RIM announces 3rd. BlackBerry Women and Technology Awards
RIM’s showcasing the exceptional women in the tech sector with their third awards ceremony, winners being announced March 12th. Submissions close February 11th.

Verizon and AT&T rock Black Friday BlackBerry sales
AT&T’s Curve and Verizon’s Pearl made good headway on Black Friday, but Sprint had less than stellar results.

vTap updated for OS 4.3
Instant-return search results from YouTube and other video services, plus a killer Wikipedia search make for a pretty sweet service. Point your mobile browser to http://m.vtap.com.

BlackBerry 8320 deal on Amazon
Amazon’s got the Wi-Fi Curve on sale for $99.99 or free if you get a $39.99 plan or higher. As ever, there’s plenty of strings attached.

SplashID updated
Password-keeper SplashID gets updated to version 4 with active links, more fields, an upgraded password generator and more.

BlackBerry 8320 and 8120 both hit Orange UK
The UK is getting a hefty dose of the Wi-Fi today, with the Wi-Fi Curve and Pearl both hitting Orange’s shelves today.

BlackBerrys suceptible to Trojans?
Hackers continue to prod the holes in BlackBerry’s set-up. Legitimate threat, or just hypothetical test-tube viruses?

Blockbuster coming to the handheld?
Blockbuster’s taking about getting their movies onto BlackBerrys. Will it fly?

Wi-Fi Alliance establishes VoIP standards
The new Voice-Personal certification aims to keep the bar high for UMA calls, and an upcoming enterprise-grade standard will be of definite interest to RIM.









