Category: RIM Press Release

RIM unveils BlackBerry PlayBook, a 7″ tablet loaded with features!

RIM unveils BlackBerry PlayBook, a 7″ tablet loaded with features!

September 27, 2010 | By | 12 Comments

Wow! Today at the BlackBerry Developers Conference, RIM unveiled the BlackBerry PlayBook, a 7″ tablet that comes packed with features. This tablet from RIM comes loaded with an operating system designed by QNX. The BlackBerry PlayBook will feature a 7″ high resolution display, will be 9.7mm thick, run a 1GHZ dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, [...]

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Verizon Wireless announces BlackBerry Curve 3G 9330

Verizon Wireless announces BlackBerry Curve 3G 9330

September 15, 2010 | By | 5 Comments

Whoops! Looks like we forgot to post this yesterday. Verizon Wireless has announced the BlackBerry Curve 3G 9330 is coming soon. The new Curve 3G 9330 is fully BlackBerry 6 OS ready thanks to its memory upgrade. Sadly the camera hasn’t been upgraded from 2.0 megapixel and there is still no flash on the device. [...]

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RIM (officially) introduces the BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300

RIM (officially) introduces the BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300

August 9, 2010 | By | 6 Comments

Just a few minutes ago, RIM officially announced the latest addition to the Curve family, the Curve 3G. The new Curve 9300 remains pretty entry level, however adds more memory and is BlackBerry 6 ready. The new BlackBerry Curve 3G has already started making its way into Canada, and is expected to launch in the [...]

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AT&T announces the BlackBerry Torch 9800 – Coming August 12th

AT&T announces the BlackBerry Torch 9800 – Coming August 12th

August 3, 2010 | By | 9 Comments

Just a few minutes ago, AT&T held a media event in New York to announce the new BlackBerry Torch 9800. As you may know the Torch 9800 is a new hybrid smartphone featuring a full touch display and slide out QWERTY keyboard. The BlackBerry Torch operates on BlackBerry 6, RIM’s next generation operating system. The [...]

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CDMA BlackBerry Bold 9650 officailly announced at WES 2010

CDMA BlackBerry Bold 9650 officailly announced at WES 2010

April 26, 2010 | By | 3 Comments

It’s been rumored for quite some time now, and today RIM kicked off WES 2010 by announcing the BlackBerry Bold 9650. The Bold 9650 will come to CDMA markets packing Wi-Fi and an optical trackpad, and will be the direct replacement for the Tour 9630 smartphone. It’s expected the Bold 9650 will come to both [...]

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RIM announces the BlackBerry Pearl 3G (Pearl 9100 and 9105)

RIM announces the BlackBerry Pearl 3G (Pearl 9100 and 9105)

April 26, 2010 | By | 1 Comment

Alright, let’s kick of the WES 2010 news with some handset launches! RIM was happy to announce two new versions of the Pearl smartphone. The new Pearl 3G consists on the Pearl 9100 and Pearl 9105, which we’ve seen online before. The Pearl 9100 is the new 3G Suretype QWERTY sporting smartphone, and the Pearl [...]

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RIM officially announces BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express

RIM officially announces BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express

February 16, 2010 | By | 3 Comments

Well its not a huge surprise, after the leaks, but this morning RIM announced the new free version of BlackBerry Enterprise Server.The new BES Express allows users to sync their BlackBerry with a Microsoft Exchange Server or Windows Small Business Server. The new BES Express is free of charge, and allows small businesses to have [...]

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IDC announces Top 10 Smartphones in Q4 for USA – BlackBerry Takes 5/10 spots!

IDC announces Top 10 Smartphones in Q4 for USA – BlackBerry Takes 5/10 spots!

February 9, 2010 | By | 9 Comments

The IDC has announced their list of top 10 selling smartphones for Q4 2009. Guess what is number one? BlackBerry, of course. RIM took 5 of the 10 available spots in top selling smartphones to include BlackBerry Curve, Pearl, Bold, Storm, and Tour. I’ve been getting these reports for a while now, and I seem [...]

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CES 2010: Introducing the BlackBerry Presenter

CES 2010: Introducing the BlackBerry Presenter

January 6, 2010 | By | 5 Comments

So it’s time for the Consumer Electronics Show 2010 (CES) in Las Vegas, and RIM has just introduced an interesting new accessory for BlackBerry. It’s called BlackBerry Presenter and it allows you to deliver Powerpoint presentations from your BlackBerry to a projector or TV in a few simple steps. The BlackBerry Presenter connects via Bluetooth, [...]

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Open GL ES coming to BlackBerry Smartphones – Starting with Storm2 and Curve 8530

Open GL ES coming to BlackBerry Smartphones – Starting with Storm2 and Curve 8530

November 12, 2009 | By | 6 Comments

I apologize to everyone for the slow coverage of the BlackBerry Developers Conference this week. One cool thing that was announced at BB DevCon 2009 was Open GL ES coming to BlackBerry smartphones. This will allow developers to develop 3D games and graphics for BlackBerry, plus develop new interfaces for themes with the new BlackBerry [...]

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RIM and Adobe to offer Creative Suite BlackBerry Support, Flash on BlackBerry devices

RIM and Adobe to offer Creative Suite BlackBerry Support, Flash on BlackBerry devices

November 9, 2009 | By | 8 Comments

Today makes the start of the 2nd annual BlackBerry Developers Conference, and today RIM and Adobe announced plans to bring Adobe’s Creative Suite to BlackBerry, along with Flash to BlackBerry smartphones. Here’s a sniplet of the press release from RIM. Click on over to read the full version… “There is tremendous opportunity for RIM and [...]

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BlackBerry Curve 8530 Announced, Heading to Sprint & Verizon

BlackBerry Curve 8530 Announced, Heading to Sprint & Verizon

November 5, 2009 | By | Add a Comment

Look what came out of hiding! The BlackBerry Curve 8530 has just been announced officially by RIM. Not too long after it was announced we saw press releases from both Verizon and Sprint, in the United States. The new Curve 8530 sports a newer style body, with trackpad navigation, Wi-Fi, dedicated music keys and GPS. [...]

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