Windows Mobile powered Blackberry? BlackGrape i9000

We recently dealt with a support issue for one our games and the user was reporting very odd behavior (random screen orientation changes, touch screen not working, etc). I finally asked what device they were using and they curtly responded "BlackGrape 9000". Wow.

A quick google search and I was able to find some basic information. It appears to be running Windows Mobile 6.1 and the device is a poor copy of the Blackberry Bold.

I DO NOT recommend buying these devices, this is an obvious infringement on RIM's intellectual property and I am confident that Microsoft would not give permission to create this device so it most likely means that the operating system (Windows Mobile) and any software installed on the device are not being legally obtained or distributed (ie pirated).

And if you morally don't have an issue with it, remember that this device will not run software designed for the Blackberry Bold and it sounds like it won't even run Windows Mobile software correctly either.

That being said I find the concept quite entertaining.

You can read more here and buy what appears to be a LOT of other bootleg phones running Windows Mobile .... just terrible.
http://www.fastcardtech.com/goods-3671-BlackGrape+i9000+ARM9+524MHZ+CPUBuilt+in+GPSQWERT+Full+Keyboardorbit+ball.html

Wireless Apps (www.wireless-apps.net)

I wanted to let you know that the sister site to Wireless-gaming.com has also received a facelift.

Both sites have been completely updated. In case you haven't visited http://www.wireless-apps.net/ yet: it’s an excellent site to purchase Smartphone applications.

Currently the website has the top applications for:

Blackberry, Palm, Windows Mobile (both touch and non-touch screens), UIQ and Series 60 phones (most Nokia smart phones). Of course iPhone applications will be sold when they're available.

Take a look, just like http://www.wireless-gaming.com/ it has a great interface and we're very proud of the site.

Wireless Gaming (www.wireless-gaming.com)

I'd like to introduce you to a relatively new online sales website for wireless games.

Specifically - for Windows Mobile, Palm, Symbian Series 60 (Nokia Smartphones), UIQ (most Sony-Ericsson phones), and Blackberry. iPhone games should be added soon.

This is a site I helped develop, I'll admit that up front, but I do think it’s an excellent website and has quite a few advantages over the competition.

So first off, you can take a look here: http://www.wireless-gaming.com/

Wireless-Gaming has been designed to be easy to use, both for shopping and browsing.
We put this site together because we felt it was just too hard to find the top games on other online websites. There are amazing quality games getting very little attention in the mobile market because they're not associated with a great brand. And there are some that are associated with a big name that still fall through the cracks.

All of the titles on Wireless Gaming have been hand selected for quality and of course fun. Take a look, the site's interface, is, for lack of a better term: really cool. And of course its VeriSign secured so you don't have worry about your personal information being miss-used.

The entire site was just completely updated so even if you have browsed the site before, it’s worth looking again. And please feel free to post any comments or questions here.