Archive for the ‘BlackBerry’ Category

BlackBerry 10 Developer Debut

BlackBerry World 2012 and BlackBerry 10 Jam have taken off today in Orlando, Florida. RIM wasted no time showing off what they have in store for us as the company unveiled its vision for the BlackBerry 10 platform and released the initial developer toolkit for the native QNX based operating system and HTML5 software development. [...]

BlackBerry 10 Sneak Peek – Video

Here is a “Sneak Peek” video presented at the BlackBerry World Keynote

BlackBerry 10 Alpha Device Photos Leak

  CrackBerry got their hands on some nice photos of a BlackBerry 10 device being used by developers to test their apps on RIM’s next to be released device. As CrackBerry has stated and we will reiterate this is an alpha device meaning it is not of the build quality or potentially even the design [...]

Incipio Starts Reward Program For BlackBerry Users

Calling all BlackBerry users. Incipio has just launched their Incipio Rewards Program that is designed just for you BlackBerry users out there. The program offers a free, $10 pre-paid mobile application card to customers when they purchase any BlackBerry smartphone case. “With the extensive growth of the BlackBerry market and as a proud partner of [...]

BlackBerry 10 Prototypes Going Out To Developers Come May

According to the guys and gals over at Engadget, Research In Motion is looking to put BlackBerry 10 test units into the hands of developers soon. RIM plans to ship 2,000 prototypes running the company’s OS 10 in May and RIM’s vice president of developer relations, Alec Saunders said, “It’s tangible evidence of the company [...]

The Hub PRIZM Stand Supplies Your Recommended Daily Value of Ninja

  There is a new accessory that has gotten my attention and that’s the Hub PRIZM stand. Already earning brownie points for being universal, the PRIZM just looks intense. Made of aircraft aluminum, this stand is made of 2 pieces that slide into each other, making it the smallest stand I have ever seen when [...]

RIM’s New CEO Thorsten Heins Not A Favorite Of Investors

Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie have stepped down as co-CEOs of Research In Motion and Thorsten Heins has been named the new CEO. While we are happy to see a potential change in attitude at the top RIM’s corporate ladder, myself and obviously investors think this is too small of a change. As of writing, [...]

AT&T Attempts To Appease Data Users With New Data Plans

AT&T is launching a new data plan structure this Sunday, January 22. People on unlimited plans may actually decide to bail to these news plans as AT&T crippled users devices on unlimited plans once they crossed the 2GB mark. If you want to move to one of these new plans you must make the change [...]

RIM Pulls an HP, All Playbooks on Sale

In one of the oddest sale pricing strategies I’ve ever seen, RIM has slashed the prices on all models of the Blackberry Playbook to $299. That’s right, the 16gb is the same price as the 32GB model is the same price as the 64GB model. With a savings of $400 on the 64GB model, this [...]

Research In Motion Pushing Out BlackBerryOS 7.1

Research In Motion has started pushing out updates for BlackBerry OS 7.1 for Sprint users. Version 7.1 allows users to turn their BlackBerry handsets into a mobile hotspot if you are on a qualifying data plan. As of now owners of the BlackBerry Bold 9930 and BlackBerry Torch 9850 have been receiving this update. If [...]

RIM’s BBX Renamed BlackBerry 10

According to a tweet from BlackBerryDev the next platform will be renamed to BlackBerry 10 instead of BBX. The tweet stated “Asia Keynote: BlackBerry 10 is the official name of the next generation platform that will power future BlackBerry smartphones!” The reason for the BlackBerry 10 name is RIM lost a legal battle to BASIS [...]

DingleBerry Provides Tool For Rooting BlackBerry PlayBook

If you want to have some fun with your cheaply obtained BlackBerry PlayBook, now is the time. DingleBerry has been released providing PlayBook users with a tool to root (jailbreak) their tablet. Only a Windows version is available right now, but a MAC download is on its way. Having root access to a device allows [...]