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Bplay launches official NFL BlackBerry Themes

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Douglas Soltys
on November 13, 2008
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by Bplay

Are you ready for some football? I guess that’s the question on Bplay’s mind these days, after releasing officially licensed BlackBerry themes for all 32 NFL teams. Obviously, from the image above you can probably guess that my loyalty lies with ‘Da Bears’, but whatever your team Bplay has a theme for you.

You can find a collage of all 32 NFL themes after the jump. The BlackBerry Bold is not yet supported, but will be in the coming weeks.

Download your NFL team BlackBerry theme!

Bplay NFL BlackBerry Theme Collage

Sandstone Pink BlackBerry Pearl now availalbe on AT&T

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Douglas Soltys
on October 14, 2008
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BlackBerry Pearl in Sandstone pink

For BlackBerry Pearl users who can’t get enough of the color pink, today is your lucky day. AT&T has placed the Sandstone Pink BlackBerry Pearl 8110 on their website. The Sandstone Pearl 8110 retails for $150 on a two-year contract, but also features a $50 rebate which drops the device down to an even $100. Considering the price and the color, I think the Sandstone Pink BlackBerry Pearl 8110 will sell like hotcakes this holiday season.

Sandstone Pink BlackBerry Pearl 8110

Another Vodafone BlackBerry Storm commercial

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Douglas Soltys
on October 10, 2008
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Not much to say here, as the BlackBerry Storm hype train continues worldwide. If previous Storm news wasn’t enough to make you want the device, I doubt this video will push you over, but it is cool how they imply that the Storm gives you semi-super powers.

Bplay’s Airshow BlackBerry theme takes off!

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Douglas Soltys
on September 24, 2008
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Our friends at Bplay are really starting to show off their theme-building skills, this time with an Airshow BlackBerry theme that reminds me of a time when I wanted to be like Chuck Yeager.

The slick animated will run you only $6.99 but is not compatible with the BlackBerry 8830. View some higher res screenshots after the jump.

Bplay BlackBerry Airshow Theme

Tonchidot: Japanese people make the coolest things

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Douglas Soltys
on September 21, 2008
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While Kyle and I were in San Francisco covering CTIA, there was another event taking place at the same time: the TechCrunch50, which is an event for startups to demo their wares and get bought/funding. One of the highlights of the show was from Tonchidot and it’s Japanese CEO Takahito Iguchi.

The long video (17 minutes!) is worth watching not only as a demonstration of how the right piece of software can turn simple things like location and a camera into a next-level experience, but the enthusiasm Iguchi-san displays for his product while trying to overcome a significant language barrier.

Doesn’t everyone want something like this on their phone? And maybe a cool Japanese dude following you around, saying things like “Imagination!”?

[via TechCrunch]

Walking Hotspot by TapRoot Systems

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Douglas Soltys
on September 15, 2008
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TapRoot Systems has a great mobile app for anyone who needs Wi-Fi access. Walking Hotspot turns any Wi-Fi enabled device into a portable hotspot for up to five connections. One of the best applications at CTIA.

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CTIA 2008: The morning coffee rush

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Douglas Soltys
on September 10, 2008
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Sigh.

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CTIA 2008: Day 1 keynotes begin!

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Douglas Soltys
on September 10, 2008
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Day 1 keynote is about to start. No wifi here, so no livebogging, but we’ll vpost anything interesting that comes up.

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BlackBerry Thunder/Storm video up on YouTube

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Douglas Soltys
on September 10, 2008
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Well it was only a matter of time until we were able to see some hands on video of the BlackBerry Storm/Thunder. This time the scoop comes not from us, but the “BREW Ninja”, who will obviously get someone at Verizon/Qualcomm fired. Go to 2:55 to see the goods.

It might seem a little surprising that a relative unknown has their hands on such a coveted device before someone like Boy Genius, but something is definitely going down at Verizon. Before this video went up, we were getting emails from people demanding money for Thunder/Storm pics. Is there some sort of major leak going on or are we closer to release than previously thought? We’ll investigate more in the morning.

Thoughts? Questions? Post a comment to let us know what you’re thinking.

BlackBerry Bold in-depth review at BlackBerry Cool

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Douglas Soltys
on August 22, 2008
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The BlackBerry Bold reviewed at BlackBerry Cool

What, you think we didn’t have one before today? While we’re still not sure when you’ll be able to walk into a Rogers store to actually buy the shiny new device like Simon did, today still marks the official launch of the BlackBerry Bold on Rogers. In honor of this special day, we’ve decided to post our exhaustive review, if only to whet your appetites.

And boy, has this day been a long time coming: three years in development, three months since its official announcement at WES 2008, and three times the hype of any other BlackBerry release. The first in RIM’s next generation lineup of smartphones, the BlackBerry Bold has been labeled everything from an enterprise company’s desperate push into the prosumer space to a true iPhone killer. Most of the BlackBerry faithful are just hoping that it turns out to be a worthy merger and evolution of the BlackBerry 8800 and Curve device lines. This review will settle the debate.

Be forewarned, our review of the BlackBerry Bold is fairly large. However, we’ve broken the review down into specific sections for quick and convenient access to the information you seek. Make sure to post a comment to let us know if there’s anything we’ve missed, anything else you want to know about, and whether or not you feel RIM’s new flagship device meets the hype.

Click here to read BlackBerry Cool’s Ultimate BlackBerry Bold Review