Verizon Mistakenly Leaks Video Of The Touchscreen-Sporting BlackBerry Bold 9930

Mistakes happen. Sometimes they spur a round of seriously unwanted consequences, but every once in a while, a mistake pays off. Maybe not for the person who screwed up, which in this case would be someone in charge of Verizon’s website, but definitely for us. If you have yet to pick up what I’m putting down, this morning brought with it another leak — the BlackBerry Bold 9930.

Verizon accidentally posted a video demo of the Bold 9930 in place of what should be a video demo of the BlackBerry Bold 9650. So if you find yourself on the Verizon site browsing through the smartphones, go ahead and click through to the Bold 9650. If you click into the video, a Verizon rep named Blake will appear in a demo and tell you how great the BlackBerry Bold 9930 is.

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According to Blake, the 9930 is the thinnest BlackBerry ever and will run the latest version of BlackBerry 7 OS. The phone touts a 1.2 GHz processor and a 5-megapixel rear camera with auto-focus and flash that is capable of video capture in 720p. Blake also promises that the new 9930 has a larger QWERTY keyboard than older BlackBerry models along with 8GB of internal memory expandable with a 32GB microSD card.

Here’s the best part: You can dump that pesky optical track pad altogether if you want. If you like it, then by all means, flick on. But for those of us who prefer cold capacitive glass under our fingertips, the new BlackBerry Bold 9930 will sport a 2.8-inch touchscreen display featuring pinch-to-zoom functionality.

I just spent some time with the Motorola XPRT, which has a pretty similar form-factor, and I can easily say I prefer a full physical QWERTY paired with a touchscreen much more than a track pad-only option. Check the video after the break.

For More News Visit:  http://techcrunch.com/2011/07/26/verizon-mistakenly-leaks-video-of-the-touchscreen-sporting-blackberry-bold-9930/

Blackberry Bold 9900 Coming To Three In September ?

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The Blackberry Bold 9900 was announced last month and it has now appeared on Three's Coming Soon page. The launch date of the new flagship Blackberry Smartphone is listed as September !


Unlike a lot of other Blackberry smartphones , which tend to have mid-range specifications, the Bold 9900 is at the cutting edge of mobile technology.

The Bold 9900 is driven by a 1.2 GHz Snapdragon processor and has 768MB of RAM, which is more power than is usually seen on Blackberry devices. The on-board memory comes in at a solid 8GB, which is a good amount for storing data, photos and documents.

The user-interface should also prove fantastic because the Bold 9900 has a 2.8 inch touch-screen, as well as a full QWERTY keyboard. When combined with the new Blackberry 7 operating system the Bold 9900 should be a joy to use.

One of the most advanced aspects of the Bold 9900 is that it supports NFC, which enables you to pay for items contactlessy using your mobile. A 5 mega-pixel camera is also present which can shoot great photos and videos.

The price of the Bold 9900 on Three has yet to be unveiled but we'd anticipate it to be available free on the One Plan for around £35 a month.

 By Simon D Thomas on 22nd June, 2011 under Blackberry Bold 9900
For More News Visit :  http://www.3g.co.uk/PR/June2011/blackberry-bold-9900-coming-to-three-in-september.html

BlackBerry News 1.0 for BlackBerry PlayBook Now Available!

We’re excited to announce the availability of BlackBerry® News for the BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet in the BlackBerry App World™ storefront! We’ve optimized the news reading experience to accommodate the larger screen size the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet provides, as well as leveraged all gesture support to help immerse you in your news.

With BlackBerry News, you can add any RSS feed from your favorite news sites, favorite blogs, or other popular sites with syndicated content, so all the news you’ve subscribed to comes to you in one place. This application is an extension of the BlackBerry News Feeds application currently available for BlackBerry smartphones.

This application is currently available in the US and Canada, and will be available in other countries later this year.

Accessing and reading feeds

BlackBerry News takes advantage of your BlackBerry® ID, so if you are a BlackBerry News Feeds user on the BlackBerry smartphone side, your subscription will be automatically brought over and synced up between both BlackBerry smartphone and BlackBerry tablet applications.

