BlackBerry Unlock Codes,News,Update,Tip and Tricks
by Michelle Haag on 9 Jan 2012 12:00 PM
BBM 6.1.0.49

Remember that fancy new BlackBerry Messenger v6.1.0.49 that we mentioned would be available later today? You can go ahead and grab it now from the link below. Of course, you’ll want to make sure to back up your BBM contacts and such before downloading, just to be on the safe side. Thanks to everyone that sent this in!

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By Michelle Haag on 9 Jan 2012 02:24 PM
BlackBerry Curve 9350, 9360 and 9370 Images and Photos

Press Release

LAS VEGAS, NV and BASKING RIDGE, NJ — From the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Verizon Wireless today announced the new BlackBerry® Curve™ 9370 smartphone will be available in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online at www.verizonwireless.com on Jan. 19.

The slim and stylish BlackBerry Curve 9370 delivers the ultimate mobile communications and social experiences with a highly refined and integrated suite of phone, email, messaging and social apps to keep users connected and productive throughout the day. It is ergonomically designed with a comfortable and iconic keyboard for fast, accurate typing and an optical trackpad for easy, one-handed navigation.

The new BlackBerry Curve 9370 is also the first Global Ready ™ BlackBerry Curve for Verizon Wireless. Running on the Verizon Wireless 3G network and powered by the new BlackBerry® 7 operating system, customers will experience features such as the newest release of BBM™ (BlackBerry® Messenger version 6) and an updated Social Feeds app. The premium version of Documents To Go is also included at no additional cost, offering customers enhanced document editing features as well as a native PDF document viewer.

 

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by Craig Johnston on 1 Jan 2009 12:31 PM

Craig's 10 Things You Should Know About Using a BlackBerry

Around Christmas time many people receive a BlackBerry as a present. It is not surprising since it is the fastest selling smartphone these days. The BlackBerry is pretty user friendly and most things are self-explanatory, however I thought that there are at least 10 things you should know about that will make using your BlackBerry so much more enjoyable.

Since I do not have a BlackBerry Storm yet, I have not covered it here, however if you would like to learn more about your Storm, please read Gary Mazo’s article here.
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“The superb keyboard is reason enough to buy the BlackBerry Bold 9900. Add in the touchscreen and blazing processor, BlackBerry 7 OS and a great web browser, and you have a recipe for pure CrackBerry bliss!”

CrackBerry's BlackBerry Bold 9900 Review

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If you’ve read any of my articles regarding the BlackBerry PIN, you may have noticed that my views on privacy are slowly being swayed towards being more open with sharing my PIN. The other day, Kevin introduced you to a new application/social network known as PinShare; where, as you would probably guess, share your PIN with potential connections. Before doing so, you can view their image, read their brief bio and finally connect with them via

BlackBerry Messenger. You send off a message, up to 100 characters, and it shows up in the recipient’s message inbox. A home screen notification icon is also generated. You can then choose to connect with them over BBM or not.

Essentially, it’s another database of BlackBerry smartphone users looking to share their PIN, yet, at the same time, it’s not. It’s a smooth rolodex of social users looking for a variety of things, but most importantly a decent conversation. Now I did notice that my BlackBerry Bold 9900 would start to lag from time to time while running PinShare; perhaps an indication that it was retrieving a large amount profiles that were just created? Just keep in mind that you’ll be receiving messages from people that may not want to, be the same can be said if you were to post your PIN in a forum. Once you trudge through the unwanted messages (which in reality come in rather infrequently) you may find a select few worthy of your BBM. Check out the video for a quick walkthrough as well as how to set up your own profile. You can grab PinShare for free from BlackBerry App World. Screenshots can be found after the jump.

