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RIM launches BlackBerry OS 7.1 in the UK

Brad Linder — Thu, 03 May 2012 19:42:54 +0000

Research in Motion is rolling out a software update for BlackBerry users in the UK. No, it's not BlackBerry 10 -- no current handsets will get that as a software update. But BlackBerry 7.1 does include a number of nifty new features, and it's available today for half a dozen existing phones including the latest BlackBerry Torch, Bold, and Curve devices. BlackBerry 7.1 includes a number of... Read more »

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Want a BlackBerry 10 phone? You’ll probably need to buy a new device

Brad Linder — Wed, 02 May 2012 16:45:59 +0000

Research in Motion is starting to show off its BlackBerry 10 operating system this week, and the company is actively courting developers in hopes of bringing some high quality apps to the new operating system. But what if you already have a phone that's running the recently released BlackBerry 7 operating system? Will you be able to upgrade to BlackBerry 10? No. PhoneScoop reports that... Read more »

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RIM unveils BlackBerry 10 platform for smartphones and tablets

Brad Linder — Tue, 01 May 2012 13:43:24 +0000

Research in Motion is launching its BlackBerry 10 software platform for smartphones today, and the company is providing developers with a BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha smartphone to kick the new operating system's tires and develop apps for the new platform. Eventually RIM plans to offer the same operating system for both phones and tablets -- but for now the company is emphasizing on the smartphone... Read more »

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Uber launches web app, order car service from BlackBerry, Windows Phone

Brad Linder — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 18:20:55 +0000

Uber is a service that lets users book rides from a private car service in 25 different US cities. The company offers iPhone and Android apps that let you request a car from your phone -- but now there's also a mobile web app aimed at people that don't have a supported phone. The m.uber.com website is designed for BlackBerry, Windows Phone, and other mobile... Read more »

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BlackBerry 10 will bring widgets to the home screen

Brad Linder — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:36:14 +0000

Research in Motion's next major version of the BlackBerry operating system is dubbed BlackBerry 10 -- and while the company hasn't shared all that much information about the new OS, the folks at CrackBerry have snagged some details (and photos). BlackBerry 10 will be designed to run on both phones and tablets, and in some ways it's expected to look a lot like BlackBerry PlayBook... Read more »

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So long BBX, future RIM phones and tablets to run “BlackBerry 10″

Brad Linder — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:09:54 +0000

Research in Motion announced recently that its next-generation BlackBerry phones and tablets would run the same software, and it would be called BBX rather than BlackBerry OS or BlackBerry Tablet OS. There's just one problem: A company called Basis International owns the trademarket for BBX. This week Basis announced that it's won a temporary restraining order against RIM's use of the BBX name, and at... Read more »

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RIM’s BlackBerry Mobile Fusion lets IT managers support iOS, Android, BlackBerry

Brad Linder — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:04:32 +0000

Research in Motion is starting to look beyond the BlackBerry smartphone. For years the company's mobile phones had dominated corporate settings, but Android and iOS devices have been chipping away at BlackBerry's enterprise market. But RIM isn't just a phone maker, and today the company introduced a forward-looking product that could help the company survive even if nobody ever buys a BlackBerry phone or tablet... Read more »

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Adobe cranks it up to 11.1 for last mobile Flash update

Brad Linder — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:44:02 +0000

Adobe has released the last major update to Flash Player for mobile devices. Flash Player 11.1 is now available for download for Android devices and for the BlackBerry PlayBook. The update promises better performance and security and stability improvements. From here on out, Adobe is only promising to fix bugs and provide security updates. We won't see any major performance improvements or new features... and... Read more »

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First RIM BBX phones will have 1024 x 600 pixel screens, BES support

Brad Linder — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:14:05 +0000

Next year Research in Motion will start producing smartphones that essentially look like smaller versions of the company's BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. The PlayBook has a 7 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel display and runs PlayBook OS software based on the QNX operating system. The new phones will be smaller, but they'll still have 1024 x 600 pixel screens and they'll run the new BBX operating... Read more »

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Opera web browsers updated for iOS, BlackBerry, S60, and even MeeGo

