Category: Blackberry

  • RIM to acquire cloud company for new services on Blackberry gadgets

    RIM to acquire cloud company for new services on Blackberry gadgets

    Research in Motion (RIM) has made its intentions known that it is very interested in bringing cloud-based services to its popular Blackberry range of products which includes smartphones such as the recently released Blackberry 9810 (or Touch 2) and the Blackberry Playbook tablet. Canadian tech company RIM is currently eyeing the Irish firm NewBay which […]

  • Blackberry Internet Service Down in UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa Today

    Blackberry Internet Service Down in UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa Today

    If you’re a Blackberry smartphone user then chances are you’ve had a rather frustrating day trying to get your handset to browse the web, send emails or access the BBM service. Research in Motion, the company behind Blackberry; have suffered quite a serious server failure today which has resulted in an outage of the Internet […]

  • E2Vids: BlackBerry 9810 Torch review

    E2Vids: BlackBerry 9810 Torch review

    Our good friends at E2Save.com have provided us with one of their latest video which is a review of the BlackBerry 9810 Torch. The BlackBerry 9810 Torch mobile phone is a great handset with exciting features. With a 3.2 inch touchscreen that makes browsing clear and enjoyable, you can see your emails and play your […]

  • RIM Announces Blackberry Tag – NFC Sharing App for Blackberry Smartphones

    RIM Announces Blackberry Tag – NFC Sharing App for Blackberry Smartphones

    In the exotic location of Dubai, Research in Motion Co-CEO and Blackberry Chief Jim Balsillie has today announced a new way for Blackberry Smartphone users to transfer contacts and information wirelessly. Called ‘Blackberry Tag’, the new tech comes in the form of an app for Blackberry Smartphones running the newest OS 7 software. Blackberry Tag […]

  • Visa Announces NFC Digital Wallet

    Visa Announces NFC Digital Wallet

    The recently announced Google Wallet might have been given Visa’s stamp of approval, but the credit card giant also has their own digital payment system in the works. Confirmed by Steve Perry, Visa’s commercial director in Europe, Visa is set to launch it’s own virtual wallet at the end of Summer 2012. Perry confirmed the […]

  • Blackberry Messenger (BBM) pictured running on Android Smartphone

    Blackberry Messenger (BBM) pictured running on Android Smartphone

    Backing rumours that Research in Motion (RIM) would be bringing their popular Blackberry Messenger (BBM) as found on it’s range of Blackberry products from smartphones to any and all gadgets running Google’s Android software – today a tech website has outed some interesting snaps which seem to show a beta version of the text/chat app […]

  • Blackberry 9800 Torch and how to add a new bookmark

    Blackberry 9800 Torch and how to add a new bookmark

    We at The Gadget Helpline get hundreds of calls a week from frustrated customers looking for support and help with their Gadgets and electronic goods, so we thought we would share some of our help to the world. Today we have received a call where one of our dedicated agents provided support on RIM Blackberry […]

  • QWERTY BlackBerry 9810 arrives on Three network in the UK

    QWERTY BlackBerry 9810 arrives on Three network in the UK

    The Blackberry 9810 aka ‘Torch 2’, with it’s diminutive 3.2” HVGA touchscreen and QWERTY keyboard, is getting it’s first trip out in the United Kingdom today – courtesy of the network Three.   Despite it’s small stature, the successor to last year’s Blackberry Torch 9800 packs a respectable 1.2GHz processor  – a step up from […]

  • RIM Issues Statement Denying It’s About To Call Time On Playbook

    RIM Issues Statement Denying It’s About To Call Time On Playbook

    Research In Motion, the makers of the Playbook and Blackberry, has poured cold water over reports that they might pull the plug on their recently released Playbook tablet. So concerned by the rumours, the company released a statement following the suggestion from an industry analyst who suggested RIM had called time on production.  The analyst, […]

  • Gadget HELP! – RIM Blackberry Torch 9800 and How to Add a Picture to a Contact

    Gadget HELP! – RIM Blackberry Torch 9800 and How to Add a Picture to a Contact

    We at The Gadget Helpline get hundreds of calls a week from frustrated customers looking for support and help with their Gadgets and electronic goods, so we thought we would share some of our help to the world. Today we have received a call where one of our dedicated agents provided support on RIM Blackberry […]

  • Blackberry Curve Touch 9380 Leaked to save RIM’s Woes

    Blackberry Curve Touch 9380 Leaked to save RIM’s Woes

    Research In Motion’s Blackberry brand has been floundering of late, with several statistics sites prophesising doom for the brand’s market share and lowering profits by 47%. The Blackberry subscriber base increased by 40% over last year but that wasn’t enough to stop RIM’s net income dropping a massive 60%, forcing the company to drop sales […]

  • Blackberry Playbook updates coming this October – including Video Store

    Blackberry Playbook updates coming this October – including Video Store

    As well as some big price cuts planned, Research in Motion (RIM) is prepping a big update for its Blackberry Playbook tablet which is set to roll out in October, as the Canadian communication co. seeks to get the slab back on track after a slow opening season. Sales have been lacklustre after RIM’s big […]