Tag: RIM

Leaked: BlackBerry Bold 9700 OS 6.0.0.424

Leaked: BlackBerry Bold 9700 OS 6.0.0.424

January 3, 2011 | By | 2 Comments

Yeah! It’s been a while since a Bold 9700 leaked has hit the internet. Earlier today someone leaked OS 6.0.0.424 for the BlackBerry Bold 9700. We haven’t heard yet how this OS runs on the Bold, but we hope its great. If you feel adventurous and want to give BlackBerry 6 a try on your [...]

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RIM struggles to get BlackBerry PlayBook battery life under control?

RIM struggles to get BlackBerry PlayBook battery life under control?

December 28, 2010 | By | 4 Comments

New rumors are floating around the internet that RIM might be delaying the early Q1 launch of the BlackBerry PlayBook due to poor battery performance. The rumor comes from Kaufman Brothers analyst Shaw Wu, who says RIM may delay the PlayBook due to poor battery life when compared to other tablets like the Samsung Galaxy [...]

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BlackBerry Protect FAQ Found Online.. Launching Soon?

BlackBerry Protect FAQ Found Online.. Launching Soon?

December 21, 2010 | By | 2 Comments

I’ve been using BlackBerry Protect for a long time now, its been in a private beta program. It seems that RIM might finally be ready unveil BlackBerry Protect to the public. There was a couple rumors floating around the internet that a launch would be coming soon, and now RIM has posted up an official [...]

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Will the BlackBerry PlayBook Start Shipping in March?!

Will the BlackBerry PlayBook Start Shipping in March?!

December 17, 2010 | By | 1 Comment

I was really hoping we would see the BlackBerry PlayBook launch in January or February of next year, but it looks like it won’t be coming until at least March. During RIM’s Q3 earnings call a RIM rep may have slipped up on a rough launch date for the PlayBook, and its not what we [...]

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BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac – Updated to Version 2.0.0.64

BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac – Updated to Version 2.0.0.64

December 16, 2010 | By | Add a Comment

It’s been available in the BlackBerry Beta Zone for a few weeks now, but RIM has made it official, the new version of BlackBerry Desktop Manager for Mac is now available for download. The new updated version (v. 2.0.0.64) seems to be a lot nicer with BlackBerry 6, and includes Wi-Fi media sync, and the [...]

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Amazon MP3 Music Store Comes to BlackBerry in the U.S.

Amazon MP3 Music Store Comes to BlackBerry in the U.S.

December 14, 2010 | By | 12 Comments

RIM let us know this morning that Amazon’s MP3 Music Store is now available for BlackBerry smartphones. The new Amazon music store brings over 14 million songs to your BlackBerry and can be shared with your friends via BBM, Facebook, and Twitter. Best of all of the new Amazon MP3 app intergrates with the BlackBerry [...]

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Import your Viigo Subscriptions into BlackBerry News Feeds App

Import your Viigo Subscriptions into BlackBerry News Feeds App

December 13, 2010 | By | 1 Comment

I’m glad to see that RIM didn’t forget about Viigo, the RSS news app they purchased back a year or so ago. Earlier today, RIM launched their BlackBerry News Feeds App for BlackBerry, which brings all of your RSS feeds into one app, instead of Social Feeds. I was sad to see they didn’t have [...]

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RIM introduces BlackBerry News Feeds App, think Viigo.

RIM introduces BlackBerry News Feeds App, think Viigo.

December 13, 2010 | By | Add a Comment

Before BlackBerry 6 OS I relied heavily on Viigo to grab my RSS feeds, but then after switching to BlackBerry 6, Viigo had pretty much disappeared. Although you could still down a version of Viigo that would work on BlackBerry 6 OS, it just wasn’t the same in terms of performance. Since switching to my [...]

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Free Let It Snow Blue BlackBerry Theme by RIM

Free Let It Snow Blue BlackBerry Theme by RIM

December 13, 2010 | By | 7 Comments

This is the first time I can recall RIM actually launching a free BlackBerry theme targeted around a holiday or season. RIM has just published the BlackBerry Exclusive Holiday Theme called Let It Snow Blue. It’s available for pretty much any BlackBerry with OS 4.5 or higher. This includes the new BlackBerry Torch. It’s a [...]

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RIM introduces BlackBerry World, moves WES into bigger and better conference!

RIM introduces BlackBerry World, moves WES into bigger and better conference!

December 9, 2010 | By | Add a Comment

Previously RIM held WES (Wireless Enterprise Symposium) every year for the past nine years. Today RIM announced their new conference called BlackBerry World, which will now include WES. The conference is being held on May 3-5, 2011 in Florida, and you can always expect some interesting BlackBerry news during that time. BlackBerry World in 2011 [...]

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RIM Announces TAT Will Be Joining RIM

RIM Announces TAT Will Be Joining RIM

December 3, 2010 | By | 1 Comment

David Yach, Chief Technology Officer at RIM posted some exciting news on the Inside BlackBerry, The Official BlackBerry Blog. The team from TAT will be joining RIM. This will bring a lot to RIM with the TAT talent for the BlackBerry smartphones and the BlackBerry Playbook. Check it out…

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RIM Kicks Kik Out Of BlackBerry App World And Into A Patent Infringement Lawsuit

RIM Kicks Kik Out Of BlackBerry App World And Into A Patent Infringement Lawsuit

December 3, 2010 | By | 2 Comments

CrackBerry had a great post based on David Lam’s (Canadian Lawyer) Law Blog that reported about the RIM and Kik patent infringement lawsuit. I knew there were quite a few users of the Kik messenger, and when the downloads of Kik had been disabled by BlackBerry App World, Twitter was lit with tweets. The story [...]

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