This has nothing to do with BlackBerry or mobile phones or anything of that sort. This is a really great charity event that I participate in every year. It is called Motor4Toys and it is the same idea as Toys For Tots, except once a year thousands...
Posted by Thomas Magsaysay on December 2, 2008 at 8:51 pm with no comments
The new official update for the BlackBerry Storm’s OS 4.7 is kinda available. Kevin at CrackBerry received a notification today about it.
I just received this email from no-reply@upgrade.blackberry.com:
Bundle An upgrade of BlackBerry® Device Software version 4.7 is available. This upgrade includes optimizations and enhancements approved by your wireless service provider.
Note: If your device is associated with an email account that uses a BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, contact your administrator for more information about upgrading. is available for your device.
I have gone to the link and searched for the update. It is currently telling me that my version of the OS is newer than the one available, so I guess 4.7.0.75 is newer than the update on BlackBerry’s site, or it just hasn’t released where I am. Anyone that has some other luck, post it in the comments.
Posted by Thomas Magsaysay on December 2, 2008 at 12:52 pm with 1 comment
Our buddy Kevin over at CrackBerry got a hold of pictures of the new Rogers BlackBerry Curve 8900 along with some promo pricing! I am already sad and jealous having to write news about the new Curve 8900 being released on Rogers and not T-Mobile USA. I do however love that the new device is starting to surface. So here we go, pricing for the new BlackBerry Curve 8900 on Rogers will be $179 with a 3 year contract! Wowzers that’s a good price! I’ve never been so hot on the idea of a 3 year contract, but that’s because we’ve never had them in the US. I hope and pray we can see some pricing as low as this from T-Mobile, but I think I will be let down :(. As we remember, the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 was priced at $149 which was way over priced for being the new everyone BlackBerry. Let’s keep hope alive though.
Posted by Thomas Magsaysay on December 2, 2008 at 12:26 pm with no comments
Rogers Founder and CEO of Canada’s premier wireless carrier, Ted Rogers passed away today at age 75. Ted Rogers not only founded the wireless giant, Rogers, but was the owner of the Toranto Blue Jays and a Cable mogul. He is a leader and visionary that will be greatly missed. Rest in Peace good man.
Posted by Thomas Magsaysay on December 1, 2008 at 12:22 pm with no comments
Oh Berry Review, how I love that you find such random and awesome mobile sites! Today the other BR (Berry Review) found the Food Network’s new mobile site. The site is pretty straight forward and is awesome for recipes on the go! Right now, since we are officially in the holiday season, the site offers some holiday recipes links as well as videos and a search bar to find all the recipes you want. This is extremely useful if you are not by a computer, have your BlackBerry on you and need a quick recipe. Just search for what ever you want, and yay all the recipe listings come up.
To go the Food Networks new mobile site, visit mobile.foodnetwork.com on your BlackBerry.
Posted by Thomas Magsaysay on December 1, 2008 at 11:49 am with no comments
BlackBerry Cool is basically our official Telus info provider haha, since we aren’t in Canada. Today, they have recieved the official Storm pricing on Telus. Telus will be offering a promo price until December 25th for qualifying customers, which is set at; $249 with a 3 year contract promo, and $599 for the no contract device. BB Cool also warned to read the fine print because they have some interesting qualifications for these price points:
‡ Offer limited to new clients activating a combination of voice, e-mail & data plans totaling $45 or more. Offer ends December 25, 2008.
-eligible provinces: ON / BC / AB / QC
‡ Offer limited to new clients activating a combination of voice, e-mail & data plans totaling $40 or more. Offer ends December 25, 2008.
-eligible provinces: MB / NS / SK / NB / NF / PEI
Posted by Thomas Magsaysay on December 1, 2008 at 11:31 am with 13 comments
So, here is the deal. The new Curve 8350i iDEN was suppose to be released today by Sprint for online purchase only. We heard a week ago that that date was pushed back until Dec. 15th. A few eager readers still had hope and checked online early this morning and found nothing. Some also called Sprint and were told, numerous things; some said Dec. 15th is still the release, some were told that Dec. 17th and even Dec. 30th! I’m sorry to all the Sprint/Nextel customers that have been waiting so patiently for this device. Sprint is just not doing anything for its customers these days. And they wonder why so many customers are leaving? You know, I wouldn’t blame any of you guys if you switched carriers. There are many awesome BlackBerries out there that may be able to suit your needs, but if not, just wait a little longer.
