Category: Blackberry
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Microsoft CEO joins RIM stage to announce Bing for Blackberry
CEO Steve Ballmer was invited to join the stage for the Blackberry World Conference in Florida yesterday to show a unity between tech-titans Microsoft and RIM – a team-up of superhero proportions whose first course of action will be to bring the Bing to Blackberry gadgets. Ballmer was at the conference to announce that Bing […]
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Android demoed on Playbook – Videos emerge from Blackberry World Conference
RIM has demoed the Google Android platform functioning on the Blackberry Playbook at Blackberry World Conference in Florida. This functionality won’t become available to us Joe Publics until later in the year, but eager to show it off at its own conference, RIM gave us all a little sample of what’s in store! Showing natural coexistence between Android […]
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RIM announce BES will work with iOS and Android in next update
Blackberry manufacturer Research in Motion (RIM) has announced that its exclusive Blackberry Enterprise Server technology will be made compatible with iPhone and Android when it is next updated. Blackberry Enterprise Server (or BES) is Blackberry’s exclusive email and sync client which is normally used by businesses and large corporations who deploy Blackberry handsets to their […]
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Blackberry Playbook to feature dedicated Facebook app
RIM has left social-networkers with palms wetted after announcing a full version of Facebook will be arriving for its Blackberry PlayBook – specifically designed to make the most out of the 7” tablet’s display and features. The Blackberry World Conference in Florida, which kicks off today, will be the first place to get friendly with […]
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Blackberry Playbook will get BBM and more via OTA update on 3rd May
Research in Motion (RIM) has confirmed that a major software update will be coming to the Blackberry Playbook on May 3rd, bringing with it some of the important features missing from the device currently. Blackberry Messenger (or BBM) will now work on the Playbook via Blackberry Bridge, which means you’ll need to pair a Blackberry […]
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BlackBerry Bold 9900 and Bold 9930 officially unveiled by RIM
RIM lifts the lid on new touch and type smartphones
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Nielsen report in the US reflects UK poll – Android platform is the people’s choice!
A report from Nielsen reveals the American smartphone markets “most wanted” with Google’s Android platform just taking the top spot in consumer sales. A survey taken between January and March of this year revealed 31% of smartphone owners are enjoying an Android-based experience – gained 5% of the votes. While just missing out Apple’s iOS […]
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Angry Birds on Windows Phone 7 – Landing on May 25th
Angry Birds will be flying their way onto Windows Marketplace for play on Windows Phone 7 handsets from Monday 25th May. Interestingly, this news comes following a recent Microsoft bashing from Rovio Mobile, the company behind the game who claim Microsoft to be sloppy with their Xbox updates, which has prevented Angry Birds from landing […]
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Blackberry Playbook will NOT have dedicated Email app
Ahead of its April 19th release in the US and Canada, reviews for the Blackberry Playbook have started to surface. Impressions appear to be mostly good so far, though some reviewers have picked up on some serious failings within the tablet’s OS. The Blackberry Playbook will be the first Blackberry device sold without dedicated email, […]
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Blackberry Touch demoed in new YouTube vid
A 2-and-a-half-minute video featuring the Blackberry Touch has surfaced on YouTube, showing the RIM smartphone in hands-on action. The bootleg clip shows off the Touch smartphone itself as well as flicking through the Blackberry OS 6.1 interface but sadly “artxenonart”, the ‘tuber demonstrating, speaks entirely in Thai the whole way through the video, so we […]
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Leak reveals Nokia set to beat RIM’s Blackberry to keyboard/touch-screen phone
Leaked pics and info reveal Nokia’s E6 smartphone which is set to take over from existing models E71 and E72 around June this year and with it bring both QWERTY and touch-screen functions to the Nokia range. Beating RIM who have their own plans to release 1 keyboard/touch-screen range, including the Blackberry Orlando, Bold Touch 2, […]
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Blackberry Bold Touch 9930 specifications leaked
We got a good glimpse at RIM’s upcoming Blackberry Bold Touch last week, and now we’ve been treated to a full specifications list, and it looks promising. Blackberry news site N4BB got their paws on a confidential specifications document for the Bold Touch, which hints at it being one of the most powerful handsets RIM […]