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How to: Install Official BlackBerry Software Updates Using a Mac

December 17, 2010 | By Scott | Add a Comment

Back a year or two ago, BlackBerry and Apple computers didn’t play so nice. But since the launch of the official BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac, RIM has made it quite simple to manage your BlackBerry, including backup/restore, iTunes Sync, add/remove apps, and software updates. RIM has posted a quick walk through of how to [...]

Research In Motion Reports Third Quarter Results [Press Release]

December 17, 2010 | By Scott | 3 Comments

Research In Motion Limited (RIM) (NASDAQ:RIMM)(TSX:RIM), a world leader in the mobile communications market, today reported record third quarter results for the three months ended November 27, 2010 (all figures in U.S. dollars and U.S. GAAP). Highlights: – Record BlackBerry(R) smartphone shipments of 14.2 million grew 40% over the same quarter last year – Revenue [...]

RIM introduces BlackBerry News Feeds App, think Viigo.

December 13, 2010 | By Scott | Add a Comment

Before BlackBerry 6 OS I relied heavily on Viigo to grab my RSS feeds, but then after switching to BlackBerry 6, Viigo had pretty much disappeared. Although you could still down a version of Viigo that would work on BlackBerry 6 OS, it just wasn’t the same in terms of performance. Since switching to my [...]

Another Hands-On with the BlackBerry PlayBook!

December 8, 2010 | By Scott | Add a Comment

I’m a little jealous right now! Someone from the CrackBerry team managed to spend a few minutes with the upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook in New York City today. As you can see from the video its just more proof that the PlayBook is almost ready to go, and works very smooth. The video is just over [...]

BlackBerry App World Now Accepting Apps for BlackBerry PlayBook [Press Release]

December 7, 2010 | By Scott | 1 Comment

Its just one sign the BlackBerry PlayBook is getting closer to launch! RIM just sent out a press release letting developers know that BlackBerry App World is now accepting apps for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. Check out the press release below for more details.

Take A Look at what TAT could do for RIM and their QNX OS…

December 3, 2010 | By Scott | 1 Comment

So you may have heard yesterday that RIM announced the acquisition of TAT. TAT (also known as The Astonishing Tribe) is known for their beautiful mobile user interface (UI) designs. RIM has announced that their work will be coming to RIM’s recently announced QNX Platform for the BlackBerry PlayBook and smartphones. Check out the video [...]

RIM Kicks Kik Out Of BlackBerry App World And Into A Patent Infringement Lawsuit

December 3, 2010 | By Susan | 2 Comments

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 [...]

BlackBerry 6 Gains FIPS Security Certification for U.S. Government Agencies [Press Release]

December 3, 2010 | By Scott | Add a Comment

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 [...]

ICQ gets the boot from BlackBerry Smartphones

December 1, 2010 | By Scott | 1 Comment

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 [...]

BlackBerry Maps Gets A MapLift

November 23, 2010 | By Susan | Add a Comment

On the website Inside BlackBerry Developers Blog, Shaddid let developers know that a few changes have come for the BlackBerry Maps and it will give more opportunities for app developers. Some great exciting features have been added and we’ll give you instructions on how to update your maps. Check it out…

RIM puts BlackBerry PlayBook Browser against iPad Browser

November 16, 2010 | By Scott | Add a Comment

RIM has posted up a video of their upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook in action, and put against Apple’s iPad. The video quickly shows how fast the PlayBook’s WebKit browser is, and its wide support for Flash and HTML 5. Check out the video above and you can find more details at InsideBlackBerry.

RIM introduces the BlackBerry Bold 9780 with BlackBerry 6

October 27, 2010 | By Scott | 5 Comments

It has finally arrived! RIM officially announced the new BlackBerry Bold 9780 this morning. The new Bold 9780 keeps the familar form factor of the Bold 9700, but brings more memory (512MB), a 5.0 megapixel camera, and of course the new BlackBerry 6 OS. I know many of our readers have been patiently waiting to [...]