Motorola Droid Ordering Error on Verizon Website?

11/07/2009 10:08:00 AM View Comments


This is related to one of BlackBerry's newest and biggest competitor, the Motorola Droid. One of our Verizon Wireless ninjas (who also happened to order the Moto Droid) tipped us on an ordering issue that Verizon suffered on their website.

The image above shows the problem being addressed to Verizon employees, but this problem affected ANYONE who placed an order before noon on Friday, November 6th and chose Saturday overnight delivery. Apparently, Verizon's website had incorrectly marked this on their site. All Saturday deliveries are actually standard overnight shipping.

AT&T Releasing White Curve 8900?

11/05/2009 12:55:00 PM View Comments

This was just sent to us by our AT&T ninja. As the image shows, it's a semi-white BlackBerry Curve 8900. This poster is apart of AT&T's holiday collateral. We know that there have been skins made for this phone, but AT&T does not sell those. It would be confusing to potential customers to advertise a device's skin if it wasn't even purchasable. We think this might be a color change to represent the holidays or "snow" promotions that about to start, but we honestly don't know. What do you think?

BlackBerry Task Manager App

11/05/2009 11:18:00 AM View Comments


There is finally an application that allows you to view the running processes and applications on your BlackBerry. This app is more than just your average task manager program. To learn more details about how it works, please watch our video review below.


[Click Here to watch on Mobile Device]

Want the app? Download the free version here.

Motorola Droid vs BlackBerry Storm2 Video

11/04/2009 07:51:00 PM View Comments

Uh oh BlackBerry...the droid might hurt!


BlackBerry Storm 9500 OS 5.0.0.230 Leaked

11/04/2009 06:57:00 PM View Comments


At last Storm 9500 owners are getting some more OS 5.0 love. Yes, OS 5.0.0.230 has leaked for the BlackBerry Storm 9500. As always, we've uploaded it to our own servers...no worrying whether or not it will be there in the next hour!

- BlackBerry Storm 9500 OS 5.0.0.230

*DISCLAIMER* - These are unofficial RIM software releases. If you choose to install, do so at your own risk! BB Leaks is not responsible for any malfunctions or abnormalities that may occur.

BlackBerry Bold 9700 OS 5.0.0.321 Leaked

11/04/2009 05:03:00 PM View Comments


To those who have gotten their hands on a BlackBerry Bold 9700, here's a new OS for you! OS 5.0.0.321 has leaked for the Bold 9700.
- BlackBerry Bold 9700 OS 5.0.0.321

*DISCLAIMER* - These are unofficial RIM software releases. If you choose to install, do so at your own risk! BB Leaks is not responsible for any malfunctions or abnormalities that may occur.

Verizon Clarifies Storm2 Wi-Fi Issue

11/03/2009 10:04:00 PM View Comments


Just got tipped by one of our Verizon ninjas that they have been flooded with calls about the BlackBerry Storm2 Wi-Fi not working. Apparently, CrackBerry must have speculated that Storm2 users had to have the highest data plan of $44.99 in order to use Wi-Fi. The image above from Verizon Info Manager, describes how the Wi-Fi feature is not dependent on their services.

We're not sure which article they are referring to on CrackBerry, but Verizon must have been a bit peeved off to have posted an official announcement. This just goes to show how much of a mover and shaker CrackBerry is in the BlackBerry world. Kudos to CB! :)

Giveaway: Fancy Shake for Storm1 and Storm2

11/03/2009 09:15:00 PM View Comments


Fancy Shake just officially released from the creator of BB Tran, Sergey Demyanov. In honor of its release we are giving away 50 free copies!

Giveaway Guidelines:
  • Make 3 quality posts on our forums 
  • After making 3 posts in forums, please make a comment here with your e-mail.
  • Once we've reviewed that you've completed the requirements we will send you the coupon code for a free copy of Fancy Shake.
What is Fancy Shake? Watch our video review on Fancy Shake:

T-Mobile Bold 9700 Dummy Phones On Display

11/03/2009 06:19:00 PM View Comments

Our friends over at PocketBerry got a glimpse of the upcoming BlackBerry Bold 9700 on T-Mobile with the dummy phones now being on display. The 'Onyx' will be T-Mobile's first 3G BlackBerry. We have a few T-Mobile ninjas ourselves, so hopefully we can get some more pics of the actual demo device.

*UPDATE* Here is an additional pic of the actual unboxing of the T-Mobile Bold 9700 

Verizon BlackBerry Service Down?

11/03/2009 02:27:00 PM View Comments


*UPDATE* It seems that there is also a server issue with RIM. This could be affecting your BlackBerry Messenger as well. 

According to our VZW ninja, Verizon is experiencing problems with it's BlackBerry customers. Apparently, a recent update (we're unsure what it was yet) has caused the phone numbers of BlackBerry users to no longer be attached to their pins. This has made many phones and/or data not work. Have you noticed your BlackBerry Messenger not loading your friends or your own avatar? Most likely it is because of the current outage. Is your connection showing 1xev instead of 1XEV? Lowercase means it sees the network, but isn't connected. It's unknown how long the service has been down or spotty, but many people are calling into VZW. We're hoping Verizon fixes this issue soon, we know how addicted everyone is and would hate to hear of mass hysteria.

Are you experiencing problems? Tell us about what's happening.

AT&T Bold 9700 Appears in Price List for $399?

11/01/2009 04:05:00 PM View Comments


*UPDATE* It is $599 full retail, $399 with a new account after $100 rebate. The middle price you can kind of see is the bundled price. We're assuming the $199 price tag that is supposed to be at launch will be a launch promotion.

Here is the latest AT&T price list, which shows the BlackBerry 'Bold 2' aka Bold 9700 for $399. We're assuming this is the price without a contract and obviously before a rebate. In the official AT&T press release is says the Bold 9700 will cost $199 after a $100 mail-in rebate. We're curious why the Bold 9700 is listed for $200 more than it should! AT&T most likely decided to drop the price in hopes to compete with T-Mobile, who stated they were selling the Onyx for $200, which seems to be the trend in price for newly released smartphones. If we find out anymore info on the price difference we will update the post.

Thanks goes to our AT&T ninja!

T-Mobile Bold 9700 Tips and Tricks

11/01/2009 03:40:00 PM View Comments


For everyone that is looking to purchase the BlackBerry Bold 9700 (Onyx) from T-Mobile, here is a nice list of tips and tricks for the device. The list shows every kind of shortcut you will need to know in order to get the most out of the device. It also gives tips on a few of the social networking apps that are pushed to the device.

Thanks to our T-Mobile friend!