Cellphone Sidekick

Blackberry smartphones are the best selling business phones in US. Many people use the Blackberry phones because they’re really good at what they’re doing, and we’re quite used to their trackball design and shape too. However lately Blackberry comes out with quite a lot new ideas, like the optical trackpad, the touchscreen thing, and now even a slide-out keyboard…

Want to see how these are working out? Well, that’s a “WOW”, the news are that this new slider touchscreen Blackberry – The Torch 9800 will launches in US soon.

It has a slider keyboard and a full touchscreen and it is the latest gadget in Blackberry’s redoubtable range of business phones. The Torch was unveiled yesterday and will go on sale in the US on AT&T from 12th August. Features of the new flagship phone include the Blackberry OS 6.0. The new operating system will be rolled out to other handsets but the Torch will be the first phone to carry it.

The Torch features a 3.2″ touch screen with 480×360 pixel color display. The unusual feature is the slide-out QWERTY keyboard and optical trackpad.

The key features of the new Blackberry operating system are: a new “PC-like” web browser. It renders pages “beautifully” apparently, with tabbed browsing for access to multiple web pages at the same time and pinch-to-zoom capability and – secondly – a Universal Search tool.

The new device is geared to take advantage of your media resources elsewhere, so it syncs to iTunes, Windows Media Player DRM-Free music, photos and videos on the go from your computer to your BlackBerry. Sync from your home computer music library to your BlackBerry can be done wirelessly over Wi-Fi.

And based on the picture above, the Torch 9800 looks nice too, a very beautiful design. Although I do adore the traditional Blackberry look, this phones looks really cool and nice, so maybe it is time to make a change. The phone’s launching in the US first on the 12th August, for more information you can check out the AT&T pages.

We literally can’t live without our cell phones today, seriously, but when we’re on duty outdoors it is really hard to make sure we can get the right charger for our phone, or maybe we can’t even find the power to charge, so we’ll need a nice battery pack that can be charged easily and can charge our smarphones easily.

Well, after a long journey in iPhone chargers I finally find this for other smarphones: the RichardSolo 1800 for BlackBerry/Smartphone is really good.

When it comes to the iPhone, there are tons of battery packs out there that are available for it. From solar powered to battery packs that also double as cases, the iPhone is super spoiled when it comes to options. On the other hand, most smartphones are generally left scrambling in the dust, even if they do have battery lives that are just as sucky and just as in need of a boost on the road as the iPhone’s. Fortunately, Richard Solo heard the cries of these other capable smartphones. Besides having a backup battery solution available for the iPhone, Richard Solo has also come out with the RichardSolo 1800 for BlackBerry/Smartphone. This battery pack is unusual in that it will work with several types of smartphones, including all BlackBerry models, the Palm Pre, Nexus One, and nearly all of the popular smartphones out in the market now as long as they use a mini or micro USB charging post. We tested the RichardSolo 1800 with the Google Nexus One.

What makes the Richard Solo 1800 really stand out is the fact that it also has a built in laser pointer and LED white flashlight. The flashlight can last for over 100 hours when the battery is fully charged. These are two features that you never know when they’ll come in handy. Heck, if you’re stuck somewhere where you need a battery boost, there is a good chance that at the same time you’ll need a flashlight too in one of those situations. But of-course, if you use the Richard Solo to charge your phone, the flashlight will be capput.

The design of the Richard Solo is clean and very pocket and purse friendly. Its gray coloring will easily match the looks of most modern day smartphones. The device itself weighs 2.30z and measures 2″ x 7/16″ x 4 3/8″. On its front fact, the Richard Solo sports LEDS which indicate its charging status. Green indicates that the device itself is being charged, red indicates that the Solo needs to be recharged, and finally, Blue indicates that the Richard Solo is actively charging a connected smartphone.

The Richard Solo 1800 comes with a 100-240V, 50-60Hz AC wall charger, dual-port USB car charger, retractable USB cable, and mini/micro-USB connector cables. That means that you’ll be able to use the included accessories to conveniently charge your phone in the wall, in your car, or by connecting it to the USB port in your computer. The Richard Solo itself has a dedicated mini-usb connector. If your smartphone uses a mini-usb charger, then you can directly connect the Richard Solo to it to charge the device. But if your smartphone is like the Nexus One and it uses a micro-usb charger (which most modern day smartphones do use) you’ll need to connect the micro-USB connector cable to the Richard Solo’s body, and you’ll need to stick the other end of the micro-usb connector into the Nexus one. So basically, if you want to take along the Richard Solo with you for an extra boost during the day, you better remember to bring along the micro-USB connector cable or it will be useless for charging the Nexus One. This is a bumper, but not a total deal breaker.

