When Research In Motion first unveiled its BlackBerry PlayBook, it promised that 4G and LTE versions would soon follow. Things have not gone as expected for the company and 4G and LTE PlayBooks remained the topic of rumours until they cleared the FCC last month. Now pictures of a 4G model have surfaced courtesy of CrackBerry forum user. From the […]
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RIM offers 17 free premium BlackBerry 7 apps in Canada and U.S.
Earlier this month, Research In Motion offered a number of free BlackBerry 7 apps to its U.S. customers along with a couple of BlackBerry PlayBook ones as well. The offer is now available in Canada as well. The following apps are up for grab: BeWeather Endomondo Sports Tracker PRO Pinball Deluxe (however unavailable for my device/os) Rubik’s Cube Mahjong Solitaire […]
RIM launches BlackBerry Mobile Fusion for mobile device management
Research In Motion today launched BlackBerry Mobile Fusion, its new mobile device management (MDM) solution for enterprise customers. The new service will let customers manage smartphones and tablets running BlackBerry OS, Android, and iOS though a single web-based console. “For businesses and government, managing a mix of mobile devices on any scale is chaotic. Organizations face pressure to allow employees […]
Carrier testing for BlackBerry 10 devices to start this summer
A good sign that Research In Motion remains on track to release at least one BlackBerry 10 device by the end of the year came during the analyst call that followed its latest financial results. RIM CEO Thorsten Heins revealed that BlackBerry 10 phones will begin undergoing carrier testing this summer with the first device still on schedule to be […]
RIM announces fiscal Q4 and 2012 year-end financial results
Research In Motion today announced its fiscal Q4 and 2012 year-end financial results. It reported Q4 revenues of US$4.2 billion, down from US$5.6 billion the same quarter a year ago. This translated to a loss of US$125 million (US$0.24 per share). Revenues for the year were US$18.4 billion, down 7% from US$19.9 billion over the previous year. RIM shipped approximately […]
RIM delays annual financial presentation to after BlackBerry 10 launch
Research In Motion today announced that its annual financial analyst presentation will not take place at BlackBerry World 2012 as it has in past years. The company has instead decided to hold a separate event after BlackBerry 10 launches. “We decided to make BlackBerry World more focused on customers, developers and partners,” RIM spokeswoman Tenille Kennedy said today. “We will […]
RIM BlackBerry Bold “Be Bold” contest offering BlackBerry Bold a day
As part of its “Be Bold” campaign,Research In Motion last week launched a new contest giving away a BlackBerry Bold, its current flagship device, every day until May 31st. A total of 70 devices are up for grabs for users in Canada and the U.S. As if RIM could afford to further ostracize non-BlackBerry users, the contest is heavily geared […]
Windows Phone 8 and BlackBerry 10 show up on HTML5 test site
The development of Window Phone 8 and BlackBerry 10 is progressing well enough that builds are now being tested and benchmarked. Both operating systems and their respective browsers have popped up on the HTML5 test site and results are promising. The site measures support for the HMTL5 standard and related specifications and both browsers fare well. Both operating systems handily […]