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We were in sunny Orlando for Research In Motion’s BlackBerry conference this week and thought its new handsets would be the big story of the week but then Hewlett-Packard dropped $1.2 billion to buy Palm. While that deal will have significant ramifications for years to come, there was also some hot hardware introduced and some…
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BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) announced a few fairly impressive BlackBerry smartphones and showed off a preview of their upcoming BlackBerry 6 operating system at WES 2010 this week, but the coolest thing at the conference was a demonstration of the BMW ConnectedDrive system. The next-generation of BMW cars will offer an option to integrate…
Another cool little gem from Research In Motion’s WES conference was Nobex because the free application offers you free access to full FM and AM radio stations on your handset. I never listen to the radio any more because most of my handsets don’t have an integrated tuner and I never bother to use the…
by Marin Perez - 1 Comment
The BlackBerry multimedia player has become much better over the last few years but the hardcore music fans may still want to check out a service like Thumbplay Music. We had a chance to play with the service at Research In Motion’s WES 2010 in Orlando and I was fairly impressed. It offers you access…
We’re here at Research In Motion’s WES 2010 and one of my favorite things is discovering a little app that could have a big impact on your lives. I think we found a winner with the Bitbop app, which enables you to stream or download TV shows and movies to your BlackBerry smartphone using 3G…
by Simon Sage - 7 Comments
Okay, so you’ve watched that promo video for BlackBerry 6 announced at WES 2010, and think you got the general gist of what’s new? Well, there’s a lot in there you might have missed. Here I’ve gone through every teeny-tiny detail and picked out what’s new and important about the new BlackBerry OS. There’s only…
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The White BlackBerry Bold 9700 was mentioned in RIM’s WES 2010 keynote earlier today as the new “Stylish White Bold 9700.” It’s just a color variant of the venerable BlackBerry Bold 9700, but the elegant white color scheme really makes the handset stand out in a sea of drab-colored smartphones. It’s going to be a…
by Marin Perez - 4 Comments
We’re here at the Research In Motion WES conference and some of the more colorful conversation includes the idea that the BlackBerry maker should buy struggling Palm. While Lenovo is supposed to be the front runner, reports have surfaced saying RIM could be the only serious bidder. Why? RIM is plagued by software bugs in…
We’re live at the WES 2010 conference in Orlando, Florida. RIM is preparing to kick off their conference keynote, where they’ll be showcasing their next-generation of the BlackBerry OS – BlackBerry 6.
by Marin Perez - 5 Comments
If you sniff around the mobile tech space, one refrain you’ll constantly hear is that Research In Motion’s BlackBerry operating system needs a complete rewrite in order to better compete in the consumer space, particularly as the iPhone and Android gain traction and change what consumers expect from their devices. But this is more of…