Introducing BerryReporter Mobile

Posted by Justin on June 23rd, 2009 at 12:57 am in Misc. News | 1 Comment »
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In anticipation of the upcoming re launch of the new BerryReporter, we thought it would be appropriate to release our all new mobile website.  These days with such an influx of mobile internet browsers and users it is imperative to have a site with a working mobile version.  We feel our mobile site will give you just what you need to get your daily Berry fix.

Best of all, the new mobile site goes hand and hand with the BerryReporter launcher.  One click of our BerryReporter shortcut will take you straight to our mobile site.  You can also visit the site by typing in mobile.berryreporter.com from you address bar.

Stay tuned for more site updates and our official re launch date.

BerryReporter 2.0 Coming Soon!

Posted by Justin on June 21st, 2009 at 5:21 am in Misc. News | 1 Comment »
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To all the loyal BerryReporter readers, I am very happy to announce the site is being relaunched.  New ownership has taken over and we plan on building on the wonderful site Stephen and Thomas have created.  We are doing a complete redesign and unleashing our BerryReporter 2.0 logo.  Above you will see a teaser preview of how the new site will look and feel.

As for the site content, nothing will change.  We will bring you all the latest Blackberry news, tips, reviews and updates you crave.  The plan is to keep you updated now matter the time of day so you can always be informed about what is going on in the Blackberry world.

I am very excited about the future here and hope that everyone will enjoy BerryReporter 2.0!

Farewell to All our Readers

Posted by Thomas on April 10th, 2009 at 1:44 am in Misc. News | 9 Comments »

This may come as a shock to all of our readers, but I regret to inform you that I will be stepping down from my position in BerryReporter.com. This is not a choice that I wanted to make, but I choice I had to make for personal reasons. I have met some great people in this business and some great BlackBerry addicts. All of you guys, especially the readers, made this site worth while and I enjoyed bringing you the constant news of the BlackBerry world. I will miss all of it and I want to thank everyone who has helped BerryReporter.com get to where it is at, and to all our readers, both commenters and non. I also want to thank Steve for giving me this opportunity because without him, BerryReporter.com would not exist and I probably wouldn’t have a BlackBerry.

Although I will be leaving Berry Reporter, the site will continue under the care of my partner and scarce poster, Stephen Hunter. I urge you to continue to frequent the site daily for BlackBerry news as well as look forward to the future of BerryReporter.com. There are going to be some future additions I’m sure and hopefully all of the exciting plans that were in order, still get executed. My email should still be up I am sure for a while, so feel free to email me if you should choose to, however Stephen will be the sole care taker of all your needs now. I will try and drop a line every once and a while and hey, maybe someday in the future I will be back.

Farewell to everyone, I will miss you guys!

P.S. the Help Line is still up, so feel free to drop me a PIN or BBM.

BerryWalls Accepting Invitations

Posted by Stephen on April 8th, 2009 at 3:54 pm in Featured, Misc. News | 1 Comment »
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BerryWalls is now accepting more invitation requests through its testing period right now. When launched, this web site will allow you to search through and download wallpapers sized correctly for your favorite BlackBerry smartphones.

BlackBerry Storm 2 Coming to Verizon in September?

Posted by Thomas on April 7th, 2009 at 11:02 am in Rumors | 1 Comment »
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Another rumor that is big news, is the Storm 2 that may be hitting Verizon in September.  Less than a year goes by and we may already have a better Storm, not only with a functioning OS (I would assume) but with a few other features that Verizon has been yearning for.  How does a better touch screen and WiFi sound?  Not enough?  What about a possible 5 mega pixel camera?  Well take out of this what you would like, but being rumor we doubt that anything solid will hit the streets in September.  Last year RIM wasn’t the poster child for being on time with device releases and I hardly see that being the case this year as well.

If I were a Verizon customer, I would not be looking towards the second version of the Storm, but to the release of the 9630.  All of my Verizon buddies are jealous of the Bold and all its glory.  I am just telling them to wait a few months for a device that will trump the Bold, minus Wifi.  However, with the word of a better touch screen on the horizon, many will be quick to give the Storm a second chance.

via BGR, CrackBerry, and SlashGear

OS Updates: Official Nextel 8350i OS 4.6.1.204 and Official 8900 4.6.1.199

Posted by Thomas on April 7th, 2009 at 10:48 am in 8300 Curve, 8900 Curve, OS Updates | No Comments »
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Here are a few new updates, one which is very important to many Sprint/Nextel users.  We have an official Nextel 8350i OS update 4.6.1.204 which is suppose to fix these issues:

  • Echo Issue
  • MMS Improvements: Remove original message when replying; Cursor now defaults to message body when replying
  • Quiet and vibrate profiles will now not have incoming Direct Connect calls blaring over your speakerphone
  • Master Radio Reset will no longer cause the device to reboot

The other OS update we have is for the Curve 8900.  This is an official update from Indosat and is OS 4.6.1.199.

