It’s almost as if Research In Motion and Vodafone had this one scheduled huh? As we mentioned back when it leaked, OS 5.0.0.545 hit that “Gold” status we were expecting.

Want something to do this weekend? How about upgrading your Bold 9700 to OS 5.0.0.536

MobileSyrup got the scoop on a Limited Edition Bold 9700 that is getting takedown notices all over . My guess is because the posts mention a certain quadrennial event that is known for being outrageously litigious with their brand. Let me just say that this Limited Edition Bold 9700 that celebrates the amazing game of hockey played February 28, 2010, is a sweet BlackBerry that I would box a kangaroo for.

The guys at Made Simple Learning have released the complete Training Center for the Bold 9700 and the Curve 8500 series. The Training Center includes both an online book and videos. There are 134 short video tutorials and 110 videos formatted for your BlackBerry so you can watch them on the go

Virgin Mobile Canada have launched their HSPA+ network piggybacking on the Bell infrastructure. The network has expected download speeds of up to 21.6 megabits per second and uploads of up 5.76. Virgin Mobile are also offering the BlackBerry Bold 9700 at $149.99 with a 3 year contract or $549.99 without contract.

A few days ago Amazon posted some details of their big sellers over the holidays. The biggest news to come from that press release was the fact Amazons Kindle and Kindle books were the biggest sellers where in Kindle books sold more on Christmas day then their physical counterparts - which honestly makes a whole lot more sense then people are giving credit for

With AutoText, you can actually insert Macros or shortcuts for other functions such as display the current time and date, your PIN number, owner information or even simulate pressing the backspace or delete keys. Here is how: 1

The latest BlackBerry devices come with an optical trackpad rather than a trackball. This is great for a couple of reasons: you no longer have to replace your trackball after wear-and-tear, and it looks way cooler.

With the fiscal 2010 Q3 earnings conference call happening this Thursday, investors and analysts are getting ready to scrutinize Jim Balsillie’s speech as well as their accounting details. Raymond James analyst Steven Li is expecting both good and bad news. The good: RIM has launched a number of successful devices

Telefónica and RIM have announced the launch of the BlackBerry Bold 9700 in Spain.