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11:57PM Danny Allen | The true successor to the compact BlackBerry Pearl 8100 is styled like a slimmed-down Bold 9700. And while it ditches the “pearl” trackball for RIM’s new optical touchpad, the QWERTY keyboard has made way for a reworked SureType setup. More »
First 3G BlackBerry Pearl 9100 Pics Leak
11:57PM Danny Allen | The true successor to the compact BlackBerry Pearl 8100 is styled like a slimmed-down Bold 9700. And while it ditches the “pearl” trackball for RIM’s new optical touchpad, the QWERTY keyboard has made way for a reworked SureType setup. More » 
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BlackBerry Internet Service’s Data Is Down Across The Globe
3:20PM Dan Nosowitz | There are reports that BlackBerry Internet Service, which is sort of a portal monitored by RIM (so it’s not carrier-specific) through which BlackBerry data runs, is down worldwide. That could affect email, BlackBerry Messenger, web browsing and maps, to start. More »
Software
2:05PM Nick Broughall | Editor’s log, Stardate sixteen eleven oh nine: I find myself slowly becoming overwhelmed by the sheer volume of application stores available to the modern phone user. What started off as a fresh, original idea to sell applications for a dedicated device has quickly descended into the murky bog of confusion as every phone maker and his dog jumps on the bandwagon. What’s worse – I’m receiving reports that now the telcos are trying to cut into this already overcrowded market, with Optus launching its own app store for Symbian, Android, Blackberry, Windows media and Java handsets. This is the toughest assignment we’ve ever encountered, and it’s going to require all our strength to overcome it. More »
Optus Launches Its Own App Store
2:05PM Nick Broughall | Editor’s log, Stardate sixteen eleven oh nine: I find myself slowly becoming overwhelmed by the sheer volume of application stores available to the modern phone user. What started off as a fresh, original idea to sell applications for a dedicated device has quickly descended into the murky bog of confusion as every phone maker and his dog jumps on the bandwagon. What’s worse – I’m receiving reports that now the telcos are trying to cut into this already overcrowded market, with Optus launching its own app store for Symbian, Android, Blackberry, Windows media and Java handsets. This is the toughest assignment we’ve ever encountered, and it’s going to require all our strength to overcome it. More »
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6:28AM John Herrman | For today’s data dump: the iPhone now accounts for nearly a fifth of new smartphones, and BlackBerrys are on a surprisingly serious tear, passing 20 per cent in world market share. So, uh, who’s losing? More »
2009: The Year Apple And RIM Ate Everyone Else’s Lunch
6:28AM John Herrman | For today’s data dump: the iPhone now accounts for nearly a fifth of new smartphones, and BlackBerrys are on a surprisingly serious tear, passing 20 per cent in world market share. So, uh, who’s losing? More »
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BlackBerry App World Gets Carrier Billing Next Year
4:29AM Matt Buchanan | Next year, BlackBerry App World’s getting carrier billing, meaning app purchases will show up on your phone bill, so it’ll be a little easier to buy apps since you don’t have to jump through using PayPal. Which is good for App World, since the easier it is to spend your money, the more likely you’ll spend it. [WirelessWeek via PhoneScoop]
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Verizon’s Second-String Lineup: Chocolate, Curve 8530 And Convoy
1:30AM Dan Nosowitz | The Motorola Droid and HTC Droid Eris may get all the buzz, but what about Verizon’s less glamorous new phones? The LG Chocolate Touch, BlackBerry Curve 8530 and Samsung Convoy were all introduced today, and they too deserve a look. More »
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4:01PM Matt Buchanan | The BlackBerry Bold 9700 in a word? Compact. It’s efficient, almost cramped, like a Japanese car from the 80s. More »
BlackBerry Bold 9700 Impressions: Small And Chirpy, Like A Black Hummingbird
4:01PM Matt Buchanan | The BlackBerry Bold 9700 in a word? Compact. It’s efficient, almost cramped, like a Japanese car from the 80s. More »
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RIM Is Definitely Developing A WebKit (Read: Decent) Browser
2:18AM John Herrman | It wasn’t a huge leap to take RIM’s purchase of Torch Mobile, a software company known almost exclusively for making a single WebKit mobile browser, as a sign that the company was ready to take the dive, but just in case that wasn’t enough, BlackBerry just put out a call for WebKit developers: More »
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3:30AM Matt Buchanan | Take the BlackBerry Storm. Now imagine a phone that’s basically exactly the same, but does everything better. That’s the Storm 2. More »
BlackBerry Storm 2 Review: Improving, But Still Cloudy
3:30AM Matt Buchanan | Take the BlackBerry Storm. Now imagine a phone that’s basically exactly the same, but does everything better. That’s the Storm 2. More »
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