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After a short beta period, RIM has launched the new version of their software portal, BlackBerry App World. Most of the new stuff is just user interface shuffling, like new app categories, and updated search bar placement. There are a few functional updates, like sharing apps to Facebook, Twitter, and BBM, and every month there will…
Nielsen just released the latest statistics on smartphone usage in the United States. Slowly but surely, smartphones continue to take over the entire mobile phone industry. As of July 2011, 40 percent of all mobile phones in use are smartphones. The other 60 percent are feature phones, but that number shrinks with every day that…
U.S. carriers have been stocking up on RIM’s various new BlackBerry models in preparation for the back-to-school season, but they’re not done yet. We’re still waiting on Verizon’s version of the new all-touch BlackBerry, but some internal documents are suggesting the Torch 9850 may be available to preorder customers September 8 – a scant week…
Another day, another lawsuit. Today we have the case of Openwave against Apple and RIM. Openwave is effectively filing a lawsuit against these two companies to defend its intellectual property for mobile Internet access. In a statement, Openwave CEO Ken Denman said: “Openwave invented technologies that became foundational to the mobile Internet. We believe that…
Another day, another BlackBerry launch. Following up on the Bold 9900, Torch 9810, and Torch 9860, Rogers is now selling RIM’s latest entry-level smartphone: the Curve 9360. Bell and Telus got theirs out the door early last week, and Rogers is matching their $49.99 on a three-year contract. Although the Curve is a bit lower-end…
RIM’s latest batch of BlackBerry smartphones have been gradually working their way out to various carriers over the last few weeks, and now there’s yet another notch to scratch. T-Mobile now has the BlackBerry Bold 9900 on sale for $299.99 on a two-year contract, as expected. That pricetag is a little on the high side,…
RIM has just lost another member of their senior staff. Mike Kirkup, Senior Direct of Developer Relations for the BlackBerry platform is calling it quits today, saying on his blog “this is a great company with leaders I respect and admire. It has been an honour to share in the success and growth of such an…
Not far behind Bell, Telus has launched the BlackBerry Torch 9860, RIM’s first all-touchscreen phone in a long time. The pricetag is sitting at $99.99 on a three-year contract, for $549.99 with no strings attached. The BlackBerry Torch 9860 has the biggest, sharpest screen we’ve seen on a BlackBerry to date, measuring 3.7 inches and…
I ducked into a Telus store late last week to play around with the recently-launched BlackBerry Curve 9360, and was pleasantly surprised by how slim and tiny the thing was. In the press shots, it looked a little blocky, and vaguely reminiscent of the old 8800 in its proportions, but holding one in person is…
Last week, Bell launched the BlackBerry Curve 9360 shortly behind Telus, and raised them a Torch 9860. Since the two carriers share an HSPA network, it’s no surprise that their device launches are close together, or that they’re matching pricetags at $49.99 on a three-year contract. The BlackBerry Curve 9360 is RIM’s new entry-level offering,…