Tag: Blackberry
RIM to bring Wi-Fi to its BlackBerry 8800 Series
Push email delivered via Wi-Fi? Well, it’d certainly make downloading large attachments easier. Research in Motion is working on a new Wi-Fi-enabled mobile device, according to documents filed with the US Federal Communications Commission.
Daily Tech Hotlinks for 26-June-2007: Librarians, ATMs, German Gmail, internet radio, French BlackBerries
– College librarians have been given a rap over the knuckles and told to start ‘thinking like video gamers’. Err…so start thinking about boobs, Monster Munch, and how wrong the BBFC are for banning Manhunt 2?
– Who knew that the world’s first ATM was installed in a branch of Barclays in Enfield, north London, 40 years ago this week? The maximum withdrawal allowance was a tenner, which “was regarded then as quite enough for a wild weekend”, the 82-year old inventor claims…
MPs may banish boredom and get some work done as BlackBerrys could enter Commons
A new report by the Commons Modernisation Committee has recommended that MPs be permitted to bring handheld devices into the House of Commons, so that they can work and check on emails while waiting for long, boring speeches to end.
The boredom factor may be discouraging some backbench MPs from attending parliamentary debates and leading to low morale.
Rumours abound about RIM's BlackBerry Pearl 2 (Komet), again
More rumours are floating about the intertubes regarding the BlackBerry Pearl 2 we reported on a week ago, this time with even more pants-wettingly attractive features than before. Plus, the internal code-name has been leaked also – Komet. Kind of like a poor man’s reindeer, non?
It was first thought that the Pearl 2 would have a 2-megapixel camera, but it’s since been reported by Boy Genius Report that it’s even better than that – a whopping 3.2-megapixels will ensure your upskirt-shots will be crystal clear and jail-worthy. However it won’t be as subtle to take photos as before, as the camera will be located horizontally on the Pearl 2, much like the high-end camera phones which like to masquerade as proper digital cameras…
Shiny Video Review: BlackBerry 8800, Curve and Pearl comparison
There’s a whole slew of BlackBerrys out there now from you to choose from, all offering consumers a different BlackBerry experience. So, we’re here for you, and we want to help. Check out the video for what the 8800, the Pearl and the Curve can offer you…
BlackBerry Pearl 2 to be joining size zero club?
The BlackBerry Pearl has only been available for eight months, but it sounds highly probable that we’ll be seeing a second version before the year is out. Gizmodo has reported that RIM have a second one on the cards, as the first has proven extremely popular due to the streamlined aesthetics, trackball, and MicroSD port for media playback, which previous models didn’t contain.
The new features the BlackBerry Pearl will be touting? Read on under the jump for the deets on this saliva-worthy mobile phone…
Guess what smartphone Paris Hilton is holding and win a Sony Ericsson HBH-DS970 Bluetooth headset
She may be a Powerbook-toting jailbird, but at least Paris Hilton knows the way to earn big bucks – product placement all the way, baaaaby. That’s hot, as she’d slur.
What I want to know from you eagle-eyed readers is what smartphone she’s got clenched in those manky claws of hers. Whoever gives me the correct answer first will win a a Sony Ericsson HBH-DS970 Bluetooth Headset worth over £70. Read on below for how to enter…
Shiny Video Review: BlackBerry Curve
Yes, the Curve already! Never let it be said that we're slow to get our hands on the latest goodies. Katie and Alex are seduced by the super-sleek new BlackBerry.
SpinVox launches Voice-to-Screen messaging for BlackBerry
SpinVox has announced that its Voice-to-Screen messaging service is to be available on BlackBerry devices.
BlackBerry users will now be able to receive their voicemail messages as email direct to their phone. They’ll be able to see who called and what the message was, and be given the option to send a quick reply.
BlackBerry software coming to Windows Mobile 6 devices
Research in Motion (RIM) has said that it plans to port software to devices running the latest Windows Mobile 6.0 operating system, allowing more devices to run like BlackBerries. The software would allow people who don't want to lose…
