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BlackBerry Q10 available for pre-order through AT&T, priced at $200

BlackBerry Q10 available for pre-order through AT&T, priced at $200
  • Posted June 6, 2013, 7:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • BlackBerry’s keyboard-packing Q10 is now available for pre-order through AT&T. The announcement came via a tweet from the wireless provider, further noting that the handset would be launching on June 5 through AT&T’s website. …

BlackBerry unveils budget-minded Q5 qwerty smartphone

BlackBerry unveils budget-minded Q5 qwerty smartphone
  • Posted May 14, 2013, 11:00 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • BlackBerry is once again on the offensive as the company unveiled a new smartphone at the annual BlackBerry Live conference in Orlando, Florida. The budget-minded Q5 handset is designed with emerging markets in mind and is expected to go on…

Latest web leak showcases budget-minded BlackBerry R10

Latest web leak showcases budget-minded BlackBerry R10
  • Posted May 6, 2013, 4:38 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • Leaked images from a BlackBerry fan site in China show what is allegedly the firm’s next smartphone, the BlackBerry R10. This isn’t the first time we’ve seen images of the phone find their way to the web as previous leaks…

Tablet sales set to soar 28% this year to $64 billion

Tablet sales set to soar 28% this year to $64 billion
  • Posted April 12, 2013, 4:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News
  • As numerous industry analysts have long predicted, tablets continue to expand in popularity even as PC sales hit an all-time slump. ABI Research is the latest firm to lend its voice to the chorus singing of tablet growth, forecasting a…

BlackBerry to discontinue BBM Music service on June 2

BlackBerry to discontinue BBM Music service on June 2
  • Posted April 4, 2013, 12:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing, Industry News
  • BlackBerry has announced plans to discontinue their BBM Music service starting June 2, 2013. The Canadian handset maker recently announced the decision in an e-mail sent to subscribers. The message notes that paying customers won’t be billed for May and…

BlackBerry CEO calls out the iPhone's dated interface

BlackBerry CEO calls out the iPhone
  • Posted March 18, 2013, 10:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • In a case of what many might consider the pot calling the kettle black, BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins called out Apple’s iPhone during a recent interview for being outdated. Speaking with the Australian Financial Review, Heins made it clear that…

First BB10 update addresses battery life, low-light photos and more

First BB10 update addresses battery life, low-light photos and more
  • Posted March 1, 2013, 1:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Software, Mobile Computing
  • It’s been almost a month since BlackBerry 10 launched alongside the Z10 smartphone and users are already being treated to their first update for the operating system. Announced this morning in a blog post by BlackBerry product manager Michael Clewley,…

BlackBerry Z10 sales estimates slashed by 83 percent

BlackBerry Z10 sales estimates slashed by 83 percent
  • Posted February 21, 2013, 8:00 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • News that BlackBerry’s new Z10 handset had set sales records in Canada and the UK gave most the impression that the company had perhaps found the path back to prosperity. Those hopes, however, are rapidly falling to the wayside as…

RIM renames itself BlackBerry, launches BB10 and all-touch Z10 smartphone

RIM renames itself BlackBerry, launches BB10 and all-touch Z10 smartphone

RIM: 15,000 BlackBerry 10 app submissions in two days

RIM: 15,000 BlackBerry 10 app submissions in two days
  • Posted January 15, 2013, 7:30 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Mobile Computing, Software
  • Research in Motion hasn't had much luck getting hordes of app developers interested in their platform, despite claims that App World is the second most profitable mobile application store behind Apple's. But the company is hoping to change that with…

BlackBerry X10 photo surfaces ahead of next month's BB10 event

BlackBerry X10 photo surfaces ahead of next month
  • Posted December 26, 2012, 1:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware
  • Canadian handset maker Research is Motion isn’t out of danger just yet but as we get closer to the promised launch of the company’s next generation operating system, there are at least a few rays of light that indicate good…

RIM sets January 30, 2013 as BlackBerry 10 launch date

RIM sets January 30, 2013 as BlackBerry 10 launch date
  • Posted November 12, 2012, 9:42 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing With Video
  • Research In Motion has set a firm date for the launch of its next-generation BlackBerry 10 operating system. According to the announcement, the launch event will happen simultaneously in multiple countries around the world on January 30, 2013, and will…