The Richard Solo took almost 5 hours to fully charge when connected to a wall outlet, and then its 1800mAh polymerized lithium-ion battery took 2 hours to charge the Nexus One, at the end of which it left the Nexus One with 75% of its battery full. Of course, each smartphone will vary by how much % of a full charge it receives from the Richard Solo, but the Nexus One is a good average for today’s smartphones with their hungry batteries.

When it comes to all the included cables that come with the Richard Solo 1800, having so many cables is both convenient and inconvenient all at the same time. It’s great that the kit provides you with everything you need to charge your device in the car, with your computer and via a wall outlet, but you to remember to bring the cable you need along with you (if you’re using a micro-usb device) or else the battery pack is useless. Of-course, the Richard Solo’s inclusion of a laser pointer and built-in flashlight is very unique and wholeheartedly welcome. But the truth is, even if it weren’t there, we’d just be grateful to have a proficient and compact battery pack device that is compatible with so many smartphones. And chances are, that the Richard Solo 1800 will be compatible with your next smartphone – whether it’s a BlackBerry or Android device, so it has good long term value too.

All in all, this is nice device that support for many devices, and built-in laser pointer and LED flashlight are neat extras, comes with everything you need to charge your phone via car, the wall, or your computer; However, you’ll need to carry around two pieces to recharge a smartphone with a micro-USB charging port, although its slim and lightweight – it’s almost as big as the Nexus One itself. So, now it’s your call to get one of these or not.

The most hit phone in America lately will definitely be the iPhone 4, but besides for those hardcore iPhone lovers, some people just don’t get this thing about iPhone. And for those people BlackBerry is perfection, and the BlackBerry Bold 9560 is totally another hit phone lately. Being out for just a  month, the BlackBerry Bold 9560 already gets touched by ColorWare.

The BlackBerry Bold 9650 just launched less than a month ago and it already is getting a new dash of color from ColorWare. You can colorize the inner back, outer back, top, bottom, frame, and sides. This time around ColorWare won’t be selling these directly. So you will have to send it in if you want to get all fancy, also you will need $150 bucks.

If you don’t want a black BlackBerry any more, you can now “paint” it with ColorWare, just enjoy the fun! I really like the fire color for this hit cell phone!

I don’t know about you guys, but I sit in front of my laptop screen for like 10 hours a day or more, and sometimes I just get tired and I just start to hate computers. And then I would really want to find a job that has nothing to do with computers, but then I find the problem — There’s no such job!

Even garbage collection relies on computers somehow! Let’s see what the BlackBerry Binmen will do to the business.

Binmen are bringing Blackberrys to the high-stakes game of collecting garbage, proving that there isn’t a single job in the world where you don’t have to work with computers. The garbage collection agency “Biffa” is electronically equipping employees in an effort to speed up the service. They say staff can now communicated with home office and download maps, (but not Facebooks, twitters…this is more about business than entertainment) which raises the terrifying idea of trucks brimming with garbage tearing around at random in an extremely unpleasant version of Speed.

More usefully they’ll be able to instantly image examples of customers with overflowing bins or improperly-sorted garbage, so reality has finally caught up with the tinfoil-hat conspiracy theorists – there really is cellphone surveillance of your bins. And this new telecom-trash-tapping works both ways, with company-equipped GPS units able to track the trucks’ progress (and instantly tell them when they’re behind.)

I usually love cell phone games, and would like to have a taste of new cell phone apps, but I’m still new to this BlackBerry Binmen, and if you’ve got any further information on this, please tell me in the comments. And will this be an effective use of £1.75 million? Or would ten more trucks speed things further? Only time, and your trash, will tell. Let’s just wait and see.

Rumors about this new BlackBerry 9670 has been out for quite awhile, and we’ve been looking forward to it for some time now. Today, finally the beauty shows face. Although not officially, we can still get a peek anyway. As rumor has, this new BlackBerry 9670 will be rocking CDMA, and as you can see from the (not very clear) photo here, it has a cute new clamshell design.