More information/download PinShare for BlackBerry smartphones

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BlackBerry Bold 9790 coming soon to Orange

Here’s nice bit of weekend news for any Orange customers or anyone who’s looking to a new BlackBerry Smartphone. Orange UK have posted the BlackBerry Bold 9790 on their coming soon page. The latest Bold device, seen as the little brother of the Bold 9900 and more of an upgrade to the Bold 9700/9780 line, sports a 2.45in touchscreen, slimmer build than the Bold 97xx series, as well as a 5MP autofocus camera, which could entice more users than the Bold 9900.

There is no date set for the release of the Bold 9790. It would make for a great Christmas gift if it was made available just in time for Christmas. Look out for the BlackBerry Bold 9790 review coming soon (Kevin tells me it’s going live on Monday Tuesday!). Thanks James.

The new BlackBerry Bold 9790, due to launch in the UK, is a powerful device aimed at revitalising and upgrading the BlackBerry brand. A touch display and traditional and popular QWERTY keyboard it comes with a 1GHz processor with 8GB of internal memory. One of the first devices to use the new BlackBerry 7 operating system, users will be able to get their hands on improved browsing, voice activated search features, augmented reality and near field communication. Another new feature sure to add interest is the new b=cloud-based music service developed by RIM.

BBM Music, in essence is a community music library. In the same way BlackBerry Messenger allows users to share messages with groups of friends, be they pictures, video or links they will be able to connect with other users to share music. As new contacts join the library will grow. People will be able to buy music and grow the library even further via Sony, Warner, EMI and Universal.

 

The size of BlackBerry’s global community means that, in theory, that could allow users to access an awful lot of music. More than 45 million people use BBM already. Integrating a social service with a music one, RIM will be hoping, will simply add to the experience. Partnerships developed between RIM, BlackBerry’s manufacturer, and the leading music companies means users will be able to share full tracks and music on demand. Friends will be able to suggest and share tracks they think people might like, or try before they buy.

 

The back end development for the new cloud based music service has come from Omnifone. They have helped RIM with content management, music hosting solutions and how to report functions.

 

The programme and service began trials in the summer. Users could buy a version of it through BBM while it was still in beta-mode in the US, UK and Canada for under £5. In that trial, users could create a personal library of music containing up to 50 tracks, with the ability to change 25 songs a month. Their music could be listened to and then rated by their friends. Tracks could be saved to their smartphones and listened to online. At the time, Sony described the project as a unique combination of a premier music service and instant messaging, potentially opening up a “viral music discovery”.

Now the trial is over, BBM Music will be open to anyone with a cost of around £4.99 a month. Undoubtedly it will be a popular feature of the new OS and the BlackBerry Bold 9790 as RIM emphasises its unique ability among the smartphone market to connect different users, building on its BBM platform. Integrating what has become a social network in its own right with music sharing capability will be a new way for people to communicate and share music with their friends and colleagues.

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BlackBerry Curve 9360
The not to be forgotten BlackBerry Curve line

While not announced alongside the top tier devices such as the BlackBerry Bold 9900/9930, or the new BlackBerry Torch 9 line (Torch 9860/9850, Torch 9810) — the BlackBerry Curve series is still going strong and some might say better then ever. Personally, I’d agree with that statement. The Curve series has a long standing history of being a tough and cost effective line and while its seen some changes over time — now proves that to be the case more so then ever.

 

BlackBerry Curve 9360 Hardware Impressions

BlackBerry Curve 9360
The BlackBerry Curve 9360 keeps all the styling we know, while packing a lot into a small package

Having been using the BlackBerry Bold 9900 since its release, with a short venture on the new BlackBerry Torch 9810, I’ll admit picking up the new BlackBerry Curve 9360 felt like a little step back in time. Like I had just been downgraded to the previous BlackBerry experience. Those thoughts were of course generated without having given the device much time — after a few minutes use, downloading apps and firing off some emails I realized rather quickly the BlackBerry Curve 9360 wasn’t so much of a downgrade at all. It was actually quite a nice experience.

BlackBerry Curve 9360
From top: Looking down from the top, you notice how thing the BlackBerry Curve 9360 is.

