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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
AT&T Officially Approves PlayBook Bridge with Tethering Requirement
AT&T has officially confirmed in a press statement that it has approved the PlayBook Bridge application for the tablet after months of additional development in order to add code for tethering plan support at an additional $20 a month. The Bridge had been previously approved by Sprint and Verizon without additional changes in April. The […]
ITC Delays Final Decision on Kodak V. Apple/RIM Litigation
After issuing a stated date of May 23rd for a final decision on the Kodak V. Apple/RIM imaging patent case, the ITC has announced that it has delayed the date for the final decision to an unspecified date in the near future. Kodak sued Apple and RIM over camera-related patents in January 2010. Earlier this […]
New Sprint Devices for June-September: Bold 9930 and Samsung D600 Included
A raft of release dates for new Sprint phones and devices has surfaced, along with yet to be announced devices. Starting with the Galaxy Tab 10.1 Wi-Fi tablet from Samsung, that will launch on July 24th along with a new color for the green friendly Replenish. Closer to this month, the Motorola XPRT Android device […]
RIM Announces BlackBerry Bold 9900/9930 with BlackBerry 7
This morning during the first day of its BlackBerry World developer conference, beleaguered manufacturer RIM officially unveiled its next handset lineup up in the BlackBerry Bold 9900/9930. The Bold 9900 will be the first BlackBerry with built-in hardware support for NFC as well as featuring a capacitive touch display along with its iconic keyboard. The […]
RadioShack Accepting Pre-Orders for PlayBook
RadioShack is now accepting pre-orders for the forthcoming PlayBook tablet for $499.99 with the version up for pre-order being the 16GB version. 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 output, Micro USB and Micro HDMI ports, 7 inch capacitive display at 1024 […]