BlackBerry

"From the marketing collaterals that have leaked, it is practically certain that the Blackberry 9700 will be named Curve 2. If you remember the Blackberry 85xx was the initial Curve. But then isn't the Blackberry 8900 the Curve 2? Apparently not... it's not a big deal, but that makes it just a little more confusing. If anything, Blackberry could have called the 8900 Curve 2 and the 9700 the Curve 3G... oh wait, someone else has been using something this." - Shevonne from Bookmarklet

Wasn't 9700 named "Bold 2" already? - Pavlo Zahozhenko

"Just so you don’t, you know, leave your place of work today without this bit of news: Kindle is making an app for Macs and Blackberries. This news follows the announcement for a yet-unreleased PC version announced yesterday. No expected release date. It’s just being worked on. And now you know. And knowing is half the battle." - Shevonne from Bookmarklet

Here it is: http://ff.im/aqSfJ - MASTER OF THE OBVIOUS

"You might recall that RIM was rumored to be following down Sony Ericsson's path of branded Bluetooth watches to accompany its phones, and now, it looks like we might have the first real renderings of the final product before our eyes. This here wrist candy is possibly called the "inPulse" (not to be confused with Verizon's similarly-named prepaid offering), featuring an OLED display, real-time message preview, and presumably some sort of glanceable caller ID to make needlessly pulling your Tour out of its holster a thing of the past. Interestingly, it seems like the watch isn't being developed in-house -- instead, work has been farmed out to some company dedicated to the BlackBerry aftermarket with an official announcement expected "soon." As far as we know, Sony Ericsson's watches -- which arguably look nicer on account of their analog / digital hybrid design -- haven't been hot sellers, but who knows, maybe RIM's got some neat tricks up its sleeve with this one." - Shevonne from Bookmarklet

"Canadian company remains the top seller of smartphones in North America (and second to Nokia worldwide). But Apple is catching up quickly, and a huge crop of new smartphones is heading to stores based on new operating systems from Microsoft and Google. Even Verizon is hedging its smartphone bets with a major deal to develop handsets based on Google’s Android operating system. - Tate DA FF MVP from Bookmarklet

Not sure what the article author is worried about: RIM's transition from corporate-only to consumer market goes pretty smooth. - Pavlo Zahozhenko

"While the Google Voice application for the iPhone continues to be hung up in Apple’s review process, a similar application from another company has passed with flying colors. On Monday, Vonage, the Internet telephony company, is releasing a mobile application for BlackBerrys, iPhones and iPod Touches." - Shevonne from Bookmarklet

"RIM has been utilizing their support forums a lot lately to make announcements and today was no exception. They just posted up some information regarding the official BlackBerry channel on YouTube which appears to be aimed at basic BlackBerry usage. It's a nice tips and tricks option but if you are looking to dig deeper into the workings of your device we suggest using the CrackBerry forums as they cover all ranges of users, be you a new user or an old hat to the way things work. But hey, we may be a little bias. :) By the way, congrats RIM - always good to see you embracing social media. Now just don't go sending yourself any youtube take down notices for no good reason... they're berry annoying! You can visit RIM's youtube channel at youtube.com/blackberry. So what do you think of the vids? Sound off in the comments!" - Shevonne from Bookmarklet

"How long does it take to pump out an TiVo app for BlackBerry? One year, evidently, as RIM and TiVo have just announced the availability of TiVo for BlackBerry. Allowing BlackBerry users with a TiVo set-top box to view their program guide and remotely schedule the recording of their favorite shows, BlackBerry for TiVo sounds pretty great expect for one huge thing: you can’t watch what you’ve recorded. Yeah, yeah, it’s not a big deal to a lot of people, but the fact of the matter is that we’re living in something called the 21st Century, and in this day and age, your app damn well better learn to stream. We’re not saying that we’re abandoning all hope of streaming becoming a possibility in the future, but for now we guess we’re just going to have watch live TV through the Slingbox app. Joy. Hit the jump for BG’s thoughts on the app and some screenshots…" - sofarsoShawn

