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A leaked internal document from Staples suggests the office supply chain will carry both the Motorola Xoom tablet and the BlackBerry PlayBook. According to the document, the Xoom and PlayBook will arrive in Staples retail stores at the end of March for employee training. The duo will then go on sale sometime in April. Pricing…
When many of us think smartphone security, the first company that pops into mind is BlackBerry. It’s the reason many enterprise users have trusted the brand all these years. However, for the average BlackBerry user, it seems like the only real security you can get is from passcode-protecting your device. BlackBerry Protect, however, should give…
If you’re Research In Motion and you have the super important BlackBerry PlayBook launch just a few weeks away, you would want to ideally have your team at full strength. Well, that doesn’t look to be the case as the company’s Chief Marketing Officer Keith Pardy will be leaving the company for personal reasons. The…
If you grew up with the comedy of Bill Cosby like I did, chances are the comedian holds a fond place in your heart. Off hand I recall watching Fat Albert, Picture Pages, and of course, who could forget the loveable Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable and the rest of the Cosby family. Yes, the comedian is…
Facebook for BlackBerry has been updated. The strange thing is, some folks are currently seeing 1.9.0.27 as the latest version, while others are seeing 1.9.0.28. That’s the version available to me at the moment, and it looks like the latest and greatest. If you still spot .27 in App World, hold tight… because we’re told…
Sprint offers a wide range of BlackBerry and Android smartphones, so customers have a number of ways to get their personal info stolen or compromised. To combat this, Sprint is offering a remote wipe, lock and location service for its BlackBerry and Android handsets that are also covered by the carrier’s Total Equipment Protection plan.…
Rumors are coming fast and furious that suggest the BlackBerry PlayBook will be able to run Android applications. Last week, we read a report from ShopSavvy that claims someone was using their Android application on a BlackBerry Curve 8520, a Curve 8300, and a mystery 8600 device. While not conclusive evidence that RIM is building…
Kaspersky Lab announced that it is now offering protection for BlackBerry and Android smartphone owners, in addition to Windows Mobile and Symbian devices. Available for purchase across North America, Kaspersky Mobile Security 9 now offers anti-theft and privacy features for four popular mobile platforms – Symbian, Windows Mobile, BlackBerry and Android. Aside from the standard…
Well, we heard that the BlackBerry Storm 3 (Monoco) was already going into production, so it’s not that surprising to see the thing being put in front of a video camera. The short video below of the BlackBerry Storm 3 doesn’t reveal much and I wouldn’t judge the laggy nature of the OS just yet…
A quick app update here for the BlackBerry users this afternoon. If you run the official Twitter for BlackBerry application (from RIM), you can now grab an update, bringing you up to version 1.0.1.12. It’s a small update for sure, but you can never go wrong running the latest and greatest version. Inside the updated…