are coming to BlackBerry Messenger in the coming days (and weeks!) ahead. You’ve got to have the latest version (5.0.0.57) of BlackBerry Messenger which you can get on BlackBerry App World or by visting http://www.blackberry.com/messenger.

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Why Didn’t Palm Run Adds Like This When They Launched The Pre?

Robb Dunewood — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:00:27 +0000

This is the latest TV ad from Palm . It’s actually pretty good. Unfortunately for Palm, they didn’t launch the Pre with ads like this.

Instead of a little Mos Def and a hot young lady walking down the street showing you what webOS can do, the marketing geniuses at Palm decided to freak you out with this spot.

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Opera Mini 5 For BlackBerry Now Out Of Beta

Robb Dunewood — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:18:18 +0000

Opera Mini 5 is now out of beta. I haven’t tested it out yet, however, knowing how much better the beta was than the native BlackBerry Browser I feel pretty confident in saying that this is a must download for BlackBerry Storm and Storm2 users.

Download Opera Mini 5:  http://m.opera.com

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Verizon Launches Droid BOGO Sale — Are They Making Room For The Nexus One?

Robb Dunewood — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:38:05 +0000

Verizon has just launched a new Buy One Get One (BOGO) sale on the Motorola Droid and the HTC Droid Eris. Each device will set you back $179.99 and $79.99 respectively, however, if you purchase one, you can get a second device for free… Along with a 2-year service agreement, of course.

I wonder if they are trying to move a bit of stock to make way for the Google Nexus One rumored to make its debut on Verizon by months end?

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40% Of BlackBerry Users Want Their Next Smartphone To Be An iPhone

Robb Dunewood — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:15:14 +0000

According to a the second semi-annual smartphone brand loyalty survey by Crowd Science, 40% of BlackBerry users want their next smartphone to be an iPhone. The BlackBerry may be on top when it comes smartphone market share, but, when 2 of 5 BlackBerry users want to switch to Research in Motion’s primary competition’s device, the question becomes, how long can they stay there.

What is equally alarming is that the survey says that almost a third of BlackBerry users want to switch to the Google Nexus One. I think story being told isn’t so much about BlackBerry users wanting an iPhone or a Nexus one, but, how they want something more than what the BlackBerry offers.

The BlackBerry OS is, and, has been for some time, in need of a significant overhaul, if not a complete redo. Most rumors indicate that OS 6 isn’t due out until next year and the next major update, 5.2, may just be a bridge to OS 6. Can another update to the current OS and a WebKit BlackBerry Browser stem the tide of BlackBerry defections this survey indicates?

With the Nexus One soon to be released on Verizon, the number of BlackBerry users that move to Android could be quite telling…

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3 Premium Elecite BlackBerry Themes On Sale For Just $0.99

Robb Dunewood — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:38:46 +0000

We are holding one heck of a sale on 3 premium Elecite BlackBerry themes, Ace, Halcyon, and Keen. Each of these beautifully designed BlackBerry Themes is on sale in the RIMarkable Store for just $0.99. Normally these theme go for $6.99, however, thru March 18th, you can pick them up for $0.99 a a piece.

Download $0.99 Elecite Premium BlackBerry Themes...

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Is 2-Way Gmail Sync Coming With BIS 3.0? Yes, No, Maybe…

Robb Dunewood — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:32:56 +0000

There has been a lot of conflicting information when it comes to the inclusion of 2-way Gmail Sync in BIS 3.o . When BIS 3.0 was first announced it was believed that 2-way Gmail sync was going to be included in the update. More recently, we started hearing that 2-way sync didn’t make it into 3.0. Now that BIS 3.o is being rolled out in EMEA, it looks like 2-way Gmail Sync isn’t a core piece of the the update, however, an official KB article in the BlackBerry Support Community Forums indicates that the Enhanced Gmail Plugin for BlackBerry will actually include 2-way Gmail Sync.

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Fandango Brings Mobile Ticket To 8 Movie Theaters

Robb Dunewood — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:28:37 +0000

It was just last month that Fandango updated their BlackBerry application and today they have launched a Mobile Ticket program that goes by the same name which allows you to buy a ticket and have it delivered to your mobile device in the form of a mobile tag… err… a QR-code type 2D barcode. Instead of having to go to the ticket counter to pick up a paper ticket, simply whip out your mobile device and allow the ticket taker to scan it directly from your device.

A special scanner is required to scan Mobile Ticket barcodes which is why Fandango has only rolled the service out to 8 cities from at the start.

Fandango Mobile Ticket is available at the following locations:

New York: City Cinemas 1, 2 & 3, Angelika Film Center, East 86th Street Cinemas, Village East Cinema, Beekman Theatre, The Paris Theatre.
New Jersey: Manville 12 Plex.
Houston: Angelika Film Center.
Dallas/Plano: Angelika Dallas; Angelika Plano.
San Diego: La Mesa Grossmont Center, Clairemont Town Square Stadium.
Bakersfield: Valley Plaza 16.
Sonoma County: Rohnert Park 16.
Hawaii: Ward Stadium, Kahala Theater, Kapolei 16, Mililani Stadium.

[Via TechCrunch]

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