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News & Rumors / by - Nov 1, 2011 10:16 AM
AT&T finally announced the BlackBerry Curve 9360, Torch 9860 and Bold 9900! I know many of you just wanted them to launch the Bold 9900 but now you’ll be able…
Deals & Sales / by - Oct 28, 2011 11:19 AM
RIM recently started offering a “buy 2 get 1 free” deal where business customers will get a free BlackBerry PlayBook for purchasing two, plus a premium accessory for each. If…
Apps & Games / by - Oct 28, 2011 10:47 AM
RIM announced on their Inside BlackBerry blog that they’re releasing version 6.0.1 of BlackBerry Messenger today. The last update to BBM was posted in the BlackBerry Beta Zone earlier this…
News & Rumors / by - Oct 27, 2011 11:01 AM
Following up the official announcement, features and specifications for the Porsche Design P’9981, we now have a nice photo gallery showing it off at different angles. If you’d like to…
News & Rumors / by - Oct 27, 2011 10:30 AM
I just let you know that RIM officially announced the Porsche Design P’9981 with a press release and dedicated webpage launches. I found the features and specifications for this Porsche…
News & Rumors / by - Oct 27, 2011 9:54 AM
RIM today announced the Porsche Design P’9981 smartphone from BlackBerry, aka the previously rumored BlackBerry Knight. Details about this device have been vague except for the fact that it would…
News & Rumors / by - Oct 26, 2011 11:17 AM
RIM today announced that the BlackBerry Curve 9360 and Bold 9900 are the first SIM-based smartphones to get MasterCard PayPass handset certification. This shouldn’t come as a surprise since BlackBerry…
News & Rumors / by - Oct 25, 2011 7:05 PM
Earlier today I let you know about a rumor that claimed OS 2.0 for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet would be delayed until February of next year. RIM confirmed this rumor…
Contests & Giveaways / by - Oct 25, 2011 2:59 PM
A few weeks ago I let you know about RIM’s BBM Challenge contest where a few lucky fans would have the chance to become a protege for celebrities including Whitney…
News & Rumors / by - Oct 25, 2011 12:03 PM
RIM today announced that NewBay, a leader in digital content services, is now part of RIM’s acquisitions portfolio. Here’s the announcement from the Inside BlackBerry Blog: Today we are pleased…
News & Rumors / by - Oct 25, 2011 11:46 AM
The team over at BGR have received word that RIM plans to launch Tablet OS 2.0 for the BlackBerry PlayBook in mid-February next year. Besides for this bit they’ve also…
News & Rumors / by - Oct 25, 2011 9:58 AM
AT&T recently confirmed they’d be launching the BlackBerry Bold 9900, now it looks like T-Mobile will be launching the BlackBerry Torch 9810. I wonder if this is a collaborative launch……
News & Rumors / by - Oct 24, 2011 11:38 AM
RIM is still rolling out the new BlackBerry 7 smartphones internationally. The latest to join the fun are Singapore and Thailand with the BlackBerry Curve 9360. From the press release:…
News & Rumors / by - Oct 24, 2011 11:07 AM
It looks like the BlackBerry Knight aka Bold 9980 or BlackBerry R47 is becoming a reality. According to an invitation originally leaked by Tbreak, the Porsche-designed BlackBerry smartphone has a…
News & Rumors / by - Oct 24, 2011 10:53 AM
[blackbirdpie url=”http://twitter.com/#!/tylerlessard/status/128462028909199360″] One of the executives to recently leave RIM was Tyler Lessard, originally their VP of BlackBerry Global Alliances & Developer Relations. Fixmo today announced that RIM’s former exec…
News & Rumors / by - Oct 24, 2011 9:23 AM
[blackbirdpie url=”http://twitter.com/#!/ATTDeals/status/127390392776798208″] Happy day for AT&T customers! The official @ATTDeals Twitter profile tweeted that the BlackBerry Bold 9900 is coming soon to AT&T. This BlackBerry 7 smartphone has been available…
News & Rumors / by - Oct 18, 2011 10:43 AM
RIM today introduced BlackBerry Jam, a new resource with a collaborative approach to working with developers to help them thrive and build businesses on the BlackBerry platform. With the BlackBerry…
Events & Live Coverage / by - Oct 18, 2011 10:00 AM
Live Blog: BlackBerry DevCon Americas 2011 General Session Part 2 This is the live blog for the second part of the General Session of BlackBerry DevCon Americas 2011 in San…
News & Rumors / by - Oct 18, 2011 9:29 AM
If you’re following along with our live blog of the BlackBerry DevCon Americas General Session Part 1 you’ll know that RIM just made the BlackBerry BBX name and upcoming platform…
Events & Live Coverage / by - Oct 18, 2011 8:00 AM
Live Blog: BlackBerry DevCon Americas 2011 General Session Part 1 This is the live blog for the first part of the General Session of BlackBerry DevCon Americas 2011 in San…
News & Rumors / by - Oct 18, 2011 1:02 AM
Earlier this month I let you know about a rumor that claimed BlackBerry X or BBX would be the name of the new BlackBerry platform. A few days later this…
Events & Live Coverage / by - Oct 18, 2011 12:43 AM
This year RIM will be live streaming the General Session at BlackBerry DevCon Americas for everyone who would like to tune in. The General Session will be broken into two…
News & Rumors / by - Oct 17, 2011 1:33 PM
The team over at MobileSyrup received word that the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet was placed on a “to be discontinued” list by Canadian service provider TELUS. According to the leaked screenshot…
News & Rumors / by - Oct 17, 2011 12:27 PM
Missed this one in the inbox last week. RIM recently released BlackBerry Analytics Service version 1.0, a service that went in beta earlier this year. This free service is powered…
Apps & Games / by - Oct 17, 2011 11:35 AM