For those of you reading this that aren’t with Sprint and don’t understand why this is such a huge let down, let me give you a little incite. This isn’t just another mass produced awesome BlackBerry that the world is waiting for. It is the first new iDEN BlackBerry since the 7100i; yeah it’s been that long. So for those business people that rely on Sprints Direct Connect Push To Talk service, Sprint is kind of vital for them. Sprint is the only carrier thats PTT service works without the neccessity of regular cellular reception. Plus this is a super hot phone and all business people should have the opportunity to rock a hot BlackBerry whether they need it for the iDEN network or not.
Posted by Thomas Magsaysay on November 30, 2008 at 1:26 pm with no comments
Some more Telus news, Best Buy Canada has releases ads pricing the BlackBerry Storm on Telus. With a 3 year contract, the Storm will be $299. Telus has not yet announced the release date for the Storm, so these ads are just to hype all you Canucks up about the Storm (as if the constant Verizon and Vodafone coverage isn’t enough). So not to worry guys, you will get it soon enough I’m sure.
Posted by Thomas Magsaysay on November 30, 2008 at 1:08 pm with 1 comment
Verizon has recently released the VCAST Music application for the BlackBerry Storm. VCAST is Verizons music application that allows you to download music directly to your device. You can pay per song, or you can get unlimited access for $14.99 per month. VCAST is powered by Rhapsody so there are millions of songs to search through. To get VCAST on your Verizon Storm, go to your application center and it should be right on top for the moment.
*Update: I installed my Storm with OS 4.7.0.75 yesterday and have been playing around with it. So far the biggest improvement is the landscape to portrait response. Before with 4.7.0.65, I would switch from one to the other and it would linger indefinitely until I would shake the phone a little. Now it does not do that. There is however some lag still when opening applications and menu’s but it is still the first update. We all thought we were cool with OS 4.7.0.75, but BGR apparently got 4.7.0.76 and said that it is a huge leap from even 4.7.0.75! He did not release it to anyone else, but it is just a forecast for what is in store for the OS fixes. Be ready fellow Stormies!!!
For those of you that have Verizon Storms or Storms in general, CrackBerry has found OS 4.7.0.75 on their forums! This is a Verizon release and is the first updated OS for Storms that shipped with OS 4.7.0.65. This update is not yet available for BIS users on Desktop Manager, but should be for BES users. None the less, someone has gotten a hold of the leak and is hosting the download. I have not yet installed this new update on my Storm, but I am in the process. The video above is the video CrackBerry posted with the new OS and it seems to be running smoother and faster. This could be what we have all been waiting for! Now I might not have to explain to people that the iPhone is not better because it is more responsive and you can play it like a harmonica. So go download the update.
Posted by Thomas Magsaysay on November 30, 2008 at 12:43 pm with no comments
Us Americans were pretty upset to get the BlackBerry Bold, basically last. So when we were one of the first to get the Storm, we were pretty ecstatic; so much so that we sold them out until mid December. Now Canada is gearing up to launch the BlackBerry Storm on two carriers; Bell and Telus. We’ve been hearing a whole lot of stuff going on. Both are planning to launch the Storm soon. Here’s the skinny.
Bell has not yet announced a release date for the Storm, however they are launching soon. They are also starting to enter the world of Storm promotion. They supposedly have some ads coming out with no useful information and they now have a demo video on their site (not a very good one).
Telus has been on the Storm Promo drug for a while now. They have some new contests going to further promote their launch of the Storm, which is rumored to be Dec 8th. First, they have a site up where you can enter to win 1 of 10 BlackBerry Storms. Second, Telus and CTV are having another contest where you can win a Storm, $500, and an expenses paid trip to the Telus Storm Launch Party!
