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Prior to their big show, RIM blasted out a ton of announcements yesterday, prominently including a new enterprise product that will support Android and iOS, as well as the Bold 9900, their first smartphone in an upcoming series with NFC chips, faster processors, and support for augmented reality applications. We’re covering it live, and hoping…
Earlier today, there was a leaked file for BBM on the BlackBerry PlayBook, but it’s a bit of a moot point now, as RIM has announced the the signature instant messaging app will be included in a software update going out tomorrow, and like many core apps, will be dependent on Bridge. Included in the…
We’re still waiting on RIM’s signature BBM instant messenger client on the PlayBook tablet, but it may be coming sooner than later. Thanks to a leaked file, the app is running fine through Bridge (i.e. when the tablet is linked to RIM smartphone over Bluetooth). There are reportedly a few bugs, but that’s to be…
BlackBerry Balance, an upcoming BES feature RIM has been quietly showing off the last couple of months, is now available to businesses that want to keep business data and personal data separate on managed devices. This is done by blocking the pasting of information into personal apps like Facebook, Twitter, or Gmail, locking down files…
This, I daresay, will be the biggest news from the BlackBerry World Conference starting up tomorrow – yeah, even bigger than the Bold 9900. RIM has announced that their signature BlackBerry Enterprise Server product will soon be emulated in another product, which will be able to manage iOS and Android devices thanks to a pending…
Just before their big BlackBerry World conference, RIM has made a bunch of announcements, on top of the Bold 9900. Their recently-launched BlackBerry PlayBook will be receiving two notable apps from RIM this month: video chat and Facebook. This is good news since Skype is still nowhere to be found, and until there’s a video…
BlackBerry World gets started in earnest tomorrow, and ahead of the show, RIM has announced the BlackBerry Bold 9900/9930 that we’ve been hearing about for so very long. You might recognize the form factor as a lot like the old 9000, but the big difference here is that the screen is now touch-sensitive, along with…
We had heard that the BlackBerry Bold Touch was going to be the only phone RIM announces at their big show next week, and now we’re seeing some confirmation. Apparently the official BlackBerry website briefly showed the Bold Touch, which said it was coming soon, would be running OS 7, and has a new “Liquid…
We’ve seen trucks driving around promoting HP’s next webOS smartphone, we’ve seen the diminutive Veer pass through the FCC, and now some crisp press shots have surfaced, clearly marked for a spot on AT&T’s shelves. As you can see, the Veer is sporting a white paint job that has yet to be seen until now;…
Awhile back, RIM launched the BBM Social platform, which allowed BlackBerry developers to plug into RIM’s signature messenger client. The first to offer the function is Telmap thanks to the open beta launched last month. They’re a GPS service provider that powers apps from Orange, Telefonica, SFR, and other wireless carriers. The new function simply…