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RIM Given Six Months To Prove Why Their Co-CEO’s Deserve the Chairman Title

July 14, 2011 | By Susan | 1 Comment

Can there be only one? That’s the question RIM will need to ponder for the next six months. Bloomberg BusinessWeek has reported that Research In Motion LTD has six months to show why Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis need to keep their roles as Chairman of the Board or they may once again face the proposal [...]

RIM launches BlackBerry WebWorks 2.1 SDK for Smartphones

July 8, 2011 | By Scott | 1 Comment

RIM has announced the release of BlackBerry WebWorks SDK v2.1 for BlackBerry smartphones. Developers can take advantage of the WebWorks 2.1 SDK which can now be downloaded here. Below is a description of what the new SDK brings: The new capabilities that WebWorks developers can now leverage include NTML & BASIC Authentication support, Camera API, Top Banner [...]

RIM Responds to Open Letter Posted Online…

June 30, 2011 | By Scott | 2 Comments

In a surprisingly fast move RIM has responded to the open letter posted at BGR earlier today. RIM didn’t have much to say, except that “it is particularly difficult to believe that a “high level employee” in good standing with the company would choose to anonymously publish a letter on the web rather than engage their fellow [...]

Drama at RIM: An Open Letter to RIM CEO’s Surfaces…

June 30, 2011 | By Scott | 4 Comments

The drama at RIM continues today with the publishing of an open letter from an anonymous senior RIM executive. The letter has been published by BGR, and the anonymous writer goes on to talk about what they feel RIM needs to do in order to make RIM come back to an industry leader. Some of the points of this [...]

RIM updates BlackBerry WebWorks 2.1 SDK for Tablet OS

June 23, 2011 | By Scott | 2 Comments

Research In Motion (RIM) introduced today version 2.1 of the BlackBerry® WebWorks™ SDK for Tablet OS. This release adds new powerful APIs and robust application functionality which developers can easily leverage to create WebWorks applications that deliver a richer, more interactive end user experience. The BlackBerry WebWorks SDK is the toolset that supports developers who [...]

Update: Avatar Builder Girls and Guys Edition By RIM Updated To v1.0.1

June 21, 2011 | By Susan | 1 Comment

The Free BlackBerry Avatar Builder by RIM has been updated with a EULA and a few other changes. One of the things I noticed besides more customization was the BlackBerry necklace was gone and there seems to be more background colors. The app is available in the BlackBerry App World. Check it out…

RIM outs BlackBerry 7 OS Simulators for BlackBerry 9850, 9810, and 9360

June 20, 2011 | By Scott | 1 Comment

Usually we see device simulators leak before they officially launched, but this time RIM has done something unusual and leaked them ahead of an official announcement. As of now you can download official device simulators for the BlackBerry Torch 9810, next-generation Curve 8360, and Touch/Torch 9850 smartphones. This is great for developers to get them ready for [...]

RIM announces BlackBerry 7 Screen Sizes for Developers

June 20, 2011 | By Scott | 2 Comments

It’s no secret that RIM has several other devices on the way, besides the BlackBerry Bold Touch. Earlier today RIM posted up device resolutions for the BlackBerry 9360, 9810, and 9850, all of which have yet to be announced by RIM. As you can see from the above chart the upcoming devices will have high [...]

BlackBerry PlayBook Launching In 16 Additional Markets Over Next 30 Days

June 10, 2011 | By Scott | 1 Comment

RIM sent out a quick press release this morning to let everyone know that the BlackBerry PlayBook is scheduled to launch in 16 additional markets, within the next 30 days. The 16 countries includes UK, Spain, France, Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, UAE, India, Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia, Australia, Mexico, Colombia, and Venezuela.While [...]

Dear RIM: Please make the PlayBook Recognize .CO Domains

May 21, 2011 | By Scott | Add a Comment

As you might know we recently starting using BBSync.CO as a shortcut to visit BlackBerrySync.com. One thing I noticed is that the BlackBerry PlayBook’s browser doesn’t support .CO domains as a format. The browser seems to support all other domains extensions like .ca, .net, .org, .me, etc. but not .CO. Whenever you type BBSync.CO into [...]

How RIM Is Transitioning BlackBerry To QNX

May 15, 2011 | By Susan | Add a Comment

I ran across this article on ZDNet UK and wanted to share it with you. ZDNET UK was able to have an interview with David Yach, RIM’s CTO, and talk about the QNX system of the PlayBook and OS 6 and OS 7 of the BlackBerry. David candidly shares the view of the transition RIM [...]