The latest news on the BlackBerry tablet is that it will NOT be sold as soon as we had expected.  According to the Wall Street Journal, an internal note to clients from RBC Captial’s Mike Abramsky was sent out saying otherwise.  As a result, the tablet will now be available sometime in the first quarter of 2011.  Let’s face it – with the name trademarked and a release date being too soon after seemed a little too good to be true.  First quarter of 2011 sounds just about right for a tablet to launch from RIM.

-by Mac Jadalhack

Source: WSJ

Nice! So the flip BlackBerry Style 9670 just got FCC approval meaning it should be launching…. we still don’t know yet.  All we’ve got so far is some speculation that Sprint will be rockin’ it exclusively for a bit and then onto Verizon.  Who knows, maybe both will get the device at the same time.  So DEVCON starts in a few days, and of course we’ll be there.  There may be a possibility of some clamshells popping up there along with the tablet announcement.

-by Mac Jadalhack

Source: Engadget

Browsing via BlackBerry? Click here to view video

We all know how to setup email (I think) but even so, I strongly believe this is a good video just to check out as it exemplifies how easy email setup is on the BlackBerry Torch 9800, more importantly on BlackBerry 6 OS.  Everything is pretty much the same, but the user interface is a bit different on 6.0.  See for yourselves in this video.

Source: BlackBerry

Another special deal surfaces today, and this is also a Deal of the Day special.  Missile Storm is a popular BlackBerry game where you have to protect your city below from missiles striking down.  It’s a pretty simple yet intense game to play as levels continue getting harder.  In any case it’s only $1.49 today only.  Some features:

• Online leader board to post scores and compete with other players around the world
• Nice animations
• Game pause and resume
• 3 difficulty levels

Check out Missile Storm >>

-by Collin Sorp

Grab your copy of IM+ Pro today since it’s 50% off as a Deal of the Day special.  It’s usually $39.95, but you can grab it for only $19.97 today only.  Personally, it’s one of my favorite all in one IM clients because of its clean and easy user interface.  Here are some features:

• Enjoy unique speech recognition option. Dictate instant messages and exchange them with your friends!
• New! Completely redesigned user interface with new theme.
• New! Full BlackBerry OS 6 support!
• New! Now you may also access your BlackBerry IM history in IM+ Web Messenger at htt ps://plus.im from your desktop computer.
• Stay online in IM Push mode and save the battery life! In this mode, when IM+ is not running, you remain online and continue receiving IMs as e-mails pushed to your BlackBerry Inbox.
• Skype group chat. Invite your friends to Skype group chat and enjoy conversation!
• View friends timeline, favorites, direct messages and replies in Twitter. Post pictures and voice messages to your timeline!
• Integration with BlackBerry Inbox for OS 4.6 and higher. The last received IMs are placed BlackBerry message inbox and you get immediate notification of incoming messages on the BlackBerry home screen.

Grab your copy of IM+ Pro today >>

-by Mac Jadalhack

RIM has officially announced and released the BlackBerry for Business Blog.  On this new site, you’ll find information about different business product lines involving Enterprise, best practices, tips and tricks, and more.  Also, you’ll be able to read up on small and medium sized businesses in healthcare as well as field and professionals’ use of BlackBerry.  The site is designed just like the others we’ve seen (Inside BlackBerry).

• Check out the BlackBerry for Business Blog >>

-by Otoniel Bruno

So there wasn’t much hype at all for the BlackBerry Curve 3G since it was looked upon as a fresher version of the 8500 series Curve which is not entirely false.  It is indeed a fresher version, but along with it comes a few goodies.  We see enhanced memory in the Curve 3G 9330 along with a new face lift – but keeping the same form factor and overall design.  So over the last few days, I used the BlackBerry Curve 3G 9330 full time seeing how the experience would be from entry level point of view.  Hit the jump for our full review.

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It looks like the awesome handy dandy BlackBerry Swiss Army Knife (BBSAK) has gone through a nice update adding some nice features.  Here’s the full change log:

• Redesigned code for better performance.
• New Javaloader for OS 6.0 compatibility.
• Wipe Blackberry leaving a 507 error.
• Reset Blackberry to factory state removing any IT Policy.
• Take Screenshots of your Blackberry (Screenshots stored in My Pictures\BBScreenies now)
• Auto-Detects if phone is plugged in first.
• Displays PIN so you know your connected.
• Will not let you do any actions until phone detected.
• Load OS will auto delete Vendor.xml and start Loader.exe. (BBDM is needed for this)
• Backup 3rd Party Apps.
• Restore 3rd Party Apps.

To install, it’s recommended to uninstall the previous version (if you had it) then click here to download the new version.

-by Collin Sorp

Source: BerryReview

So Canadians aren’t completely left out here, but I don’t see this being any better than the delayed launches all around the country.  The Bell BlackBerry Torch 9800 is officially available for online purchases only.  September 30th they’ll be available in stores and the device doesn’t ship til the 29th, so is it even worth it?  In any case here are the pricing plans:

• $179.95 on a 3-year
• $449.95 on a 2-year
• $549.95 on a 1-year
• $599.95 on no contract

So the price does jump pretty high up after the 3-year contract – nothing new coming from Bell here.

• Preorder your BlackBerry Torch 9800 from Bell >>

-by Mac Jadalhack

Source: MobileSyrup

Just a quick reminder for some of you who have visited the PocketBerry Phone Store only to find that the BlackBerry Torch 9800 was out of stock – it’s back in now!  Things will be more steady now as they sold out quick due to the cut in a half price.  Hit the link below to check out the AT&T BlackBerry Torch 9800 for only $99 with a new contract or upgrade.

• Check it out at the PB Phone Store >>