BlackBerry NHCBBA-UG (user guide) for the BlackBerry Bold 9780 now available for viewing

Research in Motion continues to gear up for the launch of the BlackBerry Bold 9780. A couple of days ago, the BlackBerry manufacturer released its demo of the soon-to-be-available Bold 9780.
The 9780 will be the first Bold to sport OS6 right out of the box. Dummy units have begun to arrive in stores and the new Bold arrives at T-Mobile on November 17th.

Folks who want to get a feel for their future smartphone – or those who just want to see how OS6 will work on a Bold – should head over to the BlackBerry demos at RIM’s website. Since this is a demo and not a simulator, you won’t get to play around with the OS. But when it comes time to open up that box and start using your shiny new BlackBerry Bold 9780, you’ll be ready. Armed with the knowledge of how to set up and use your new device and raring to go.

• Click Here To View The BlackBerry 101 User Guide For The BlackBerry Bold 9780>>

T-Mobile gets first BlackBerry Bold with OS 6

By Suzanne Choney

T-Mobile joins AT&T and Sprint in announcing a BlackBerry running Research In Motion’s new and improved operating system, OS 6. But instead of being a new design, this updated phone is none other than the best-selling BlackBerry Bold. T-Mobile said Wednesday it will sell the BlackBerry Bold 9780 with OS 6 starting Nov. 17. The phone will cost $129.99 after a two year-contract.

Why is OS 6 a big deal? Anyone who’s used a BlackBerry knows, yes, it’s reliable and generally has great security, but it can be kludgy and slow compared to some of the sleeker, more fluid operating systems on competing phones. OS 6 has a new Web browser based on WebKit, the same engine used by Apple and Google. It’s much faster than its painfully slow and frustrating predecessor.

The hallmark of the new OS is universal search, something that also is already offered on the iPhone, Android and Palm devices. It lets users search their devices by keyword to find anything on the device — in e-mail, contacts or music, for example — to that keyword. All in all, the new OS is a friendlier experience.

In August, BlackBerry maker Research In Motion and AT&T had a gala unveiling of the BlackBerry Torch. The first RIM phone to use the new operating system, the Torch resembles a Palm Pre with its slide-out keyboard. Subsequently, Sprint and RIM announced the BlackBerry Style, the first flip phone running a BlackBerry OS. T-Mobile is the first to show off a more standard-issue BlackBerry, though Verizon is apparently close on T-Mo’s heels with an OS 6-equipped BlackBerry Bold of its own.

T-Mobile’s Bold 9780 is not a touchscreen model, like the Torch. The new Bold has a 5-megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash and video recording. It uses a 624 MHz processor, has 512 MB of internal memory and support for up to 32 GB with a 2GB memory card included, says T-Mobile.

Oh, and for those who don’t want too traditional a BlackBerry, there will be a white model available, hopefully making it to stores sooner than Apple’s ill-fated little white knight.

Source: MSNBC.com

Research In Motion Employees Grow Moustaches For Charity

Starting Nov. 1st, Research in Motion employees can start to participate in the RIMoustache Competition, a month-long moustache growing contest where proceeds will be donated to prostate cancer research.  There will be a $5 entry fee for each participant who must be clean shaven on November 1st.  Contest rules also state that no hair can be grown below the bottom lip and moustaches cannot be joined with sideburns in any way.

This sounds like a really fun way to raise money for charity.

[Via Gizmodo]

BlackBerry Style Officially Announced! New Full Qwerty Flip Available from Sprint Oct. 31st for $99.99

We’ve been following the BlackBerry 9670 for a long time now, so it’s awesome to see the Sprint exclusive BlackBerry Style 9670 get announced today. The BlackBerry Style will be available from Sprint this Halloween for $99.99 (after mail-in rebate) on a 2 year contract. The Style will be styling in two colors at launch: Steel Gray and the pretty sweet looking Royal Purple (see BlackBerry Style Image gallery).

The BlackBerry Style is the first CDMA BlackBerry to launch with BlackBerry 6 and also the first flip phone from Research In Motion to feature a full physical qwerty keyboard. We had the chance this past Friday to get briefed on the new phone by David Smith, VP Product Management at RIM and David Owens, VP Marketing at Sprint, who were both excited about the Style on Sprint. For more info you can check out the BlackBerry Style tech specs, visit sprint.com/bbstyle and keep reading for our notes from that call and for the  the full press release.

BlackBerry Style Briefing

In-Depth Comparison of the BlackBerry PlayBook, Samsung Galaxy Tab, and Apple iPad Specs

The battle between the tablets is about to begin. With the success of the Apple iPad and tablets looking to become a $40-billion industry, other tech companies are starting to jump on the tablet bandwagon. The next tablet to be released is the Samsung Galaxy Tab, and shortly thereafter the recently announced BlackBerry PlayBook.

