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As we approach the end of 2009, it was, to say the least, an interesting year for Research in Motion. The National Post recently wrote an article with some quotes from the co-CEO Jim Balsillie that show he and Mike Lazaridis are pleased with progress and very optimistic moving forward.
Continue reading about the year in review and comments from Balsillie
SmrtGuard and the Indonesian carrier Indosat, have announced the launch of the i-Guard service, a white label version of SmrtGuard. With this white labeled version of the service, users can wirelessly backup and restore personal data, as well as personally track and remotely wipe their smartphone in the event of theft or loss.
Personally, I would love to see North Americans getting a white labeled version of SmrtGuard as well. There are a ton of BlackBerry consumers that would benefit from this service, but aren’t in the know when it comes to purchasing applications. Relationships with carriers can go a long way to bringing these great apps to people who don’t know about them.
We had some great responses from our post regarding the BlackBerry OS 5 themes bug. There are a couple of fixes that were provided in the comments that are worth reposting.
Click through for fixes for the OS 5 themes bug
This is an open thread for anyone who owns a BlackBerry Storm2 to comment what they think of the device so far. Are you happy with the device? Do you have any gripes with the Storm2?
Here are a few pros and cons to get the discussion started:
Pros
Cons
The latest theme from Bplay is looking very nice. It’s an animated theme called Waterfall that features running water and a tropical bird flying around your homescreen.
Also, remember how we posted saying that OS 5 is breaking themes? Well Bplay are now including a warning message on their themes saying: “IMPORTANT NOTICE: Themes may not function properly on BlackBerry Storm 9500 and 9530 devices that have upgraded to BlackBerry OS 5.0.”
Hopefully this gets resolved soon.
Purchase the animated theme Waterfall for $5.99.
We have written about SmrtGuard extensively on BlackBerry Cool because it’s a solid product we feel comfortable promoting. The software helps you find a lost BlackBerry as well as keep your data safe and secure.
SmrtGuard have updated their application to version 2.01 with some new features as well as support for Android.
New to the latest build of SmrtGuard:
SmrtGuard is available on a subscription basis for a variety of terms including monthly ($3.99) and yearly ($44.99).
RIM have expanded into the Ivory Coast today. Through a partnership with Orange CI, RIM have announced that they will be offering devices and software for users in what is respectfully known as the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire.
Le Côte d’Ivoire est une pais dans l’Ouest d’Afrique avec une population de plus de 18,373,060 personnes. Ca vas etre alors une place merveilleuse pour le solution BlackBerry.
The first devices to be offered include the BlackBerry Bold, Curve 8900 and Pearl 8120. Will these be shipping with OS 5, RIM?
The BlackBerry Curve 8520 is now available in Hong Kong and come early November, will be available for purchase from 3 Hong Kong, China Mobile Hong Kong Company Limited, PCCW mobile and SmarTone.
For more on the 8520, see our previous articles.
BlackBerry Cool readers are very familiar with the application Beyon160. It allows you to use more than the 160 character limit, imposed on BlackBerry users by Verizon, Sprint, Alltel, U.S. Cellular, Bell, Telus, and all other CDMA carriers.
Got the tip from Ronen at BerryReview that the BlackBerry Developer Conference Mobile Guide is now available for download. This free app is a must have for anyone attending the event, and it’s compatible with all BlackBerry devices. I’m running it on the Storm2 9550 right and it’s very smooth.
Even if you’re not at the conference, this would be a great way to see what you’re missing. The guide gives you access to schedules, maps, and speaker bios for the conference.
Looking forward to meeting everyone at the conference!
Check out the BlackBerry Developer Conference Mobile Guide in App World now.
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