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BlackBerry users can’t happy with the way RIM is managed these days. From the once shining star, its market share is now rapidly declining, facing competition from many bigger companies like Apple, Google and Microsoft. However, there are still die hard BlackBerry fans out there, folks who don’t care about big touchscreens and would rather…
In a post on RIM’s Inside BlackBerry for Business Blog, Adrian Stone, the Director of the BlackBerry Security Incident Response Team (BBSIRT), explained RIM’s stance on Playbook jailbreaking. In a nutshell, he discouraged the practice and asked BlackBerry device owners not to install any jailbreak tools. Stone explains that when a jailbreak is reported, RIM…
Well, Apple can add another notch to its belt, as the Cupertino-based manufacturer has become the most popular mobile platform among application developers, according to a survey. This survey asked developers if they were interested in creating certain applications on various devices. The survey highlighted a bit of a dip when it came to developers…
RIM is introducing a new accessory for the BlackBerry PlayBook that actually looks pretty cool. It’s the BlackBerry mini keyboard and it aims to not only make you more productive with your tablet, but even turn it into a laptop thanks to Citrix Receiver. The keyboard isn’t just an ordinary keyboard attachment. It also acts…
2011 was a turbulent year for Research in Motion as the maker of the BlackBerry watched its market cap rapidly diminish, thanks to poor PlayBook sells and overall lack of innovation. This year started off just as bad with the loss of its two top executives, and the hiring of a new leader chosen from within…
BlackBerry wasn’t showing off too many new products this year at Mobile World Congress but that certainly didn’t stop it from having a rather impressive booth. We snapped a couple of shots, so take a gander if you want to see what RIM’s booth looked like here in Barcelona. We got a chance to play…
Netflix dropped a bombshell on Research In Motion yesterday when it confirmed it does not have plans to make an app for BlackBerry devices, including the PlayBook tablet. Twitter user Jon Robinson angrily tweeted Netflix Helps asking “Where is my #playbook app? You’ve had enough time and no more excuses! Thanks!” Two hours later, he received an…
Just about the time we expected, Research In Motion has made the PlayBook OS 2.0 software available to the masses over the air. With the PlayBook OS 2.0, I believe the BlackBerry tablet becomes a much better and usable device because it now sports native e-mail and calendar to go along with a bunch of…
Finland, Finland, Finland, country where I want to be! No seriously, I’ve called this place home since July 2007. Two things that Finland doesn’t have that most of the world does: Starbucks and RIM’s BlackBerry smartphones. Is that really a bad thing when you think about it? Anyway, things are going to change in April.…
A recent Best Buy ad is jumping the gun a bit, suggesting that the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet has access to apps for Twitter and Kindle, when sadly it does not. Instead of assuming Best Buy just got their facts wrong, it’s much more likely that it knows something we don’t: Twitter and Kindle are coming…