by Robb Dunewood on November 2, 2009 · 1 comment
We just heard that there is a sleak, new premium BlackBerry theme from Elecite named Shell that gives you 4 color options, red, white, blue, and black, accessible directly from within the theme. Shell has 4 dedicated buttons across the bottom and up to nine hidden icons accessible via hidden hotspots found throughout the them. Shell costs $6.99 and is available for BlackBerry 9630, 95xx, 9000, 8900, 8530 and 8350 series devices.
You can check Shell out here on Elecite.com’s website.
NOTE! Shell may have a few issues on the BlackBerry Storm2 and BlackBerry Storm running OS 5
I heard yesterday afternoon that NBA League Pass Mobile will be available today for the iPhone and Android devices. BlackBerry users, unfortunately, will have to wait a bit longer. The League says that the BlackBerry version will be out by the end of the year, which, I guess is OK so long as you aren’t interested in watching games, you know… like now.
This having to wait for cool applications to come out for the BlackBerry BS is getting really old.
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TetherBerry, a wonderful application that tethers your BlackBerry (uses your BlackBerry as a modem) to your laptop allowing your PC or Mac to get onto the internet via your devices 3G connection without monthly service fees from you carrier, is 50% off the regular price of $49.95. For today only you can get TetherBerry for $24.97.
TetherBerry Features:
- Internet Anywhere: You can use TetherBerry anywhere you can make phone calls.
- Easy Setup: Download our software to your BlackBerry and another for your laptop… Then surf the web and email just like you would with any Internet connection.
- Fast Speeds: Download speeds that are impressive. Our users download at speeds up to 1,800 kbps.
- No Tethering Fees: TetherBerry uses your phone’s data plan and we do not charge tethering fees. (refer to our Terms of Service) (Note that significant charges may apply for data usage if not on an unlimited data plan. Please check with your carrier.) All BlackBerries: TetherBerry is compatible with all BlackBerries.
- All Carriers: TetherBerry has been used by carriers all over the world. Some carriers do require APN settings, though. It appears our product does not work on the iDen Network.
- PC & Mac: TetherBerry works on both PCs and Macs.
TetherBerry is one of the best selling applications in the RIMarkable App Store and if you ever want to tether your BlackBerry to your laptop, today is your chance to get a great application at great price.
>>> Get TetherBerry 50% Off
Remember when the BlackBerry Storm came out last year? Verizon hawked it everywhere possible. Magazine ads, billboards, TV commercials, contests… The BlackBerry Storm was the most hyped BlackBerry ever.
Move up a year and Verizon didn’t even officially announce the BlackBerry Storm2 until 2 days before the the device became available. Verizon didn’t market the BlackBerry Storm2 before it’s release at all. Whether they will now that it is available remains to be seen.
That being said, it is hard to miss the buzz in front of the upcoming Verizon Droid, which Verizon just happens to be marketing the heck out of. Word on the street is that Verizon is creating an interactive experience named Droid Does Times Square where people will be able to control both the Reuters and NASDAQ digital billboards.
Do a Google search for Verizon BlackBerry Storm2 (at the time of this posting) and you don’t get a single sponsored ad for the Verizon BlackBerry Storm2. You may actually get a sponsored ad for the Droid. Search for Verizon Droid, and you most certainly do. Probably several of them.
There is no question, at least from initial advertising efforts which device Verizon is betting on.
The Verizon BlackBerry Storm2 9550 is now officially available on Verizon’s website. It is $179.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate with a 2-year contract.
If you are looking to get a solid BlackBerry device with a touch screen and you don’t already own the Storm, get the BlackBerry Storm2. You won’t feel screwed like many consumers did when they bought the original Storm with the initial FUBARed to the tenth power OS that it shipped with.
If you already have a Storm, I strongly recommend that you upgrade it to OS 5.0.0.328, play with it for a while, and seriously debate on whether or not your really need Wi-Fi. Yes, the BlackBerry Storm2 has better build quality than its predecessor. Yes the BlackBerry Storm2 has more memory than it’s predecessor. Yes, there are undoubtedly other things the the BlackBerry Storm2 does better than it’s predecessor. At the end of the day, however, the really big difference, in my opinion, is Wi-Fi.
I doubt that we will see any more BlackBerry devices that don’t include Wi-Fi. I would recommend to anyone buying a new BlackBerry get a device with Wi-Fi. That being said, Wi-Fi in the BlackBerry Storm2 is not a compelling enough enhancement for me to recommend that existing BlackBerry Storm users move to the BlackBerry Storm2. This isn’t and indictment on the Wi-Fi or the BlackBerry Storm2. It is an indictment on the BlackBerry OS and the BlackBerry Browser. That, however, is a topic for another post…
Verizon’s official announcement of the the BlackBerry Storm2 9550 wasn’t the only big BlackBerry news coming out of the largest wireless company in the nation today. They’ve also released BlackBerry OS 5.0.0.328 for the BlackBerry Storm 9530.
A little credit goes to Verizon for actually releasing OS 5 for the BlackBerry Storm before releasing the BlackBerry Storm2. I am sure that a bunch of head to head BlackBerry Storm with OS 5.0.0.328 vs. BlackBerry Storm2 reviews will hit the web in the next 24 hours or so, but we’ve heard that even though the Storm2 has clear hardware advantages over the original Storm, the new OS 5 update gives the original Storm many of the same OS enhancements coming in the Storm2.
You can find a list of some of the OS 5.0.0.328 enhancements after the jump.
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Verizon has finally officially announced the BlackBerry Storm2 9550 and the device will be available Wednesday, Oct. 28th. Why it took Verizon a week and a half to come out with their official announcement after RIM officially let the cat of the bag on Oct 15th is beyond me. RIM clearly isn’t repeating the marketing efforts that we saw with the original Storm which I believe to be the most hyped BlackBerry ever.
Check out the full press release after the jump…
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There are some pretty solid rumors out that the BlackBerry Storm2, although still not officially announced by Verizon, will launch on October 28th for $179.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate and a 2 year service agreement. The BlackBerry Storm2 launching next Wednesday sounds great. Having to shell out 28o bucks up front, even with the $100 mail-in rebate, sounds a bit expensive.
Verizon and especially Research in Motion need the BlackBerry Storm2 to do very well with consumers and if $279.99 plus a $100 mail-in rebate is indeed where the pricing will be set when the Storm2 launches I’d be willing to bet that there will be a price drop of at least $50 to $100 before Black Thursday. I’d also venture that third party retailers such as Amazon and Wirefly, etc., will offer the Verizon BlackBerry Storm2 for less at launch.
