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BlackBerry Pearl 9100 in Live Images

Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion seems to be ramping up for the launch of yet another sequel on the market, in the form of BlackBerry Pearl 9100, which follows the already popular BlackBerry Pearl 81xx Series smartphones. The upcoming handset, which is still unofficial, has just emerged in a series of ...

20 November 2009
10:59 GMT

RIM to Launch App World Carrier Billing in 2010

Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion is reported to plan launching carrier billing for its BlackBerry App World as soon as 2010 is here. The software solutions portal was released only several months ago, yet the handset vendor seems determined to add as many features to it as possible, so as to impro...

16 November 2009
06:35 GMT

RIM Announces OpenGL ES Support on BlackBerry

Research in Motion, the maker of BlackBerry, announced recently that it brought more enhancements to its BlackBerry Application Platform, offering developers the possibility to come up with rich content and applications. Among the new improvements, we can count support for OpenGL ES, the upcoming availability of a J...

10 November 2009
12:11 GMT

BlackBerry to Incorporate Adobe's Flash Platform

Research In Motion and Adobe Systems Incorporated announced at the 2009 BlackBerry Developer Conference that they expanded their collaboration and that developers would be able to enjoy the use of the Adobe Flash Platform technology and Adobe Creative Suite tools when building content for BlackBerry smartphones.&ldqu...

10 November 2009
07:04 GMT

BlackBerry OS 5.0-Supported Smartphones

Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion is getting ready to release its latest software solution for the Blackberry smartphones available on the market, the BlackBerry Device Software 5.0, and has already made available a list with the supported devices for the new OS. In addition, the company also published s...

26 October 2009
07:35 GMT

RIM's BlackBerry Watch in First Images

Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion has been rumored not too long ago to be working on the development of a BlackBerry Bluetooth watch, and now the device has emerged into the wild in a series of images, which are accompanied by some specifications and a name. It seems that RIM's BlackBerry watch will...

20 October 2009
04:10 GMT

BlackBerry Wireless Headset HS-500 Already Available

Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion announced a while ago that it would soon launch a new accessory for its BlackBerry devices, and now the product is already available for purchase. Dubbed HS-500, the new Bluetooth Headset for BlackBerry comes to the market with enhanced connectivity with RIM's Black...

8 October 2009
04:09 GMT

BlackBerry Messenger 5.0 Available Starting Tomorrow

Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion is set to deliver tomorrow a new software solution to users of its BlackBerry smartphones in the form of BlackBerry Messenger 5.0. The new BlackBerry messenger comes to the table with a wide range of new features and seems determined to bring an enhanced user experience ...

6 October 2009
09:45 GMT

RIM Joins Adobe's Open Screen Project

Adobe Systems Incorporated and Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion have announced today at the worldwide developer conference Adobe MAX that the handset vendor has joined forces with the Open Screen Project and that it will work together with Adobe to bring Adobe Flash Player to BlackBerry smartphones. T...

5 October 2009
06:04 GMT

RIM Officially Releases BlackBerry Desktop Manager 1.0 for Mac OS X - Free Download

As previously reported, BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion has been busy creating a comprehensive management tool for Mac owners and users of its smartphones. With the beta version of the app previously leaked to the Internet, RIM has now officially introduced the final version of the management tool, making BlackBe...

5 October 2009
04:27 GMT

BlackBerry Mac OS X Desktop Manager Arriving September 25 (Rumor)

The Boy Genius Report claims RIM is on track to give Mac owners and BlackBerry users a brand-new BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac come September 25th. The BGR is a generally reliable source of (this kind of) rumors, while a beta version of the tool has been available for download since September 4th. The report in...

21 September 2009
03:25 GMT

Ericsson-Nortel Deal Gets Green Light from Canadian Government

Infrastructure solutions vendor Ericsson announced a while ago that it planned on purchasing Nortel Networks' CDMA and LTE assets, and that it had placed a $1.13 billion bid for the businesses, something that made Research In Motion shout out loud that the Canadian government should step to the front and block t...

18 September 2009
17:31 GMT

Rumor Mill: RIM Preps Three New BlackBerries

Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion seems to be preparing the release of a series of three new BlackBery devices for the ongoing year, as well as a number of 16 other handsets set for launch next year. The RIM mobile phones that should reach the market this year are supposedly the Blackberry Essex, Blackbe...