The new BlackBerry Curve 9360 keeps all the styling of the Curve line people know, while making stripping the device of some of that “cheap” feeling previous versions such as the 85xx, 93xx series had. The best BlackBerry Curve experience in my opinion was found on the BlackBerry Curve 8900, that device combined a luxury and ruggedness feel that has since been absent from the Curve line. The BlackBerry Curve 9360 is a triumphant return to that.

BlackBerry Curve 9360 Features & Specs

 

Appearance, Form Factor, Build Quality

BlackBerry Curve 9360
Thin, stylish, rugged with a touch of class.

While RIM may have kept this device under wraps and separate from their high end line of devices such as the BlackBerry Bold and BlackBerry Torch, considering it never got the same spec upgrades as those devices — the BlackBerry Curve 9360 is quite a looker. No it doesn’t have a big touchscreen display, or a battery door made of composite glass but it’s thin and has a certain charm to it that I’m sure quite a lot of folks will love.

When it comes to the form factor of the device, you know what you are getting here. It’s a Curve, no doubt about it. You get the Curve keyboard — and while it may not be my favorite keyboard of all time, it works and does so quite well. When you first take the Curve 9360 out of the box, I’m almost certain everybody’s first thoughts are going to be “Wow, that’s thin!” and that would be totally accurate. The Curve 9360 feels great in the hands, due in part to its thinness and the keyboard is nicely laid out. You really can’t ask for much more then that.

BlackBerry Curve 9360
Thickness compared to the BlackBerry Curve 8520

As I noted previously, the BlackBerry Curve 8900 was my favorite in the Curve series, and after having used the BlackBerry Curve 8520 and BlackBerry Curve 3G, I can’t help but think RIM heard others out there when they were asking for a return to the BlackBerry Curve 8900 quality. The BlackBerry Curve 9360 feels solid and like it could withstand quite a bit of abuse where previous Curves felt like they could break in your hands if handled too rough.

BlackBerry Curve 9360
The battery door is my least favorite part of the device

I’ll kick this portion off around the backside of the device, and get my biggest issue out of the way. The battery door — I hate it. It’s the one component of the BlackBerry Curve 9360 that I wish RIM would have improved upon. It’s plastic, it feels cheap, it scratches easily and is darn near impossible to get off unless you have longer fingernails. There, I said it — the battery door sucks. I feel better now. If you’re looking to get a Curve 9360 — get a case if nothing else, it’ll keep the battery door safe. After the battery door you have all the usual suspects, mircoSD slot and SIM card slot — the microSD card slot is hot swappable so no issues there at all. It can easily be inserted and removed, all without even taking the battery out.

Above the keyboard is of course, a row of BlackBerry controls. Those of you who make use of one-handed navigation will have no issues here and much like other BlackBerry 7 devices, instead of individual buttons, the Send, Menu, Back and End keys are all part of the same piece, with the trackpad centered in the middle.

Again keeping with the BlackBerry 7 line, you’ll find the trackpad and display light up and power down in sequence. First the display, then the buttons and finally the trackpad. Nice touch added by the RIM engineers and glad it made it’s way to the BlackBerry Curve 9360. Final notes on the trackpad, it’s kind of raised up. I noticed previous Curve designs had it rather sunk in but RIM has raised them up once again, making finding the trackpad when not looking fairly easy.

BlackBerry Curve 9360
Clean lines, silver band around the device — all signs to me RIM wanted the 8900 styling again

Typical buttons and ports can be found around the BlackBerry Curve 9360. The right side of the phone has the standard volume up and down keys, with the mute key relocated from the top of the phone to be in between the volume keys. They serve double duty as media keys when playing music as well, for skipping tracks and play/pause. At the bottom right is the programmable convenience key. One thing you’ll not find however, is the dedicated media keys at the top — guess RIM is done with those. And really, I’m glad — they wouldn’t fit in here at all.

BlackBerry Curve 9360
The left side of the Bold 9360 is kept clean, with just the microUSB port present.

