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October 16, 2008
0:37
BlackBerry Cool 15 Update: More Judges, Developers and Prizes!
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We’re less than a week away from the BlackBerry Developer Conference, which means that we’re less than a week away from THE BLACKBERRY COOL 15! Since our initial post about our first developer focused event, a lot of excitement has been floating into our inbox. We have some updates for you, so we thought now would be a good time to fuel the fire:
Register for the BlackBerry Cool 15
More information about the BlackBerry Cool 15

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October 15, 2008
21:39
Confirmed: BlackBerry Storm coming to Rogers before Christmas!
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Sometimes news can come from the craziest sources: internal leaks, html sniffing, etc. Sometimes all it takes is a direct phone call! After friend of the site RogersDude69 tipped us off that Rogers had given callcenter employees a specific script to read when customers ask about touch screen BlackBerrys (i.e., the BlackBerry Storm), we just had to call ourselves and see what was up.

The audio below confirms that Rogers will carry the BlackBerry Storm 9500, and that we’ll see it before Christmas (hopefully in November)! Apologies to the extremely helpful customer service rep who was the subject of my ruse.

Click to listen!

So that’s Verizon, Telus, Bell and Rogers in North America. Where are Sprint and AT&T?

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18:16
BlackBerry Cool mentioned in reputable paper
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From time to time, people from outside of the BlackBerry Nation like to peer into our world to figure out exactly why we spend so much time using our thumbs. To help them along the way, we’re often interviewed to provide our (ahem) expert analysis and opinion. Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down with the San Antonio Express-News for an article entitled ‘Smartphones place the Internet in more hands‘. Because I’m an ego-maniac, I’ve decided to quote myself here:

“We’re in a world where a lot of people don’t work 9-to-5 in offices,” he says. “They go to meetings. They are at job sites, or at clients’ offices. Not everyone commutes to an office and sits at a desk. You need to be able to work from wherever you are now.”

“For the majority of people,” he says, “to access a few Web sites, check e-mails, read news, use a document, maybe watch some videos, is all they need. And the ability to have that in the palm of your hand, wherever you go, is huge.”

All joking aside, it’s an interesting article that investigates how something as simple as a smartphone can shift one’s lifestyle to focus on where they are, not where they need to be. Check it out.

(via MySA)

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17:34
T-Mobile BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 now available
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This may seem like old news to most BlackBerry readers out there, but I just spent the past two days in a car trying to reach BBCool HQ after car troubles (don’t ask), so I’m playing a bit of catchup today.

At 12:01 Monday morning, T-Mobile officially announced the availability of the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 in their stores. RIM’s first flip phone is retailing for $150 on a two-year contract. You can read the full press release after the jump with spec details or hit the link below to visit T-Mobile’s Pearl Flip page.

T-Mobile BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220

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16:46
Vote for your favorite BlackBerry!
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Inspired by yesterday’s Canadian federal election (another minority government?) and its upcoming American counterpart, BlackBerry Cool wants to do its part to get out the vote! We want you to tell us which BlackBerry has the right stuff to lead the BlackBerry Nation. Here are you candidates:

BlackBerry Bold
BlackBerry Storm
BlackBerry Pearl Flip
BlackBerry Curve 8900 (aka Javelin)

You can vote for your candidate using the our handy polling station after the jump. After you’ve voted for the top dog, make sure to tell us where you think the other BlackBerrys fit into the BlackBerry Nation Administration. Which BlackBerry would make a good Secretary of State? How about Vice President? Post a comment and let us know!

(yeah, the BBCool staff watches way too much West Wing)

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October 14, 2008
22:14
Verizon BlackBerry Storm will be at the BlackBerry Developer Conference!!
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As if the BlackBerry Cool 15 wasn’t enough of a reason to attend the BlackBerry Developer Conference. I just received an email from Verizon telling me that they’ll be displaying the BlackBerry Storm 9530 at DevCon!! Booth #501, baby! Expect a full hands on from BBCool at the show.

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18:43
Former VP of RIM - Don McMurty - to speak at Skidmore College
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If you’re in the Saratoga Springs area of New York, I would definitely check out Don McMurtry, a former vice president with Research in Motion, speaking at Skidmore College. His speech is entitled “Confessions of a CrackBerry Pusher.” The speech will go down at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, in Davis Auditorium, Palamountain Hall. Admission is free and open to the public.

I’m sure the speech will focus on how the BlackBerry is improving organizational structures and efficiency, but I was hoping it would start something like:

“Sometimes I build a wall around myself. To keep out the pain. The hurt.” Although it’s probably not that kind of confession.

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18:19
RIM and TSX take a leap - buy your spouse something nice
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The best thing we can do in times of economic hardship is spend. Get the economy moving people! The TSX and RIM had a great day today and so should you. Buy your spouse something nice. Take that special someone out for a nice dinner. Or, better yet, buy yourself that BlackBerry Storm you’ve been craving for the past couple months. Here are the facts:

Research In Motion Ltd. (TSX:RIM), up $9.10 or 14 per cent to $73.10
TSX up 1,058.7 points or 11.7 per cent to 10,123.9

The news came shortly after President Bush announced the government would spend US$250 billion to directly buy shares in the country’s leading banks. I’m curious to see how this plays out in the long term.

(Via LondonFreePress)

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17:52
Canada Votes 2008: Which candidate is best for RIM?
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Canada is casting their vote today for who will be the next Prime Minister of Canada. I will be going to vote in a couple hours and much like Jewish people will ask themselves, “which candidate is best for Israel?” I will ask myself “which candidate is best for BlackBerry?” I’ll let BlackBerry Cool readers decide who I vote for, just give me your reasons.

BlackBerry is proud to be Canadian-made. I know, I asked one recently. I want to vote for the candidate that will spread this wonderful Canadian smartphone all over the globe for everyone to enjoy. Also, I want the candidate that will improve my BlackBerry experience. Subsidies, tax breaks, trade negotiations and underhanded bribery will be the tools which my candidate will use to make the BlackBerry the most widely used smartphone on the market. Who will it be?

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17:40
BlackBerry helping to solve our economic woes
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I thought it was interesting that ComputerWeekly, while describing “what is a BlackBerry”, chose to emphasize its ability to help the US and UK during the credit crunch.

The Blackberry has played a regular supporting role in the UK and US governments’ attempts to deal with the credit crunch. Alastair Darling used his to track coverage by the BBC’s Robert Peston while attending meetings. US representatives were told to check theirs into a bin, to ensure that details of what they were discussing would not leak out to Wall Street.

I’m not sure if that is the first thing I would say to introduce a BlackBerry. Maybe something along the lines of “the BlackBerry is a smartphone that has push email.” I don’t know, maybe that isn’t powerful enough. How about “the BlackBerry was invented by John McCain and will win the war against terror.”

(Via ComputerWeekly)

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