New BlackBerry Pearl in the Works?

12/25/2009 02:55:00 PM View Comments

We've received word on a new BlackBerry Pearl currently in development. We do not know a model number or its expected release date. What we have been told about the new Pearl is that it will be for a whole new audience market than traditional BlackBerry devices.

The new Pearl will be focused on those who want a simple phone, but still want the great experience of a BlackBerry with the push e-mail, etc. The keyboard will be completely different with only 12 or 14 keys. Basically, there will only be the 0-9 and * # keys that will house three letters on each number key. RIM wants to make the new Pearl appealing to those who want a less "confusing" BlackBerry.

We don't have any additional information at this time. It will be interesting to see if this new Pearl does arrive and if its intended audience picks it up. As we receive new details we will be sure to fill you in!

BlackBerry Storm 3: First Inside Look

12/23/2009 08:55:00 PM View Comment


Research In Motion is cooking up yet another Storm and this time it looks deadly. We first heard details about a 'Mr. T' (now codenamed Talladega), which is what many are referring to as the already infamous 'Storm Slider'.  There has been little to no details about the next brewing storm except that it should have a slide-out full QWERTY keyboard. That was all we knew, until now. While we cannot confirm nor deny what you're about to read, we thoroughly trust our insider.
What we've been told thus far:
  • There are currently 2 prototype versions of the Storm 3 - One with a slide-out keyboard and one without a slide-out keyboard. Unfortunately for those looking to finally have a BlackBerry with a touchscreen keyboard and a physical keyboard, you may be out of luck. We're told that the keyboard-less Storm 3 has a 90% chance of making the final release over the Storm 3 slider.
  • The screen will still be a tactile SurePress touchscreen (sorry for those who wish it was capacitive). The screen is better than the Storm2 and will continue to utilize the Piezo technology. The screen is composed of 16.7 million colors.
  • The browser will be upgraded to include tabbed browsing. The tabs are at the bottom of the screen. We are unsure if this is going to be the Iris browser by Torch Mobile.
  • BlackBerry Messenger will be updated significantly to include skins. You will now be able to add themes and change color-sets.
  • Current early beta OS is 5.1.100.13. We are told there will be widgets (similar to the SenseUI). We do not know if widgets will be a Storm 3 exclusive feature or if they will become available on all 5.1.xxx.xx OS' for other devices.
  • 512mb RAM
  • 19 second boot time
  • Battery life has been improved tremendously.
  • Storm 3 will be thinner (about the size of the iPhone 3GS)
If all goes as planned, we hear that RIM may debut the Storm 3 at WES 2010 in April. As we get more information into the next of the Storm series we will be sure to let you know. Check back frequently or follow us on Twitter to stay in the loop!

BIS Severely Down - No ETA For Reconnection

12/22/2009 10:53:00 PM View Comments


Many of you may be feeling the pain of BIS being down. We know every time BIS goes down we get quite frustrated. One of our Verizon ninjas snagged us a photo of how VZW is dealing with the BIS outage. Apparently, neither RIM nor Verizon have any idea when services will be fixed. It looks as though VZW has received word that the BIS outage has spread to all carriers. Is this the worst outage? No internet, no e-mails, and NO BBM?! Let's hope RIM finds a solution and gets BIS working again, fast. How are you dealing with the issue?

Gym Technik NextGen Now Available for BlackBerry Storm

12/21/2009 08:10:00 AM View Comments



Gym Technik is quickly becoming the best BlackBerry fitness app available. After months of solid beta testing, Gym Technik is pleased to announce the release of the 'NextGen' app for the BlackBerry Storm.

You can download here. This app is currently only available for the BlackBerry Storm 9500 and 9530 with OS 4.7, however OS 5.0 support and availability on Storm2 will arrive in January 2010.

Gym Technik is so appreciative of everyone that has helped in testing the app, they are giving a 10% discount on their premium service. This is a one-day sale only and ends today (December 21st) at midnight. In their store, at checkout, use promo code holiday09.