Research In Motion has stepped out of their comfort zone with the PlayBook and it’s looking like a smart move. However, as with any BlackBerry product, we take an outside approach to its performance, functionality, comfortability, and interoperability when paired against the competition. We have taken the known specs of each tablet device and compared them to give you an unbiased look at which tablet may be the victor.

Press Release: RIM launches BlackBerry Advertising Service

RIM today launched their BlackBerry Advertising Service. The service for the BlackBerry platform allows developers to easily integrate advertising into new or existing applications. The advertising can be integrated into applications with just three lines of code, making it super easy to get things rolling. The ads will be relevant to the application as well as be able to tie into native BlackBerry applications like email, maps, calendar and more.

Press Release

Press Release: RIM to launch free BlackBerry Analytics Service

RIM announced today that they are working with Webtrends to bring analytics to the BlackBerry developer community. The BlackBerry Analytics Service will allow developers to easily add measurment tools to their applications. The tools will help developers gather insight into how users are using their apps and help find ways to increase use and better ways to evolve applications.

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BlackBerry PlayBook announced!

As Announced on the radio broadcast on Monday 9-27-2010

Watch the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet preview video!

[ youtube video link for mobile viewing ]

Wow Wow Wow Wow Wow. This is purely awesome. Seriously, we’ve been talking about the QNX OS and BlackBerry tablet rumors for months now, yet somehow I wasn’t convinced we’d actually get to see the tablet get announced at BlackBerry DevCon this year.  But wow, did it get announced, and WOW.. is it frack’n awesome. The BlackBerry PlayBook is the OS and the type of product we’ve been wanting to see from Research In Motion for a long time now.  And it looks like it’s going to deliver. An operating system that delivers EVERYTHING… awesome web, gaming, video experience. Awesome hardware specs. It doesn’t sacrifice the BlackBerry enterprise heritage. The future of BlackBerry looks promising once again!

Key features and specifications of the BlackBerry PlayBook include:

• 7″ LCD, 1024 x 600, WSVGA, capacitive touch screen with full multi-touch and gesture support
• BlackBerry Tablet OS with support for symmetric multiprocessing
• 1 GHz dual-core processor
• 1 GB RAM
• Dual HD cameras (3 MP front facing, 5 MP rear facing), supports 1080p HD video recording
• Video playback: 1080p HD Video, H.264, MPEG, DivX, WMV
• Audio playback: MP3, AAC, WMA
• HDMI video output
• Wi-Fi – 802.11 a/b/g/n
• Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
• Connectors: microHDMI, microUSB, charging contacts
• Open, flexible application platform with support for WebKit/HTML-5, Adobe Flash Player 10.1, Adobe Mobile AIR, Adobe Reader, POSIX, OpenGL, Java
• Ultra thin and portable:
  • Measures 5.1″x7.6″x0.4″ (130mm x 193mm x 10mm)
  • Weighs less than a pound (approximately 0.9 lb or 400g)
• Additional features and specifications of the BlackBerry PlayBook will be shared on or before the date this product is launched in retail outlets.

* RIM intends to also offer 3G and 4G models in the future.

LG launches a look-a-like Blackberry C300 Phone

Remember the saying If you can’t beat them, join them? Well Korean handset manufacturer LG have just changed it to if you can’t beat them, look like them. The new LG C300 has a QWERTY keyboard that gives you a very similar feeling to that of Research in Motion’s Blackberry.

Although it doesn’t pack much in terms of features as compared to a Blackberry device – lack of 3G, WLAN, GPS – it makes up for this with an adequate 2.4-inch TFT display (320 x 240 pixels resolution) and comes with a built in social networking widgets from Twitter, Facebook and MSN clients, push email and a 2-megapixel camera which will do for some everyday pictures. What the C900 has that isn’t present on a Blackberry is a built in FM radio (touché). One thing the C900 will have going for it is that it is the ideal student phone as its cost isn’t going to be more than 100 Euros.

Vodafone lands Blackberry Torch; Up for Pre-order!

The wait is finally over- that is if you are in the UK- Research in Motion’s Blackberry Torch is now available for pre-order with an expected shipping date of 27 September. The Plan starts from about £25 per month for a 24 month contract, this will include 3000 landline minutes, 500 mobile minutes, 250 text messages, a data plan of 500MB and a payment of £170.21 for the handset.

If you are looking to sign up for an 18 month contract then you will have to pay £170.21 for the handset and at least £30 per month. If you will like to get the handset free of charge and on an 18 month contract then you will be expected to pay a minimum of a £40 per month