Brad Linder — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:50:13 +0000

Opera launched new versions of its mobile web browsers for pretty much every mobile operating system imaginable today... except Android. And that's only because the Android apps received the same update a few weeks ago. But if you're using iOS, BlackBerry, S60, or J2ME you can grab Opera Mini 6.5 for your device. Opera Mobile 11.5 is also available for S60. And MeeGo users can check out... Read more »

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BBM Music launches for BlackBerry phones

Brad Linder — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:14:33 +0000

Research in Motion is launching its new social music service, BBM Music for BlackBerry. Like competing services from Spotify, Rdio, Rhapsody, or MOG, BBM Music charges customers a monthly fee for the ability to stream music on demand. But there's a huge twist with RIM's model. First, the service costs just $5 per month, which is about half the price of competing services. Second -- you only... Read more »

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Twitter for BlackBerry adds multiple account support

Brad Linder — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 16:57:16 +0000

There's a new beta version of the official Twitter app for BlackBerry, and it adds support for multiple Twitter accounts. Now if you have a personal account and one for work, you can login to both from your BlackBerry smartphone using Twitter 2.1 beta. The app is available as a free download from the BlackBerry Beta Zone. Twitter 2.1 beta supports up to 4 Twitter accounts at... Read more »

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N3xGen Theme Manager is an app store for Android themes

Brad Linder — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 14:54:42 +0000

The Android Market is riddled with themes for Android devices that can change the look and feel (or at least the colors) of your phone's operating system. To install them you'll need an app that supports themes, such as ADW, Launcher Pro, or the T-Mobile Theme Chooser (which is built into CyanogenMod 7 and some other custom ROMs for Android devices). But you'll also need... Read more »

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BlackBerry Messenger for Android on the way?

Brad Linder — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 13:14:02 +0000

Update: There's reason to believe these screenshots could be fake. Earlier this year a rumor started making the rounds that Research in Motion was preparing to launch BlackBerry Messenger apps for Android and iOS. On the one hand, this would open up the company's popular instant messaging service to a much larger audience. On the other hand, it could hurt BlackBerry smartphone sales since right... Read more »

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BlackBerry App World 3.0 is now available

Brad Linder — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:39:01 +0000

BlackBerry App World 3.0 is now available for download. It was expected to launch in August, but I suppose it's better a little later than a lot late. The new app store for BlackBerry applications supports BlackBerry OS 5.0 and up and offers a quick way to find, purchase, and install apps for BlackBerry phones and tablets. The latest version brings a number of improvements,... Read more »

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Dropbox now running on BlackBerry 7 devices

William — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 14:10:44 +0000

Despite many BlackBerry devices launching with RIM's latest operating system, there are still a number of high profile apps that don't support OS 7. Fortunately now you can cross Dropbox off that list. Dropbox is a cloud-based storage service that lets you store files online and access them from a computer or mobile device. Now, courtesy of the Crackberry forums, a new build of the... Read more »

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Foursquare for BlackBerry updated, adds new design and features

William — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 16:00:26 +0000

Popular location-sharing network Foursquare has updated its app for BlackBerry to version 3.2.1, packing a host of new features and a redesigned UI. The most notable feature is the overhaul of the Venue and Check-in screen, while the entire layout is now amended to take into account devices with high-res screens. Also, many users were having issues connecting to BBM servers, so Foursquare responded by... Read more »

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Samsung unveils ChatON smartphone messaging service

Brad Linder — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 15:00:47 +0000

Samsung has unveiled its answer to BlackBerry Messenger, iMessage, and pretty much every other messaging service for mobile devices. It's called ChatON, and the app will be available soon for Samsung phones running Bada OS or Android, as well as for devices running iOS, or BlackBerry OS. In fact, ChatON won't even require a smartphone, a simpler version will also be available for feature phones.... Read more »

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RIM launches BBM Music: $5 per month social music service

Brad Linder — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:44:51 +0000

Research in Motion has launched a new subscription-based music service called BBM Music. The good news is that at $5 per month it's one of the cheapest music subscription services available for any mobile device, and there's a strong social element that allows you to hear the songs your friends are listening to. The bad news is that if you don't have many friends you... Read more »

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QNX powered BlackBerry phones may run Android apps

William — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18:08:53 +0000

RIM is expected to give the BlackBerry Playbook and future BlackBerry smartphones the ability to run Android apps as well as native BlackBerry applications. The ability to run Android software will come through an "App Player" released directly by RIM to select devices, only one of which is currently on the market (the Playbook.) While the PlayBook will get the App Player through a software... Read more »

