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Following up on the 3 million sales benchmark a few weeks ago, the Samsung Galaxy S II is now officially in 5 million pairs of hands. By the sounds of it, Samsung is eyeballing 10 million next, which seems likely after the imminent U.S. launch. The Samsung Galaxy S 2 boasts a dual-core 1.2 GHz…
RIM has released new versions of their official Facebook apps for smartphones and the PlayBook tablet today, and there’s a handful of new features to enjoy. One thing RIM is pushing hard these days is BBM integration, so Facebook 2.0 for smartphones now lets you share news items with BlackBerry Messenger contacts, as well as…
Verizon and Sprint aren’t the only ones getting some of the new BlackBerry goodness. The BlackBerry Torch 9860 was spotted recently with AT&T branding clear as day on the unannounced device’s wallpaper. Of course, that’s easy enough to manually put in, and there’s no AT&T logo on the device itself, but seeing as the leaked…
Rumour has it BlackBerry’s senior VP of handheld software, Suresh Periyalwar, is leaving RIM due to the eventual transition to QNX for smartphones. After spending about 10 years working on the Java platform that powered BlackBerry, it makes sense that he would be on the way out. RIM is already in the process of laying…
As promised after their last update, Foursquare for BlackBerry has added integration with BlackBerry Messenger 6. Of course, BBM 6 isn’t released yet, but we’re expecting it to go live today. Enabled by the BBM Social development tools, this feature will let you update your BlackBerry Messenger status with your last check-in, share badges to…
Last night, Verizon accidentally posted a demo video of the upcoming BlackBerry Bold 9930, running through the basic highlights. Although it’s not one of the unannounced BlackBerry smartphones that we’re expecting to break cover today, it’s good to see some U.S. carriers lining up to sell this thing. Though the video doesn’t really show anything…
RIM made a coy tweet not long ago more or less confirming that there would be new devices announced tomorrow. “You got it! New #BlackBerry devices are coming w/ our new OS, BlackBerry 7! Check back tmrw 4 deets on #BB7FanNight. ^CH” In their general meeting a few weeks ago, RIM execs confirmed that they…
Canadian carrier Mobilicity has just announced that they’ve cut data roaming rates to the U.S. by 70%. Now you only pay $1.50 per MB of data. By comparison, Wind Mobile is charging $0.10/25 KB, which works out to $4.00/MB, while Rogers takes $6.00/MB. Even with a $50 travel pack (which Rogers requires you to keep for…
A leaked roadmap from inside Sprint tells us that they’re planning multiple devices to launch on August 21. Among them are the BlackBerry Bold 9930, Torch 9850, and the entry-level WiMAX-enabled Samsung Conquer (D600). The Motorola Photon (MB855) will be dropping July 31, while the new BlackBerry Curve 9360 along with a few new Kyocera phones…
BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion today announced specifics about their cost-cutting plans first mentioned in their last quarterly result. 2000 jobs are on the chopping block, on top of the 200 or so that have already been let go. On top of that, RIM’s chief operating officer Don Morrison has announced his retirement. Morrison had been…