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Bank Of America Testing Mobile Wallet With NFC BlackBerry Smartphones

, Feb 25th 2011 Discuss [0]

The time when you can pay for that Starbucks coffee with the swipe of your BlackBerry may very well be upon us. A source from BGR claims that Bank of America has begun testing out its new Mobile Wallet service that uses NFC technology for mobile payments. Read The Full Story

Dymo CardScan Mobile lands on iPhone and Blackberry devices

, Oct 26th 2010 Discuss [0]

I used to work with a guy that had to keep up with tons of business cards. The dude had cards crammed everywhere and he was always losing them or having a hard time finding the contact info for the person he was looking for. If you have to keep up with a lot of business cards and have a similar problem, you need the new Dymo CardScan Mobile app. Read The Full Story

Verizon updating BlackBerry Bold 9650, Curve 8530 and Tour 9630 today

, Oct 15th 2010 Discuss [0]

Verizon Wireless has just let us know that, as of 6pm EST today, firmware updates for the BlackBerry Bold 9650, BlackBerry Curve 8530 and BlackBerry Tour 9630 will be available for download.  Don't get too excited, however; this isn't BlackBerry OS 6.  Instead, the new firmware should make the handsets more responsive, increase push-to-talk stability and generally clean up bugs. Read The Full Story

Verizon Begins Offering Unlimited Data in Prepaid Fashion, 3G Smartphones Included

, Sep 2nd 2010 Discuss [2]

Prepaid services have been around for awhile, but for the longest time they were never good enough to catch the attention of the average consumer. After all, there's a lot hanging on that contract-free plan. You not only miss out on minutes, but it used to be that you didn't even get the same reception as the customers who signed a contract. Furthermore, you had to buy the phone out-right, without that discounted price tag. Well, while you still have to buy the phone out-right, prepaid plans have certainly become more popular, and Verizon has just made it even more attractive with the announcement that unlimited prepaid plans are now available. Oh, and you can use a Droid X, too. Read The Full Story

Verizon DROID, DEVOUR and Tour 9630 all axed?

, Jul 16th 2010 Discuss [0]

A Verizon leak has tipped various smartphones as reaching end-of-life status, including the Motorola DROID and its less-endearing sibling the Motorola DEVOUR.  Droid Forums received a screenshot from an internal Verizon message, tipping the two Android handsets as expected to see "limited or no remaining shipments from the vendor", together with the Nokia 7705 Twist and the BlackBerry Tour 9630. Read The Full Story

The Daily Slash: April 30th 2010

, Apr 30th 2010 Discuss [0]

Welcome to this week's Friday. We hope you had a good week, and that you're winding down comfortably. Tonight's edition of the Daily Slash is short and sweet, just so we can get you into the depths of your weekend faster. We know you want to be there. So, in the Best of R3, the Motorola Shadow has reared its sleek head again, there's a new in-vehicle mount for the iPad, and trouble is brewing for Nokia's CEO. And then in the Dredge 'Net, Verizon is handing out a great deal for Tour owners, open source video codecs can violate patents, and we've got some new pictures of the Motorola RAZR3. Read The Full Story

Celio REDFLY Smartphone Dock gets video demo

, Feb 12th 2010 Discuss [2]

It's been over a year since we heard talk of Celio's REDFLY Smartphone Dock, the compact box that would allow you to plug your phone into full-sized desktop peripherals, but it seems the company have been beavering away in the meantime.  Two videos have been quietly uploaded, showing off the latest REDFLY Smartphone Dock - codenamed Moab - in action, taking a BlackBerry Tour 9630 and making it usable with a VGA display and keyboard. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Celio REDFLY BlackBerry drivers released

, Nov 3rd 2009 Discuss [1]

Celio have finally released their software driver for BlackBerry owners wishing to use the company's REDFLY "Mobile Companion" device.  Announced back in September, the new software means the BlackBerry's display can be replicated on the netbook-sized REDFLY C8N and C7 terminals, with users able to take advantage of a larger keyboard and a trackpad for navigation. Read The Full Story

BlackBerry Tour 9630 returns high as 50% claims analyst [UPDATED]

, Sep 18th 2009 Discuss [0]

According to research done by analyst David Eller at TownHall Investment Research, return rates of BlackBerry Tour 9630 handsets to Sprint and Verizon might be as high as 50-percent.  The most frequent complaint is believed to be problems with the QWERTY smartphone's trackball, but somewhat bizarrely Eller also claims that people are "complaining about the sensitivity of the touch screen".  We'd suggest that's probably because the Tour doesn't actually have a touchscreen. Read The Full Story

Celio add BlackBerry support to REDFLY smartphone companions

, Sep 17th 2009 Discuss [0]

Celio are still attempting to carve out a niche for themselves in the "smartphone companion" segment, and to do that they've expanded support from Windows Mobile to BlackBerry handsets.  Select RIM smartphones can now link up to Celio's REDFLY netbook-style terminals, giving users a bigger display and larger keyboard for easier messaging, working and internet browsing. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

RIM acquire WebKit browser specialists Torch Mobile

, Aug 24th 2009 Discuss [0]

RIM have acquired Torch Mobile, the software developers behind the WebKit-based Iris Browser.  The move will see Torch Mobile's developers working to deliver a new browser to BlackBerry handsets; WebKit is the engine underlying the iPhone's Mobile Safari and the rendering core of Android handsets.  It follows RIM's revelations that it plans to put full Flash onto its handsets. Read The Full Story

BlackBerry Tour 9630 hits Verizon and Sprint

, Jul 13th 2009 Discuss [0]

Having promised their respective versions back in June, both Sprint and Verizon have now officially released the BlackBerry Tour 9630.  In effect the 3G version of the Curve, we reviewed the Tour 9630 over at PhoneMag and came away impressed by its usable QWERTY keyboard and sturdy build. Read The Full Story
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