EXCLUSIVE: Rogers BlackBerry 9800 Torch Details

By Staff Writer: Jonathan Yaniv

We have just discovered information from an unidentified source who pulled information from FutureShop's inventory in regards to the Rogers BlackBerry 9800 Torch release.

#1 - It will be out a day before TELUS (September 15th) !!!

#2 - The MPP will be $999.99 (quite expensive)

#3 - Sales rep's are able to provide discounts on the price.

#4 - The SKU will be 10154341

UPDATE: A commenter on CrackBerry has said the following: "Future Shop/Best Buy ALWAYS puts new BlackBerries at $999.99 for some reason... the actual price wont update until closer to the release date, or at least till the warehouse receives them. "

Keep posted for more information!

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TELUS to release the BlackBerry Torch 9800 September 16th?

TELUS confirmed last week that the new BlackBerry Torch 9800 will be released sometime later "this year". Soon after it was revealed that Virgin, Rogers and Bell will also be releasing the BlackBerry slider device. Bell stated sometime in the Fall but Rogers gave a hint with a potential release date of  "the coming weeks".

News today comes from the TheBerryFix as they received a tip that stated TELUS has a scheduled release date set for Thursday, September 16th. No word on a price points but if this date is true it’ll be launched only 4 weeks after AT&T releases it.

Will you be holding out for the new BlackBerry 9800?

Source: MobileSyrup

Best Buy Canada now taking pre orders for BlackBerry Torch

Via CrackBerry:

As all the major carriers in Canada get set to release the BlackBerry Torch on September 24th, Best Buy is wasting no time in letting customers know they can be among the first to put the device in their hands. The pre ordering page has now gone up on the website, although you do still need to visit a Best Buy Mobile location to process the preorder. Oh ya, bring $50 with you as well as that's the preorder cost.

• Check It Out Via The Best Buy Website>>

BlackBerry Torch 9800 Coming to Rogers Wireless

It has been finally confirmed that the latest BlackBerry, the Torch 9800 will be coming to Rogers Wireless in the coming weeks.

From the RedBoard:

"You may have seen Research in Motion’s announcement this morning unveiling the much-anticipated BlackBerry Torch 9800.  We’re excited to tell you we will carry this stylish smartphone as part of our BlackBerry and Social View lineup in the coming weeks.

The BlackBerry Torch 9800 comes with BlackBerry 6, the latest operating system for BlackBerry smartphones, plus a 3.2” touchscreen and a full QWERTY slide-out keyboard.

The device also has:

• A 5 megapixel camera
• Built-in GPS and Wi-Fi
• A new web browser
• Enhanced multimedia features for video, music, pictures and podcasts
• The new Social Feeds app for managing multiple social networks
• 4 GB built-in memory plus microSD slot for memory cards up to 32 GB
• Tri-band HSDPA (3G) and quad-band EDGE support."

Keep posted for more updates.

Official OS 5.0.0.822 for the BlackBerry Bold 9000 now available from Rogers

Via CrackBerry:

If you're a Bold 9000 owner and didn't get in on the fun yesterday, today Rogers also released OS 5.0.0.822 for download. This is the newest official 5.0 for the Bold 9000 so hopefully it will run smooth. It's the same version AT&T popped out yesterday, so if you've still got old faithful on your hip then you might want to give it a shot. Hit the link below to download.

• Download OS 5.0.0.822 for the BlackBerry Bold 9000 from Rogers >>
• Download OS 5.0.0.822 for the BlackBerry Bold 9000 from AT&T >>

Tips and Tricks: Set a Network Shortcut in Windows 7 Taskbar, with custom icon

By Staff Writer – Jonathan Yaniv

A questioner, on AllExperts.com asked me this today, and I thought I'd share it with all of you here.

Question:

I am trying to create a shortcut to a network location from a drive on my company's network and pin this to my taskbar. I can do this, however, I need to change the picture of the icon on the taskbar to either a picture or an .ico picture I created. In other words, how do I change the picture of an icon when it is "pinned" to the taskbar?

Answer:

First click with the right mouse button on the desktop.
In the context menu select "New" -> "Shortcut":

Type mspaint as the target.
This will set a shortcut for Microsoft Paint

Drag this new shortcut to the taskbar and pin in.
Shift + Right click it, select properties
Define a new target to your network location
Select a new icon, by clicking "Change icon" browse to there.
The new icon will appear in your taskbar upon reboot of your machine.