Software

Bolt 1.6 Lets You Ditch BlackBerry’s Default Browser For Good

We like the Bolt browser for BlackBerry, and version 1.6 isn’t just faster, but crucially, now lets you make it the default browser, so you don’t have to go back to the standard one (even if it is much improved itself in BlackBerry OS 5.0). [Bolt via CrackBerry]


June 20, 2009
Geek Out

iPod Saves Girl From Lightning Death

14 year old Sophie Frost was trying to find shelter from a thunder storm when she dropped unconscious and fried like a bag of chips. The culprit: A lightning bolt. Thankfully, this one didn’t die thanks to her iPod.


January 16, 2009
Software

Java-based Bolt Joining the Mobile Browser Wars, Doesn’t Look Horrible

Bitstream is working on a mobile browser called Bolt, based on WebKit and compatible with pretty much any J2ME-compatible handset (read: almost everything). CrackBerry ran it through its paces, and it looks promising.