The new BlackBerry 7 devices are out in the wild and being tested and there are reviews starting to pop up today as RIM’s review embargo is lifted. What really makes these devices is a combination of hardware and software and while the hardware review will be up shortly, here is a glimpse at some [...]

News has been circulating about AT&T blocking NFC on the BlackBerry Bold 9900 and here at BlackBerryCool, we’ve noticed our Bold 9930 on Verizon also has NFC blocked. We reached out to RIM for comment and this is what they had to say:

“RIM believes that NFC is an exciting technology that will enable many new [...]

The “Requesting Chat” is just one of many requests that are somewhat unnecessary.

When the BBM Social Platform launched it promised to leverage the BBM platform to help developers enhance their apps as well as enhance the BBM experience. To do this, the BBM Social APIs offer developers the ability to access and updates BBM profiles, [...]

We’re here at the BBM Hackathon in NYC and we sat down with RIM’s VP of Developer Relations and BlackBerry Alliances, Tyler Lessard. The problem with interviewing people at RIM is they’re obviously not going to tell you anything that hasn’t already been announced, and the best you can hope for is “yes, we’re working [...]

Cocky Culture recently came out with a couple themes that give you the full version of the theme for free and then after 3 hours will put a watermark on the theme asking you to upgrade to the premium. These themes are great because you can get the full version of the theme to check [...]

We were sent over this presentation and at first glance it looks really obvious. We know RIM is talking about a transformation publicly and internally and this document seems less like something that was discussed internally and more a presentation to some RIM team members by an outside marketing firm. The slides are marked [...]

Wakeful is an innovative alarm clock app that wakes you with a customizable voice that reads headlines, weather and more when you wake up. The app has recently been updated and now features the ability to set customized news. In addition to the ability to set customizable new, Wakeful has also added the ability to [...]

We’re here at the BBM Hackathon in NYC and the event is a decent first for RIM (we can’t remember them ever doing a hackathon). There are about 30 developers that came out and all of them are working on either completely new applications around BBM or adding BBM integration into existing applications. At the [...]

We’re back to share the latest in awesome apps for the three biggest smartphone platforms. Lately we’ve been seeing developers succeeding on BlackBerry by looking to success on other platforms. Ninja Fruit Bash, the Fruit Ninja clone by Pepper.pk, hit the Number 1 Downloaded App recently in App World, and Angry Farm by Smarter-Apps has [...]

We haven’t heard from Nobex in a while but it’s great to see they’re still updating the app and going strong. Nobex Radio has been updated to 3.0.6 and it includes integration with BlackBerry Messenger as well as native Twitter and Facebook applications. In addition, the user interface has been improved. For those who don’t [...]