Tag: RIM
Contest: Tweet For Your Chance To Win a BlackBerry OS 7 Device And a Trip to #BB7FANNNIGHT!
RIM is throwing a Twitter/BlackBerry contest and it’s one you won’t want to miss if you’re just dreaming of seeing that BlackBerry OS 7 materializing in your hand and a bonus of attending the BlackBerry BB7FanNight Fan Event in Toronto, Ontario August 3rd! Check it out…
RIM to announce BlackBerry 7 Devices Tomorrow?
Tomorrow sounds like it could be a good day for RIM. Well as good as it could be. @BlackBerry was hinting around on Twitter that we might see some new BlackBerry 7 powered devices tomorrow. You can bet we will see the BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900/9930, but personally I’m hoping to see the Torch 9850/9860, [...]
RIM Provides Management Update and Details On Cost Optimization Program
RIM sent out a press release early this morning to talk about their plans to cut approximately 2,000 positions, mostly within North America. The press release also outlines RIM’s plans for senior management changes and how their cost optimization plan will work. See the details below… Research In Motion Provides Management Update and Details On [...]
RIM welcomes JayCut to the BlackBerry Family
Personally I wasn’t really expecting RIM to be doing any purchasing right now, but guess I was wrong. RIM has announced their latest purchase, JayCut. JayCut will bring video editing and cloud-based services to the BlackBerry platform. You can read up on JayCut at jaycut.com. Here’s what RIM’s CTO David Yach had to say: JayCut is based [...]
BlackBerry PlayBook Is Now The First U.S. Government FIPS Certified Tablet.
FIPS stands for Federal Information Processing Standard, and The BlackBerry PlayBook tablet is now the first and only tablet so far to proudly hold that certification. That’s a really big achievement to hold, and another reason for RIM to stand proud. We’ll share the press release of the proud moment, and you can let us [...]
BlackBerry PlayBook OS v.1.0.7 Now Available
We heard it would be launching today and its here! RIM has started to push out the latest BlackBerry PlayBook OS update (v.1.0.7). This new update goes hand and hand with the BlackBerry Bridge update that was released yesterday night. Included in the new PlayBook v1.0.7 is an enhanced demo mode, ability to open ZIP files [...]
BBM Apps Hackathon Event Sponsored by RIM
RIM is sponsoring a really intriguing event by developers for developers that will be an intensive two day workshop event utilizing the BBM Social Platform. Developers alongside RIM’s developers will have the opportunity to exchange ideas and create the latest generation of apps using BBM. Check it out…
RIM Given Six Months To Prove Why Their Co-CEO’s Deserve the Chairman Title
Can there be only one? That’s the question RIM will need to ponder for the next six months. Bloomberg BusinessWeek has reported that Research In Motion LTD has six months to show why Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis need to keep their roles as Chairman of the Board or they may once again face the proposal [...]
RIM launches BlackBerry WebWorks 2.1 SDK for Smartphones
RIM has announced the release of BlackBerry WebWorks SDK v2.1 for BlackBerry smartphones. Developers can take advantage of the WebWorks 2.1 SDK which can now be downloaded here. Below is a description of what the new SDK brings: The new capabilities that WebWorks developers can now leverage include NTML & BASIC Authentication support, Camera API, Top Banner [...]
BlackBerry App World Website Gets Updated – Now Supports Mac!
The BlackBerry App World has received a huge makeover! The best part about the make over is it now fully supports Mac OS X. This was one of my biggest peeves with the App World website for the longest time. The new App World website brings easier navigation and just an overall better UI. Best [...]
BlackBerry Torch 4G (9810) Hitting AT&T in August?
We love a good rumor now and then. The latest BlackBerry rumor on the street is that AT&T is gearing up to launch the next-generation BlackBerry Torch 9810 in August. What’s even more interesting is that this “AT&T document” claims the device might be called the BlackBerry Torch 4G. So what do you think? Will [...]
RIM Responds to Open Letter Posted Online…
In a surprisingly fast move RIM has responded to the open letter posted at BGR earlier today. RIM didn’t have much to say, except that “it is particularly difficult to believe that a “high level employee” in good standing with the company would choose to anonymously publish a letter on the web rather than engage their fellow [...]
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