BlackBerry OS

RIM launches BBM Music for BlackBerry smartphones

Research In Motion today announced that its BBM Music app is out of beta and available to everyone. The download will initially be available in Canada, the United States and Australia and will hit BlackBerry App World within the next 24 hours. Other countries will follow in the coming weeks. Essentially you start out by choosing up to 50 songs. […]

New BlackBerry line-up coming to AT&T in November

AT&T today announced that it will launch the BlackBerry Bold 9900, BlackBerry Torch 9860 and BlackBerry Curve 9360 in November. “Our BlackBerry enthusiasts will welcome these three new BlackBerry smartphones to AT&T’s premium smartphone lineup – the new BlackBerry Bold 9900, all-touch Torch 9860 and Curve 9360,” said Jeff Bradley, senior vice president, Devices, AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets. “From […]

Is this the first BlackBerry BBX Superphone?

N4BB has apparently obtained new details about the BlackBerry Colt, RIM’s first BBX Superphone. They have also obtained an image that confirms previous rumours that indicated it would have a slab design like that of the BlackBerry Torch 9860: The BlackBerry Colt will feature an outer stainless steel bezel unibody similar to that of the Bold 9900 but will be […]

BlackBerry Bold 9790 coming in November with BlackBerry OS 7.1 to follow?

The rumoured BlackBerry Bold 9790 has surfaced again, courtesy of a blurry picture along with a few new details. BGR has learned that RIM will launch the BlackBerry Bold 9790 in late November. A cross between the BlackBerry Bold 9900 and BlackBerry 9700, it will come with a 2.45-inch VGA touchscreen display, a full-QWERTY keyboard and 8GB of built-in storage. […]

RIM facing lawsuit over BBX name

Research In Motion unveiled its new BlackBerry BBX operating system for future smartphones and tablets earlier this week. The new OS has hit its first bump on the road even before it has made it onto any devices. A US company called Basis International apparently holds the trademark on the “BBX” name. According to the company: [It] has taken swift […]

Porsche-designed BlackBerry device to be unveiled October 27th?

It appears that the Porsche-designed BlackBerry Bold 9980 (also known as Knight or R47) is a real device after all. BlackBerry and Porsche Design will be hosting an event on October 27th in Dubai where it is likely to be unveiled. Past rumours suggest that the BlackBerry Bold 9980 sports the same specifications as the BlackBerry Bold 9900 but a […]

BlackBerry Dev Con: RIM announces BBX operating system

At the BlackBerry DevCon keynote, RIM co-CEO Mike Lazaridis formally announced BlackBerry BBX, RIM’s new unified operating system for both smartphones and tablets. “With nearly 5 million BlackBerry apps downloaded daily, our customers have made BlackBerry one of the most profitable platforms for developers,” said Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO at RIM. “At DevCon today, we’re giving developers the tools […]

RIM offers free apps to customers as recent service interruption compensation

Research In Motion today announced that it will offer its BlackBerry subscribers free applications as compensation for last week’s service interruption. While the outage lasted about a day in the US and a day and a half in Canada, customers in Europe, the Middle East, India and Africa experienced service interruptions and delays for up to three days. RIM Co-CEO […]