Prepaid devices seem to be very popular overseas, especially in Europe.  In the United States we are used to seeing prepaid being too high in price but available for those who cannot or refuse to sign any long term contracts of service with carriers.  Overseas, it is just an easier system, where minutes are very cheap and prepaid “refill” cards are sold everywhere.

As of July 22nd, prepaid BlackBerry services will be available for the first time ever in Malta through the GO carrier.  The BlackBerry packages are range from €9.99 for 10 days to €120 for 180 days.  In the US, we would expect to sign up with BIS and expect a cancellation fee if we only wanted it for 10 days, or any time before the year is over!  In this case since it is prepaid, you can get your BlackBerry services for small designated intervals at a time.

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The most reliable covers in the world that won’t ever bulk up your phone has finally come to the BlackBerry Tour 9630.  The whole full body cover is only $24.95 which includes a clear thin cover for the whole device, squeegee press, and spray for the surface before applying.  The military grade plastic is scratch proof patented film that sticks right on top of your whole device, but has been created so perfectly that you will not even notice it’s on your device.  The only noticeable difference will be is that you’ll realize how putting it in your pocket and having it rub against sharp objects will not harm or scratch the BlackBerry in any way, shape, or form.  In addition, every Invisible Shield you purchase comes with a LIFETIME GUARANTEE.  One of the coolest features about it is the grip of the phone is a lot better and is less likely to slip and fall out of your hands which is very important.  Anytime you would like to remove the Invisible Shield from your BlackBerry, it can easily come off without leaving any marks or stickiness.  Click the link below to purchase your Invisible Shield today or even to check out more info about it.

>BlackBerry 9630 Tour Invisible Sheild here<

-by Mac Jadalhack

We just got an email from Proxpro letting us know about their software Prompt GPS Calendar which is quite a handy one.   Being on time for appointments and having deadlines is something every adult faces one way or another and we can all agree how important things of that nature can be.  That’s why traveling business people have trusted double award winning Prompt, the road warrior’s traffic early warning system, to ensure they arrive on time every time for over 500,000 trips.  Check out the full video above on a demonstration as to how Prompt works with the BlackBerry device.  Below are some specifications about it and stock descriptions.  We have provided a FREE OTA download link below as well so you can give it a shot today.

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More patent drama continues with RIM as Visto has went ahead with arms wide open collecting a shiny stack of $267.5 million for licenses on all Visto patents.  Visto, based in Redwood, Ca., is the parent company of Good Technology, which develops and sells mobile access technology for email and other applications, crucial to BlackBerry technology.

The majority of the money used in this settlement will be put as an “unusual item” in its financial 2nd quarter period, while some will be classified in the books as an “intangible asset,” said TGDaily.

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It was decided this morning that Indonesia’s government is going to throw their gloves in for the ban on new BlackBerry devices getting imported into its country.  So what was the real reason for the ban to begin with?  It was the Indonesia’s response to Research in Motion not opening a local service and repair facility in Indonesia in time.

They are saying that removing the ban had nothing to do with pressure RIM put against them, but only because RIM has went ahead and showed some progress in building the local service and repair facility.  Indonesia was well rushing it before and felt neglected as time went by and they had nothing from RIM on time.

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Two days ago, we gave you the full scoop on the “performance patch” put out by Etisalat in the UAE for BlackBerry users in which turned out to be spyware monitoring emails and text messages.

“This incident is yet another example of why all smartphones need to be protected with security software, such as Antivirus and firewall,” said Neil Book, president of SMobile Systems.

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It’s been confirmed that OS 5.0 will be enhanced with tab browsing.  Having the single BlackBerry browser has been wonderful over the years, but there are those moments where you want to switch between pages without having to reload at all.  Personally in cases like that, I had to use a secondary browser such as Opera Mini or Bolt Browser but it would be nice just to have it all in one platform.  With the new and improved OS 5.0, tabbed browsing is made easy as the option is right in your menu.

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For all those who picked up their 9630s last weekend, feel assured that your OS updates are available online and you can easily download them right from BlackBerry.  The links are available below for free download.  This is only for the BlackBerry Tour 9630 OS version 4.7.1.40.  If you are not a Verizon or Bell customer, make sure you delete the vendor files before installing to your BlackBerry.

Download via Verizon
Download via Bell

Source: BerryReview

-by Mac Jadalhack

The BlackBerry App world wasn’t the end of the Apple iPhone competition.  It looks like a green light Research in Motion to add a music store to their devices which pushes the BlackBerry even further to the consumer side. The deal going on is with 7Digital which currently provides MP3 downloads to people visiting the website wanting to purchase songs and albums.

Currently, 7Digital is the UK’s leading digital media delivery company, and power over 1,000 digital properties, including our own 7digital download stores in the UK, Ireland, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Austria and Portugal.  Seeing them venture with Research in Motion is a big deal for both as 7Digital gets its feet wet in the United States market while RIM becomes a bigger competition to Apple.

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Earlier yesterday we told you about the new official BlackBerry social networking site being brought to you by RIM and rumors floating around as to when it will release.  The site appears to be active, but you are required to have an invitation code at the moment to make an account as it is officially not open to the public.  As it was reported at one point to be released later Tuesday, it was then confirmed to be releasing officially by midnight, but it turns out that wasn’t exactly credible as well.

The website is indeed up and running to our knowledge just not available to the public just yet, but very close.  We haven’t been able to make an account yet, but based on browsing the site and looking and the neat flash video we got some pretty nice sneak peaks to have a rough idea what to expect.

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