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Drama at RIM: An Open Letter to RIM CEO’s Surfaces…

June 30, 2011 | By Scott | 4 Comments

The drama at RIM continues today with the publishing of an open letter from an anonymous senior RIM executive. The letter has been published by BGR, and the anonymous writer goes on to talk about what they feel RIM needs to do in order to make RIM come back to an industry leader. Some of the points of this [...]

RIM updates BlackBerry WebWorks 2.1 SDK for Tablet OS

June 23, 2011 | By Scott | 2 Comments

Research In Motion (RIM) introduced today version 2.1 of the BlackBerry® WebWorks™ SDK for Tablet OS. This release adds new powerful APIs and robust application functionality which developers can easily leverage to create WebWorks applications that deliver a richer, more interactive end user experience. The BlackBerry WebWorks SDK is the toolset that supports developers who [...]

Update: Avatar Builder Girls and Guys Edition By RIM Updated To v1.0.1

June 21, 2011 | By Susan | 1 Comment

The Free BlackBerry Avatar Builder by RIM has been updated with a EULA and a few other changes. One of the things I noticed besides more customization was the BlackBerry necklace was gone and there seems to be more background colors. The app is available in the BlackBerry App World. Check it out…

RIM outs BlackBerry 7 OS Simulators for BlackBerry 9850, 9810, and 9360

June 20, 2011 | By Scott | 1 Comment

Usually we see device simulators leak before they officially launched, but this time RIM has done something unusual and leaked them ahead of an official announcement. As of now you can download official device simulators for the BlackBerry Torch 9810, next-generation Curve 8360, and Touch/Torch 9850 smartphones. This is great for developers to get them ready for [...]

RIM announces BlackBerry 7 Screen Sizes for Developers

June 20, 2011 | By Scott | 2 Comments

It’s no secret that RIM has several other devices on the way, besides the BlackBerry Bold Touch. Earlier today RIM posted up device resolutions for the BlackBerry 9360, 9810, and 9850, all of which have yet to be announced by RIM. As you can see from the above chart the upcoming devices will have high [...]

Verizon Plans to Introduce Three BlackBerry Smartphones This Year

June 17, 2011 | By Scott | 7 Comments

Recently BGR had a chance to sit down with Verizon’s Chief Marketing Officer Marni Walden. During the interview BGR discussed a variety of topics including various platforms including iPhone iOS, DROID, Windows Phone, and of course BlackBerry. Near the end of the interview Walden had this to say about BlackBerry and Verizon: …RIM is still very, [...]

RIM Releases It’s Own Official Avatar Builder Girls And Guys Edition In BlackBerry App World

June 16, 2011 | By Susan | 6 Comments

There’s been a few different avatar builders out there. The Black Eyed Peas released one on FaceBook which is an 8 bit Avatar you can customize and even Jingu For BlackBerry, but now RIM has released their own official version. Check it out…

BlackBerry Torch 9850 Device Simulator Leaked Online

June 15, 2011 | By Scott | Add a Comment

The BlackBerry Torch 9850 is an upcoming smartphone from RIM that has been leaked online a few times. Originally we would have guessed this device was going to be part of the Storm family, but apparently the Storm brand has been retired. The Torch 9850 is a non-sliding BlackBerry smartphone with a huge touch display, and will [...]

BlackBerry PlayBook Launching In 16 Additional Markets Over Next 30 Days

June 10, 2011 | By Scott | 1 Comment

RIM sent out a quick press release this morning to let everyone know that the BlackBerry PlayBook is scheduled to launch in 16 additional markets, within the next 30 days. The 16 countries includes UK, Spain, France, Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, UAE, India, Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia, Australia, Mexico, Colombia, and Venezuela.While [...]

BlackBerry News App for PlayBook – Now Available in App World

June 9, 2011 | By Scott | 1 Comment

The BlackBerry News app is the what became of RIM’s purchase of Viigo on BlackBerry smartphones. Now today RIM has launched the BlackBerry News App for the BlackBerry PlayBook. This app allows you to quickly subscribe to RSS feeds, by quickly search from them using the library, keywords, or URL. Sadly RIM still hasn’t added [...]

Vodafone UK teases the BlackBerry Bold Touch is Coming!

June 9, 2011 | By Scott | 2 Comments

Our UK readers are going to be excited! Vodafone has published a teaser video on their Youtube page showing that the BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 is coming soon. In the video Vodafone talks briefly about the Bold Touch’s new 1.2GHz processor, BlackBerry 7 OS, the large full QWERTY keyboard, and 2.8″ touch screen. While no [...]