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Staples Recall: RIM Recalls Over 900 16 GB BlackBerry PlayBook Tablets

May 15, 2011 | By Susan | 1 Comment

Engadget posted an exclusive of the recall. It appears it’s only a batch of 16 GB PlayBook tablets, but nonetheless they’re on recall. It’s not uncommon to have a bad batch of products, and the vendor sends back the stock listed from the store back to the manufacturer. Check it out…

BlackBerry Tablet OS v1.0.3 Rolling Out By Tomorrow – Brings Video Chat, BBM and More!

May 2, 2011 | By Scott | 9 Comments

So far BlackBerry World 2011 has been packed full of news. The latest news from RIM is that PlayBook owners will be receiving a pretty big update for their tablet. The BlackBerry Tablet OS will update to version 1.0.3 and will bring BlackBerry PlayBook Video Chat, BBM via Bridge, Bookmark options, and Documents to Go [...]

High Resolution Images of BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900/9930

May 2, 2011 | By Scott | Add a Comment

Earlier this morning RIM announced the latest to their BlackBerry Bold portfolio, the new Bold Touch 9900 series. I’ve been waiting for RIM to upload the press images to their website, and they’re finally available. As you can see from the high resolution shots it’s beautiful! The Bold Touch 9900/9930 measures in at 10.5mm thin, [...]

RIM Launches BlackBerry Balance for Work-Life Balance on BlackBerry [#bbwc]

May 2, 2011 | By Scott | 1 Comment

WATERLOO, ONTARIO – Research In Motion (RIM) is advancing work-life balance on BlackBerry(R) smartphones with BlackBerry(R) Balance(TM) – new technology that makes possible the convenience of using a single BlackBerry smartphone for both work and personal purposes without compromising the security of company content and the privacy of personal content. RIM is introducing this technology [...]

RIM Announces BlackBerry Mobile Voice System 5 with Voice Over Wi-Fi Calling for Avaya and Legacy Nortel Systems

May 2, 2011 | By Scott | 4 Comments

VoIP and SIP Compatible Platform Enables Integration with More In-Market and Legacy Phone Systems; Extends BlackBerry MVS to Unified Communications Application Development WATERLOO, ONTARIO - Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ:RIMM)(TSX:RIM) is helping more businesses bring together the desk phone and smartphone. RIM today announced plans to make BlackBerry(R) Mobile Voice System 5 (BlackBerry MVS 5) [...]

RIM Announces Multi-Platform BlackBerry Enterprise Solution for Smartphones and Tablets

May 2, 2011 | By Scott | Add a Comment

WATERLOO, ONTARIO – Research In Motion (RIM) is announcing today plans for a multi-platform BlackBerry Enterprise Solution for managing and securing mobile devices for enterprises and government organizations. The solution will make available the market-leading management, security and controls of BlackBerry(R) Enterprise Server and BlackBerry(R) Enterprise Server Express for BlackBerry(R) devices plus, through RIM’s pending [...]

RIM Announces New Video Chat Application for the BlackBerry PlayBook [#bbwc]

May 2, 2011 | By Scott | 1 Comment

WATERLOO, ONTARIO – Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ:RIMM)(TSX:RIM) today announced the availability of the BlackBerry(R) PlayBook(TM) Video Chat application – an easy and fun way for friends and family to place and receive video calls between BlackBerry(R) PlayBook(TM) tablets over an internet connected Wi-Fi(R) network. “BlackBerry is a renowned mobile communication solution for connecting users [...]

Introducing the BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900/9930 Smartphones [#bbwc]

May 2, 2011 | By Scott | 2 Comments

It’s time to kick off the BlackBerry World 2011 Conference. RIM just sent out a ton of press releases this morning, announcing several new features for the BlackBerry PlayBook, and now the Bold Touch smartphone. RIM has announced the Bold Touch 9900 and 9930 smartphones. The Bold Touch 9900 is the 4G/GSM/HSPA model, and the [...]

RIM Announces New Facebook App for BlackBerry PlayBook [#bbwc]

May 2, 2011 | By Scott | 2 Comments

We had a feeling it was coming after we saw the leaked image of the BlackBerry Bold Touch (which was also announced today) with the PlayBook rocking the Facebook app. It looks like a native Facebook app for the BlackBerry PlayBook will be showcased this week at BlackBerry World 2011, and then available for download [...]

RIM confirms BlackBerry OS 6.1 now branded BlackBerry 7…

April 29, 2011 | By Scott | 1 Comment

When we first heard the name BlackBerry 7 it was rumored to be an operating system powered by QNX, similar to the Tablet OS found on the BlackBerry PlayBook. Now it seems that RIM has decided to call their latest update BlackBerry 7. RIM co-CEO Jim Balsillie confirmed it yesterday evening during their Investors conference [...]

Issues with BlackBerry Bridge? You’re Not Alone. RIM to Issue Fix By This Weekend…

April 28, 2011 | By Scott | 1 Comment

Are you having issues getting your BlackBerry Bridge and smartphone to connect? You’re not alone. A ton of people (but not everyone) are experiencing issues getting their PlayBook to pair with their BlackBerry smartphone. Myself I’m using a BlackBerry Torch 9800 and I was only ever able to use my PlayBook bridged once for a [...]

RIM welcomes Tungle to the family!

April 28, 2011 | By Scott | 1 Comment

Yesterday RIM welcomed Tungle to the BlackBerry family. Tungle offers cloud-based calendar and scheduling services that connect users with Google, Yahoo, Facebook, Outlook, iCal, and other platforms. Below is a quick introduction from Tom Goguen, VP, Collaboration and Social Networking at Research In Motion: Today we are pleased to announce that Tungle has joined Research [...]