BlackBerry (685 articles)
BlackBerry is a mobile phone range developed by Canadian manufacturer Research In Motion (RIM). With messaging at the handsets' core and its Push email service being one of the highlights, BlackBerry smartphones continue to be one of the most sought after mobile email devices in the world. The BlackBerry Torch, BlackBerry Curve and BlackBerry Bold are just a few of its mobile successes.
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RIM hopes The Bold Team will come to the rescue
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BlackBerry PlayBook 2.0 demoed, Bridge 2.0 gives remote control
Coming in February 7,400 reads
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BlackBerry 10 superphone image leaked
Bold move, but render could be nothing more than that 4,800 reads
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T-Mobile to introduce The Full Monty tariff
With no fair use restrictions 4,300 reads
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Apple wins the 2011 smartphone battle
Sales, shipments and subscriber stats 4,300 reads
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BlackBerry PlayBook 2.0 demoed, Bridge 2.0 gives remote control
Coming in February 7 February 2012 10:21 GMT TweetRIM has demoed some of the updates coming to PlayBook 2.0, which is scheduled to arrive on your PlayBook in February, at the BlackBerry DevCon Europe event in Amsterdam.
Along with headline features like Runtime for Android, which will see...
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BlackBerry 10 superphone image leaked
Bold move, but render could be nothing more than that 1 February 2012 9:51 GMT TweetBored of your currently BlackBerry? Want something a little more iPhone or PlayBook looking? Then you might just be in luck if a new image of the next BlackBerry 10 superphone is real.
The render, which has turned up on BlackBerry site Crackberry.com...
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RIM hopes The Bold Team will come to BlackBerry's rescue
Cartoon campaign 31 January 2012 11:26 GMT TweetIf any further proof was needed that Research in Motion is losing its grip on the professional market and aiming its handsets squarely at the "yoofs" then surely the launch of The Bold Team is it.
A bunch of cartoon superheroes, The Naff Team,...
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Apple wins the 2011 smartphone battle, or perhaps Samsung, or maybe RIM...
Sales, shipments and subscriber stats 30 January 2012 12:43 GMT TweetThe smartphone figures for 2011 are in. Lots of them, in fact, and they don't all correlate exactly. But we'll ignore that and declare Apple the winner. Actually Samsung. Or maybe Research in Motion. Definitely not Nokia.
Let's start at the...
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T-Mobile to introduce The Full Monty tariff - all you can eat calls, texts and data
With no fair use restrictions 30 January 2012 9:53 GMT TweetT-Mobile is introducing a new mobile phone and data plan that it claims is unique to the provider. Called The Full Monty, it offers completely unlimited calls, texts and Internet access with no fair use restrictions.
The new plan will be available...
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BlackBerry Bold 9790 lands on Vodafone
Skinny Bold action 27 January 2012 10:56 GMT TweetVodafone has announced that the BlackBerry Bold 9790 is now available on its network.
The BlackBerry Bold 9790 is more an update to the BlackBerry Bold 9780 rather than just a thinner version of the Bold 9900. It features a QWERTY keyboard,...
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BlackBerry Bold 9790 review
REVIEW
To boldly go where we've already been before
24 January 2012 16:40 GMT
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BlackBerry is in trouble. The founders Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie announced they were stepping down from their CEO positions, being replaced by Thorsten Heins. Sure they might all have awesome names, but RIM's performance is far from awesome,...
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CEOs Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie step down from RIM jobs
Strategy change for BlackBerry maker 23 January 2012 9:03 GMT TweetThe joint chief executive officers of Research in Motion, the manufacturer of the BlackBerry, have resigned from their roles with the company's former chief operating officer taking their place.
Company founder Mike Lazaridis will become vice...
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Bing Maps to get Nokia branding on all devices - including rivals'
EXCLUSIVE: Elop explains 19 January 2012 10:49 GMT TweetNokia CEO, Stephen Elop, has told Pocket-lint that we shall soon be seeing the Nokia brand name within other devices and not just the company's own phones.
"You'll starting seeing the word 'Nokia' on a map that you get from Microsoft properties...
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Samsung not interested in RIM takeover
Pressure mounts on BlackBerry bosses 18 January 2012 13:01 GMT TweetDespite reports to the contrary, Samsung is not interested in a buyout of struggling Research in Motion; the Canadian company that makes BlackBerry devices.
It was reported earlier this week that the Korean company was interested in a complete...
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BlackBerry Torch 9810 review
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Middle of the road
17 January 2012 14:39 GMT
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There are now two BlackBerry Torch models in RIM's armoury: the 9810 we're reviewing here and the 9860 that we've previously reviewed. The 9810 is a slider phone packing a full QWERTY keyboard essentially the same design as the phone it replaces, the...
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BlackBerry OS 7.1 adds mobile Hotspot, NFC contact sharing
CES 2012: BBM 6.1 now live too 9 January 2012 14:20 GMT TweetResearch in Motion has announced BlackBerry OS 7.1 at CES in Las Vegas on Monday bringing with it a host of new features, most notably mobile Wi-Fi hotspot support.
Users who get the new update will now be able to turn their BlackBerry 7.1...
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BlackBerry OS 10 to get February reveal at MWC
EXCLUSIVE: New OS detailed 5 January 2012 15:19 GMT TweetResearch In Motion will show off its new operating system, BlackBerry OS 10, in February at Mobile World Congress.
Although the company has said that BB OS 10 devices won't be in the hands of consumers until later in 2012, it has told Pocket-lint...
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Year in review 2011: October
FEATURE Early Winter tech 30 December 2011 15:00 GMT TweetAs the Winter begins we retreat once again to our tech filled dens. Luckily October had them filled with all sorts of nice tech treats. Everything from the Nokia Lumia 800 going on pre order, to games like Battlefield 3 and Arkham City hitting our...
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BlackBerry Porsche Design P'9981 exclusive at Harrods... for £1,275
Ay, that be grand (and a bit) 29 December 2011 16:03 GMT TweetLondon's Harrods has been chosen as the exclusive stockist for the BlackBerry Porsche Design P'9981, which will be on sale shortly (before the year is out) for a mind-numbing £1,275. Although, in comparison with what we were told by RIM a couple of...
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