Here are the links to download the OS’s:

Official Nextel BlackBerry 8350i OS 4.6.1.204

Official Indosat BlackBerry Curve 8900 4.6.1.199

Install at your own risk! To delete the vendor.xml file for use on any carrier download and install it, then go to C:\Program Files\Common Files\Research In Motion\ Apploader then it will be at the bottom, delete it.

via Berry Review and CrackBerry

BlackBerry Magnum, Onyx, and Driftwood Rumors

Posted by Thomas on April 7th, 2009 at 10:35 am in Rumors | No Comments »
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Any of these code names ring a bell?  Well maybethe Onyx and the Magnum.  Remember way back when, we got wind of the Magnum being a Bold like device with a touch screen?  What about the Onyx, we mentioned it only once, but it was supposedly a 3G flip.  Well now we have the Driftwood and the rumors are saying differently about all of them.  BGR got the rumors over the weekend, that they are all part of the 9000 series and could all possibly be the same device on different carriers.  Now don’t go spouting off that this is true or false, because it is very early rumor.  The big boys have been known to be wrong before and it could happen again.  One of the reasons that they seem like they could be the same device is because all the leaked specs are very similar so far.  Take a look at what BGR found out:

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Tip of the Day #20 – 4/6/09

Posted by Thomas on April 6th, 2009 at 1:32 am in Tip of the Day | 3 Comments »
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I first want to apologize for being MIA for the last 5 days.  I got really busy at the end of the week and was out of town for the weekend, so I had no time to keep you updated or even give you tips.  I am back though, and ready to inform you guys.

Level: Beginner, but everyone should do this!

Tip of the Day #20 - Download BlackBerry App World! – I don’t know why I didn’t just post this tip on April 1st, but either way, here it is.  Everyone that owns a BlackBerry and has a data package should download BlackBerry App World.  If you aren’t familiar with App World, it is RIM’s very own application store for your BlackBerry.  Most of you reading this probably already downloaded it, but I was surprised at how many people I spoke to last week who did not know what it was.  This is the reason that I am posting it as a tip; so that all the newbies, who know nothing about their BlackBerry, can find and download all the latest and greatest applications for their phones.

So, for all of you that already have App World, disregard this tip.  For all of you that still have no idea what I am talking about, go to either blackberry.com/appworld or mobile.blackberry.com on your BlackBerry browser and download it.  A  It was updated to v1.0.0.28 from v1.0.0.26 a few days after launch so check to see which version you have if you already have it.

Skype Coming to BlackBerry in May

Posted by Thomas on April 1st, 2009 at 4:50 pm in Software/Apps | 1 Comment »
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Skype announced today at CTIA that they will launch a “thin” version of Skype for BlackBerry very soon.  Beta versions will be launched for the Bold and Curves in May.  This is accurate to our post a couple days ago about the May launch.

To read the full press release continue on after the link:

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PrimeTime2Go Will Bring TV to Bold and 8900 Soon

Posted by Thomas on April 1st, 2009 at 4:39 pm in 8900 Curve, 9000 Bold, Rumors, Software/Apps | No Comments »
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So, the mobile TV world is starting to gear up, and it looks like PrimeTime2Go will be one of the first to come to BlackBerries.  With all the MobiTV’s and the SlingPlayers, the world of watching TV on your BlackBerry continues to progress.  Now QuickPlay Media plans to launch PrimeTime 2Go which will enable you to watch full length TV shows from some of your favorite prime time networks.  So far, networks like MTV, NBC, and CBS have already signed deals with QuickPlay and PrimeTime2Go is headed for a launch of about May.  Unfortunately the first devices it will come to are the Bold, and 8900, so everyone else will have to wait.  Anywho, all you Bold and 8900 users get your phones ready.  One more thing that is unique to this TV service is that it will work for any carrier so long as you have a compatible device!  Wild, I can’t wait!

via Engadget Mobile

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