GigaOM is reporting that Research In Motion might hire YOU i Labs, an Ontario-based design firm that has worked with a number of Taiwan-based mobile phone makers. Initial reports suggested that RIM would buy the company but it turns out that the “two companies are rumored to be working together.” Could this work involve bringing the QNX interface to the […]
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RIM acquires Scoreloop
Research In Motion today announced that it had acquired Scoreloop, a company that offers an SDK that lets developers add social and collaborative features to their games. According to their CEO, Dr. Marc Gumpinger, As part of RIM, we’ll be in the unique position to integrate deeply into BlackBerry platforms to take mobile gaming to the next level. We’ll continue […]
RIM to abandon BlackBerry Storm family name in favour of Volt?
Citing multiple sources, N4BB.com is reporting that Research In Motion will drop the Storm brand name for its upcoming touchscreen slab devices. The upcoming BlackBerry 9850 and 9860 (codenames Monaco and Monza respectively) will either carry the new brand name ‘Volt’ or end up in the ‘Torch’ family (as the model numbers imply). It appears though that a final decision […]
RIM recalls about 1,000 PlayBooks
RIM today confirmed that it is recalling about 1,000 BlackBerry PlayBooks due to a software issue. RIM determined that approximately one thousand BlackBerry PlayBook tablets (16 GB) were shipped with an OS build that may result in the devices being unable to properly load software upon initial set-up. The majority of the affected devices are still in the distribution channel […]
RIM and Microsoft announce BlackBerry search partnership
Research In Motion and Microsoft announced a new partnership earlier this week at BlackBerry World 2011. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer took to the stage during co-CEO Mike Lazaridis’ keynote speech to announce that Bing would be the new default maps and search features on upcoming BlackBerry devices. It will apparently be integrated at the OS level with devices shipping for […]
RIM announces BlackBerry Bold 9900 and 9930 smartphones
BlackBerry World officially kicks off tomorrow but that did not stop Research In Motion from today announcing the new BlackBerry Bold 9900 and 9930 smartphones. They are the first to combine the Bold’s form factor with touchscreen display and the new BlackBerry 7 OS. “The new BlackBerry Bold smartphones and BlackBerry 7 OS are inspired by millions of customers around […]
BlackBerry PlayBook sales exceed Best Buy expectations
While the launch of the RIM BlackBerry PlayBook last week may have appeared to be a sedate affair, at least one retailer has indicated that sales to date are exceeding its expectations. In a statement to PCMag.com, Best Buy said: “Best Buy has had great success selling BlackBerry smart phones in North America, so our sales expectations for the BlackBerry […]
RIM confirms next BlackBerry OS to be version 7
Research In Motion co-CEO Jim Balsillie has confirmed the rumours that the next version of the BlackBerry operating system will be version 7. The confirmation came during the company’s latest investor call: “We’re now calling BlackBerry 6.1 BlackBerry 7. It’s such a big update from 6.” It remains to be seen what new feature made BlackBerry 7 such a big […]