RIM employees prefer Javelin to BlackBerry Bold, slaving away at Thunder
Recent chatter out of Waterloo suggests that RIM employees prefer the nascent BlackBerry Javelin to the sexy BlackBerry Bold. RIM also seems to be having troubles getting the BlackBerry Thunder to meet their high quality standards.

Sprint gets nailed for $73 million in illegal ETFs
Sprint’s class-action suit from 2003 has finally wrapped up in favour of the plaintiffs, rewarding back early termination fees to past and present Californian customers who have been charged.

W3C releases new mobile web standards
The W3C has published a set of best practices and XHTML standards to improve the browsing experience on the mobile web.

T-Mobile 3G rollout confirmed for October 1st.
Major American markets like New York, Chicago, Orlando, Detroit, Atlanta, Los Angelas, Washington DC can expect 3G service this October.

Bell rolling out new colours for BlackBerry Curve and Pearl
The BlackBerry 8330 looks great in crimson, and the BlackBerry 8130 looks none too shabby in white or titanium.

RIM considering Chinese factory
Norm Lo says that production facilities may be getting into China in the near future.

Flowberry theme makes you wish your BlackBerry was a Mac
Bplay’s latest theme brings some of the joys of Mac browsing to your BlackBerry.

RIM COO wants to take Apple out for a drink
RIM’s Dennis Kavelman hold the company line by saying Apple is just bringing more attention to BlackBerry.

BlackBerry Kickstart video walkthrough
The BlackBerry 8220 gets a solid video review, taking a preliminary look at the software changes and the striking new form factor.









