Last week was an awesome week for BlackBerry 6 leaks as we saw the Curve and Pearl 3G, Bold 9700 and Bold 9650 all get blogged. There are some cool PlayBook articles worth checking out too. We’re starting to see developers really get into making apps for the upcoming tablet, and the fact that RIM has promised a free tablet to every developer that gets an app in App World, we’re hoping to see some cool stuff. Be sure to hit the jump and check out last week’s posts. Continue reading ‘Some BlackBerry News You May Have Missed Last Week’
The Rogers BlackBerry Bold 9780 is currently listed on the Future Shop website at $149.99 on a 3 year contract. The Bold 9780 is the same look and feel as the 9700, except it has a small spec boost, a better 5MP camera, and it ships with BlackBerry 6. It should be interesting to see how well this smartphone sells, considering the Curve 3G is going for $49.99 on a 3 year, and the 9700 is $99 on a 3 year. With the BlackBerry 6 upgrade coming anyways, is a 5MP camera important to you versus 3.2MP?
Have you loaded BlackBerry 6 on your Bold 9700? Even the leaked version that hit the Internet recently is more responsive than the Torch 9800. I’ve loaded the latest version of BlackBerry 6 on each device and even though the Torch 9800 has more icons on the screen, the Bold 9700 is definitely more responsive. Hopefully the Torch will get faster with a few more updates because the lag time on the device is a little frustrating. Other than that, the Torch is arguably the best BlackBerry to date.
BlackBerry 6 has some pretty cool social features with its new Social Feeds app but the RSS reader could be better. Anyone who is seriously into RSS feeds uses Google Reader and it’s a shame BlackBerry 6 doesn’t integrate. For those looking for a good Google Reader solution there’s BerryReader. The app has recently been updated with BlackBerry 6 support and the ability to share stories on Twitter and Facebook. Other features include:
Access your All Items, Starred Items, Shared Items, a single feed or a single folder for reading
Automatically updates in the background
Manage (add/remove) subscriptions from your device
Share articles via e-mail, Twitter or Facebook
Read the selected feed or folder even while offline, changes to labels and tags will automatically be synced when network coverage is regained
Get notified whenever new articles are available (Includes custom LED color support through BeBuzz)
Choose between compact and full layout and black on white or white on black color scheme
Swipe left/right on an article header to mark read/star the article (touchscreen devices only)
Hover over an article to open a shortcut popup for easy changing star/like/tag of an article (touchscreen devices only)
Fully optimized and compressed synchronization to keep your data usage at a minimum
The BlackBerry 6 leaks are off the hook today and so far we have leaks for the Curve 3G, Pearl 3G, Bold 9700 and Bold 9650. Not all of these dropped today but we thought we’d put them all in one place for your convenience.
