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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…
If you’re a diehard RIM fan (Fan in Motion?), you’ve probably already got the PlayBook. What you may be missing is a solid physical keyboard to make email handling a much better experience. Canadian company has been talking about such a product for quite some time, and now it’s (almost) here. Canada’s The Source has…
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…
Some people are berating Microsoft for pursuing Tango, a version of Windows Phone that supposedly targets low-end handsets. A recent report from analyst Morgan Keegan reveals why that strategy may be brilliant. According to Keegan, China will soon surpass the US as the largest market in the world for smartphone sales. China, India and other…
Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Research In Motion, and Hewlett-Packard signed a privacy agreement that requires each company and its developers to disclose how they will use private data before an app is installed on a device. This agreement is the result of six months of talks between these leading tech companies and California Attorney General…
Mobile World Congress 2012 is just a few days away and the IntoMobile team will be on the ground in Barcelona to give you the latest on the conference dedicated to mobile. It’s going to be an amazing show (let’s hope there’s no Metro strike), so we thought it would be nice to give you…