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New York Times Crosswords for BlackBerry by Magmic reviewed

Magmic Games have been making games for BlackBerry for a long time now and QuicklyBored has been with them all the way. Because we’re both based in Ottawa (blocks apart), we’ve had the opportunity for interviews with both their CEO and developers. Magmic is doing great things for promoting the BlackBerry gaming business and their latest game, The New York Times Crosswords, is a sweet addition to their lineup.

On October 2nd, the game launched exclusively to AT&T and will be available until January 1st 2009. After that time, the product will be available across most U.S. and Canadian carriers, as well as offered through Bplay.com, Magmic’s direct-to-consumer shopping portal.

Continue reading the full review of Magmic’s NYT Crosswords for BlackBerry

BlackBerry Bold denim back casing

denim casing

I’ve heard people complain that the faux-leather on the BlackBerry Bold is a little tacky, but how awesome is denim? The back casing is available from CNN for $50. No, not the news network CNN, but the online mobile accessories store. Although currently out of stock, this casing is sure to garner enough interest for us to see it again.

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BlackBerry Storm updates and specs

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The BlackBerry Storm, RIM’s first consumer touch screen device, goes on sale from November 17th in the US. The device is expected to satisfy the more demanding prosumers with a wide range of media capabilities.

  • MPEG4 and YouTube video
  • Music player will play MP3, WMA and AAC encoded files
  • iTunes syncing
  • BlackBerry Music Sync software
  • 3.5mm jackplug
  • 3.2 megapixel camera with video capture
  • SMS and MMS
  • BlackBerry Maps and assisted GPS
  • 3G, quad band GSM handset with HSDPA support
  • Although the above specs are impressive, the real improvement will be the ‘clickable’ touch screen. The device has a haptic vibration type of system that makes the screen seem like it has physical buttons on it that you can press.

    With all this great hardware, I’m hoping the software comes strong too. RIM’s software portal should be able to serve up some great content for this device.

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    BlackBerry Bold vs HTC Touch Pro vs Samsung Epix

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    The BlackBerry Bold, HTC Touch Pro and the Samsung Epix are all smartphones that take elements from both the consumer space and the enterprise market. All three phones have 3G, GPS, WiFi, microSD slots and video capture. The HTC Touch Pro and the BlackBerry Bold are about identical in price and the Samsung Epix is around $100 less on the initial purchase with contract. I’ve taken the time to put together a comparison post for these 3 phones.


    Click through to read a comparison of the HTC Touch Pro, BlackBerry Bold and the Epix

    Microsoft Office for iPhone - please be better than desktop

    Documents To Go, the company that brought you Microsoft Office for BlackBerry, Palm, Windows Mobile, and Symbian are moving to iPhone. I’m really hoping that the company will offer copy & paste within their documents. Also, the product is still in development so they might be waiting for Apple to update and implement c&p themselves.
    Continue reading all the features that come with Documents To Go for iPhone

    Best selling phones on Amazon tell us a lot about market

    Except for the MOTO Z9, the top 6 bestselling phones on Amazon are smartphones. It’s also interesting to note that LG and BlackBerry dominate the smartphone space on Amazon.

    The fact that the LG Vu is the top selling phone says a lot about the mobile TV industry. Clearly, consumers want mobile TV and are willing to buy a device that advertises its ability to provide mobile video services.

    It also seems that the Curve is the most popular consumer BlackBerry. At least I have to assume that all purchases made through Amazon are consumer because enterprise would have a carrier rep to purchase from.

    Motorola is still dominating the clam shell space. Almost every flip phone in the bestselling list is by Motorola. I guess they’ve held onto their loyal RAZR fans with new versions and features.

    I’m looking forward to the day when the bestselling list will be nothing but the best smartphones.

    Gmail for mobile 2.0 - BlackBerry and Java rejoice

    Gmail for mobile has gone 2.0 and there are a ton of updates. The new Gmail mobile is directed at J2ME and BlackBerry devices. Here are the highlights:

  • Overall performance improvement: You should experience significant raw speed improvement, smoother scrolling, and no freezing.
  • Multiple accounts management: If you have both a Gmail and Google Apps email account, you can easily switch between them quickly. You will no longer have to use two different mobile apps to access personal and work emails.
  • Continue reading about all the great updates to Gmail mobile

    BlackBerry porn by Pinota - optimized pics and video

    BlackBerry porn

    Pinota is the first and only adult entertainment network for BlackBerry. A few months back I tried to register BlackBerryPorn.com but RIM had bought the domain like days before me. Imagine owning that domain? RIM would pay huge money to put the kibosh on it. Well porn finds a way and now Pinota is trying to capitalize on all the business men and women who want to look at nude people during meetings. Also of note, when you Google Pinota, the first thing that comes up is the Finnish word, which in English means “to stack”. Coincidence?

    Go to www.pinota.com on your BlackBerry and sign up to be a beta tester. How do you “test” porn? I’ll leave that to your imagination.

    BlackBerry Magnum and Pluto - touch screen BlackBerry clarification

    BlackBerry Pluto

    BlackBerry Pluto: The BlackBerry Bold touch screen device.

    I’ve been reading a lot of confusion on the web about the BlackBerry Magnum and the BlackBerry Pluto. Many are confused which BlackBerry touch screen the respective codenames are associated with.

    BlackBerry Magnum (9220)

    This touch screen device will be modeled on the BlackBerry Curve 8900 design, but will include 3G.

    BlackBerry Pluto (9900)

    Again a touch screen device, but this one will be modeled on the BlackBerry Bold design.

    RIM’s BlackBerry application store official!

    RIM App Store

    RIM’s BlackBerry application store went official at the BlackBerry Developer Conference in Santa Clara California. The store will take 2 forms: a new online application storefront and a new on-device storefront. The storefront will go live March 2009 and BlackBerry application developers can begin submitting their applications and content for inclusion in the storefront in December 2008.

    The storefront will give 80 percent of the revenue generated from applications to the developers. Take that Apple! RIM is also working with PayPal to develop the payment systems. Something I’m not all that happy about is the fact that the on-device storefronts will be carrier controlled. Thanks for bringing us back to the Walled Garden.

    “Who needs a RIM-E-Mart? I dooooooooooooooooooo.”