RIM has announced that it will be updating its servers to BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS) 3.0 on between 2AM and 6AM EDT on Sunday, March 28th. So BlackBerry users will be out of service during this time. BIS 3.0 has good enhancements like 2-way Gmail sync, the ability to add/delete Gmail labels, support for .wma and OpenOffice files and more.

BoyGeniusReport has revealed that their sources at VZW confirm a new OS, 4.7.0.148 for the BlackBerry storm 9530, will be released on Sunday, May 31st at 3pm. According to Verizon, this is a “general maintenance release that improves the overall user experience.”
People who are very frustrated with the current buggy version of the OS can directly go to blackberry.com/update after that time to get the software update. For users with a less urgent desire to upgrade their Blackberry Storm OS, a rolling OTA upgrade (Options> Advanced Options > Wireless Updates) …

During the WES 2009 held at the beginning of this month, one of the applications that grabbed a lot of attention was the Gwabbit for BlackBerry which is an application that help business users manage their large database of email contacts.
gwabbit automatically scans incoming BlackBerry emails, finds contacts, and instantly transforms them into contact records within your address book with a single click!

Over the next few months, there is going to be some fierce battle between the smartphone devices like Palm Pre releasing on 6th June, iPhone next gen expected to release on June 8th, Blackberry storm 2 and the Nokia N97 for the title of the top touchscreen smartphone. While not all of these four smartphones have been officially announced, rumors have been flying around for weeks anticipating the new Apple iPhone and the second iteration of the BlackBerry Storm. And there are enough leaks out there to put head to …

According to a new report from the market research firm Gartner, Smartphone sales surpassed 36.4 million units in the first quarter of 2009, a 12.7 per cent increase from the same period last year. This in spite of worldwide mobile phone sales decreased by 8.6 per cent as compared to the first quarter of 2008.
iPhone saw its share of the smartphone market more than double year-over-year for the first quarter of 2009. Apple’s share jumped to 10.8% in the quarter, compared with its 5.3% share in the first quarter of …

In an interview at the WES 2009 (The Wireless Enterprise Symposium 2009), Nickel Buddy the developers of high quality Mobile device applications and games, announced that they will soon be introducing the first tower defense game for the BlackBerry. And sure enough they have now release the Field Towers BlackBerry Storm Game.

Jim Balsillie co-CEO said during a presentation to analysts and investors that Research In Motion is planning a next-generation version of its touchscreen BlackBerry Storm smartphone as part of a continuing push into the retail market.
Jim Balsillie said, “We see this very large and untapped consumer market”. He added that more than half of RIM’s 25 million subscribers now fall into the non-corporate category.

According to a survey report published by The NPD Group which is a leader in wireless industry market research, RIM’s BlackBerry Curve has moved past Apple’s iPhone to become the best-selling consumer smartphone in the U.S. in the first quarter (Q1) of 2009. This achievement was immensely helped by an aggressive “buy-one-get-one” promotion by Verizon Wireless. The iPhone 3G came in second, followed by the BlackBerry Storm, BlackBerry Pearl, and the T-Mobile G1.

As previously announced and not a moment to soon, Research in Motion has launched the BlackBerry App World. BlackBerry App World lets you personalize your BlackBerry smartphone with tons of great apps that let you do more with your time while you’re on the go. You can download BlackBerry App World from your desktop computer or your BlackBerry smartphone at no cost.You can head on over to mobile.blackberry.com on your BlackBerry or blackberry.com/appworld from your PC to download the App World client.

Starting tomorrow, Verizon Wireless will start a BlackBerry Buy One Get One (BOGO) free sale. The great thing about this sale is that the Blackerry Storm is also included along with the Pearl and the Curve. Here’s the breakdown on how this will work, when you’ll be able to do it, and what’s included.