Category: RIM
RIM Announces BBM Social Platform for BlackBerry Developers
Back at DEVCON 2010, RIM announced the BBM Social Platform for BlackBerry developers. Today RIM made it available in open beta! While this wasn’t the press release I was waiting for from RIM, it is great news for developers. The new BBM SDK will allow developers to: access and update fields in the user’s profile [...]
BlackBerry PlayBook passes FCC in 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB Models
This could only be a good sign! The BlackBerry PlayBook has made it through the FCC. It seems RIM included all three sizes (16, 32, 64GB) of the Wi-Fi PlayBook in the FCC filing. Sadly there was no sign of the 4G model at this time. RIM has requested a confidently request with the FCC [...]
Video: 7digital Music Store and Podcast App on PlayBook In Action!
The official BlackBerry Blog took a few minutes today to run through the two new music-centered apps announced today for the PlayBook. The apps include the 7digital Music Store and the BlackBerry Podcast app for PlayBook, both of which will come preloaded at launch in Canada and the United States. RIM’s official blog also pointed [...]
BlackBerry Podcast App To Be Preloaded on PlayBook
Following RIM’s announcement with 7digital regarding their online music store for the BlackBerry PlayBook, RIM also let us know that their BlackBerry Podcast app will be coming preloaded on the PlayBook tablet. With the PlayBook podcast app users will be able to browse 19 categories of podcasts, including sports, entertainment, business, and more. Other key [...]
RIM and 7digital team up for Music Store on BlackBerry PlayBook at Launch
RIM sent out a press release early this morning to let everyone about their latest partnership with 7digital. The partnership with 7digital will a pre-installed music store on the BlackBerry PlayBook for the USA and Canada. 7digital currently has a music catalog of over 13 million MP3′s and the PlayBook will get access to them [...]
Free BlackBerry PlayBook for Developers Extended Until March 31st
This is great news for app developers! RIM has extended the free PlayBook offer to developers until March 31st. This will give developers a little more time to get their PlayBook apps into RIM’s hands, and of course get a free PlayBook. You can grab all the details of the free PlayBook offer here. RIM [...]
BlackBerry Software Roadmap for 2011 Leaks Out! Shows BIS 4.0, OS 7.0 and more.
2011 is certainly shaping up to be an interesting year for RIM. We recently got a peak at their smartphone lineup for 2011, and now thanks to N4BB, we get a chance to see RIM’s BlackBerry Software Roadmap for this year. According to the leaked roadmap, RIM plans to introduce several software updates, including BIS [...]
BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) Heading to Android and even iOS
New rumors are floating around that RIM is already working on bringing their popular BBM instant messaging to other platforms, like Android and Apple iOS. BGR is reporting that RIM is already hard at work on an Android version of BBM, which would be huge for RIM. This would allow pretty any smartphone owner to [...]
BlackBerry Protect Launches March 5th in Open Beta!
**UPDATE: Sorry folks I actually posted the wrong date. It looks like the open beta is set to begin on March 5th, not 4th. It feels like I’ve been testing BlackBerry Protect for ever now, although its been offline for server maintenance for the past week or so. Apparently RIM is gearing up to bring [...]
TAT also demos Aura Weather App for BlackBerry PlayBook
Not only did TAT demo a scrap booking app at MWC 2011 today, they also had a chance to demo a unique weather app for the PlayBook called Aura. This app was built entirely with RIM’s BlackBerry WebWorks SDK. This app really makes me wonder what else RIM and TAT have in store for future [...]
TAT demos Scrap Booking App for BlackBerry PlayBook
RIM’s recent acquisition of TAT (The Astonishing Tribe) has kept many wondering what RIM has up their selves. Well RIM took some time at MWC 2011 to catch up with their latest addition to see what they’ve been working on for the PlayBook tablet. TAT showed off a scrap booking app that features advanced four-finger [...]
RIM Announces Two Additional BlackBerry 4G PlayBook Models For LTE and HSPA+ Networks (Press Release)
Research In Motion (RIM) today announced plans to launch two additional BlackBerry(R) 4G PlayBook(TM) tablets during the second half of 2011, featuring support for LTE and HSPA+ high speed wide area wireless networks. “The BlackBerry PlayBook tablet is already being widely recognized for its superior performance, rich web experience, enterprise readiness and deep support for [...]
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