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RIM had announced about a year ago that the BlackBerry App World would allow for in-app purchases, and it looks like they’re going to be implementing the changes necessary for the feature to go live soon. This letter went out to app developers informing them about server upgrades, though RIM notes that a client-side app…
We’ve got another BlackBerry PlayBook video to add to our growing collection. Last week, Rogers announced that they would be carrying the RIM’s first tablet, but they also took some time to give a quick walk-through at their tablet event. The demo was done by David Neale, RIM’s VP of Special Projects, who noted that…
A quick note here for the BlackBerry developers out there. Everyone else, please avert your eyes because this will probably be about as interesting to you as watching paint dry… Anyways, if the devs are still with me, you’ll want to take note that BlackBerry 6 device simulators are now available for the Bold 9650…
Received a note from my friends at SHAPE Services the other day, to let me (and you) know about a new BlackBerry application they’ve launched… Well, truth be told it’s still in beta, but you can easily get in on the beta if you like. Called ‘Photo Translator’, the new app looks to be a…
RIM’s second flip phone, the BlackBerry Style 9670, is available now on Telus for $79.99 on a three-year contract. Telus started recieving dummy units a few weeks ago, and we can only assume that Bell will be offering their Style soon too. The BlackBerry style runs the new version 6 operating system, which includes universal…
At an event showcasing tablets the other night, Rogers announced that they’ll be offering RIM’s BlackBerry PlayBook tablet early next year. They didn’t mention any specific pricing, but we’re guessing it’ll be around February for between $399 and $599, depending on how much storage you want. For those unacquainted with the BlackBerry PlayBook, it’s a…
RIM has acquired well-known Swedish design firm The Astonishing Tribe. TAT has done a lot of mobile work in the past, including some live wallpapers for Android, some far-out concepts, worked on Symbian, and a lot of other really cool stuff. TAT also collaborated with Synaptics and a bunch of others on the Fuse concept…
If you’re into eBay like I am, chances are you already have the app loaded up on your BlackBerry. It’s been around for quite some time now, and lets you do almost everything you can do from your desktop. Watch items, place bids, search for items, you name it… you can do it. In a…
Although probably not quite as inflammatory as RIM’s current stance against Kik Messenger, Research In Motion has decided that they won’t be working on ICQ for BlackBerry anymore, and that as of December 4, they’ll be turning off the instant messaging service. RIM’s not alone, either – Nimbuzz dropped ICQ a few weeks ago, too.…
While we were looking at the numbers that Pingdom had commissioned from StatCounter regarding global smartphone OS marketshare based on web usage by region, we noticed that StatCounter also had some more recent mobile web usage data that showed BlackBerry being more popular than iOS (which includes iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch) in the U.S.…