The left side of the Curve 9360 is pretty bare. The microUSB port for syncing and/or charging is all you’ll see. But given the port is built right into the housing, there should be no long term issues with loose USB ports and such as seen in previous models.

BlackBerry Curve 9360
At the top of the phone is your button for locking/unlocking the screen and a 3.5mm headphone jack

At the top of the phone is your button for locking/unlocking the screen and a 3.5mm headphone jack. In my opinion, not the best spot for the headphone jack, as it creates some awkwardness when in use but for the most part I use Bluetooth headphones anyway, so not that big of a deal. The bottom of the device is, well — nothing. Not even charging contacts for a charging pod. Just one little hole for what is presumably a microphone or speaker port.

BlackBerry Curve 9360
Nothing here, not even spots for a BlackBerry Charging Pod

Processor / Chipset / Performance

Marvell GPU

This portion is where most people looking to pick up a BlackBerry Curve 9360 will draw concern. Unlike other devices in BlackBerry 7 line, the BlackBerry Curve 9360 doesn’t get bumped up to the new 1.2GHz Qualcomm processors. Is that a bad thing? Could be, depending on what your expectations of the device are. In my opinion, it’s not an issue as long as you go into the device purchase knowing that.

Realistically, the enhancements made within BlackBerry 7 go beyond RIM having just tossed more horsepower at it and the BlackBerry Curve 9360 proves that. BlackBerry 7 on the Curve 9360 runs quite nicely, and while I was able to reach the devices limits faster on it, then say my BlackBerry Bold 9900 ultimately — it’s still an improvement that is far and above the experience felt of previous generation Curves.

For Example: On my BlackBerry Bold 9900, I can download multiple apps at the same time all while doing other things. This is still possible on the BlackBerry Curve 9360 but not in the same capacity as my Bold 9900. Downloading four apps on the Bold 9900 at the same time, would only equate to being able to download 2-3 apps on the Curve 9360. But the fact it can still do it, while making making use of the Tavor MG-1 800MHz processor shows it’s not just the processor working here — it’s the BlackBerry 7 optimization as well.

The processor area however, is where we had some questions. The Tavor MG-1 800MHz processor is noted to of have hav been used in the BlackBerry Torch. Now technically, that line from Marvell is capable of going up to 1GHz since it falls under the PXA9XX platform, or in this case — PXA940 problem is, very little is known about that processor beyond that. So the real question here became does the Curve 9360 support liquid graphics? And does it support OpenGL? We reached out to RIM and asked a few questions about the processor and OpenGL support:

The BlackBerry Curve 9350/9360/9370 all support Liquid Graphics. They each have a GPU and the re-architected graphics pipeline works wonders, so you should notice the fast, responsive UI, which is made possible by Liquid Graphics. And yes, the BlackBerry Curve 9350/9360/9370 models all support OpenGL

Interesting, we know of course “Liquid Graphics” is just a combination of hardware and code optimization but it seems when RIM said they went deep into the code and cleaned it up, they redesigned it all to a certain point.

 

Keyboard / Typing

BlackBerry Curve 9360
Traditional Curve keyboard here

Going as far back as the BlackBerry Curve 8300 when it launched, I always felt the Curve keyboard had a certain “clickiness” to it. And while I loved it on my 8300, the experience of using what, at the time was a BlackBerry Bold 9000 spoiled me. That’s not to say I can’t use the Curve keyboard — I can. I just find that you either love it or hate it. The Curve 9360 did nothing to change my mind in that respect, it’s a traditional Curve keyboard and if you’re a fan of it — then you’ll feel right at home here. It’s not mushy. it’s not overly clicky or loud but you know, when typing on it that it’s a Curve keyboard through and through.

