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Research In Motion’s BlackBerry lineup isn’t really known for its photographic ability but the powerful Bold 9900 is taking things up a notch. With a 5-megapixel camera that can do 720p HD, can this replace a point and shoot? I found the pictures on the Bold 9900 to be good but not great. I personally…
It’s been a while since we’ve seen the BlackBerry Bold 9900 at BlackBerry World but the super cool people at Negri Electronics hooked us up with a unit to get another spin with the most powerful Bold yet. This probably won’t land for a couple of months but the video below and pictures should hold…
A fresh rumour is suggesting RIM is working on a BlackBerry-branded media box, similar to Apple TV. It will apparently pull heavily on the BlackBerry Presenter lineage, which was an accessory that let you shunt PowerPoint presentations over Bluetooth to a projector or other display. The kicker is that the software will be QNX, and…
It isn’t only RIM investors that have lost confidence in BlackBerry. An anonymous senior executive at Research In Motion just published an open letter to top management about some things to keep in mind for BlackBerry’s transition to a new QNX-based operating system. While the letter doesn’t provide any particularly exclusive insight to the company,…
Not that it’s anything we haven’t seen for the last six months or anything, but a few shots of the upcoming BlackBerry Curve 9360 “Apollo” have leaked out. The BlackBerry 9360 will be a little lower-end than the other OS 7 devices coming from RIM, but still respectable when compared to their current lineup. It’ll…
RIM has been pretty open about the possibility of releasing a bigger version of their BlackBerry PlayBook tablet to compete more directly with the iPad, but word has it they’ve canned development on the project, and are shifting work to a 4.3-inch smartphone. We hadn’t heard much about the next PlayBook, other than it might…
After going through a public beta for the last couple of months, the BlackBerry Social software development kit has graduated to full 1.0 status, which means we’ll now start seeing apps launching with BlackBerry Messenger integration. App World submissions received by July 8 will be available for the eventual release of BBM 6.0. Now that…
Following up on their beta last month, RIM has updated the Facebook app for BlackBerry with a few more modest features. The biggest one is that now you’ll get notifications for polled events, including Likes and Event wall posts. There are a few new UI changes, including a shortcut bar along the bottom for common…
Back at CES, Ford announced a mobile app to help electric vehicle owners find charging stations and monitor their range. Last week, we got a chance to check out MyFord Mobile in person running on a Windows Phone. The home screen shows a simple charge gauge showing how much juice is left in your EV,…
RIM has updated their BlackBerry Travel application in the Beta Zone with a few new features for frequent globe-trotters. With BlackBerry Travel 1.1, you can now remotely book car rentals at a number of popular agencies like Budget, Avis, and Hertz. Those bookings will use local currencies, so you don’t have to bust out any…