Research In Motion’s CEO Thorsten Heins today shared some very good news when he announced that its upcoming BlackBerry 10 had achieved the “Lab Entry” milestone with more than 50 carriers, ensuring that RIM remains on track to launch its first BlackBerry 10 devices in Q1 2013. Essentially, these carriers are now certifying BlackBerry 10 for use on their networks. […]
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Apple and Samsung continue to dominate worldwide smartphone market in Q3 2012
The worldwide mobile phone and smartphone markets continued to grow in Q3 2012. A total of 444.5 million mobile phones were shipped in the quarter (a 2.4% increase over the same quarter a year ago) while smartphones specifically recorded a growth of 45.3% year-over-year to reach shipments of 179.7 million units. In the smartphone space, Apple and Samsung continued to […]
Canadian government to receive BlackBerry 10 sneak peek
Research In Motion began shopping BlackBerry 10 to carriers this summer as it prepares to launch new devices in early 2013. The Canadian Press has learned that RIM is also taking its new operating system to Canada’s leaders. Key government officials have been invited to an event on November 7th in Ottawa where they will be given a sneak peek […]
Mobile commerce coming to MTS in 2013
MTS today announced that it bring secure mobile payment technology to Manitoba in 2013 after signing an initial agreement with EnStream LP, a joint venture between Bell, TELUS and Rogers focused on mobile payments. It will allow MTS customers to make payments using supported smartphones and mobile devices. “mCommerce will quickly become the way people go about their day-to-day business, […]
Rumour: Launch dates for RIM BlackBerry 10 devices
Research In Motion has been saying for a while that its first BlackBerry 10 devices will launch in Q1 2013. That still leaves a fairly large three month window in which the launches could happen. N4BB has put together a more detailed roadmap based on what it has heard from multiple sources. It extends extends past the first two series […]
RIM opens first BlackBerry Tech Center in England
Research In Motion yesterday opened the doors to its first BlackBerry Tech Center in Slough, England. It offers dedicated workspace for BlackBerry 10 developers. In addition to the regular stream of activity, the global BlackBerry Tech Centers will also provide a space for a wider range of developer engagement activities, while serving as an open, collaborative forum for our developers […]
RIM now accepting BlackBerry 10 app submissions
Research In Motion today announced that it has begun to accept app submissions for BlackBerry 10 devices. This means that apps submitted to the store starting today, October 10, are guaranteed to be reviewed, tested and ready for publishing when BlackBerry 10 launches in Q1 2013. This is a huge opportunity to be the first into the store and capitalize […]
Rumour: BlackBerry 10 devices to launch in March
Research In Motion has publicly stated repeatedly that it will launch its BlackBerry 10 devices in Q1 2013. RIM CEO Thorsten Heins went as far as indicating that devices would launch in January. “I’m very confident about the first quarter, whether it’s January or February,” Heins told CrackBerry this summer. A research note is now calling this in question. Jefferies […]