Verizon's BlackBerry 8830 Curve and BlackBerry 8130 Pearl GPS receiver that formerly only worked with Verizon Wireless's VZ Navigator service. Not any more - a new firmware opens the the GPS receiver to another free app, BlackBerry Maps. BlackBerry OS 4.5.0.97, for the Verizon BlackBerry 8830 Curve and Verizon BlackBerry 8130 allows the GPS to work with BlackBerry Maps for free reports H[oward's F...
With US wireless carriers, it’s a safe bet to assume that a carrier-branded smartphone will hit market crippled to some extent. Features like GPS and WiFi are usually the first aspects of a smartphone’s feature-set to be crippled or locked-out entirely by the carrier. With Verizon’s BlackBerry 8830 Curve and BlackBerry 8130 Pearl, it’s the
That’s the holiday spirit, Verizon - throw your subscribers a bone and let them use BlackBerry Maps instead of pigeonholing them into the $9.99/month VZ Navigator service like you have for so long. The latest firmware for the BlackBerry 8330 and BlackBerry 8130 isn’t all roses, though - reports say that Google Maps, easily the
A bunch of people have sent us emails that Verizon has now unlocked the GPS functionality for the BlackBerry 8130 and 8330. This will allow Verizon subscribers to finally use BlackBerry Maps (by selecting the ‘internal GPS’ option in your settings)! However, Google Maps will not work as Verizon deems it a ’security risk’. You’re going to need OS 4.5 to experience GPS ...
Not sure if this is an intentional release, a non-official firmware update has unlocked the built in GPS of BlackBerry 8330 Curve and BlackBerry 8130 Pearl. Quite a number of users on BGR blog post and Howardforums have reported positive on the unlocked GPS. The GPS is said to be working with 4.5 OS but not
Speck's new SeeThru case for the BlackBerry 8110, BlackBerry 8120, and BlackBerry 8130 are pretty slick, sporting a bunch of different colours.
Verizon's jumping on the pink BlackBerry bandwagon, now with the BlackBerry 8330 and the BlackBerry 8130 available in the new colour.
