Verizon has finally announced the BlackBerry Storm 2. The device will be available beginning October 28th, and it will run you $179.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate and a 2 year contract.
The BlackBerry Storm2 was rumored to be promoted with a Buy One Get One Free campaign but there is no mention of this in the press release. It’s possible that whoever put the marketing materials for the campaign, confused the 9550 and the 9530.
There are a couple of reasons why this launch may have been delayed. The BlackBerry Storm2 is rumored to have not passed technical acceptance at Verizon, as well as they have just released OS 5.0 for the Storm 9530 users. This means all Storm users, old and new, will at least be running the latest software.
Our buddy Fabian is putting his app LaterDude Pro on sale for just $1.11 until October 26th.
LaterDude Pro reminds you to call, SMS or email a contact. The app creates a new event in the internal calendar or task application, making it fully integrated with your device.
Ronen over at BerryReview got a tip about the latest download links for OS 5.0.0.314. Make sure to get them fast as they tend to get ripped from Rapidshare fast.
The standard caveat applies: if you don’t know what you’re doing, stay away from these leaked OS versions. Back up your device too.
If these get ripped, we would appreciate posting a mirror link. Also, let us know if you find any bugs or this negatively affects your device.
Getting featured in App World is one of the best things that can happen to your app. It gives you great exposure and users can find your application without clicking through to categories.
What would be interesting to measure, is the number of downloads that occur by word-of-mouth. While being featured on App World can result in a surge of downloads from users hitting App World, there is also surely an effect from friends recommending the application once they have tried it. BabyGO! seems like the type of application that would be especially helped by the word-of-mouth factor as parents are constantly sharing advice and parenting tips.
In a video released by AT&T, we get a look at the BlackBerry Bold 9700. The video goes on to describe a little about the device hardware, as well as basic BlackBerry functionality that we are all very aware of. But what about the most important part of a device: the software?
As RIM continues to release devices, there is relatively little that differentiates them. This year in particular, it is all about changing the form factor and feature set to play with pricing and different target markets. While the Storm 2 is probably the biggest evolution for BlackBerry this year, it’s still only going to be as good of a device as the developers dictate it to be.
CB forums have had 2 leaked pieces of information that point to the BlackBerry Storm 2 being launched by Verizon on October 28th. The first evidence of a 28th launch is an internal PDF with the date in it. The 2nd piece of evidence the above snapped photo of the Verizon intranet blog also showing the 28th.
While the Storm 2 was rumored to not have passed Verizon’s technical acceptance program right away, it seems all of this is over with and the device is coming. We’ll keep you updated on this as more details come forth.
Pixelated Plus, a fun game for BlackBerry, has been updated to support the Curve 8900 and the upcoming Bold 9700.
Playing this game is easy. All you have to do is change the colors of pixels on the screen until the screen is a single solid color. The ultimate goal is to do this in as few moves as possible.
Killarney School principal Dave Devin is behind bars for using his BlackBerry too much. His bail is set at $1,200 and law enforcement officials will hold him until this money is raised.
Sorry but I couldn’t help posting this. It’s actually a fund raiser on behalf of the Canadian Cancer Society called Jail ‘n’ Bail where community members voluntarily “jail” themselves and raise bail money for cancer. Dave Devin was “arrested” for using his BlackBerry too much and was released less than an hour later. Phew!
The official launch of the BlackBerry Bold 9700 took place in Germany and Mike Lazaridis was there to talk about it. He called it a “remarkable feat of engineering.”
The above video gives you a quick look at the device, and then cuts over to Mike Lazaridis, speaking at what appears to be a small press event. Nothing spectacular in the video, but the 9700 looks like a really professional device.
Remote Print consists of 2 applications, one for your BlackBerry and another that sits on the PC. When both are installed, Remote Print allows you to wirelessly print any file from your BlackBerry including emails, photos, PDF, Excel, Word, address contacts, memos and more. With Remote Print, you can also send files from your BlackBerry to your PC.
Features of this software include:
Native intergration into BlackBerry email, address book and memo applications for quick printing direct from the menu bar.
Print Office (Excel, Word etc) and PDF files! (requires Office/Adobe reader to be installed on PC).
Print photos and image files (png, gif, bmp, jped, jpg etc) direct from your BlackBerry.
Use the send option to send any file directly to your PC without printing: great for quick BlackBerry->PC file transfers.
Inbuilt file explorer to select files or whole folders for printing/sending.
For BES users, print to your office printer from anywhere – even without WiFi.