 

Display

BlackBerry Curve 9360
No touchscreen here but the Curve is now on par with the Bold 9780′s 480×360 screen

Now, the display. I’m sure a few people out there will leave some comments about how RIM should have upped the display resolution for the Curve series but fact is — they did. Previous Curve generations made use of a 320×240 display that we can only assume was left over stock from when RIM was producing BlackBerry Curve 8300′s but that, is no longer the case. The BlackBerry Curve 9360 is now on par with the likes of the BlackBerry Bold 9780 and comes loaded with a 480×360 display which produces 246ppi and measures 2.44″ (measured diagonally). For comparison, the BlackBerry Bold 9900′s 2.8-inch (diagonal) 24-bit display runs VGA at 640 x 480 pixels, for 287ppi.

The display is bright and vibrant but does of course lack any touchscreen capability and realistically — it doesn’t need it. For what RIM will be marketing this device as, and for the price it costs; the Touchscreen capability is better left out here. Although, I did often find myself reaching to touch it on many occasion but that was simply born of my Bold 9900 and Torch 9810 usage. For the curious, the screen is made of plastic — it’s actually one big piece that combines the buttons and top portion of the device.

 

Memory

BlackBerry Curve 9360
Application Memory after five days of use and a handful of apps installed.

The BlackBerry Curve 9360 ships with 512MB of RAM and has an additional 512MB of on-board memory for media storage. Additionally, there is an expansion slot that supports up to 32GB microSD cards (whether or not a microSD card comes in the box will be carrier dependent – the TELUS unit reviewed here did ship with a 2GB microSD card).
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Sirius XM Radio App Coming To BlackBerry Soon?
(Not The Real App)

Some interesting new came about yesterday for all you Sirius XM radio fans out there. According to to some tips left on the OrbitCast website it looks like at some point in time this month we will be seeing a release of BlackBerry version of their mobile app. Currently, XM Radio offers a service through certain carriers which allows a carrier based subscription to bring 25 channels to the BlackBerry platform. However, the non-carrier solution will bring 120 channels in total and allows subscribers to just simply login and use their already existing account through Sirius XM to access their channels on the go. With this set up though we wouldn’t rule out the chance of a small additional fee added for the mobile option, much like the methods used on the iPhone app.

Supported devices are said to include Storm, Bold, BlackBerry Tour and finally, BlackBerry Curve (89xx, 85xx) series devices. Now in the past, Sirius XM has excluded Howard Stern from their mobile offerings and that is not likely to change. Guess we’ll just have to wait and see. Anyone gonna grab this up when it’s released?

 

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BlackBerry has fallen behind in recent times. The Android operating system, as well as the dominance of Apple, has meant tough times for RIM. However, the advent of the BlackBerry Curve 9380 though may change that and be one of RIMs bestselling BlackBerry phone deals for a long time.

 BlackBerry Curve 9380
The first touchscreen Curve device has made its way to the UK on the O2 UK network. The recent addition to the Curve family, the BlackBerry Curve 9380 sports a full 3.2 touchscreen and can be seen as the baby brother to the Torch 9860. With BlackBerry 7 and NFC it could be a great gift for Christmas.

The Curve 9380 will cost £79.99 on the lowest tariff and free on all other tariffs. You can also get it on Pay as you go for £249.99.

Will you be getting this device? Let us know in the comments.

More information / Purchase BlackBerry Curve 9380 on O2 UK 

RIM will price the Curve 9380 in the usual mid-range BlackBerry phone deal bracket, meaning the phone is more than suitable for Pay as you Go tariffs. This puts it in the direct line of the teenage market and so means it may be very popular with those of that age.

The company will be relying on the new BBM6 which comes with the new and improved BlackBerry OS7. Overall the new operating system is a huge improvement on what came before and this will be very evident to serial BlackBerry user and so when news gets out this may make the phone more popular than it was previously.

BlackBerry has given the device a far more attractive body and the phone is a smattering of nice curves and tasteful material. This is also a meanly designed phone and it has an attractive appeal that will be popular with the market RIM is aiming for.

