Vodafone

Vodafone this week have notified all users of its 360 synchronisation and cloud backup service that it will be closing it down at the end of the year. continue

BlackBerry services buzzed back to life Thursday after a three-day outage that interrupted email messages and Internet services for millions of customers.

BlackBerry users around the world have faced huge problems over the past few days getting and receiving emails and messages, as well as launching Internet services. continue

The handset & hardware

This is BlackBerry’s first fully touchscreen handset since the Storm handsets of 2 years ago. Measuring in at 120 x 62 x 11.5 mm, it’s comparable in size to an iPhone but slightly smaller than most top of the range Android handsets. Weighing in at 135g, it’s slightly lighter than the iPhone and most Android handsets. continue

The BlackBerry 9900 was first announced back in May 2011. After a week of it being released, here’s our review:

The Handset

An initial impression once I got my hands on it is the build. It is a tiny bit weightier than the BlackBerry 9700 I have been using for the past few months, however the quality of it is sturdy with the smooth fascia surrounded by the brushed metal bevelled edging. The back is a mixture of rubberized plastic topped with a carbon fibre look inlay. The buttons along the edging are metal as well, and you have the screen lock button at the top, volume control buttons on the right hand side (with an extra button between them for pause and play). Below this, you have the one and only side convenience key, default programmed for camera. Unfortunately, it’s placing means that quite often I accidently pressed it and launched the camera. On the other side you have the micro USB port and headphone jack. Also along the bottom you have the contact points for the desktop charger. continue

Research In Motion announced at a press conference today that it will be launching the BlackBerry® Curve™ 9360 in September in the UK.

The smartphone, which is powered by RIM’s BlackBerry® 7 operating system, is a significant upgrade to the hugely popular 9300 from last year, featuring a higher resolution screen (480×360 pixels compared to the 9300’s 320×240), larger internal storage (520MB to 256MB) and a 5MP camera with flash and video recording.  continue

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Vodafone seem to have prepared for distribution of the new BlackBerry 7 product line. Vodafone have released a video introducing the features of the BlackBerry 9860 Torch.The 9860 has an integrated 3.7″ touch screen (biggest ever) and the design aims to optimize the display of web interfaces, images and strong support for gaming applications on the device.

Research In Motion today announced plans to launch 5 new BlackBerry® smartphones based on the BlackBerry® 7 Operating System. RIM, in conjunction with carriers and distribution partners around the world, is rolling out two new BlackBerry® Bold™ models and three new BlackBerry® Torch™ models, all running the powerful new BlackBerry® 7 OS.

The launch of this family of handsets will be RIM’s largest global launch ever and more than 225 carriers and distribution partners have already commenced or completed over 500 certification programs for these 5 new handsets. continue

Research in Motion, said the BlackBerry 9800, also known as the BlackBerry Torch, is its “best BlackBerry ever”. The device combines a touch-screen interface with a full slide-down version, of the Qwerty keyboard for which BlackBerrys are renowned for and RIM calls it “the best of both worlds.” continue

An email account integration is deleted from the BlackBerry Internet Service account but the icon for that integration is still present on the BlackBerry smartphone.

Cause: The service book for the particular email integration is not removed

Perform a hard reset of the BlackBerry smartphone by completing the steps outlined in KB02141. The icon, as well as the service book for that integration, will be removed.

Orange, O2 and Vodafone have all collaborated to develop a mobile broadcast system, capable of delivering data-intensive services. The new system means users will soon be able watch TV on their handsets.

The multi-operator pilot, which will run for three months commencing in October 2010 in central London and Slough, will assess how mobile broadcast services can be deployed using shared network infrastructure.

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