The BlackBerry Beat

A new BlackBerry Patent application entitled System and Method for Adaptive Theming Of A Mobile Device describes ways that a BlackBerry wireless carrier or third-party theme screen developer could configure, or reconfigure, a subscriber's BlackBerry theme remotely.This capability presumably could be used to configure temes based on user preferences, regions, or even- hopefully only with the subscriber's content- to promotions or times of the year.

January 31, 2008 by Russell Shaw

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The U.K.-Toronto-based Financial Post reports that BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion is planning an accessory known as the BlackBerry Remote Stereo Gateway.

January 31, 2008 by Russell Shaw

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Verizon Wireless and BlackBerry announced today that a red-colored BlackBerry 8830 World Edition will be available online Friday at www.verizonwireless.

January 30, 2008 by Russell Shaw

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A new BlackBerry patent application published just yesterday would improve the ability of BlackBerry devices to read voltage levels.The patent app is entitled System and Method for Managing Battery Slump.

January 18, 2008 by Russell Shaw

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Colleague John Falcone reports that Sling Media-  has confirmed a new update of its SlingPlayer software will be announced for BlackBerry.The release will enable SlingMedia to streamlive TV to be streamed from any Slingbox model over  a 3G or WiFi connection to BlackBerry Pearl 8120's.

January 3, 2008 by Russell Shaw

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When one of our devices crashes or shuts down because of memory issues, one of the last words we would ever use to describe the circumstances is "graceful."Yes, but graceful is indeed part of the title of a just-published BlackBerry Patent application entitled Detection Of Out-Of-Memory and Graceful Shutdown.

January 3, 2008 by Russell Shaw

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 Seems that after "Cathy" realized that her boyfriend seemed to care more about checking BlackBerry messages in bed than devoting his undivided attention to her, she reports that their relationship is in the process of ending.Maybe, as Boston Globe freelancer Alison Lobron writes, the seeds of what sounds like a breakup was planted after Cathy's boyfriend checked his BlackBerry during post coital-cuddling.

December 30, 2007 by Russell Shaw

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Pinstack BlackBerry forum member marian_h writes that he (she, perhaps?) has been a BlackBerry user for the last two years.

December 30, 2007 by Russell Shaw

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Amy-Mae Elliott of the oh-so-charmingly named (NOT!!!) UK-based mobile tech site Pocket-Lint cites an analyst research note that a new BlackBerry 9100 device now in the pipeline will offer a heretofore-unseen form factor.

December 23, 2007 by Russell Shaw

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Wireless communications solutions provider TeleCommunication Systems says it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion.TeleCommunication Systems is charging that RIM infringed on its  United States Patent No.

December 20, 2007 by Russell Shaw

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