Kevin from crackberry.com posted a first video tour through the OS 4.6 on his BlackBerry 9000 he purchased at ebay:
Wow, the device really looks fast. A short review of the new browser show the cursor that is used to click on links and how youtube videos are automatically opened in the media player - with 3G it will be possible to experience streaming video on the BlackBerry!
Kevin from crackberry.com managed to get one of the three BlackBerry 9000 devices sold on ebay some days ago. He spent a crazy $828 and was lucky - yesterday his 9000 was delivered. Head over to his first post showing the “unboxing” of his new gadget.
Who needs this? BoyGenius has some pictures of a new BlackBerry flip phone coming late this year. Totally unexpected to me but it seems like this will fit into the prosumer area like the pearl. As for me it is irrelevant because I could not do without the full keyboard. Have a look for yourself:
What a great day for BlackBerry fans. First some pictures of the BlackBerry 9000 devices from ebay, and now BoyGenius got hands on an internal specs sheet for the upcoming OS 4.6. Very interesting are the browser enhancements:
Seems like the browser will get some huge improvement! In the documents there is an example picture of the CNN page:
It seems like there are BlackBerry 9000 devices out in the wild. Someone tried to sell two devices on ebay but the auction has already been closed. The closeup picture from the auction shows a blurry image of the device with the protection foil on:
It seems like the pictures from earlier posts are pretty equivalent to the real device.
Meanwhile rumors for a second BlackBerry series with touchscreen are getting louder and louder. I am holding it with the guys from BerryReview: I would like to see a BlackBerry with a bigger screen an a keybard than a touchscreen device. I can not imagine that a touchscreen could replace the keyboard for writing emails.
This week the BlackBerry Enterprise Server 4.1 SP5 has been officially released. The BlackBerry OS update 4.5 is not available officially but in the darker areas of the web. It is not completely clear to me why RIM removed the HTML rendering function from the new OS officially.
I saw the OS in action on our BlackBerry administrators curve. He said something about a “special setting” that enables the HTML rendering in emails.
Meanwhile the rumors about the upcoming 9xxx series devices are kept on fire by the news that there might be a 9100 device too and the 9xxx devices will have an additional front facing camera.
If you have ten minutes left and you want to get some background information about Jim Balsilli, the co-CEO of RIM, watch this interview:
I liked it, it is not that kind of hardcore business or technical stuff and it shows a bit of Jim’s personality.
Guitar Hero III Mobile is now available for BlackBerry. Go to http://www.bplay.com/promo/guitarhero and you can get a trial version there. The price for the full version is 14.99 $ and it includes 15 tracks. New tracks will be available for download soon.
As I stated out earlier I am a huge Guitar Hero III fan so I have to give this version a try - stay tuned for updates.
Engadget Mobile has some pictures of the next BlackBerry generation. I stumbled over a post on CrackBerry.com showing them and there is another page with pictures here.
In the following picture you can see a comparison of the two current models (Curve and 8800) and the new 9000 series device:
In my opinion it will take a while to get used to the look of the new one. I am wondering why they made the keyboard even larger and the display smaller and not the other way round.
The picture of the new battery (the left one) makes hope for higher battery lifetime.
The slot for the SD-card is now available without having to remove the battery. The keyboard looks better than the one of the 8800 and I hope it is as good as the one of the curve.
The new UI (theme) looks completely different. Too bad that the home screen is the only picture currently available. It would be interesting to see if the look inside the applications (message, phone, …) has changed too.
Man, RIM did quite well over the last years in establishing as THE provider of mobile enterprise services. I wish I would have invested some money into their stocks - they made 4000% in the last 5 Years.
At the moment I think it would be the wrong time to buy. Not just because the whole stock market is on fire but because it seems like RIM is having a rest on that they have achieved so far. The iPhone is entering their market and nothing really new has come along from RIM the last couple of months.
I thought we will see some new devices and features around WES in May but it seems like at least the devices are delayed until the second half of this year. So the only hope left is that we will see OS 4.5 and a couple of new features - maybe HTML rendering? Come on RIM! We CrackBerries need some new stuff!
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