BlackBerry OS

RIM announces BlackBerry Curve 9350, 9360 and 9370

Research In Motion today announced the BlackBerry Curve 9350, 9360 and 9370 smartphones powered by the BlackBerry 7 OS. “These new models will build on the incredible success of the BlackBerry Curve line and further expand the largest global launch of BlackBerry smartphones in our history,” said Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO at Research In Motion. “The new BlackBerry Curve […]

RIM BlackBerry Torch 9810 and Bold 9900 coming to MTS

MTS today announced that it will soon offer the RIM BlackBerry Torch 9810 and Bold 9900. The former will launch at the end of August. Those wanting the BlackBerry Bold 9900 will have to wait a bit longer as it will only launch in early October. “Since we launched our 4G network in March, MTS has seen increasing demand for […]

BlackBerry Torch 9810, Torch 9850/9860, Bold 9900/9930 smartphone specifications

RIM’s press release about its new BlackBerry 7 smartphones did not cover all the specifications. Here they are now for the BlackBerry Torch 9810, 9850/9860, and the BlackBerry Bold 9900/9930. BlackBerry Torch 9810 specifications: Processor: 1.2GHz Operating system: BlackBerry 7 Cellular connectivity: GSM/HSPA+ Other connectivity: GPS, 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi Display: 3.2-inch VGA Input: Portrait-sliding QWERTY keyboard, trackpad, touchscreen Memory: 768MB […]

AT&T to launch BlackBerry 9810, 9860 and 9900 starting this month

AT&T today announced that it will soon carry the RIM BlackBerry Torch 9810, Torch 9860, and Bold 9900. First up will be the 4G (HSPA+) BlackBerry Torch 9810 in August. The 4G BlackBerry Bold 9900 and the 4G BlackBerry Torch 9860 will follow sometime later this year. “BlackBerry customers are passionate about their smartphones – and they know to come […]

RIM launches BlackBerry 7 smartphones including Torch 9810 and Torch 9850

Research In Motion today launched three new BlackBerry smartphones: The BlackBerry Torch 9810 and the All-Touch BlackBerry Torch 9850 and 9860. It also relaunched the BlackBerry Bold 9900 and 9930 first announced back at BlackBerry World in May. With more than 225 carriers involved, this is RIM’s largest global launch ever. The new BlackBerry smartphones are all powered by a […]

RIM to announce new BlackBerry 7 devices tomorrow

Research In Motion this evening confirmed that it will announce new BlackBerry 7 devices tomorrow. The announcement came via Twitter: You got it! New #BlackBerry devices are coming w/ our new OS, BlackBerry 7! Check back tmrw 4 deets on #BB7FanNight. ^CH With all the leaks that have taken place, it is likely that RIM will announce the BlackBerry Torch […]

RIM announces 2,000 job cuts and management changes

Research In Motion this morning announced that it is reducing its global workforce across all functions by approximately 2,000 employees. Most affected staff, in North America and other parts of the world, should find out this week. RIM’s cost optimization program is “focused on eliminating redundancies and reallocating resources to focus on areas that offer the highest growth opportunities and […]

RIM buys video editing firm JayCut

Research In Motion today that it has acquired Swedish video editing firm JayCut. According to David Yach, Chief Technology Officer at RIM: The BlackBerry PlayBook offers users premium multimedia features, including dual HD cameras for video capture and video conferencing, HDMI output and high resolution video playback. By working with JayCut to add video editing capabilities to the BlackBerry platform […]