I received one of these devices about a month ago as part of AppSwing’s membership of the BlackBerry Alliance program. This allowed us to check that our software was going to be compatible with the new device (it is) and to develop new services for it. Unfortunately as we are under a NDA I haven’t been able to talk about it until today when the device was officially launched.

The unit itself has been known as a number of different things before launch including the 9000 and Meteor (which I much prefer to Bold) and is physically larger than … Read the rest

Here’s a simple yet effective solution to working in the dark. I am currently sat outside with no lighting and without this USB powered LED light I wouldn’t be able to see the keyboard and would have to retreat inside. The light is a bit uneven but perfectly useable.

You can get one from here for only £4.… Read the rest