Amazon's "Kindle Fire" Android Tablet to be officially announced tomorrow...

Amazon is holding a press event tomorrow, September 28th, where it is expected the the company will unveil the Kindle Fire, the long rumored 7-inch Android powered Amazon Tablet that will retail for $250.

eBay v2.0 for BlackBerry available in Beta Zone

eBay v2.0 for BlackBerry is now available for download in BlackBerry Beta Zone.

New features include:

• BBM Connected –Post a recently purchased item as your personal message or share a listing with your BBM contacts and chat through BBM. You can even invite them to download the application if they don’t already have it.
• New User Interface – The user interface has been completely redesigned and updated, while maintaining core eBay design and functionality, to provide users with a closely integrated BlackBerry /eBay experience.
• Sell from your device – Create and publish a listing on eBay from just about anywhere. With core integration to your BlackBerry Camera and photo library, you can upload an image to the listing you created, directly from your BlackBerry smartphone.
• Improved buying experience – Looking for a collector’s item?  The advanced search makes it easier to find what you’re looking for. Modify your search with your preferences and indicate whether you’re looking for a new or used item, which country sites you’d like to search and more!

Wikitude for BlackBerry v6.0.11 released

Augmented Reality browser Wikitude for BlackBerry v6.0.11 has been released and is available in BlackBerry App World. 

New features include:

• Landscape mode support in cam view for Torch 9810, 9850, 9860.
• Routing to POI when clicking on address in POI detail screen
• Location update more accurate in cam view while moving
• Bug fix for privacy setting ‘Contacts’ for BBM chat
• BlackBerry Bold 9790 and 9380 support

T-Mobile officially announces the BlackBerry Curve 9360

In a press release yesterday, T-Mobile officially announced the BlackBerry Curve 9360 with immediate availability online for T-Mobile business customers.  The T-Mobile BlackBerry Curve 9360 will be available to all starting September 28th...

How to Improve Battery Life on the Droid Bionic

Brent over at Simple Mobile Review wrote a really good post on how to improve battery performance on the Motorola Droid Bionic that everyone with a Droid Bionic should read.  

Research In Motion Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2012 Results

Earlier today, Research in Motion reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2012 Results.

Higlights included:

• Revenue in the second quarter was $4.2 billion and service revenue surpassed $1 billion for the first time
• GAAP net income of $329 million or $0.63 per fully diluted share; adjusted net income of $419 million or $0.80 per fully diluted share
• The BlackBerry subscriber base grew 40% year over year to surpass 70 million
• RIM’s largest roll-out of BlackBerry smartphones was initiated with 7 new smartphones launched with over 90 carrier and distribution partners in 30 countries during the latter part of Q2
• Approximately $780 million was invested as part of a consortium of companies that successfully bid to acquire intellectual property assets from Nortel
• BlackBerry smartphone shipments in Q3 are estimated to grow between 27-37% over Q2 shipments

 

BlackBerry Bridge updated to v1.0.6.5

We just heard that BlackBerry Bridge v1.0.6.5 is now available in BlackBerry App World.  There is no change log, but, hopefully, this update is a precurssor to an update to BlackBerry Tablet OS.

eBuddy XMS for BlackBerry now available...

Mobile instant messageing app eBuddy XMS, popular on the iPhone and Android devices, is now available on the BlackBerry.  Like BlackBerry Messenger, eBuddy XMS supports sending, sent, and read notifications.  One of the really cool things about eBuddy XMS is that there is a web app which allows you to communicate with mobile contacts from your computer.

eBuddy XMS is a free app and you can download eBuddy XMS for BlackBerry OTA by pointing your device to http://www.ebuddyxms.com...

eBuddy XMS for BlackBerry now available...

Mobile instant messageing app eBuddy XMS, popular on the iPhone and Android devices, is now available on the BlackBerry.  Like BlackBerry Messenger, eBuddy XMS supports sending, sent, and read notifications.  One of the really cool things about eBuddy XMS is that there is a web app which allows you to communicate with mobile contacts from your computer.

eBuddy XMS is a free app and you can download eBuddy XMS for BlackBerry OTA by pointing your device to http://www.ebuddyxms.com...