Like the Torch 9860, the new Curve does away with the traditional QWERTY pad that has been an iconic mainstay of BlackBerry phones for some time now. Perhaps the 9380 and Torch 9860 are marking a new direction for BlackBerry – with a sincere effort to push into the touchscreen market that is now becoming the norm.

The phone is taken up with a 3.2 inch screen, with a 360 x 480 resolution – ideal for a screen of its smaller size. This screen also means that the Curve is one of the more pocket friendly touchscreen phones doing the rounds – and will probably add to its appeal with younger phone users.

The device also is a relatively mean one in the processing stakes, as it comes with an 800MHz chip – not amazing but it still is decent and not thoroughly off the pace considering iPhone 4 has only 200MHz more in its tank.

The phone also comes with a new and improved 5mp camera, that users of more expensive BlackBerrys will be more accustomed too. Unfortunately, this does not offer 720p video like the Curve 9360 – although it still comes with VGA that is good enough for most day to day needs.

This camera is a big improvement on the 2mp and the 3mp cameras that came on previous BlackBerrys of this kind in the not so distant past.

BlackBerry is on to a winner here with this phone as it offers solid performance and also a very capable OS. This means teamed with BBM messaging we are sure to see it on a lot of street corners and under a lot of school desks.

Simon writes for UK mobile phone comparison website Best Mobile Contracts, the best place to find the cheapest mobile phone contracts.

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by Bla1ze on 17 Nov 2011 10:30 AM
Facebook for BlackBerry v2.0.0.58 now available in BlackBerry App World

The latest Facebook for BlackBerry smartphones has been made available through BlackBerry App World. This version, is just basically the ‘approved’ version of what was in the BlackBerry Beta Zone as v2.0.0.55. In other words, while version number has jumped to v2.0.0.58 — nothing new has been added as it is just a maintenance release. Not seeing it yet? It’s ok — just wait a little bit long or refresh your apps list, it will be along shortly.

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By Ryan Blundell on 26 Sep 2011 05:03 PM

BlackBerry Mobile Conferencing

Before RIM released their mobile conferencing application, I always found it a pain to join in on those types of calls – I would end up making sure I was back at my desk in order to use my landline. I would use this method, as I could view Outlook to see both the number and the password needed. BlackBerry Mobile Conferencing definitely had my interests in mind as it ended up doing most of the dialing duties itself. Doesn’t it make sense that your BlackBerry makes all types of communication so easy? You know your time is important, so BlackBerry Mobile conferencing helps you schedule and join conference calls almost effortlessly – especially with the seamless integration with both your BlackBerry Calendar with accessibility from your Email. For those who are looking for an easier way to participate in conference calls, without losing mobility (or asking someone to dial in for you), let’s review what BlackBerry Mobile Conferencing can do.

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By: ShopCrackBerry.com

BeBuzz DoD

Always a CrackBerry favorite, you can pick up the popular BeBuzz app for BlackBerry today for 50% off. BeBuzz is a simple yet extremely useful app that lets you customize your device LED and alerts for different apps and contacts. Want blue for BBM? Purple for Facebook? Orange for AIM? You can do them all and even create custom colors. Set alerts for IM apps, tasks, calendar, all your email addresses and more. BeBuzz has loads of features including toasts -popup alerts for notifications (emails etc.) Grab it through the end of the day for just $2.99.

More information/download of BeBuzz

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Bla1ze on 13 Sep 2011 02:57 PM
BlackBerry Curve 9380

The BlackBerry Curve 9380 hasn’t exactly been a stranger to the camera. In the past, we’ve seen some images and even a video or two of this next generation Curve device but it still hasn’t been officially announced in any manner. That will come in due time but for now, some new images have popped up over at BGR for us to enjoy.

Specs for this one haven’t changed since we first saw it. You’re still looking at a 480×360 touchscreen display, 800MHz processor, NFC, 5-megapixel camera with 720p HD and finally, 1GB of internal storage with 512MB of RAM. Some more images can be found past the break for you all but what we want to know is, who the heck beat these devices up so bad? PS: Yes, that’s a pre-release Torch 9850/60 sitting next to it, and no — the buttons are not raised.