First-time users of BlackBerry News – specifically those using the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet – will notice curated news feeds in specific categories, where we’ve chosen multiple content providers to populate content. The curated feeds come in the following categories: Arts & Entertainment, Business, Health & Lifestyle, News Headlines, Science & the Environment, Technology, and Travel. These news feeds are exclusively available for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet version of the BlackBerry News app, and can be found in the “News Categories” section of the app if you’re looking for a way to subscribe to those feeds.

Clicking on a subscription then gets you to an abbreviated summary view of articles within that news feed, so you can quickly scan headlines, view images and a short description of the article to determine if you want to read more of the article. You can swipe to the left to get the next page of articles, and repeat the gesture to get to the last available article.

Once you find an article you want to read, just touch on the article and you’ll be presented with a full article view.

If you’re going to be in a place where network access is unavailable, the BlackBerry News application also provides offline access to your previously downloaded feed content, so you can still read downloaded articles while you’re out of range from a Wi-Fi® signal. Acquiring new content requires connection to a Wi-Fi signal.

Adding new news feeds

You can add your own subscriptions to RSS feeds by hitting the “News Library” button. Once in the News Library, you can either search for a specific feed that you’re looking to add, or you can browse through the content library to find some of the more popular and well-known feeds. As search is currently limited to feeds indexed in the content library of the application, it’s possible you may not be able to find the RSS feed you’re looking for. In those cases, you can input the URL of the site that has the news feed that you want to add, and the app will detect if the news feeds are available for you to subscribe to.

Your subscriptions will be synced up with your BlackBerry ID, so if you’re on the go without your BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, you can always catch up on the news through your BlackBerry smartphone by using our BlackBerry News Feeds application available in BlackBerry App World.

Unsubscribing to news feeds and updating content

From the “My News” home screen in the BlackBerry News application, you can use the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet bezel drop-down gesture to pull up an options menu, where you’ll be able to update your content or edit and delete any subscriptions you don’t want anymore.

You can get the recently launched BlackBerry News application for your BlackBerry PlayBook tablet in BlackBerry App World at the link below. We encourage you to post any feedback you have for us in the comments section below or the BlackBerry Support Forums, as your feedback is important to us.

Happy reading!

For More News Visit   http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-06-06-apple-taunts-e3-rivals-in-keynote 

Trade Upto A new Blackberry Experience

Did you trade things as a kid? Baseball cards? Stickers? How

about trading up your current BlackBerry smartphone for a

newer model? For a limited time,we’re giving you the chance

to trade up to a new BlackBerry and get up to $120 back for

your old one. 

Visit http://tlk.tc/Sy4  

 

BlackBerry Apps RoundUp

Welcome to this week's BlackBerry App Roundup! This week we have 50 copies of Paddle Ball 3D by Dekerta Software to give away! We have searched high and low and found some neat apps to share with you this week, so head on past the break to check them out and enter the contest! If you have an app you want to see featured in the roundup be sure to check the end of the post for information on submitting it to us.

Jingu by Jingu Apps Inc

There are several apps out there that provide you all those extra emoticons that are all the rage in BBM. Jingu is another of this sort, but it also brings some extra features. You can use this app to create your own avatar, and save it to your media card to use wherever, as well as import it into BBM. You also get a bunch of those fun pictures made from emoticons which you can paste into BBM or SMS or whatever you like. There is also a 3rd tab where you can send messages out to other people using the app, which is good if you are the type of person that likes to have as many contacts on BBM as possible. (Use this at your own risk, we aren't responsible for who you meet or what you may see.) Jingu is completely free, so if you like emoticons, give 'er a go.
For more information/screenshots and to download Jingu

