SugarSync is an excellent alternative to Dropbox and was first to be available for BlackBerry.  All along it’s been known to be only 2GB of free storage, but now it looks like it has been bumped up to 5GB.  If you’re not sure what service you’d like to use but have a lot in mind, check out the comparison list here where SugarSync is compared up against Dropbox and other competitors.  Otherwise head over to SugarSync and make a free account today to get 5GB of free storage today.  You can also download the application for your BlackBerry from m.sugarsync.com

Not that useful.  At first I thought it was really cool being able to see BBMs, emails, and texts on the screen, but it gets kind of frustrating.  There’s times where you get so comfortable scrolling form the outside through new messages and find yourself wanting to reply right away, forgetting you have to flip the device, wait for the specific message you had open from the front face screen to show up, then you’re good.  Too many steps involved there.

It had me wondering if I was going to have the same feeling for the Allerta inPulse smartphone watch once released.  After thinking about it, I strongly believe the watch ends up being used differently than that front face screen.  The watch is on your wrist and your BlackBerry could be in your pocket, so it’s a convenient quick glance tool.  The BlackBerry Style 9670 could be right in front of you closed where any indicator that handicaps you from getting onto it right away in a reply, forward, or edit (assuming it’s email) just seems useless to me.

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When we were first introduced to the BlackBerry Curve 8500 series, we thought wow that’s brilliant.  RIM has created an entry level BlackBerry at a very low premium to get everyone’s foot in the door.  The idea was nice for a bit, but not when BlackBerry was no longer the biggest bad ass on the block.

Later we saw the BlackBerry Curve 3G which was really funny to see launch.  For the last few months BlackBerry smartphones have been getting bashed by Android and iOS in many ways including applications, games, and even screen size.  Seeing the same old screen resolution come back to life once again was frustrating.  Cosmetically, RIM made the Curve 3G look a little less cheaper, but it just didn’t seem to be like a good match to other entry level devices.

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Ideas are endless here.  We already see how creative Apple iPad accessories have been, and the BlackBerry PlayBook is also a tablet so it does call for having lots of cool accessories and add-ons.

Personally, I want to see something like the ClamCase for the iPad come to the PlayBook.  That’s way down the road but there’s always other immediately useful accessories such as book-style covers that protect the tablet and allows you to til it up on a table in different angles.  Going back to the ClamCase we mentioned before, it would be nice to see Bluetooth keyboards from RIM that are specifically designed to go hand in hand with the PlayBook.

What accessories do you want to see for the BlackBerry PlayBook?

The BlackBerry Curve 3G 9330 just got a new update today, unofficial of course, bringing it up to 6.0.0.357.  We had seen .333 release for several devices last week, and perhaps we’ll be seeing .357 come to other models as well.  Download and install at your own risk since this is a leaked version.  We’ve got two download mirrors below you can download from (courtesy of BBLeaks).

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I’m glad to see some sort of pricing rumors are starting to surface.  We’ve heard a lot about the PlayBook, still haven’t enough on it, but pricing seems to be a big mysterious question that interested consumers are asking about.  It appears that Jim Balsillie stated that the BlackBerry PlayBook will retail at less than $500 in an interview in Korea.  With the wide variety of tablets we’re seeing available and upcoming, prices dropping seems highly likely.

The Apple iPad starts at $499.99 with a 16GB model, so it’s nice to hear that RIM will be putting out their PlayBooks at a lower price than that.  How much lower? We don’t really know but a rumor that circulated during DEVCON this year was pricing criteria not too far from what Apple has put out for their tablet.

Source: Bloomberg

We got the word this morning that the official Facebook application for BlackBerry has updated to version 1.9 adding some goodies that have been hinted over the last few months.  First new feature is Facebook Places.  With Places, you’ll be able to check into places (like Foursquare) via Facebook.  Other mobile platforms have been on Places already, but BlackBerry was a bit behind up until now.  We have the full change log for you after the jump.  Stay tuned as updates are rolling out now through the next 24 hours and is said to be available in App World, but I still got nothing for my Style 9670.

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Like many, the BlackBerry Style 9670 was a device that I hated since the first leaks got all over the web.  Later after it officially launched and I had the opportunity to play around with it, my hate in it shrunk and I found myself liking it the more I used it.  So this just my small, quick, and simple confession on why I like the BlackBerry Style 9670.

Surely flip phones are really old school since all of today’s devices are candy bar or slider styled.  The flip in the Style doesn’t seem to bother me at all any more, especially with the external screen giving me all the info I need.  When I receive a BBM, I can scroll through it on the front screen using the volume keys and read part of the message.  I think it’s useful as is just being able to see what sort of message you received and from who.  Seeing part of the message is a bonus of course.

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According to a post up at T3 Magazine, the BlackBerry PlayBook will be launched February 2011.  The carrier TSTT says that they are getting the PlayBook this February along with some other tablets for enterprise.  Hearing rumors like this kind of throw you off when thinking about how far along RIM really is with the PlayBook.  Some have said that it is in such an early stage that we haven’t even seen a hands-on clip with it.  But that all faded once we saw some action at Adobe Air MAX where RIM co-CEO Mike Lazaridis demonstrated multitasking and exemplified how the flash player worked seamlessly on it.

So when should we expect to see the tablet?  There were already rumors of it coming in Q1 of 2011 and now we see TSTT confirm it as their first tablet in February.  I’m personally just as lost in this situation as I am about the BlackBerry Storm 3.

It looks like the second RIM and Adobe AIR webcast has officially been announced.  This one will be on Thursday, November 11th, 2010 at 2PM EST/11AM PST.  The presenters of the event will be Prosanta Bhattacherjee, Application Development Consultant, from RIM and Renaun Erickson, Adobe Developer Evangelist, from Adobe Systems Incorporated.  Below is the official note on the webcast via BlackBerry Developer’s Blog:

This is the second webcast in a five-week series to help you create compelling applications for the new platform. Every week we’ll cover new things and progress to more advanced topics as we move forward. Our goal is to make the development process as easy as possible, so you can qualify for the free BlackBerry PlayBook tablet offer. (There is a limit of one free BlackBerry Playbook per person. Certain other restrictions apply.)

Please remember that the plan is to provide one free BlackBerry PlayBook tablet to every registered vendor with a BlackBerry® App World™-approved AIR application that is available for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet prior to launch. The applications will need to meet the BlackBerry App World Vendor Guidelines, and there will of course be some terms and conditions that are principally designed to prevent abuse of the promotion, but the intent is to reward developers who are working on apps in advance of the product launch. We want to help our developer community participate in this amazing opportunity, and thus we are hosting this webcast to help everyone get started — or, for those who have already begun to develop for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, to discover the benefits of the new SDK.

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