Tag Archives: Tour
Leaked OS: OS 5.0.0.643 for BlackBerry Tour 9630
Posted on 01. May, 2010 by Jason Cipriani.
BlackBerry Tour owners haven’t seen a leak for a few weeks, and that has now changed. OS 5.0.0.643 has leaked. Not clear on what improvements or issues you can expect to find in this build. As always, let us know your findings in the comments below. Download OS 5.0.0.643 for Tour 9630 REMEMBER: Install at [...]
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New Theme: BlackBerry OS6 based “I Dream of 6″ Released
Posted on 23. Apr, 2010 by Jason Cipriani.
While those of us who love our BlackBerry smartphones patiently wait for OS6 to become a reality we can get by with using the theme I Dream of 6. This theme looks great and gives users the same look as the OS6 screens that have leaked so far. While it won’t bring any new or [...]
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NFL Mobile App Released By Verizon Wireless
Posted on 12. Apr, 2010 by Jason Cipriani.
Verizon Wireless had inked a deal with the NFL awhile back bringing exclusive NFL content to the nations largest wireless carrier. The time has come and Verizon has officially released the mobile application which will bring you all of the content. You can see from the list above there is a good combination of Android [...]
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Weekly Scoop Review
Posted on 04. Apr, 2010 by Jason Cipriani.
What a week. We covered the seemingly nonstop iPad news with some restraint to spare our readers of the constant barrage of “breaking news.” Then of course, there was that April Fools joke that got us, but we don’t have to keep bringing that up do we? A roundup of the stories from this last [...]
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Backup Assistant For BlackBerry Shows Up On Verizon Tour
Posted on 30. Mar, 2010 by Jason Cipriani.
Awhile back we brought the Scoop to you that Backup Assistant was expected to be released by Verizon on March 9th for BlackBerry smartphones. Obviously the date we reported was a little off. After my OS upgrade this morning I had a new icon, and wouldn’t you know it it was for Backup Assistant. Now, [...]
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Weekly Scoop Review
Posted on 28. Mar, 2010 by Jason Cipriani.
I didn’t realize the amount of quality news that happened in this last week until I started to roundup links for the review. A lot of great things were announced and released this last week due to CTIA. Here is a round up and highlights from this past weeks Scoops: Details Of Verizon BlackBerry Tour [...]
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Details Of Verizon BlackBerry Tour 5.0 Upgrade Revealed
Posted on 27. Mar, 2010 by Jason Cipriani.
We have suspected for awhile now that the Verizon BlackBerry Tour would be getting an official upgrade to 5.0 on March 30th. It seems we were one minute off, as CrackBerry has received a tip with some great info regarding the roll out of the update and the changes it’s set to bring with it. [...]
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Have Some Fun With “March Smart Phone Madness”
Posted on 26. Mar, 2010 by Jason Cipriani.
The great folks over at laptopmag.com are having a “March Smart Phone Madness” contest in honor of the real March Madness. In their version various smartphones face off against each other and their readers get to vote on which phone they think is better. Yesterday the BlackBerry Tour took a page of the Northern Idaho [...]
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Leaked OS: BlackBerry Tour 9630 Gets 5.0.0.591
Posted on 24. Mar, 2010 by Jason Cipriani.
I am going to do us all a favor here and avoid the standard cliches I have grown accustom to using on these types of posts. When it rains it pours Just a day after a 5.0 leak for the BlackBerry Tour 9630 CrackBerry has posted a leak for OS 5.0.0.591. Rumor has it that [...]
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Verizon BlackBerry Tour 9630 OS 5.0 Upgrade Coming March 30th?
Posted on 22. Mar, 2010 by Jason Cipriani.
I was reading through this screenshot while writing the post about push-to-talk being available on the 30th when I happened to notice something that caught my interest. The last line of the top paragraph states “The PTT application will be available on the BlackBerry Tour with a software upgrade.” The first thing that came to [...]
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Verizon Push-To-Talk On BlackBerry Tour Not Officially Available Until March 30th
Posted on 22. Mar, 2010 by Jason Cipriani.
Just a couple nights ago we had mentioned that the Verizon BlackBerry push-to-talk service was live. Then we quickly updated stating some of us were having issues with the download. It appears we got a little overzealous and reported this too soon. A screenshot of a Verizon memo states the service won’t actually be live [...]
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My ColorWare Experience
Posted on 21. Nov, 2009 by Jason Cipriani.
Recently I decided I wanted to customize my BlackBerry Tour. The easiest way to do this would to be just by a skin or a case, but I wanted something more.. something different. I have known about ColorWare for a while, and have seen some pictures of their work and decided to go all out [...]
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Verizon BlackBerry Tour Reviews
Posted on 07. Jul, 2009 by Jason Cipriani.
A few days ago we had a Scoop on the Verizon BlackBerry Tour getting unboxed by both Engadget Mobile and BGR. Well today they have both released their full on review of Verizon’s Tour. Overall great reviews of the Tour and the consensus seems to be that it is a must have for CDMA users. [...]
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Verizon BlackBerry Tour Gets Unboxed…Twice!!
Posted on 01. Jul, 2009 by Jason Cipriani.
Boy Genius has been able to get his hands on a honest to goodness official Verizon Tour. Whats that? Oh yea, Engadget Mobile has been able to do the same exact thing! Pictures and some notes about what the final version ended up showing, such as a revised battery cover, are available over at BGR [...]
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Pre-Order A Verizon Tour Today! With And Without Camera Just As Expected
Posted on 30. Jun, 2009 by Jason Cipriani.
Without having officially announced the BlackBerry Tour, Verizon Wireless has gone ahead and put up the Tour for pre-order on their site, also confirming the July 12th release date. We had originally brought you the Scoop on, a couple occasions, about the Tour coming in two flavors, camera and non camera. Wouldn’t you know it, [...]
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BlackBerry Tour Gets Blessed By The FCC
Posted on 29. Jun, 2009 by Jason Cipriani.
This should come as no surprise to anyone who has been following the news on the BlackBerry Tour. It appears the FCC has given it a once over and its blessing for the masses. Take a look at the FCC page for the Tour HERE [Via]
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BlackBerry Tour To Hit Sprint Shelves July 20th?
Posted on 27. Jun, 2009 by Jason Cipriani.
Hot on the heels of the supposed Verizon release date for the BlackBerry Tour there are rumors going around the launch date for the Tour on Sprint is set for July 20th. The same price customers of Verizon will appreciate will also be offered to those Sprint customers who are returing their Pre have been [...]
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Verizon Rebate Form Shows BlackBerry Tour 9630 With Two UPC's-UPDATE
Posted on 24. Jun, 2009 by Jason Cipriani.
The next rebate form to be offered by Verizon Wireless has the BlackBerry Tour included. As you can see in the picture above the rebate formis valid from 6/28/09-8/01/09. These rebate forms are great indicators of what is coming in a certain timeframe. The July 13th date just may hold true. What I found interesting [...]
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Confirmed: Verizon Will Have A Version Of The BlackBerry Tour 9630 Without Camera
Posted on 21. Jun, 2009 by Jason Cipriani.
This isn’t anything earth shattering but a source of mine has just been able to confirm that Verizon Wireless will be getting a version of the BlackBerry Tour 9630 without a camera. You may or may not remember PhoneArena had a picture of the VZW inventory system with the Tour sku, that same picture had [...]