Labyrinth 2 by BerryBlowApps

If you've enjoyed labyrinth games in the past, Labyrinth 2 for BlackBerry Storm and Torch devices is a must-own. Labyrinth is that classic wooden game where you control a steel ball, to find a way to finish hole. The game is simple to play, and quite addictive, but with 16 levels and 10 games in each level, you won't run out of challenge anytime soon. There is a free version of Labyrinth 2 also, that comes with just 20 levels, so you can try it out first. If you choose to buy the full version of the game, you can use coupon code labyrinth23 until May 25th to get a 30% discount.
For more information/screenshots and to download the lite version of Labyrinth 2
For more information/screenshots and to purchase the full version of Labyrinth 2

Time Zone Scheduler by jbloomDesign

Time Zone Scheduler is the first BlackBerry PlayBook application for helping you schedule meetings with people in multiple time zones. Designed from the ground up as a fast and powerful system for scheduling meetings all over the globe. The program has a library of over 22,000 cities built in. Wondering if it's a good time for a call in a far off land, Time Zone Scheduler shows you sunrise and sunset in all of your chosen cities, so you get instant feedback showing you the best time to schedule your meeting. In addition to being fast, it's also beautiful and usable. The application has gone through several rounds of usability testing and is now ready to be released to the world. Time Zone Scheduler available for $3.99 in BlackBerry App World.
For more information/screenshots and to purchase Time Zone Scheduler

What You Might Have Missed

BeBlank by SCrApps

Ever find the perfect theme for your BlackBerry, then realize it has a weather slot or dock that you just don't like? Or maybe you normally like the layout, but there is an icon or two covering up your kid's head in that picture you want to use as a wallpaper. No need to give up on that theme, now you can add in blank icons to help eliminate this problem! BeBlank is a new application from SCrApps that adds in blank placeholder type icons so your screen has the appearance of gaps between icons, wherever you want them.
BeBlank comes in 4 versions, each containing different numbers of the blank icons. You can choose from 6, 12, and 24 icons for $.99, $1.99, and $2.99 respectively, or if you'd like just one icon to try out you can download that version for free. When you install the version of BeBlank you choose, you will see that the corresponding number of icons has been added to your app screen. From there you can move them where you need them, and hide any extras you don't need. Since they are simply blank icons, you use the same menu options for moving and hiding them as you would for any other icon. All-in-all this is a pretty neat little app for anyone out there that wants a little more control over the way themes look on their BlackBerry. The single icon, free version of BeBlank can be downloaded from any of the links below.
Who wants some head-to-head SeaBattleSE action with your BBM buddies?! You know you do, and Toysoft knows it too, which is why they have updated their SeaBattleSE game to take advantage of the new features coming with BBM6. Most everyone is familiar with the board game Battleship by Milton Bradley, and even if you're not, you won't have trouble picking up on the rules and strategy behind SeaBattleSE. The goal is to find and destroy your enemy’s ships before they destroy you. Each player starts with five ships of varying sizes and the first player to destroy all the enemy’s ships wins the game. SeaBattleSE is available for just $.99 and is compatible with BlackBerry 89xx, 95xx, 9630/50, 97xx, and 9800.

• Supports BlackBerry OS5 and 6, touch and non-touch devices.
• Invite any player in your BBM contact list to play, but both players MUST have BBM6 to use those features.
• Random deployment of ships for quick game
• Cool animation of ships on fire and vibration when ship is sunk
• Chat with player during the game
• Keep track of your wins and losses

For more information/screenshots and to purchase SeaBattleSE

Contest

Paddle Ball 3D by Dekerta Software

From the fine people at Dekerta Software that brought you Catapult, we now have Paddle Ball 3D! Don't let the simple graphics fool you, this game is highly entertaining, and a super fun challenge. Use a paddle to keep the bouncy balls in the room. You collect points every time a ball hits something, so if you are able to keep more than one ball in the room at a time, your score will increase exponentially! The game starts off slow and easy, and gets faster and more difficult as time goes on. You can even submit your score online to see how you compare to others around the world! Paddle Ball 3D is available for most BlackBerry smartphones and is currently on sale for just $.99 (regularly $1.99).