RIM Outs New BlackBerry Models in Developer Documentation
Following up, RIM has also confirmed two new unannounced BlackBerry models that will be released, with a key feature of both being the inclusion of NFC support for mobile banking services as well as support for new methods to transfer information. The Bold 9790 features a 2.4-inch touchscreen display, a 5.0 megapixel camera with video capture, 8GB […]
RIM Offering Free Apps, Technical Support in Wake of Service Outage
RIM has announced that it will offer a slate of premium apps for free to BlackBerry customers who were affected by last week’s service outage. The offering is meant to serve as their way of making up for the outage and consists of  the following: • SIMS 3 – Electronic Arts • Bejeweled – Electronic Arts • N.O.V.A. […]
RIM’s BlackBerry Service Outage Spreads to North America
Following two days of outages centered around Europe and Africa and a further spread to South America yesterday, RIM has confirmed that the service outage has now spread to North America. The outage is affecting email, text and BlackBerry Messenger service on all carriers with no timetable on when service will be restored. For its […]
Report: RIM Halts BlackBerry PlayBook Production and Future Tablet Projects, RIM Responds
According to a report filed by Reuters, analysts from firm Collin Stewart have stated that RIM is preparing to exit the tablet sector and has taken steps to discontinue the current PlayBook as well as further tablet projects on an internal level. “We believe RIM has stopped production of its PlayBook and is actively considering […]
Samsung Announces ChatON Cross-Platform Messaging Service
Following its previous Galaxy series announcement, Samsung has also announced its own cross-platform messaging service and platform in ChatON, which will be made available for its non-smartphone lineup as well as iOS, BlackBerry, Android and its own Bada platform.
Report: Next Gen QNX BlackBerry to Add Android App Support Via Emulator
A report filed by Bloomberg citing its own sources has confirmed that the next generation of BlackBerry hardware which will run QNX as its operating system will also include support for Android apps by being bundled with the same emulator as the one being pushed to the PlayBook tablet in an update next month. The […]
T-Mobile Announces BlackBerry Bold 9900
T-Mobile has announced its own version of the BlackBerry Bold 9900, now available for business customers and launching for consumers on August 31st for $349.99 after new 2 year agreement and required data plan with new Classic plan before an additional $50 mail-in rebate, bringing the total to $299.99. The T-Mobile BlackBerry Bold 9900 features […]
Verizon Launches BlackBerry Bold 9930
Not long after being announced last week, Verizon has launched its version of the BlackBerry Bold 9930 today via Telesales and online via its own sales portal. The phone features BlackBerry OS 7, a 2.8 inch VGA touch display, the much praised hardware QWERTY keyboard, a 10.5mm thick bodyshell, 5.0 megapixel camera with 720p video […]
RIM Announces New Bold and Torch Variants with BlackBerry 7
After months of leaks, Research in Motion has officially announced its first devices with BlackBerry 7 in the the BlackBerry Bold 9900/9930 and the BlackBerry Torch 9810/9850/9860, with the 9810 being the successor to the current Torch available on AT&T and the 9850/9860 being the first slate type models in the series. The Bold 9900 […]
Sprint Launches BlackBerry PlayBook Wi-Fi
Sprint has launched the Wi-Fi version of the RIM PlayBook tablet ahead of the eventual launch of the 4G version later this summer. The version available through Sprint will be the 16GB version for $499.99. The PlayBook features a 3.0 megapixel high-definition forward-facing camera, 5.0 megapixel high-definition rear-facing camera, 1080p HD video playback; HDMI video […]