Archive for December, 2010
RIM Announces TAT Will Be Joining RIM
David Yach, Chief Technology Officer at RIM posted some exciting news on the Inside BlackBerry, The Official BlackBerry Blog. The team from TAT will be joining RIM. This will bring a lot to RIM with the TAT talent for the BlackBerry smartphones and the BlackBerry Playbook. Check it out…
RIM Kicks Kik Out Of BlackBerry App World And Into A Patent Infringement Lawsuit
CrackBerry had a great post based on David Lam’s (Canadian Lawyer) Law Blog that reported about the RIM and Kik patent infringement lawsuit. I knew there were quite a few users of the Kik messenger, and when the downloads of Kik had been disabled by BlackBerry App World, Twitter was lit with tweets. The story [...]
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BlackBerry 6 Gains FIPS Security Certification for U.S. Government Agencies [Press Release]
BlackBerry Torch and Other BlackBerry Smartphones Running the New BlackBerry 6 OS Now Certified for Use by U.S. Government Agencies WATERLOO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – Dec. 1, 2010) – Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ:RIMM)(TSX:RIM) announced today that BlackBerry(R) 6, a powerful new operating system for BlackBerry(R) smartphones, is now FIPS 140-2 certified. This FIPS (Federal Information Processing [...]
TELUS launches the BlackBerry Style 9670
The BlackBerry Style has made its way to Canada. Earlier this morning TELUS became the first Canadian carrier to launch the new BlackBerry Style 9670. This compact clamshell BlackBerry will be the first CDMA BlackBerry to Canada featuring BlackBerry 6, 5.0 megapixel camera and a full QWERTY keyboard. The BlackBerry Style 9670 will run you [...]
eBay for BlackBerry Updated to version 1.0.3.5 – Now Includes Deal Finder
If you’re a huge eBay fan then you might already know about eBay’s Deal Finder service. Deal Finder compares prices listed on eBay with those of major retailers like Amazon and Best Buy, and brings shoppers the best discounts on movies, video games, electronics, music and books. The new eBay for BlackBerry also introduces keyboard [...]
Announcing The Total Control Cyber Week Sale, Pricing Is Out Of Control!
Total Control App has an amazing one time cyber week sale on their popular cctv video surveillance software for mobile phones, and when you see the prices, you’ll see what we mean by out of control. Seeing is believing, and contrary to belief, the following prices are not a typo error. Check it out…
Update: UberTwitter’s Metamorphosis Out Of Beta With v1.0
UberTwitter has finally come out of its beta cocoon with v1.0. They spent 18 months refining it, listening to users, and have released it finally. I’ve checked it out here and there, but it’s very impressive how far it’s come, and if you have UberTwitter, you need to update and check it out. If you [...]
Review: MiniPaint v1.2.8 By BB4 Software, The Premier Photo Editing Application
Being able to take some great pictures of loved ones and friends is really nice, and being able to edit them and add fun captions and pics are even sweeter. MiniPaint is one such application. It gives you the ability to tweak the pictures and it has a free trial too.
Update: ScanLife Updates To v3.1.15
ScanLife is the app that allows you to scan barcodes. When it first came out, it gave you online prices, user reviews, and specs. Now you can scan UPC (1D), scan for everything from digital coupons, local prices, and nutritional information. If you have ScanLife, update now. You can download the latest version of ScanLife [...]
ICQ gets the boot from BlackBerry Smartphones
I often wondered why RIM even continued to support ICQ, an instant messaging from back in the mid-1990s, that not many use anymore. Well RIM has officially posted an article on their knowledge base stating that they will no longer be supporting ICQ and as of December 4, 2010 BlackBerry users will no longer be [...]
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