Tag: Inside BlackBerry
RIM Announces New Chief Operating Officer and Chief Marketing Officer
We’ve been waiting for the announcement, and today on Inside BlackBerry, the announcement has been made. There are new faces at RIM! Who are the new COO and CMO for RIM? Kristian Tear and Frank Boulben. Who are the new additions to RIM? While they’re names I don’t recognize, their backgrounds are impressive. Check it [...]
The BlackBerry Durability Testing For BlackBerry Smartphones Videos
Inside BlackBerry posted three great videos showing how BlackBerry smartphones are tested before release. If a picture’s worth a thousand words, these videos are chattering away! The testing is really interesting, as you watch them test with liquid, dropping, and even bend with pressure (such as if it were in your pocket), check it out…
The Groupon App For BlackBerry Smartphones and BlackBerry PlayBook
Inside BlackBerry posted a great video interview they held during CES 2012 with Andreas from Groupon. I don’t know if you’ve ever checked out Groupon, but it’s a great way of finding specials and deals in your area. We’ll describe Groupon and then you can check out the interview.
How #TeamBlackBerry Plans to Be Bold in 2012: The Infographic
For Dick Clark’s Rockin New Year’s Eve, BlackBerry asked #TeamBlackBerry on Twitter and Facebook what their New Year Resolutions were and to share them so they could be streamed on Giant Billboards on Times Square. 35,000 resolutions were streamed and the BlackBerry team saw the patterns and categories stand out. This infographic of The Bold [...]
Developers: Submit Your Apps For the PlayBook OS 2.0 Launch by 2/6…and Submit by 2/13 for a PlayBook!
Time’s a ticking and both Inside BlackBerry and the Inside BlackBerry Developer’s Blog have set the date for February 6th. You still can port and submit your apps later, but to have them available at the time of OS 2.0, it must be submitted by February 6th. There’s another incentive too!
RIM Announces Thorsten Heins as the New President and CEO of Research In Motion
The Press Release made it official, and Inside BlackBerry has posted the announcement. Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis step down from their Co-CEO positions as Thorsten Heins steps up to the plate. I know Thorsten must be excited and elated to be taking RIM across the threshold and into a new era.
Highlights of CES 2012: BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 Features and More!
There are several great videos highlighting the BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 (which will be released and out of beta next month) showing the features we can expect in interviews from Team BlackBerry from BlackBerry to BlackBerry Cool, CrackBerry, and Inside BlackBerry all from CES. We have the best ones for you to check out.
OS 7.1 and BlackBerry Tag Bring The NFC Technology to Life on Your Device
I loved the way that the BlackBerry Tag is shown on the Inside BlackBerry blog. It’s even more fun to test and try yourself. This is the very technology the Porsche will work with as well. What’s so great about BlackBerry Tag? Check it out…
Highlights From CES 2012: BlackBerry Interview With Eric Wood of Electronics Arts
This was one of the interviews on the Inside BlackBerry Blog from CES, and while we weren’t able to be there, we can still learn what we missed. Alex Kinsella interviews Eric Wood about Electronic Arts games for the BlackBerry PlayBook and the game Plants vs Zombies which is coming soon to the PlayBook!
BlackBerry Announces #BerryHoliday Season With a Christmas and January Contest
Inside BlackBerry has announced the latest BlackBerry contest coming that’s open to all residents of Canada (sorry Quebec, you’re excluded) and the U.S. To join in the fun, you must be following @BlackBerry on Twitter, and watch for the contests as they start. The contest will be for ten days in December and another [...]
Christmas Cheer From BlackBerry: Wallpaper, Avatar Builder Editions and Ugly Sweaters!
Yesterday BlackBerry sent an email out with the announcement of the holiday wallpapers, along with the fact the Avatar Builder Girls and Guys Editions were updated to v1.5 which is now compatible with OS 7 and even has an Ugly Sweater Extension Pack available for the Avatar Editions. Here’s the scoop…
Updated: Twitter for BlackBerry Beta v2.1.0.25 in the BlackBerry Beta Zone
I’m a little late reporting this one but Twitter has been updated in the BlackBerry Beta Zone. If you haven’t registered yet, there’s no better time than now. It’s free and so are the beta apps you can beta test. What’s new with Twitter?
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