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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 8,600 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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BlackBerry Bold 9790 lands on Vodafone
Skinny Bold action 3,550 reads
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BBM Music now available free for six months
Social music 1,150 reads
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BBM Music now available free for six months
Social music 9 February 2012 16:23 GMT TweetIt hasn't exactly set the music-streaming world alight, so it should come as no surprise that Research in Motion is trying to push BBM Music by offering up to six months free access.
The service, first announced in August, allows BBM users...
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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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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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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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Two new BlackBerry PlayBook tablets coming in 2012
7 and 10-inchers according to leaked roadmap 17 January 2012 10:15 GMT TweetRIM-lovers, want to know what's in store from the Canadian company in 2012? Well, N4BB thinks that it has got the low-down on the BlackBerry launch plans for this year and, most excitingly, it suggests two brand spanking new PlayBook tablets.
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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9 companies fighting to stay alive in 2012
FEATURE There will be trouble ahead 4 January 2012 10:00 GMT TweetWe love our gadgets, we all do, but as the competition continues to get tougher and tougher, companies have to make better and better gadgets to stay not just relevant, but in business.
Here are nine companies that are going to find 2012 tough....
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BlackBerry PlayBook fire-sale kicks off in the US
All models $299 3 January 2012 10:22 GMT TweetThe phrase iPad killer was touted around a little too much in 2011. And one tablet that was Flashy in its approach to Apple's crown was the BlackBerry PlayBook, that went on sale last year with plenty of RIM fanfare behind it.
But now, following...
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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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