"Research In Motion's "MyBlackBerry" community site has finally opened its doors to the millions of BlackBerry enthusiasts in North America. Though the site was initially announced in mid-July, for weeks it would not allow people to register without a special "invitation code." RIM ( RIMM - news - people ) did not specify how to obtain the code, leaving the eager and curious to scour Twitter and online cellphone forums for guidance. (See "BlackBerry Social Network Not So Social.") The site appears to have slowly opened up over the past three days and shares the same mission as before: to be an online gathering place for a wide swath of BlackBerry enthusiasts. An e-mail distributed this week to potential members described MyBlackBerry as a place to connect with other BlackBerry fans, share knowledge about BlackBerrys and learn about the latest applications and accessories. RIM did not respond to a request for comment. New users have already sparked dozens of conversations on subjects... more... - sofarsoShawn from Bookmarklet

It's free! - Kolja

cool! will check it out? what does it do over the official brightkite app? - Eugene Huo

You're right. I was confused. I already had the same app installed, just a previous version. What confused me was that the app was simply called Brightkite, which led me to believe it was an official app. :S - Eugene Huo

"BlackBerrys are cult devices, inspiring a kind of slavish devotion perhaps matched only by Apple products. But while Apple's corporate history is familiar to many, no one has written a comprehensive corporate history of Research In Motion, the company behind the iconic BlackBerry. Canadian historian and author Alastair Sweeny is set to release the first such book in September. Called BlackBerry Planet: The Story of Research in Motion and the Little Device that Took the World by Storm, it tracks the evolution of the BlackBerry from RIM co-founder Mike Lazaridis' 1960s childhood to present day. Forbes reached Sweeny at his Ottawa home to discuss Lazaridis' similarity to Steve Jobs, what RIM thinks of his book and why future BlackBerrys may morph into telepathic gadgets he calls "telebrain." Forbes: What inspired you to write a book about RIM, and why do you think no one has written one before? Alastair Sweeny: Corporate history is my passion. I know people at RIM and people who do... more... - sofarsoShawn

Yes, 'tis fairly brief...'tis - sofarsoShawn

" Floola is a freeware application to efficiently manage your iPod or your Motorola mobile phone (any model supporting iTunes except iPhone and iPod touch). It's a standalone application that can be run directly from your iPod and needs no installation under Linux (any GTK2 distro), Mac OS X (10.3.9 or newer!) and Windows (98 or newer, including Vista). Manage Music, Videos, Podcast and Photos all in one simple app, anywhere on any computer. " - sofarsoShawn

It's definitely a lot less buggy. It used to crash a lot, even after full reinstalling. me loves it! :D - Bicentennial (Franc)

UberTwitter, Facebook app, Wordpress for BB, Google Maps, any more? - Carlos

I'm finding that the facebook app sucks compared to facebook mobile...unless I *know* that I want to upload a pic or post to a wall. It makes it impossible to check your own messages and see your notifications! - Zach Landes

sweet, thanks! - Zach Landes

Opera is fastest. Opera also opens annoying new windows for text entry into fields.. - Zach Landes

Can I change the browser that appears on my phone's home screen? - Zach Landes

Emacberry announced version 1.5 of the popular GPS tracking application for Blackberry phones. It is called GPSLogger and it will work with devices OS 4.2.1 or higher. It is completely free and is under GNU General Public License. - zsafwan  from Bookmarklet

when my wounds heal and im able to endure the pain i cant wait to try it. my tragic story http://www.jeffreylramsey.com - Jeffrey Ramsey

"TwitVid, the easy way to share videos straight to Twitter, released the first video Twitter application on the Blackberry App World for free. TwitVid will easily allow users to upload video from their mobule phones to TwitVid, just like in the iPhone application." - Bryan Zirkel from Bookmarklet

hard empirical evidence. BlackBerry is better, no doubt - sofarsoShawn