RIM resolves BlackBerry outage in Europe, Middle East and Africa

RIM resolves BlackBerry outage in Europe, Middle East and Africa
  • Posted September 21, 2012, 5:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Mobile Computing, Industry News
  • Research in Motion confirmed reports this morning of a BlackBerry UK outage spanning across Europe, the Middle East and Africa -- a region often referred to as the EMEA. Shortly afterward, RIM announced it had resolved the issue but warned…

RIM offering developers up to $10,000 to build for BlackBerry 10

RIM offering developers up to $10,000 to build for BlackBerry 10
  • Posted September 6, 2012, 8:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • Research in Motion is doing more than just hoping that developers will be interested in creating apps for BlackBerry 10 – they’re flat out bribing them to do so. As part of their 10K Developer Commitment, RIM is willing give…

RIM: Six BlackBerry 10 devices set for Q1 2013 launch

RIM: Six BlackBerry 10 devices set for Q1 2013 launch
  • Posted September 3, 2012, 10:30 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Industry News
  • Research in Motion has revealed it is preparing six new BlackBerry smartphones to launch with its new mobile OS early next year, according to a report by Pocket-lint. Two of the new BlackBerry 10 smartphones will compete at the top-end of…

RIM: BlackBerry 10 in final testing stages, can be licensed

RIM: BlackBerry 10 in final testing stages, can be licensed
  • Posted August 14, 2012, 11:00 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • RIM CEO Thorsten Heins has confirmed that the company’s upcoming operating system can be licensed. The admission follows months of rumors and speculation from analysts drawing the same conclusion, many of whom believe it’s the last hope for a RIM…

Analyst says RIM and Samsung are talking BB10 licensing deal again

Analyst says RIM and Samsung are talking BB10 licensing deal again
  • Posted August 8, 2012, 11:00 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • Rumors are surfacing once again that suggest Research In Motion could be in talks with Samsung to license the long-awaited BlackBerry 10 mobile operating system to the Korean electronics giant. Jeffries and Company analyst Peter Misek told investors in a…

RIM announces LTE PlayBook, considers licensing BB10

RIM announces LTE PlayBook, considers licensing BB10
  • Posted August 2, 2012, 11:30 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • It took them quite a while but it looks like Research in Motion is finally ready to release the LTE version of its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. The device is set to go on sale August 9 to Bell, Rogers, and…

RIM nearly axes Android emulator, calls Google Play "chaotic cesspool"

RIM nearly axes Android emulator, calls Google Play "chaotic cesspool"
  • Posted April 10, 2012, 4:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • Citing piracy concerns, a RIM executive by the name of Alec Saunders suggested the company was planning to eliminate Android app side-loading from the Blackberry Playbook. However, Saunders has since withdrawn from this position, clarifying that side-loading support will actually remain…

Rumor: RIM now working on just one BlackBerry 10 device

Rumor: RIM now working on just one BlackBerry 10 device
  • Posted January 6, 2012, 9:30 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Industry News
  • Rumors are beginning to appear suggesting that troubled Canadian phone maker, Research in Motion has ditched two of its three upcoming handsets due for launch this year, including one that highlights its new BlackBerry 10 OS...

RIM may replace CEOs soon, failures of 2011 recapped

RIM may replace CEOs soon, failures of 2011 recapped
  • Posted January 3, 2012, 4:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • Concerned investors and board members alike may be pushing to shake-up Research in Motion's existing leadership. More specifically, the roles co-CEOs and co-chairmen, Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie, may be combined into a single head position independent of the company's…

Blackberry 10 is destined to fail, says insider

Blackberry 10 is destined to fail, says insider
  • Posted December 22, 2011, 5:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Mobile Computing, Industry News
  • Despite an almost tragic string of blunders and bad news, Research In Motion may be in trouble deeper still. BGR reports that one of its "most trusted sources" inside RIM paints a very poor picture of Blackberry 10 and with…

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