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Yesterday, we had heard that each wireless service provider in Saudi Arabia was having a dedicated server tested to handle BlackBerry traffic and meet regulatory requirements. Today, the Communications and Information Technology Commission has announced that “in light of the positive developments toward addressing some of the organizational requirements … the commission decided to allow…
Following Rogers’ announcement, Bell has announced that they’ll be offering the BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300 on Thursday. That falls nicely in line with what we had heard a few weeks ago. The BlackBerry 9300 differs slightly from the the existing 8530 on Bell by offering 3G with better world-roaming, and including OS 6 compatibility. All…
Hey Manitoba, I’ve got some more mobile news for you, thanks to your local carrier, MTS. You may recall the other day that MTS went live with the HTC 6250, thus adding the first Android-powered device to their lineup. Now, it looks like some more BlackBerry love is coming to the local carrier. The BlackBerry…
Tawkon may have added a little credence to Apple’s claim that the “death grip” which impacts the Apple iPhone 4 is common across many smartphones. The Tawkon app for the BlackBerry, Android (soon to be released) and iPhone prototype uses algorithms to determine how much radiation is being emitted from your cellular device. This doesn’t…
The features for the next BlackBerry Internet Service upgrade have apparently been leaked, and include automatic synchronization of Google Calendar with the native calendar, along with some UI improvements, and some security updates. Carriers will also be able to execute commands through BlackBerry Protect, but the user will have had to install the app. The…
Things aren’t looking too hot for RIM as the global BlackBerry ban saga continues. First, it was the UAE, Saudi Arabia, India and Indonesia; now we have Germany considering a ban on the smartphone, too. The big difference here, however, is Germany is considering the ban for government use given an increase in “cyber attacks”…
If our hands-on video of the BlackBerry Torch 9800 hasn’t whet your palate for RIM’s first slider, maybe some smoothly-crafted TV marketing will. AT&T has started hitting the airwaves to build up hype for the lighting of the Torch this Thursday. The device packs RIM’s brand new OS 6, along with an VGA touchscreen, 5…
Just as we were wrapping up for the weekend, Saudi Arabia still had BlackBerry service, despite an impending ban. RIM made a lot of talk about not doing any particular governments any favours, but word from Saudi Arabia’s Communications and Information Technology Commission suggests that three servers (one for each carrier) are being put in…
We’ve heard about the BlackBerry tablet supposedly coming to market in November as the BlackPad, and now we have a price point from Taiwanese OEM Quanta. The BlackPad is tentatively priced at $499 US according to rumours, and Quanta will ship two million units this year, and eight million in 2011. Size estimates have ranged…
After a variety of appearances among carriers, the BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300 has been announced by RIM, complete with compatibility with their new operating system (though it’s launching with the same ol’ OS 5). This is awesome news since otherwise, the BlackBerry 9300 was shaping up to be a complete and utter rehash of the…