16 September 2009
17:01 GMT

BlackBerry Services Now Available in India via Aircel

India’s growing telecom operator Aircel and Canadian phone maker Research In Motion announced today the launch of BlackBerry services for the mobile phone carrier's users in the country. Aircel customers will benefit from a series of BlackBerry devices that the operator will make available for them, as wel...

16 September 2009
08:56 GMT

BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac Leaked and Available for Download

As Research in Motion (RIM) is getting ready for the official release of BlackBerry Desktop Software for Mac, the management tool has already been leaked to the web. “BlackBerry_Desktop_Manager_english language.dmg” is freely available for download via file-sharing sites like MegaUpload and RapidShare. Th...

4 September 2009
08:31 GMT

RIM to Prep a BlackBerry Bluetooth Watch

Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion might soon come to the market with yet another interesting device, namely a BlackBerry Bluetooth watch, which might include a series of functionalities similar to those available on BlackBerry phones. Some of the features that said device would sport include the possibil...

14 August 2009
09:06 GMT

RIM Opens Registrations for the BlackBerry Developer Conference

Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion is set to kick off the second edition of its BlackBerry Developer Conference in San Francisco, CA, November 9-12, 2009. Those interested in participating at the conference can already register, the maker announced via the newly launched BlackBerry Developer's Blog. ...

13 August 2009
11:23 GMT

BlackBerry Curve 8520 Goes to Latin America and the Caribbean

Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion announced on Tuesday plans to launch its newly released BlackBerry Curve 8520 handset in several markets in Latin America and the Caribbean, including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Peru and Venezuela. The new mo...

12 August 2009
05:26 GMT

Official BlackBerry Developer's Blog Goes Live

Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion launched its official BlackBerry Developer's Blog on Tuesday. Aimed mainly at the BlackBerry developer community, the new blog should provide compelling and informative content, the company says, while also adding that the BlackBerry Developer's Blog comes as p...

12 August 2009
03:05 GMT

Front-Facing Camera on BlackBerry Next Year

Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion might be on its way to the market with a new BlackBerry handset that would include a front-facing camera, some of the latest reports on the Web are pointing out. It seems that the company is set to unveil something connected with this at the beginning of next year, and i...

3 August 2009
05:04 GMT

BlackBerry App World Hits Europe with 2,000 Apps

Research In Motion is one of the mobile phone makers to come up with an app store for its BlackBerry devices, the App World, which was launched publicly back in April. While at launch the app portal included around 1,000 software solutions, we now learn that the number of those available there has doubled, and users ...

13 July 2009
02:23 GMT

BlackBerry Storm 2 Pictures Surface

BlackBerry Storm 2, the long-rumored successor of the already available Blackberry Storm, has made it into the wild in a series of early photos. As many of you might already know, the handset has been confirmed by Research in Motion, though no official announcement on the device has been made until now, though it is ...

15 May 2009
02:12 GMT

T-Mobile Holds Another Event on April 22

T-Mobile was reported yesterday to plan holding a press event on April 21, in New York City, and now we learn that the company will hold another one the day after, only that this time it will be in Europe, namely in London. While there are no details regarding what the mobile phone carrier has in store for us for t...

11 April 2009
04:58 GMT

BlackBerry Storm 2 Is Confirmed

Research in Motion was reported yesterday to plan on releasing the successor of its BlackBerry Storm touchscreen mobile phone at a certain point in September this year. However, it seems that the handset will come to the market in Europe later in 2009 or at the beginning of 2010, at least in the Netherlands, accordin...

8 April 2009
05:45 GMT

RIM to Release Storm 2 with Wi-Fi in September

BlackBerry enthusiasts have now yet another reason to rejoice as it seems that Research in Motion is set to come to the market with a new device, namely the BlackBerry Storm 2, which is expected to arrive as soon as September this year. As many of you might already know, the company's BlackBerry Storm device p...

7 April 2009
08:31 GMT

Blackberry App World Goes Live

Research in Motion was recently rumored to be planning on launching its Blackberry App World starting on April 1, the first day of the CTIA Wireless 2009 show in Las Vegas, where it would also make an official announcement in this regard. The Canadian mobile phone maker came live with the software portal just after m...