Well, this is an quite interesting day. First we seen some shots of OS 6.0 and now we get an up close look at the BlackBerry 9670. This certainly isn’t the first time we’ve heard about a new clamshell design from Research In Motion but it is the first sighting of the long on the table device. As we know it, the specs for this one are rather interesting with what may be a few surprises to some out there.

Specs in list:
1, 5 Mega Pixel Camera
2, CDMA Radio Bands
3, 360×480 Screen Resolution
4, WiFi
5, MicroUSB Slot
6, MicroSD Internal Storage Slot
7, Massive External Display
8, OS 6.0 Ready

Other than those few items, details are still kind of slim. While we have a model number already, we’re led to believe this is what is also referred to as the BlackBerry “oxford.” Clearly, the BlackBerry 9670 is not a completed device and to judge by these pics might be selling it a little short. So what do you all think?

Personally, I think it is still too early to say how fabulous the phone will be, after all we still don’t know anything detail. But the clamshell design is quite new to BlackBerry, and it’s pretty cute, I’d say the BlackBerry 9670 is a phone we can really look forward to! Let’s just wait…

BlackBerry smartphone are famous for it powerful business feature, and speaking of business, time mens a lot. Therefor a scheduling app is very important to BlackBerry users, and here is a quite nice one for you.

Tungle has been in beta for a while now but today, has finally reached public availability. The free scheduling application is now available for download direct from the Tungle website. Having used the application before, I can say it’s great for sharing calendar information between users. The full list of features below:

 
1.Schedule meetings -Propose times, overlay calendars of sharing contacts, send invites, check pending meetings – everything you need to make meetings happen.

 
2.Share calendars – Send sharing requests, choose between free/busy or details, see schedules of people you share with – it’s the world’s first mobile exchange server.

 
3.Reply to invites – Receive and reply to invitations from other Tungle users or through your Tungle.me link.

While many other options exist, Tungle makes it rather easy to organize and schedule meetings. All of which is wrapped up in a nice, functional UI. We’ll be putting Tungle to a full on test at WES this year, in the meantime grab your free copy from their website.

This Tungle Scheduling app is a very nice one (at least to me), really worth to try out! And it’s free, so what to lose?! Just grab it here.

Like I said I love Juicy Couture, their juicy charms, their beautiful accessories, their nice clothes, and also their fabulous iPhone cases! So admittedly, a nice cellphone case today is quite essential for your beautiful BlackBerry while a really nice one is quite difficult to find. Well, if you feel the same, then you should now join me and cheer.

Are you a BlackBerry owner that is jealous of the Juicy Couture iPhone case that we posted about a few days ago? Fortunately, there is no need to be jealousy. Juicy Couture is selling a three pack of BlackBerry cases. It doesn’t specify which BlackBerry models these cases will fit, but from the product picture, it looks like the Curve is a safe bet. Each pack comes with a pink, black and green case and each case has a “Peace Love Juicy” print covering its back. The BlackBerry case pack retails for $58.00.

As is pictured at left, the Juicy Couture cases for BlackBerry are quite beautiful and they feels good too! Look juicy? Well, just get up and dress your BlackBerry juicy!

Do you know that BlackBerry is one of the most popular smartphones among the US? Do you aware that smartphones have really fragile screen, in fact, the bigger screen, the more fragile! So we need protections for our dear smartphone, seriously. But how to choose the right one from the big confused market? I’m happy to give some advices.

Is there a sexier smartphone out there? I think not. Whether you agree or not, you do have to admit that RIM’s line up is quite stunning. Over time and through wear and tear, your device goes from functional and fabulous to functional and frumpy. The trick to slow the aging process? Handle with care and keep it covered. There may be a problem with this. Do you want to sacrifice sexy style for security? Some skins offer great protection, but are damn ugly. Not only that, but you may experience interference when using the keypad or touch screen. The iSkin may offer the best of both worlds.

There’s been quite some buzz lately online about the iSkin. I’ve been lucky enough to try them out for a while now. Their lineup is colorful, and very eye catching.

