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5.0.0.692 For The BlackBerry Bold 9650

May 12, 2010 Firmware

On the road today, but I wanted to let you all know… 5.0.0.692 For The BlackBerry Bold 9650 has been seen in the wild… You can grab it HERE at Multiupload.

Let us know what you think about it…

Tags: Blackberry, Bold, leak, OS

5.0.0.530 for the Tour and 5.0.0.509 for the BlackBerry Curve 8900 and Bold 9000 Spotted in the wild

Feb 26, 2010 Berry, Firmware

Wow. Its been a while since we posted one of these, let alone two in one day, but here we go with two releases spotted at the same time! The first is 5.0.0.530 for the Tour. Not sure what this fixes, but if you want the latest and greatest here you go. Second up is 5.0.0.509 for the BlackBerry Curve 8900 and Bold 9000. Please be warned that upgrading to a leaked OS could result in a lot of tears and a nonfunctioning blackberry, but here you go:

Tags: Blackberry, Bold, Curve, leaked, os 5.0, Tour, Update

FREE BlackBerry Bold 9700 for New or current customers!

Jan 15, 2010 Berry, Carriers, Deals, Devices

Wirefly is at it again with an AMAZING deal on one of the best devices that Rim has put out yet. FREE Blackberry Bold 9700 for new or current customers on AT&T plus, FREE shipping and FREE activation. Its insane, but thats almost a $500 savings (as opposed to just walking in and buying one in the store).

You get one of the fastest 3G phones for nothing. nada. zip. So what are you waiting for? I would have ordered one already myself, but I already have the bold, I may however, upgrade my wife’s 9000….

Tags: 9000, 9700, AT&T, Blackberry, Bold, Free

AT&T Bold 9700 First Look

Nov 19, 2009 Devices

AT&T Bold 9700 Box

So the AT&T Bold 9700 arrived this morning (a day earlier then FedEx said it would, but I’m not one to complain!) and I was immediately in love with the device. The box itself is the usual AT&T box, orange, pretty, complete. Upon opening the box, you’re greeted with the phone glaring at you with the usual stickers on it.

The contents of the box include the head phones, holster, charger, and CD with the Blackberry User Tools (BBDM). Also included is the Quick Start manual no one looks at. I will admit that when I first opened the box, I was a little taken back by the size of the 9700. I got used to the larger feel of the 9000, and the 9700 is a deal smaller in comparison. The back battery door slides off as opposed to the latching door on the 9000 and it has the same leathery patch on it that the 9000 has.

Boot time of the new phone was surprisingly fast, I’m sure that will slow a bit once I load some programs and my email in to the device, but for the moment, this is one of the quickest devices I’ve used. The Memory listed shows that there is 127mb of free space for apps, and 1.8gb of storage available. Its running OS 5.0.0.296 (Platform 5.1.0.83).

My initial observations of the 9700 are good, it looks and feels like a nicely made device. It does seem that it will take some time to get used to the trackpad as opposed to the ball, but the nice thing about the pad is that it won’t get stuck like the ball does (we hope). I’ll load the phone up with devices and use it a bit over the weekend and I’ll post a complete review with screenshots early next week.

More images after the jump!

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Tags: 9700, AT&T, Blackberry, Bold, first look, unbox

5.0.0.348 for the 8900 and 9000 spotted!

Nov 11, 2009 Firmware

And why not? Today’s a good day for those abusers sporting the Bold 9000 or the Curve 8900 as 5.0.0.348 has been spotted in the wild for both. We’re not sure what these offer (as we’re using the latest and greatest from AT&T on our bold) but we’re sure some of you bleeding edge users out there will want to try this out on your devices.

Please make sure that you’re careful when upgrading to these releases as they could BREAK YOUR PHONE BEYOND REPAIR! Well, maybe not that, but they could ruin your day.

Curve 8900:

Bold 9000:

Tags: Bold, Curve, Firmware, Upgrade

OS 5.0.0.314 For The BlackBerry Curve 8900 And Bold 9000 in teh wild!

Oct 23, 2009 Firmware

Zing! OS 5.0.0.314 has been spotted in the Wild for the Curve 8900 and the Bold 9000. While I haven’t upgraded my bold beyond the official latest release from AT&T, those that have are impressed with the 5.0 releases. “Fastest loading beta OS I’ve done” – BlueMax413 For more comments: Check here and to download:

OS 5.0.0.314 for the Curve 8900
OS 5.0.0.314 for the Bold 9000

OS 5.0.0.314 for the Curve 8900 (thanks ps360wiitv)
OS 5.0.0.314 for the Bold 9000

Remember, YOU UPGRADE AT YOUR OWN RISK so don’t come crying to us when your device is 501!