1 April 2009
02:37 GMT

BlackBerry Internet Service Updated to Version 2.6

BlackBerry users in North America are now able to rejoice given the fact that Research in Motion has updated its BlackBerry Internet Service to version 2.6. There are a few improvements that the new version offers users, and, although the service is not the BlackBerry Enterprise Service, which offers even more featur...

24 March 2009
08:59 GMT

Hands-On with Pre-Released BlackBerry Niagara

The BlackBerry Niagara 9630 has made the headlines quite a few times over the past couple of days, yet this time it seems that there are some more palpable pieces of information on the handset. To be more specific, a pre-released device has made it into the wild, so it has already been caught both on the camera and o...

18 March 2009
13:49 GMT

BlackBerry Curve 8900 Goes to Malta

Vodafone Malta Ltd. and RIM have announced that the BlackBerry Curve 8900 has been launched in Malta. The new device is meant to offer users an easy way to always stay connected with their friends, family or colleagues. At the same time, the BlackBerry Curve 8900 comes with global connectivity features, as well as wi...

14 March 2009
05:57 GMT

BlackBerry Storm 9530 Sees Leaked OS

The BlackBerry Storm 9530 is reported to have also received a leaked OS these days. The new platform build that is now available on the Web for the device's users is 4.7.0.114. According to the news, the most important feature that the new leaked OS comes with is a newly updated version of the cut-and-paste func...

11 March 2009
11:09 GMT

BlackBerry Bold Available in Japan

RIM and the Japanese carrier DoCoMo have recently launched the BlackBerry Bold on the Japanese market. It seems that the mobile phone operator managed to convince Research in Motion to add a new 3G band to the device so that it could work on the networks in the country. The new BlackBerry Bold available in Japan no...

27 February 2009
03:53 GMT

RIM Doubles Its Offer for Acquiring Certicom

Certicom Corp, the security software maker, announced recently that Research In Motion, the maker of BlackBerry, had placed a higher bid than VeriSign Inc previously did for the purchase of the software company. According to Certicom, RIM doubled its initial offer, and now it would be willing to pay C$131.1 million f...

6 February 2009
02:37 GMT

BlackBerry Storm Available at Vodacom South Africa

Vodacom South Africa and Research In Motion announced the introduction of the BlackBerry Storm on the South African market. The smartphone is available for both Vodacom’s Prepaid and Contract customers across the country starting January 28, and comes with support for the BlackBerry Internet Service and BlackBe...

31 January 2009
05:54 GMT

BlackBerry Curve 8900 Added to Vodafone Italia's Offering

Vodafone Italia and Research In Motion announced that the BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphone is also offered for the carrier's Italian users. The handset has been made available in Italy via Vodafone's retail stores, as well as on the operator's website, at a price tag of €429. The BlackBerry Curve ...

31 January 2009
03:51 GMT

RIM Executive Admits to Launching Phones with Glitches

Jim Balsillie, the co-CEO of Research In Motion, has admitted that the company has released malfunctioning smartphones, a move driven by the fact that a large number of devices like the BlackBerry Storm was put on the market. The handset hit the market earlier than it was expected, and it seems that the company was n...

27 January 2009
08:35 GMT

Certicom Drops RIM's Bid in Favor of VeriSign

This week seems to have been quite a tough one for RIM, as a Superior Court Order forced it to withdraw its bid for Certicom. Moreover, the company’s co-CEOs Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis are reported to have to pay up to C$100 million for a back-dating issue, which might also drive the former to step down f...

24 January 2009
03:58 GMT

RIM Opens Submissions for BlackBerry App Store

According to the latest news on the Web, the highly-expected BlackBerry App Store should be ready for launch by March this year. It seems that Research in Motion, the maker of BlackBerry, is already accepting developer submissions for the Storefront application catalog. Storefront comes as a wireless online catalog ...

23 January 2009
08:56 GMT

RIM's BlackBerry Curve 8900 Available at Orange Romania

Orange Romania and Research In Motion announced recently the release of the BlackBerry Curve 8900 on the Romanian market. The smartphone, powered by a next-generation 512Mhz processor, brings to users in Romania global connectivity support, built-in Wi-Fi, GPS capabilities, and an impressive hi-resolution display, as...

