Thanks to theOutsider over on Pinstack, we now have an "official" launch date for the 8130 on Sprint.
Oct 30, 2007
GMAIL Users Try IMAP...Flee Back To POP
So yeah, everyone got excited when Google announced GMAIL was going to be available via IMAP.
Then we tried it...
Then we went running back to POP...
Bottom line...IMAP on the BlackBerry via GMAIL is terrible.
ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE!!!!!!!
So heed our warning now...Don't do it. Or do it, just make you sure to tell us we were right once you change it back because you hate it. =-)
4.2 Operating System FINALLY Reveals Itself For 8703 CDMA Devices
WELL IT'S ABOUT TIME!
Verizon has released the 4.2 Operating Systems for the 8703 devices FINALLY.
Sprint of course, still hasn't released it, however, if you are Sprint client and want to run it, all you need to do is delete the vendor.xml file and update your BlackBerry via Desktop Manager.
We have had our hands on the 4.2 OS for sometime now, about 4 months if not longer, and were told by RIM that it was up to the carriers when to release it, so we are wondering what has taken them so long.
Oct 29, 2007
Apple To Potential iPhone Consumers..."We Don't Want Your Cash!"
Usually we could care less about what Apple is doing, hence the reason why unlike other BlackBerry Blogs and sites, you don't see every 4 posts something to do with the iPhone, but this peak our interest.
It seems as if Apple is now refusing to accept payment for any iPhone unless it's good ole' plastic. And not all plastic at that! ONLY credit card plastic. Get an Apple Gift Card for your birthday and want to buy an iPhone? Not so fast. It's not going to happen.
Could you imagine walking into Best Buy and being told "You can buy any of these computers with cash or credit card, except this one...You can only buy it with a credit card".
Considering the fact that you can purchase ANYTHING ELSE in Apple stores and AT&T stores WITH cash OR credit card, we are wondering how this is going to work out in the legal world?
I thought I remembered something in high school about the dollar being good for "all debts private and public", so I pulled out a dollar bill from my wallet just to make sure, and yep, there it is: "THIS NOTE IS LEGAL TENDER FOR ALL DEBTS, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE"
Hmmmmmmmm....This could get interesting...Wonder how long it's going to take an attorney to find some 17 year old who wants to puchase an iPhone but they can't because they "legally" can't enter a contract with a credit-card company.
Not that we claim to be psychics at all, but I'm betting $500 that within 45 days you will see a lawsuit popping up.
Oct 24, 2007
BlackBerrys Say "Hello, China"
Alcatel-Lucent and RIM Announce Strategic Agreement for the Distribution of BlackBerry Smartphones in China
Paris, France and Waterloo, Ontario - Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced that the companies have expanded their partnership with the signing of a strategic agreement for the distribution of BlackBerry® smartphones in China. The first smartphone offered to Chinese enterprise customers through this agreement will be the 8700 model.
RIM Releases Yahoo Messenger v2.0.33
What a busy day for releases!
RIM has released an updated version of Yahoo Messenger which now allows you to send files (up to 5MB), directly from your BlackBerry device to your Yahoo contacts!
The interface is now much better as well.
Check it out with the following OTA Download Link: http://www.blackberry.com/devicesoftware/entry.do?code=yahoo
GoogleTalk 2.0.33 Released For BlackBerrys!
Downloading it now, but we have heard that it is MUCH better than previous versions!
We will be reporting back soon, but in the meantime, check it out for yourself!
Just point your BlackBerry Browser to www.blackberry.com/GoogleTalk/
GoogleMaps 1.6.4 Launched For BlackBerrys
Just point your browser over to www.google.com/gmm to download it.
We are in the process of downloading it now, so will post any changes that we find!
Thanks to Doobs for the heads up!
GMAIL In The Process Of Enabling IMAP For All Accounts
Which is good news for BIS users!
Here is an excerpt:
For the past few years, we've offered POP access, which is similar to IMAP but lacks one critical feature: your changes made on other devices aren't seen in Gmail when you log back in. Instead you are presented with a list of unread mail, and you must re-read and re-sort everything. For this reason, as soon as I started at Google, IMAP was one of the first things I asked about. Since then, I've seen countless blog posts, requests, chats, and just about everything else asking, "Are you guys ever going to do IMAP?" Well now I can say: Yes. Yes, we are doing IMAP. In fact, we are doing it for you for free on all devices and platforms.<p> Click HERE To Read The Entire Story
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