Tags: 9000, Bold, curve 8900, os 5.0

Bold Gets Even Better for AT&T Customers with the New BlackBerry Bold 9700

Oct 21, 2009 Devices

AT&T to Introduce Blackberry® Bold™ 9700 SmartPhone, Features New Trackpad for Easy Navigation

Dallas, Texas, October 21, 2009

Blackberry Bold 9700

AT&T*, the choice for twice as many smartphone customers than any other carrier and the first U.S. carrier to offer BlackBerry® service, announced today that the BlackBerry® Bold™ 9700 smartphone from Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq:RIMM; TSX:RIM) will be available for AT&T consumer and business customers in the coming weeks. The new BlackBerry Bold 9700 builds on the success of the original Bold model, introduced nearly one year ago, also on AT&T’s nation’s fastest 3G network. AT&T is the only U.S. carrier to offer the original BlackBerry Bold and will be among the first to offer the new BlackBerry Bold 9700. Customers can learn more about the new BlackBerry Bold 9700 by visiting www.att.com/BlackBerryBold9700.

The device is a beautiful combination of black and chrome accents that house a brilliant high-resolution display in a compact and lightweight package. The BlackBerry Bold 9700 features a 624 MHz processor with 256 MB of Flash memory, 3.2 megapixel camera and A-GPS to provide a faster location fix in support of AT&T Navigator with real-time traffic data. The new BlackBerry Bold 9700 smartphone also features an innovative touch-sensitive trackpad instead of the previous trackball for quick and easy access to email, messages, apps and more. It will also come preloaded with AT&T Visual Voicemail at no extra cost.

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Tags: 9700, AT&T, Blackberry, Bold

Free themes for the 95xx, 9000 and 87xx!!

Sep 2, 2009 Themes

In a rare showing today, the first FREE theme I want to share with you is one for you 87xx sportin Foosball Lovers out there. If you’re a Cowboys Fan (and come on, who isn’t a fan of “america’s team” besides almost everyone outside of Texas) this theme is right up your alley. The Dallas Cowboys Theme by Xtrme XJ is here and working on 87xx devices. Its a pretty basic theme that speaks for itself. If you’re a fan, you can grab it OTA.

As with all theme installs, please make sure to do a Battery Pull or hard reboot if you can.

Up next and perhaps inspired by the news of the Disney/Marvel wedding, we have a happy little Mickey Mouse theme for the Blackberry Bold from Daniel Black. The theme features some customized icons as well as backgrounds for almost every screen. Its a little on the sweet and gooey side for me, but you Mickey Fans might love it. Its a very Disney theme with customizable home screen icons. You can grab it OTA from MobiMadness!.

Last for now, we have one for the Storm (95xx). Transformers Theme by tcaemt734. The cool thing about this theme is the icon’s. The icons transformer into their respective robot forms with red and purple for the lettering. Pretty old school. Don’t you think?

You can grab it OTA Here.

if you’re a theme designer and you’d like us to mention your theme, drop us a note at tips@blackberryhack.com or on twitter at blackberryhack!

Tags: 8700, 87xx, 9000, 9500, 9530, Blackberry, Bold, dallas cowboys, mickey mouse, Storm, Themes, transformers

Leaked: 5.0.0.190 for Bold and 8900 w/ threaded SMS; 5.0.0.154 for Storm 9530; OS 5.0.0.140 for Tour!

Aug 26, 2009 Firmware

Wow. What a week so far. First, AT&T releases an OFFICIAL release with Visual Voicemail in it (now us Bold users can rebuff the iPhone Phans) and now, FOUR hot OS leaks for the 9000, 8900, 9630, and 9530. How about that?

The release for the Bold and Curve feature threaded SMS in it, which until now was only possible with a 3rd party app. This is a huge step forward for Blackberry users and one which many people have been clamoring for for a while. There are some other features included as well as a couple that have been dropped (no tabbed browsing at the moment). If you try it, please let us know what you think.

Please Note: Upgrading to a Beta OS can result in a bricked device. Please do this at your own risk!!

Tags: Beta, Bold, Curve, OS, SMS, Storm, Threaded, Tour, Upgrade

HTC Hero theme for Curve 8900, Bold and Tour!

Aug 24, 2009 Themes

It appears that Blackberry Themer ElyCruz is back with a vengeance this time releasing the HOT theme HTC Hero for the Curve 8900, the Bold and the Tour.

From the forum post:

Hero to the left, Hero to the right everywhere you go there is a Hero around you. EThemes take on Hero UI.
5 user define icons, Calendar, Messages and SmsMms Preview Screens, Weather Slot Icon, QuickLaunch Icon, Media Icon and Network Icon, set it up right you would never have to leave the homescreen at all!!!!!
Weather App must be the first App on your App Screen
Apps 2-6 are the 5 user define icons on the dock
Calendar, Messages and Sms/Mms cannot be your 5 user define icons since they have there own screen. It would look odd since the today part will be covering the middle icons on the dock
You wont be able to select the today part only preview the 4 entries

There are two versions for each model, one with the messages combined and one with them seperated out. The links are provided for both. If you like the theme, make sure to visit the forum posts and DONATE so that ElyCruz keeps sharing the love!

HTC Hero for the Bold 9000