Source: BGR

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Torch 9850 Launched Today
The product is marketed in the price of Rp1, 7 million with a contract for 2 years.

Muhammad Firman, Amal Nur Ngazis

Thursday, September 8, 2011, 16:34 GMT
Word of Muhammad, Nur Amal Ngazis
This product is marketed at a price of U.S. $ 199.99 or about Rp1, 7 million contract for 2 years of use. (BGR-com.vimg.net)

YouTube – Verizon Wireless announced that as of 8 September 2011, the latest BlackBerry 9850 Torch can be obtained via their website. However, in Verizon stores, new products were available from 15 September.

The product is marketed at a price of U.S. $ 199.99 or about Rp1, 7 million contract for 2 years of use.

BlackBerry 9850/9860 itself is released by Research In Motion to AT & T, Sprint and U.S. Cellular in early August. Both versions of smartphones is their attempt to re-present after a series of touch-screen BlackBerry Storm is less successful.

Quoted from PCMag, 8 September 2011, the Torch was using the latest 3.7-inch screen with 800×480 resolution, 5 megapixel rear camera which can record 720p video. Qualcomm Snapdragon processor itself uses QSD8655 single core 1.2 GHz, 768MB RAM and 4GB of storage.

From sisitem operation, the BlackBerry 9850 Torch running the BlackBerry operating system 7. From the experiments performed PCMag, the new operating system provides a better touch experience compared with the Storm. Hardware graphics acceleration also makes operations more smoothly.
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Yeay..my BlackBerry Storm 9500 has been upgraded from v4.7 to v5.0 successfully and fully functioned like before upgrade.

Below is my Blackberry Storm screenshot before upgrade (left handside) it is v4.7.0.186 and screen shot after upgrade (right handside) v5.0.0.425:

BlackBerry Storm 9500 Version 4.7 BlackBerry Storm 9500 Version 5.0

Hey Mr. Faiz, I already connected my BlackBerry Storm 9500 to BlackBerry Desktop Manager, but it said there are no new update available and the only latest OS version was v4.7. Then, how come you can upgrade your device to version 5.0? What tools that you use? What carrier that you use?

Since I am Malaysian, then I am a Celcom user.

Tools used to upgrade my Blackberry Storm OS to version 5.0 were:

1. BlackBerry Desktop Manager 5.0.1 (Download from blackberry website)
2. BlackBerry Device Software v5.0.0 for the BlackBerry 9500 smartphone (Download link at the bottom of this post)

BlackBerry Tools

Yes, thats all. No any other third party software involved during my upgrade process.

Upgrade Process

After both tools as stated above installed, then plugin BlackBerry Storm 9500 to PC via USB. (There are no any other additional step or trick such as pull battery, just leave Storm as it is; just plugin the USB). Then, windows will looking for device update (I think for Windows 7) and wait until it finish.

Then navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Research In Motion\AppLoader (for 64-bit Windows 7 machine) and remove file “vendor.xml”.

After removed vendor.xml file, double click on loader.exe and Application Loader Wizard will come out with welcome screen. Click next.

Then, on Communication Port Selection will show the BlackBerry PIN. Click Next and Application Loader will start to Retrieving Device Configuration. Then, click next until the screen like picture below appear with BlacBerry 5.0.0 System Software and  Core Application already ticked.Device Application Selector

Then, click Next and do backup (this wizard will asked to do backup, if not at the last page click on Advanced button to configure backup). Don’t proceed to any other step before your device fully backup because your device will lost everything.

Upgrade in Progress

When reach this step, the upgrade process almost done. Basically, just follow the wizard and the upgrade process will done smoothly and successfully.

Notes:

Time taken:
I personally take about only 20 minutes to upgrade my
BlackBerry Storm 9500 from v4.7 to v5.0

Machine:
BlackBerry Storm 9500 and Laptop with Intel Core i7
with 6GB RAM (Windows 7 64-bit).

