Who knew that RIM had one more BlackBerry device to launch before the debut of BlackBerry 10 devices next year? Rick Mercer unveiled the BlackBerry Outàge: “It does everything an iPhone 5 can and conveniently goes out of service in Africa and Europe occasionally, saving you big money on roaming fees. Where will it drop service next? No one knows.” […]
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RIM BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.1 Update now available for download
Research In Motion today announced that its latest RIM BlackBerry PlayBook OS update is now available for download. Among the new features in version 2.1 are: Updated BlackBerry Bridge: View, respond and compose new SMS messages on BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet when connected to a BlackBerry smartphone over Bluetooth. Increased performance and speed of other BlackBerry Bridge functions. Email and PIM […]
RIM BlackBerry 10 A-series to lead off with Aristo?
If you were underwhelmed with the leaked specifications of the BlackBerry 10 L-Series (consisting of the London, Laguna, and Lisbon smartphones), RIM’s A-Series may be the one to wait for. This latest series looks set to be RIM’s BlackBerry 10 flagship series. The first model could be the BlackBerry 10 Aristo / R081 if a leaked specifications sheet turns out […]
RIM BlackBerry 10 L-Series detailed specifications revealed?
Along with a number of recent pictures of the upcoming BlackBerry 10 L-Series, a leak has given us alleged detailed specifications. Three L-Series models are planned to support different markets. The oft-rumoured BlackBerry 10 London (R072) will be the world version while the Laguna (R069) and Lisbon (R070) are planned for the Canada and U.S. markets. More specifically, the Lisbon […]
RIM announces better than expected Q2 Fiscal Year 2013 results
Research In Motion today announced its Q2 Fiscal Year 2013 results and delivered better news than expected. Revenues comes in at US$2.9 billion, up 2% over the previous quarter. Despite the better than expected revenues, RIM still recorded a net loss of US$235 million (including restructuring costs). “Despite the significant changes we are implementing across the organization, our second quarter […]
QWERTY BlackBerry 10 N-Series photos and video leaked
We have already seen a number of alleged pictures of the upcoming BlackBerry 10 L-Series all-touch device. Now it’s the QWERTY-keyboard BlackBerry 10 N-Series device’s turn to step in front of the blurry and not-so-blurry cameras: The ‘0’ key looks to be a shortcut key to BlackBerry’s new voice command feature. There are no new details about the device to […]
Video: RIM BlackBerry 10 previews and BlackBerry Jam Americas keynote
Shortly after today’s keynote at BlackBerry Jam Americas, Research In Motion posted a number of videos giving us sneak peeks at a number of features in the upcoming BlackBerry 10 operating system. The first video previews Flow, BlackBerry’s new way of interacting with apps and data. It uses “active frames” to present key information as soon as the device is […]
RIM BlackBerry subscriber base hits 80 million
As BlackBerry Jam kicked off today, Research In Motion CEO Thorsten Heins revealed during the keynote that it now has 80 million BlackBerry subscribers. The news came as a surprise to many as RIM had been widely expected to announce either a drop or a stall in its subscriber numbers when it announces its latest fiscal results later this week. […]