With all the talk of the Blackberry Torch 9800 and Blackberry6 respectively, how would you like to take a simulated ride through the OS, without leaving the comfort of your desk? Blackberry has posted a downloadable simulation of v6.0.0.141 for the 9800 here for developers to start getting a true feeling of the OS and how [...]

The day has finally come and announcement made. August 12th, 2010 is the date to mark in your calendars for the official launch of the first Blackberry touchscreen/QWERTY hybrid now named the Torch 9800 running the new Blackberry6 OS. Pricing set at $199 on a 2 year agreement, while outright cost has not been mentioned, [...]

Today Nielsen let loose a few smartphone-related numbers from a recent study they conducted and things don’t look good for BlackBerry’s creator, Research in Motion. The results really aren’t shocking with just 42% of current BlackBerry owners looking to replace their current device with another BlackBerry, meanwhile 21% plan to pick up an Android device [...]

Wow. Seems like RIM hasn’t ruled out ‘BlackPad’ as the name for their tablet, even though it is very similar to the iPad. They could have just purchased the domain to redirect traffic to another site when their tablet launches, but its way too early to tell. RIM might not even be sure what they’re going to call their tablet [...]

Today we introduce another contributing editor to the site, GuruNic. Nic is an avid BlackBerry lover and cellphone guru-in-training. Please welcome him! I’m often asked what it is about the BlackBerry platform that can keep people so attached when (and I say this with all the deepest affection I have) the hardware is far behind [...]

So there’s been a lot of BlackBerry rumors this week including the possibility of upcoming successors to the Storm 2 and Bold 9700. We thought we already had the answer to this, but now we are again wondering which current BlackBerry devices will be getting BlackBerry 6. Have devices with 512MB RAM become the new standard for the [...]

A boy must have invented the “delivered” versus “received” system on BBM because he certainly did not take into account the potential torture and agony that would ensue. Don’t get me wrong, I love BBM, yet where do you draw the line on who to add and when it is appropriate to add them? To [...]

The BlackBerry 9700 is a thin phone. I find it to be largely the most comfortable, pocketable phone currently on the market. Yes, there are more powerful devices out there: the iPhone 4 has recently become the de facto leader in industrial build quality and design. So I prefer to wear the 9700 naked. I [...]

RIM’s Annual General Meeting is mainly for shareholders; to let them know how RIM has been growing and its plans for future growth. I followed Matt Hartley’s live coverage on financialpost.com to see exactly what was said. The first keynote speaker was Jim Balsillie who basically touted RIM’s recent stats but did not announce any [...]

Research in Motion (RIM) just posted another BlackBerry 6 video which gives us a better look at the upcoming OS. Luckily unlike the last video, this one has much less dancing and booty checking and instead shows the interface floating in space, blazing through features. Things are looking pretty good but remember, this is just [...]