Download Device Software (OS v5.0)
Part1, Part2, Part3, Part4, Part5
Part6, Part7, Part8, Part9,Part10
Part11, Part12, Part13, Part14

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by Kerri Neill on 10 Aug 2011 08:56 AM
Cloud Player

As much as I would love to have all my music readily available on my BlackBerry devices, I really don’t want to have it take up a lot of space. Cloud Player is the answer to my prayers. Cloud Player is a free application that turns your BlackBerry into an MP3 player with unlimited storage. Once you’ve set up your account online (www.CloudPlayer.me) and uploaded your music, you’re ready to go. Your music will always be up to date with automatic syncing and available to access over your WiFi or carrier internet connection. With Cloud Player, you can search your music by artist or playlist and best of all, the app is FREE!

In an update coming soon, online users will have access to a “social” section with the option to view your friends’ music libraries (including stats like recently uploaded, recently played, most played, etc). The folks over at Cloud Player LLC are wanting to explore the same option with their BlackBerry app at a future date so keep your eyes peeled for that possible update.

Cloud Player is supported on pretty much every device (including the 9900 & 9930) as well as all countries and carriers. A PlayBook app should be released sometime around September/October. If you’re looking for a great way to have all your music at the tips of your figure without using up your device’s precious space, check out Cloud Player today.

More information / download Cloud Player

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[8 Aug 2011 |  | ] by The PocketBerry Team

Preorders for the BlackBerry Bold 9900 are now in place.  Vodafone UK has a page up for preorders currently.  According to our reader ecivon, devices are to be delivered as early as August 16th.  Do you think the BlackBerry Bold 9900 is going to be a hot enough item you have to preorder or will they collect some dust on shelves?  Click the link below to preorder today.

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by Kal Chebli

8 August 2011 No Comment

The BlackBerry Bold 9900 and Torch 9810 are real close to an official launch for many carriers.  In the US it looks like the Torch 9810 is up first with AT&T.  The Bold 9900 is still flakey, but looks to be August 31st according to an internal T-Mobile slide.  Now we see Virgin Mobile stores are getting dummy units for the BlackBerry Bold 9900 and the BlackBerry Torch 9810.  The devices are still coming soon, so no official launch date just yet.

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RIM Luncurkan 3 BlackBerry Terbaru
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Torch BlackBerry 9850/9860

Jakarta – Research In Motion (RIM) the pembesut BlackBerry, launching new handsets. Unmitigated, the latest release of three BlackBerry models at once.

Types of handsets were released that the BlackBerry Bold, BlackBerry and BlackBerry Torch Torch full screen. In total, there are five handset release, consists of two BlackBerry Bold (9900/9930), the Torch (9810) and two full-screen BlackBerry Torch (9850/9860).

It seems that RIM is trying hard to regain its market share. As is known, this Canadian company itself before it ever mentioned to rake back the lost market in North America because it knocked out by the Apple iPhone and Android phones.

Quoted by Reuters on Wednesday (03/08/2011), three new BlackBerry models are using the BlackBerry OS 7 and powered by 1.2 GHz processor from Qualcomm. RIM said the handsets will be distributed globally operators in late August.

BlackBerry Bold has a QWERTY keyboard 9900/9930 claimed privilege. In addition, this phone is also equipped with NFC technology (Near Field Communication). The size is also mentioned very thin compared to the previous and the Bold series handset is the thinnest ever made RIM.

Users who like the combination of touch screen and a qwerty keyboard can be settled on a BlackBerry Torch 9810. Torch As before, this handset offers a touchscreen and slide-out keyboard.

While the third model, the BlackBerry Torch 9850/9860 offering full touchscreen navigation. RIM says Torch fullscreen version is designed to make people feel comfortable when the handset is held in portrait or landscape. Another plus, in the three latest BlackBerry browser will be 40 percent faster than previous versions.

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