The iSkins are available for a wide variety of products; from BlackBerrys, iPods and iPhones to MacBook Pro/Air, keyboards and mice (or is it meese?). For the BlackBerry smartphone, here’s what iSkin carrys; Vibes and Vibes FX. Both are promising to bring sizzle and style to your world. The Vibes are available for the Curve 8900, Storm and Bold 9000, while the Vibes FX version is only available for the Curve 8900. Each version captures the essence of each BlackBerry model perfectly. The Bold 9000’s sports the beautiful, luxurious leather pattern we know and love. The Vibes for the Curve 8900 and Storm are smooth as silk, yet offering an edgy style. The Vibes FX are my style, not only do they come in my favourite colours (Green and Orange), but they have an argyle design on the back.

Now, besides keeping your BlackBerry’s bum ding-free, each iSkin comes with an easy to apply screen protector. The Vibes come with clear protectors, while the Vibes FX iSkins come with mirrored ones. Your BlackBerry will look good coming and going, while being guarded from drops, scuffs and scratches. Oh, I almost forgot, for added fun, iSkin also offers stickers you can use to show off your style while, providing free marketing for them!

Unlike some skins, the iSkin fits snug and securely, without being difficult to put on. This fit ensures that the Bold’s bezel is truly protected, without interfering with the keypad at all. We all know how easily the bezel can be damaged. The coverage of the iSkin is amazing! The metal surrounding the camera is covered in a clear, thick plastic, leaving a cut out for the camera lens. The mute/standby key, volume control and convenience keys are completely covered. While the iSkin is supposed to allow for functionality, I found the mute, volume and right convenience key difficult to press, while the left convenience key was very easy to accidentally press. Cut outs are left open for the mic, and a lanyard, while the Bold’s speakers are completely covered. I didn’t mind this, as calls on speakerphone, alerts and other audio can still be clearly heard.

What I was really impressed with was the iSkin solution for the USB and headphone ports. Instead of leaving them completely open, iSkin sports two doors designed to keep dust, dirt and debris out. I did find at times that the USB door didn’t always stay completely closed. I was hoping to have a door for the micro SD card slot, but alas, no such luck.

OK, so this is it, my pick of a nice cellphone cover for BlackBerrys, not perfect, but pretty stunning! You might want to try them out, don’t be hesitating, they do worth a try, trust me.

It is no secret that electronic products generate so fast nowadays that we always want to have the new version. And BlackBerry’s no exception, and the new BlackBerry Storm 2 9550 is quite fabulous and I’d like to have that. But somehow, not everyone can have it, not just because of the price but also the server providers, but good news for Bell users, it has been announced that Bell will launch BlackBerry Storm 2 9550 soon.

With the BlackBerry Storm 9530 now discontinued on Bell it’s time to move on to the next stage of Touchscreen BlackBerry devices. MobileSyrup brings word that Bell will be bringing the BlackBerry Storm 2 9550 into play on or around April 13th.

TELUS has had the device for a while now which maybe gave them a little bit of an edge when it came to users out there wanting the Storm 2. But with this news anyone on Bell can now get in on the action. No definite pricing for the BlackBerry Storm 2 has been set as of yet but it’s pretty safe to say it should match that of TELUS’ pricing. And if so, expect to pay $199.99 on a 3 yr contract as a promo price while going as high as $549.95 with no contract according to MobileSyrup.

Any Bell users been waiting for this? Do you want this? Or should I say, would you buy this with a contract or not?

Fashion, all girls love that; Blackberry is something businessman love, which means business woman also love it! Then here comes the question, what if you can just combine your dearest Blackberry with fashion? How great is that! Good for you, Violet May has brought the chance to you with its very stunning Blackberry Purse!

If you just find yourself unable to live without a Blackberry you might want to invest a little in keeping it safe from bumps and bruises, and there’s no more luxurious and fashionable way to do it than with a hand crafted leather purse from Violet May. Not for the faint of heart or the empty of pocket, these chic purses come equipped with individual mantras, a card and coin section and a stunning stingray print finish.

As the thinking woman’s accessories brand, they created a limited edition purse for the fashionable and dynamic business woman, which can be customised with one of three inspiring tag lines, ‘Rising Star’, ‘Yes we can!’, and my favourite ‘Never knowingly underdressed’. Made for lady who shows fashion, taste and ability, these limited edition purse are really stunning and wisely designed, perfect for your dearest BlackBerry!