@themes4bb let me know that Cellcrypt has expanded their support for BlackBerry smartphones to include the Bold 9700, Pearl and Curve series! For those that aren’t familiar with it, Cellcrypt allows you to make encrypted voice calls to make sure those important phone calls are kept confidential.

“Cellcrypt has seen incredible interest from the global BlackBerry community since we announced its availability on the BlackBerry Bold 9000 smartphone in May,” said Simon Bransfield-Garth, CEO of Cellcrypt. “Now, not only are we supporting the latest devices such as the BlackBerry Bold 9700, but the application is also available on a wide range of BlackBerry smartphones found in the market, allowing more users to secure their sensitive voice calls.”

Cellcrypt uses the latest Internet technology to provide unmatched voice call quality, international calling capability, high reliability across wireless networks and real-time encryption. The Cellcrypt Mobile for Blackberry application uses Government-grade encryption certified to the FIPS 140-2 standard approved by the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and is presently undergoing certification with a number of Governments world-wide. The product operates on all major wireless networks including 2G and 3G cellular, Wi-Fi® and satellite networks.

If you’re in a business where phone conversations are about sensitive subjects that you want to protect, then you might want to look into Cellcrypt Mobile for BlackBerry. For more info visit cellcrypt.com, check them out in the BlackBerry Solutions Catalog or view the press release after the jump.

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Over the weekend @salomondrin made a video of the BlackBerry Storm 9550 where he goes over the hardware.

Here is what is covered in this video:

• BlackBerry Storm 2 compared to the Storm 1
• Button comparison
• Touchscreen comparison
• Storm 2 coming in 2 versions:
  • CDMA (Verizon)
  • GSM (AT&T)
• The Storm 2 is the 9520 (GSM version)
• Storm 2 will have WiFi
• Biggest improvement is the screen
• Explanation of Storm screen technology compared to iPhone
• Screen becomes solid while off, allowing to movement (Piezo technology)
• Storm 2 screen technology has huge advatage over the iPhone’s screen technology
• Storm 2 has multi-touch
• Explanation of Piezo technology
  • No electricity = solid screen, not usable
  • Electricity = usable screen
• Storm 2 is better than iPhone for texting/typing

Great video and extremely detailed. Let me know what you think in the comments!

CarrierUnlock.com let me know that they are currently having a promotion where you could get $4 off BlackBerry unlock codes, bringing most of them down to only $5.99!

CarrierUnlock offers BlackBerry unlocking services for the US and Canada with carriers like T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon, Rogers, Fido and a bunch of others.

Here’s the site’s description:

Welcome to CarrierUnlock, your one stop shop for all your carrier unlocking needs. This is the place you want to be if you want a remote unlocking code prompt and painless. If you have a device from another carrier other than your own that you purchased fro a friend, auction or a store. This is the place to be in order to get it carrier unlocked and running on your GSM network.

Those who want to get $4 off their BlackBerry unlock code can use the discount code BBRocks. This promotion will run through August 31st.

Head on over to CarrierUnlock.com to get your BlackBerry unlocked. They also have helpful unlocking instructions that can be viewed here.

One of BGR’s ninjas sent them the specifications for an upcoming BlackBerry, model number 9700.

• Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE
• UMTS/HSDPA
• 480×360 resolution display
• Wi-Fi a,b,g
• OS 5.0
• QWERTY keyboard
• 3.2 megapixel AF camera
• Bluetooth

Still no codename or pictures of this BlackBerry, but this is definitely a start. Hopefully we’ll see some more details about this device soon.

If you have more information about the BlackBerry 9700 be sure to send me a message!

Sprint has also launched their BlackBerry Tour 9630 sign up page!

Not only that, but they actually have some pricing information too:

The BlackBerry Tour will be available at Sprint stores, www.sprint.com and 1-800-Sprint1 later this summer for $199.99 with a new line of service or eligible upgrade, two-year service agreement and $50 instant rebate and $100 mail-in rebate. Additional savings may be available to business customers through their Sprint account manager.

Nice! You can check out the Sprint Tour page at www.sprint.com/tour or RIM’s own at www.blackberry.com/tour.

Full Sprint press release after the jump.

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If you ask me, the pictures in this eBay BlackBerry 8520 auction look awfully familiar.

I highly doubt CrackBerry Kevin is auctioning the 8520 he had, so that leads me to believe that this eBay auction is a fake and everyone who has bid so far is in for some disappointment.