Last week I let you know about a BlackBerry Internet Service outage that hit Europe, the Middle East and Africa and then spread to the United States and Canada. RIM…
News & Rumors / by - Oct 13, 2011 7:53 PM
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQ1esvGae_s&hd=1[/youtube] It’s been a pretty rough week for RIM but it looks like global BlackBerry Internet Service is back up and running for most. Earlier this week Europe, the Middle…
News & Rumors / by - Oct 12, 2011 9:59 PM
By now I’m sure almost every BlackBerry user is fully aware of the BlackBerry Internet Service outage that hit EMEA and North America. Earlier this afternoon RIM held a conference…
News & Rumors / by - Oct 12, 2011 5:17 PM
The BlackBerry Internet Service outage continues! RIM today held a conference call at 3PM EST to offer those interested with more info on the internet outage. Yesterday I let you…
News & Rumors / by - Oct 12, 2011 10:38 AM
UPDATE Not even a few minutes after this post went live, RIM tweeted about a general web page which addresses the outages. The latest update there includes info on the…
News & Rumors / by - Oct 12, 2011 9:20 AM
This is not a fun week for RIM and BlackBerry users. Yesterday I let you know about a BlackBerry Internet Service outage affecting Europe, the Middle East and Africa, today…
News & Rumors / by - Oct 11, 2011 11:11 AM
Not to be left out of the loop, Taiwan Mobile and RIM today launched the BlackBerry Torch 9860 and Bold 9900 so people in Taiwan can join in on the…
News & Rumors / by - Oct 11, 2011 9:11 AM
BlackBerry users with access to BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS) have complained of a blackout affecting Europe, the Middle East and Africa since yesterday. The BIS blackout lasted about 20 hours…
News & Rumors / by - Oct 10, 2011 10:41 AM
RIM today announced BlackBerry Tag, a new way for BlackBerry smartphone users to connect and share things using a supported device’s NFC capabilities. This feature will be available to the…
News & Rumors / by - Oct 7, 2011 3:24 PM
A few days ago I let you know about a rumor that claimed the QNX based BlackBerry OS will be called BlackBerry X or BBX for short. Now it looks…
News & Rumors / by - Oct 6, 2011 11:54 AM
This morning I let you know about Steve Jobs’ passing along with a statement from Apple. Now City News Toronto posted a statement issued by RIM co-CEOs Mike Lazaridis and…
News & Rumors / by - Oct 6, 2011 10:19 AM
RIM today updated the Tablet OS for the BlackBerry PlayBook to version 1.0.7.3312 with an important fix/update for the Adobe Flash Player. Here are the details for this update: A…
News & Rumors / by - Oct 6, 2011 8:50 AM
The internet is buzzing with the latest news about the death of Steve Jobs. He was 56 years old, the cause of death was pancreatic cancer. Whether or not you’re…
Desktop & Server Software / by - Oct 5, 2011 1:27 PM
RIM recently made a new beta version of BlackBerry Desktop Manager available in the BlackBerry Beta Zone. If you’re not one of the lucky beta program members who received the…
News & Rumors / by - Oct 5, 2011 9:31 AM
Yesterday I let you know about some leaked screenshots showing what was claimed to be BBM for Android. Apparently these screenshots weren’t proof enough for some because a few more…
News & Rumors / by - Oct 4, 2011 11:43 AM
The T-Mobile BlackBerry Bold 9900 will soon be capable of Wi-Fi calling. According to a post by Al Sacco over at CIO, Kevin Wren (a T-Mobile PR rep) let him…
News & Rumors / by - Oct 4, 2011 8:42 AM
I thought the BlackBerry Torch 9810 was supposed to be an exclusive for AT&T but according to a new leak, that isn’t the case. The guys over at TmoNews got…
News & Rumors / by - Oct 4, 2011 8:21 AM
It’s been a while since we heard a decent rumor about QNX powered BlackBerry smartphones but today we have a new one that should keep things interesting till DevCon. According…
News & Rumors / by - Oct 3, 2011 2:16 PM
Over the weekend I posted some info and links to help get you up to speed with what to expect at this year’s BlackBerry DevCon Americas. RIM today published a…
News & Rumors / by - Oct 3, 2011 11:56 AM
RIM today announced the BlackBerry Client for Microsoft SharePoint. BlackBerry smartphones are connected to SharePoint servers with the BlackBerry Enterprise Server software, allowing a cost-effective solution for businesses and government…
News & Rumors / by - Oct 3, 2011 11:12 AM
RIM recently sent out a new survey to members of BlackBerry Opinions, a research program used by them to gauge people’s interest on certain topics and concepts. One of their…
News & Rumors / by - Oct 3, 2011 9:26 AM
A while back we heard a rumor that RIM was planning on making BlackBerry Messenger available on other platforms but this rumor died down a bit. Today the guys over…
News & Rumors / by - Oct 2, 2011 12:10 PM
BlackBerry DevCon Americas 2011 is only a few weeks away and I’m sure many of you are wondering what you can expect to see from RIM. Last year RIM announced…
News & Rumors / by - Sep 28, 2011 11:53 AM
When Mike Kirkup announced his resignation as the Senior Director of Global Developer Relations at RIM, many wondered who would take his place and if they’d do a good or…
News & Rumors / by - Sep 28, 2011 11:10 AM
Last week I let you know that T-Mobile announced the BlackBerry Curve 9360 with a September 28th launch date for the black version, October 12th for the merlot version. Well,…
Apps & Games / by - Sep 28, 2011 10:49 AM
RIM engineers on site at DroidCon have provided some answers to compatibility questions surrounding the Android App Player for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. The Android App Player was leaked a…