BlackBerry news: though two Unix stories that are all about BlackBerry

RIM BlackBerry Pearl 3G phone


Redesigned keypad that's strikingly familiar Review What's this, a BlackBerry without a keyboard? In phone circles it's akin to a Factor without its X. The Pearl 3G 9105 is BlackBerry's first handset to sport a standard numeric keypad, rather than a Qwerty keyboard or its own SureType alphanumeric blend, which assigns two letters to each key. It's likely that this is something of an experiment, since the same phone is available with the SureType option in the US as the 9100. Can its other improvements make up for the loss of one of Blackberry's major assets?…

iPad beats BlackBerry for browsing


Sofa, so good Apple's iPad is now generating more web traffic than RIM's BlackBerry in North America, though at least a BlackBerry can do other things too.…

Open source webAndroidiPhoneiPad kit betas for BlackBerry


Awaits Jobsian benediction As developers await word from Steve Jobs that applications coded with Appcelerator's Titanium kit are still welcome in the iPhone App Store, the company is testing a new version of the kit for RIM BlackBerries.…Free White Paper - IBM Sets Pace in Unix Virtualization

Ten Essential BlackBerry Apps


For business and pleasure Product Round-up Research in Motion’s BlackBerry smartphones are a staple communications tool in the business world, but also have a growing consumer base too. With mobile apps enhancing the capabilities of these phones in both sectors, some pickings from the company’s App World seemed in order, to see what extra juice you can squeeze out of your BlackBerry.…