I could be wrong, but if the person who published the auction actually had an 8520, why not use images of his own to make it more believable? This guy cropped an image Kevin published at CrackBerry but failed to remove the reflection of the CrackBerry logo from the 8520’s screen. FAIL

If I’m wrong let the person who put this auction up on eBay tell me so and I’ll stand corrected. For now you can check out the eBay auction, but I highly discourage any bidding if you’re not sure about it.

Source: BlackBerry News

Vopium has launched a free VoIP application for BlackBerrys through the  BlackBerry App World.

Features:

• Vopium is compatible with more than 500 handsets across Java, Symbian, BlackBerry RIM, and Windows Mobile, as well as offering a complete iPhone solution
• Vopium is free to download at www.vopium.com; BlackBerry users can download the application directly from the BlackBerry App World™
• Vopium re-routes international calls as a local call to a Vopium gateway and then via global traffic carriers as ordinary voice traffic in order to ensure voice quality
• All new users are given 30 minutes of talk time and 30 international SMS for free
• Calling internationally with Vopium can result in up to 90 percent savings versus traditional carrier rates; for an overview of current pricing, visit: http://vopium.com/tariff
• Calls made through Vopium are always routed using the cheapest method while preserving the highest quality
• Vopium Wi-Fi users can call each other around the world for free
• Vopium users keep their own mobile number and SIM card, and maintain their numeric identity when making calls
• When a user calls from their home country, a local rate may be applied by their operator
• When calling from abroad a roaming charge will be applied by the subscriber’s operator
• Wi-Fi calls made with Vopium will not incur additional charges from a subscriber’s operator

Vopium is available for pretty much every BlackBerry in the 8000 and 9000 series except the Pearl Flip 8200 series, which will have its own version soon.

Full press release after the jump.

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I’ve gotten a bunch of emails asking me whether or not I have heard anything new about the BlackBerry Magnum or any other upcoming BlackBerry devices. Until now I’ve had no updates besides what was leaked at the end of 2008.

One of BGR’s ninjas was able to get some info about three upcoming and confirmed BlackBerry devices:

BlackBerry Onyx:

• GSM/GPRS/EDGE/UMTS device
• GPS
• Camera
• Wi-Fi (no UMA support)
• QWERTY keyboard
• 480×360 resolution screen
• Confirmed carriers: AT&T

BlackBerry Driftwood:

• GSM/GPRS/EDGE/UMTS device
• GPS
• Camera
• Wi-Fi with UMA
• QWERTY keyboard

BlackBerry Magnum:

• GSM/GPRS/EDGE/UMTS device
• GPS
• Camera
• Wi-Fi (no UMA support)
• QWERTY keyboard
• 480×360 resolution screen
• Confirmed carriers: AT&T

So far it looks like the Driftwood and the Magnum might be the same device, but meant for different carriers. BGR also says that the BlackBerry Bold might get refreshed to allow UMA connectivity.

The Onyx, Driftwood and Magnum are part of the 9000 series, so they will all be 3G capable.

Who’s excited about these upcoming BlackBerrys!?

Source: BGR

Some highlights from the press release:

• Evaware Ltd, developer of the Project E-vita Electronic Patient Record Solution based in the Isle of Man & England (http://www.projectevita.com), has today expanded its Integrated Remote Telehealth Monitoring functionality to include data collection via a Wi-Fi enabled Telehealth Monitor and also via Blackberry and Mobile Phones.
• In addition the new Blackberry/Mobile phone Gateway solution lets patients use devices like Blood Pressure meters in their own home and transfer the data securely via a BlackBerry or Mobile phone to the patient record system in Project E-vita.

Read the full press release after the jump.

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Unlock Your BlackBerry Storm let me know about their new BlackBerry unlocking service. You can remote unlock the Storm 9530 to be used on the GSM and EDGE network!

Unlock Your BlackBerry Storm has also provided me with a coupon code just for BlackBerry Rocks! readers to get 10% off the sale price, which is $39.99. The coupon code is BBROCKS.

Here are other services they offer for BlackBerry remote unlocking:

• Remote unlock any AT&T BlackBerry $16
• Remote unlock any BlackBerry $49
• Remote unlock Rogers BlackBerry $16
• Remote unlock T-Mobile BlackBerry $16
• Remote unlock Vodofone UK BlackBerry $45

Info for unlocking your:

• Storm 9530
  
• Other BlackBerry

The coupon code BBROCKS works for their other unlocking services too, just in case .