Tag Archives: BlackBerry Mobile Devices

About 604 days ago Telecom and Wireless

Verizon Ceo Says We’ll See a Third WebOS Within a Year

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When it comes to smart-phone purchases right now, the choices are pretty simple. Apple or Android — you could it limited, too. Well, you may soon have a third choice, if you trust Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam to issue accurate predictions. READ MORE »

About 604 days ago Managing Technology | Smartphones and PDAs | Telecom and Wireless

44 Percent of Smartphone Buyers Are Considering Windows 7

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That’s among the findings in a new report (PDF) by market research firm NPD Group. Android is in the lead generating “interest” among 63 percent of consumers, more than any other mobile operating system. Nearly  half of all smartphones sold in the past three quarters were Android-based. READ MORE »

About 607 days ago Managing Technology | Telecom and Wireless

RIM’s Falling Profits and Revenues Spur a Gloomy Outlook

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What ails RIM? Everything. In the second quarter, its net income fell by 58.7 percent, and revenue dropped by 10 percent. You actually can’t find a metric to judge RIM by that paints anything but this gloomy picture. READ MORE »

About 614 days ago Innovation | Mobility Tips and Tricks | Smartphones and PDAs | Tablets and eReaders | Telecom and Wireless

Iridium Brings Wi-Fi to Places With No Cellular Signals

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If you travel to remote places but need business-critical access to e-mail or the Internet, satellite phone provider Iridium Communications has introduced a new product that might be able to give it to you. READ MORE »

About 615 days ago Hardware | Internet and Online Business | Smartphones and PDAs

Activist Fund Calls for Change at RIM

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Beleaguered BlackBerry maker Research in Motion is facing criticism from a small Canadian investment firm that has called for the company’s breakup. The board of merchant bank Jaguar Financial recently received a letter from Vic Albioni, head of the bank, in which Albioni demanded “transformational change” in RIM’s product development practices and corporate structure. READ MORE »

About 627 days ago Apps | Hardware | Smartphones and PDAs | Telecom and Wireless

Next Generation of BlackBerry Smartphones to Play Android Apps

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After a rocky summer, Research in Motion appears to be righting the ship. And consumers will have one big surprise with the release of new smart phones: some of the devices will play Android apps. But there’s a catch: the new smart phones won’t hit the market until 2012. READ MORE »

About 628 days ago Mobility Tips and Tricks | Telecom and Wireless | Wireless Networks

RIM Will Finally Fix the PlayBook’s E-mail

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You would think that Research In Motion’s tablet, the PlayBook, would accommodate email as nicely as the BlackBerrys handle it. Not so, and BlackBerry had to go back to the drawing board to fix the problem. Next month it will issue an update that corrects the situation. READ MORE »

About 634 days ago Smartphones and PDAs

RIM to Add BlackBerry Music Service

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BlackBerry users rejoice. You may still cling to that phone for its easy-to-use email, but as soon as next week possibly, you’ll be able to access Research In Motion’s new music service, exclusively for BlackBerrys. READ MORE »

About 640 days ago Managing Technology | Smartphones and PDAs

RIM Launches BlackBerry Management Center for SMBs

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In spite of concerns about BlackBerry’s decline, Research in Motion has launched a new cloud-based management system tailored for SMBs, reports InformationWeek. BlackBerry Management Center is a free, web-based service that provides a simple way to manage and protect BlackBerry smartphones remotely. READ MORE »

About 647 days ago Apps

Foodspotting Celebrates 1 Million Download With New Features

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In an Inc.com live chat today, Soraya Darabi, co-founder of Foodspotting, a visual guide that helps users discover food around them, teased big news for the company that was announced just minutes after the chat ended. READ MORE »