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BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 Launches with Native Apps, Android App Player and More…
It’s been a long time coming and I’m happy to report that RIM has finally launched the major BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 update. This new update brings much needed features like built-in email, contacts, and calendar, integrated social networking for Facebook, Twitter, and Linked In, updated BlackBerry Bridge with awesome features like remote control, which allows you [...]
First Image of the BlackBerry 10 Smartphone “London” Leaked
We first saw a mock up of the BlackBerry London a couple months ago. London is the code-name for the first BlackBerry 10 smartphone, which is expected to launch later this year. Now curiosity of CrackBerry, a new image of BlackBerry London has leaked out, and it appears to be right from an internal presentation. As you [...]
RIM Looking at Licensing BlackBerry 10 OS to Manufactures like HTC or Samsung?
Here is a very interesting BlackBerry 10 rumor for the day. According to Jefferies & Co.’s analyst, Peter Misek, RIM might be looking at licensing the BlackBerry 10 OS to smartphone manufactures such as Samsung or HTC. Here is what Misek had to say: We think some of this has already been started with RIM likely agreeing to [...]
BlackBerry Milan – QWERTY Slider BlackBerry 10 Smartphone Scrapped?
Over the past few months there has been a lot of buzz about BBX BlackBerry 10 hardware. It all started with the BlackBerry Colt, which apparently was killed off, then the BlackBerry code-named London arrived, shortly followed by Milan, the slide-up (Torch-like) QWERTY BB10 smartphone. Well N4BB is reporting that this BlackBerry may have been [...]
BBM Canada smacks RIM with Trademark Lawsuit for BBM name
It feels like RIM just can’t win these days. RIM just lost the court battle to use the trademark BBX for their next-generation platform, and now a Canadian company called BBM Canada is suing RIM for trademark infringement for the term BBM in Canada. According to RIM’s website they own the trademark to BBM in the United [...]
Angry Birds Now Available for the BlackBerry PlayBook!
Huge news today! RIM just let us know that Angry Birds is now available for the BlackBerry PlayBook. Three series of the popular Angry Birds game will be launching for the PlayBook. Details are below… Angry Birds: The survival of the Angry Birds is at stake! Dish out revenge on the pigs who stole the [...]
RIM announces BlackBerry 10 Smartphones Won’t Arrive Until Mid-2012
During RIM’s earnings call yesterday, a big bomb was dropped when the two CEO’s announced that the first BlackBerry 10 (formally BBX) smartphone won’t launch until mid-2012. While we had always hoped for an early launch in the beginning of next year, RIM Co-CEO Mike Lazaridis said they are waiting for a certain chipset for their [...]
Review: InPulse Watch by Allerta, Keep Track of Your Time, Calls and Messages
I’ve seen the inPulse watch featured on different sites, and my curiosity finally got the best of me. I ordered the watch and waited for it, which wasn’t long at all. The InPulse watch works with your BlackBerry and displays time and messages from your BlackBerry on the watch. Check it out…
First Image of BlackBerry Milan – The first BlackBerry 10 Portrait Slider
Now that the BBX name has come and gone we have to get use to typing BlackBerry 10. CrackBerry has gotten their hands on the first images of the BlackBerry code-named “Milan” which is a Torch-like BB10 smartphone. As you can see it’s a portrait slider smartphone, which closely resembles the Torch 9800/9810. The Milan [...]
RIM announces BlackBerry 10 will replace the BBX name
Oh RIM you need to smarten up. RIM has just announced via Twitter that the original BBX name, which was given for the next-generation platform, has been renamed to BlackBerry 10. Why you ask? Why 10? Well we aren’t sure. RIM had issues the BBX trademark from day one, and for some reason didn’t secure [...]
Pics of the Native Email and Social Apps for the PlayBook
Right before the weekend, Kevin from CrackBerry posted up some fun pictures of the native email and social networking apps for the BlackBerry PlayBook. The native apps are expected to make landfall in February. It’s no surprise that OS 2.0 brings a full email client, along with social networking integration (like Facebook, Twitter, and Linked In). Enjoy another [...]
BlackBerry PlayBook 2.0 Screenshots Show BBM, Video Store, and What Else?
We all know the upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 software update will bring much needed native apps like email, address book, and calendar. The folks at BB.in spotted a couple really interesting things during the BlackBerry Mobile Fusion webcast. If you look really closely at the Tablet OS 2.0 demo, you will notice a native BBM client [...]
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