23 January 2009
04:31 GMT

Nokia Users Might Have BlackBerry Support Again

Last year, Nokia discontinued the support for Blackberry-maker RIM's corporate mobile email service, a move that made a lot of waves at that time. Today we learn that the service will become available for Nokia users again in the near future. Tom Furlong, head of Nokia's messaging services stated that &ldq...

20 January 2009
09:06 GMT

Firm Files Complaint for Patent Violation Against Nokia, RIM and Palm

Saxon Innovations of Tyler, a patent-holding company from Texas, is reported to have claimed that up to three patents it owned had been violated by six companies that import handsets into the United States, including Research in Motion, Palm and Nokia.The firm has filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade C...

20 January 2009
07:20 GMT

BlackBerry Curve 8900 Launches in India

Research In Motion (RIM) announced the introduction of its new BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphone on the Indian market. The phone was launched in India together with Airtel, Reliance Communications and Vodafone. The company expects the handset to enjoy the same attention from users as the previously rele...

16 January 2009
08:27 GMT

RIM Patches BlackBerry PDF Vulnerabilities

Research in Motion (RIM) is reported to have issued a patch that is meant to fix multiple vulnerabilities discovered in the way the BlackBerry Attachment Service would handle Adobe Acrobat PDF files. The company released a security advisory, according to which, when an email message that would have a PDF file attach...

15 January 2009
03:59 GMT

BlackBerry Bold Issues to Make Orange Suspend Shipments

According to the latest news on the web, the mobile phone operator Orange is on its way to remove the smartphone from its offering. The decision seems to be based on some technical problems the device has been having lately. It appears than many users have reported different issues with their handsets, ranging from u...

5 January 2009
12:15 GMT

RIM Introduces Foldable and SureType Keyboard Technology

RIM is focusing on the area where it has had its greatest success so far, which is probably the smartest thing to do, by patenting a new folding keyboard technology. Even though the manufacturer's Blackberry mobiles are among the few that have been successfully designed so that the advantages of the QWERTY keybo...

28 December 2008
09:34 GMT

The Blackberry Storm Is Still Verizon's Best Sold Device

The new  Blackberry Storm has been and still is one of the most appreciated models on the market, now officially becoming Verizon's best selling phone. Even though many compare its success to that of the iPhone, thus trying to undermine it, the Storm still raises people's interest. As we already menti...

19 December 2008
09:50 GMT

Smartphone Business Losing Ground, the iPhone Thriving

The 3rd quarter of 2008 has seen the lowest ever year-on-year growth regarding the smartphone business. Many of the most important, and even the giants in mobile devices, have registered important decreases in sale, as compared with the numbers of the same period of last year, or with the 2nd quarter of 2008.Accordin...

8 December 2008
06:37 GMT

Research In Motion Renews Patent License Agreement with Nokia

As expected, Research In motion (RIM), has renewed its agreement with Nokia for patent licenses. This news probably doesn't really come as a surprise to anyone, especially since this deal has been standing for many years now, having worked out just great for both companies so far.The Finnish manufacturer is the ...

4 December 2008
05:35 GMT

New BlackBerry Pearl 8120 Colors at T-Mobile

For some users out there, when they buy a new phone, there’s more they’re looking for than just what functions it comes with, as the color is also very important. Come to think of it, this is completely understandable, since, upon acquiring a new mobile, one knows for certain that there will be at least a...

16 October 2008
09:49 GMT

Vodafone Australia Delivers BlackBerry Storm

Following a long wait and numerous rumors, BlackBerry Storm has finally been made available, and now everybody seems to be eager to get their hands on the much anticipated device. The first two mobile carriers to deliver RIM's Storm are Verizon and Vodafone. Vodafone Australia has recently announced that it...

16 October 2008
03:34 GMT

Microsoft Puts the Moves on RIM

Despite the fact that, just recently, Research In Motion has released on the market several really cool smartphones, it seems that its shares keep going down, which makes the company more or less vulnerable. If the current situation continues, then it's possible that it may find itself in a position to accept a ...

15 October 2008
09:30 GMT


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