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It's an App World and We're All Just Living In It
Yesterday at the CTIA Wireless conference in Las Vegas, RIM officially announced their own version of Apple's App Store, called App World. BlackBerry users can rejoice and download apps like Facebook, AIM, Pandora, and other useful apps right from their smartphone using their PayPal account.
Inside the App World, you can search apps by most popular, category, and highest rated.
Apple to Dominate Cell Phone Sales This Summer
With Apple's iPhone 3G set to make its entrance into this world next Friday, financial experts are already making predictions about companies that will be the biggest movers and shakers in the smartphone market over the next few months.
According to Electronista, a study conducted by RBC Capital Markets indicates that consumers looking to purchase a new phone are seriously eyeing up the iPhone 3G. Of the 3,600 participants in the study, only 35 percent said they would purchase a new iPhone back in March, unlike the 56 percent now.
RIM Creates Their First Ever BlackBerry Commercial!
I don't know why this excites me as much as it does, but Research in Motion (RIM), the creators of the BlackBerry, showed off their very first commercial on NBC last night. In case you happened to miss it, here it is in all of its vibrant glory. You can also check it out on the BlackBerry website!
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BlackBerry News and Announcements From the Past Week
When RIM wasn't unveiling its latest BlackBerry Bold this week, it was introducing cool new apps for the BlackBerry, unveiling a fancy new watch and sneaking new Storms into some Best Buy stores. If you want to catch up on the latest and greatest from BlackBerry this past week, here's a roundup of what you may have missed.
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RIM Makes Wi-Fi BlackBerry Smartphone Official
Okay, so we already told you WiFi was coming to the new RIM BlackBerry, but it's finally official.
The device, which RIM called the "first dual-mode cellular and Wi-Fi BlackBerry Smartphone" in a press release, will be thinner than the BlackBerry Pearl and feature a full QWERTY keyboard, large and bright display (320 x 240) and user-friendly trackball navigation system.
The BlackBerry 8820 also includes built-in GPS (Global Positioning System), RIM's latest media player enhancements, and a expandable memory slot that can support current and future generations of microSD memory cards.
RIM Opens Up the Floodgates to BlackBerry App Development
Lots of big exciting news happening in the BlackBerry world right now. Not only is the public beta for the SlingPlayer Mobile officially available for BlackBerry users, but RIM is now taking submissions for app developers.
The App store is rumored to be launching this Spring, so developers will need to get busy whipping up some amazing and handy applications!
T-Mobile Sidekick Owners May Not Get Their Data Back
Over the weekend, T-Mobile experienced a server failure from its data server provider Danger, which is a subsidiary of Microsoft (umm, I'm already suspicious of a company that has a server named Danger!). Servers go down all the time, but T-Mobile has announced that it is unable to recover personal data stored on Sidekicks.
T-Mobile is urging Sidekick customers to keep their devices turned on, keep it connected to a power source, and to not reset it or remove the battery.
Where's Waldo Gets Turned Into a Video Game!
It's been awhile since I've been this overjoyed about a new video game, but it's not everyday you find out that one of your favorite childhood books is going to be turned into a video game! Growing up, my sisters and I had the entire Where's Waldo series of books as we'd flip each page trying to find Waldo — wearing his signature black-rimmed geeky glasses, red and white striped shirt, blue pants and matching hat — hiding within colorful illustrations that kept us just as amused as Waldo himself.
Not much info on this game release, but it is said to be like an animated version of the books and will be released on both the Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS (woot!).
Facebook For the BlackBerry Gets Some New Features
Talk about keeping up with the Joneses! Before I've even had the chance to download the new Facebook iPhone app, RIM has been putting the finishing touches on their latest Facebook update for the BlackBerry, which is said to be making its release in the upcoming weeks.
If I am going to visit FB on my phone, I prefer to use my iPhone, so I haven't even tested out the goodies from the last BB update.
Daily Tech: RIM Updates Facebook For the BlackBerry
- Now you can download the latest updated Facebook version 1.3 for the BlackBerry! — BlackBerry Cool
- The HTC Fuze is now available at various retail stores and online as well, with a price tag of $300 after a rebate and a two-year contract. — Engadget
- Coming January 5, to a television set near you, is Live With Regis and Kelly in beautiful high-definition!
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