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Skype acquires group messaging service GroupMe

Brad Linder — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:06:18 +0000

GroupMe is a group messaging service that lets you create groups from the contacts on your smartphone and start conversations involving everyone in the group. The company offers clients for iOS, Android, BlackBerry and Windows Phone 7 and also works over SMS. Today Skype announced that it's acquiring GroupMe -- which actually means Microsoft is buying GroupMe, since Microsoft acquired Skype recently. Skype offers voice,... Read more »

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BlackBerry App World 3.0 to go live next week

Brad Linder — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:38:40 +0000

Research in Motion has been beta testing an updated app store for BlackBerry devices for a few months. On Monday, August 22nd it will go public. BlackBerry App World 3.0 features a number of improvements designed to make it easier to find new apps and manage the apps already installed on your device. The home screen now features spotlighted apps and links to popular categories... Read more »

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NoteSync for Android syncs your notes with Google Docs

Brad Linder — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 19:02:40 +0000

Google released a Google Docs app for Android a few months ago letting you view, create, and edit documents in your Docs account from an Android phone or tablet. But it only works when you have an internet connection, since the mobile app is pretty much just the mobile Google Docs website in app form. But if you're looking for a mobile app that lets... Read more »

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Verizon launches BlackBerry Bold 9930 with OS 7, is it worth the upgrade?

William — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 17:10:35 +0000

Announced last month and released by Verizon today, the new BlackBerry Bold 9930 is both a major hardware upgrade to the BlackBerry lineup and a revision to the classic Bold 9000 released in 2008. But if you have a BlackBerry running the recently-launched OS 6, is the jump to RIM's latest software offering OS 7 worth the device upgrade? As we've previously reported, OS 7 will... Read more »

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Box.net launches tablet apps for Android, BlackBerry

Brad Linder — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 19:15:49 +0000

Online storage service Box.net already offers mobile apps for iOS and Android phones and the iPad. Today the company rolled out new apps for Android tablets and the BlackBerry PlayBook which let users upload documents from a tablet or view items stored on Box.net on the go. The Android app has been designed for tablets running Honeycomb, with a two-panel view and pop-up menus. You... Read more »

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First BlackBerry QNX phone could launch in early 2012

Brad Linder — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 17:07:24 +0000

Research in Motion's BlackBerry operating system has been powering smartphones since Apple and Google were only known for making computers and search engines. But over the past few years Apple's iOS and Google's Android have come to dominate the smartphone space, and while I think a lot of people forget just how many BlackBerry phones are still sold every year, RIM is losing market share... Read more »

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BlackBerry App World 3.0 beta now available

Brad Linder — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 14:15:24 +0000

Want to start using the next version of the app store for BlackBerry phones? Just head on over the the BlackBerry Beta Zone and download BlackBerry App World 3.0. While Research in Motion isn't ready to take the beta label off just yet, the new app store is available for anyone with a supported device to use starting today. So what's new in version 3.0?... Read more »

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BlackBerry PlayBook Android App support delayed until fall

Lee — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 19:55:39 +0000

While the BlackBerry PlayBook is fairly solid from a hardware standpoint, it lags behind the iPad and Android tablets when it comes to app selection. RIM has a pretty crafty workaround for that up its sleeve, however: a virtual machine that enables Android apps to run on the PlayBook. The company demoed the Android Player for PlayBook earlier this year, and an early version was even... Read more »

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GetJar free app store surpasses 2 billion total downloads

William — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 18:34:55 +0000

App store GetJar has announced that it's garnered over 2 billion total downloads. GetJar sports a large catalog of free applications for pretty much every smartphone platform except iOS, including BlackBerry, webOS, Android, Symbian, and even HTML5 web apps. GetJar offers more than 150,000 apps in total, and the company has managed to score a few Android exclusives. The company's app store was the first to... Read more »

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Google Maps adds transit directions for London

Brad Linder — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:36:38 +0000

Google just made it a little bit easier to get around in London without a car. The company has added public transportation directions for London to all of its Google Maps products. That means if you're using Google Maps for Android, iOS, or BlackBerry or Google Maps in a web browser you can get step by step directions for getting from one place to another... Read more »

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