Archive for 'BlackBerry'

[Video] Meet Thorsten Heins, the new President & CEO of RIM

Research In Motion (RIM) has named Thorsten Heins as the new President and Chief Executive Officer. The announcement comes with the resignation of Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie as co-CEOs and co-chairmen of RIM. Mike Lazaridis is now the Vice Chairman of RIM’s Board and Chairman of the Board’s new Innovation Committee while Jim Balsillie [...]

BlackBerry OS 7.1 Released

Research in Motion has released an update for its BlackBerry 7 operating system smartphones. The new BlackBerry 7.1 OS will begin rolling out from mobile operators around the world beginning today and over the coming weeks. List of the BlackBerry smartphones that will receive the OS 7.1 update: BlackBerry Bold- 9900/9930 BlackBerry Torch- 9850/9860/9810 BlackBerry [...]

[Update 1] Argentina Gov bans iPhone & BlackBerry sales

Update 1: This whole thing could likely be nothing but just a joke. Read THIS. The Argentinian Government made a surprising decision to ban the import and sales of foreign-made smartphones, especially the Apple iPhone and BlackBerry smartphones, among others. Somehow, the ban does not affect Nokia, Samsung, LG and Motorola as they have already [...]

[Business] RIM’s Q3 Financial Report

RIM on last week reported its third quarter(Q3) results for the three months ended November 26, 2011. The BlackBerry maker reported a net income of $265 million – a 71% drop from the $911 million it made for the same period last year. The BlackBerry subscriber base now stands at 75 million and according to [...]

14.1 million BlackBerry shipped, Sales of PlayBook down

Sales of the BlackBerry PlayBook continues to fall despite Research in Motion(RIM) selling the PlayBook for about half its original price. Sales of the PlayBook exceeded 150,000 in the third quarter, down from about 500,000 in the first quarter and 250,000 in the second quarter. RIM claims it has a high level of BlackBerry PlayBook [...]

[Contest] Win passes to BlackBerry DevCon Asia & PlayBooks

Share with BlackBerry Malaysia your application idea and be on your way to Singapore to attend the BlackBerry DevCon Asia! Happening from 7th to 8th December 2011 at the Suntec International Convention Centre,  Singapore, the BlackBerry Developer Conference is the showcase for the latest innovations and breakthroughs with the BlackBerry Development Platform. Here’s your chance [...]

[Update 1] BlackBerry Bold 9790 & BlackBerry Curve 9380 in Malaysia next month

BlackBerry Malaysia today announced that the BlackBerry Bold 9790 and BlackBerry Curve 9380 will be available in Malaysia early December via Brightstar Malaysia. [(L-R) BlackBerry Curve 9380 & BlackBerry Bold 9790] The BlackBerry Bold 9790 runs BlackBerry 7 OS, along with a 1GHz processor. It has 768MB of RAM and 8GB of internal storage & [...]

Indonesians 1st to get BlackBerry Bold 9790

Indonesia will be to first country in the world to get the BlackBerry Bold 9790 before it starts shipping to other countries. Announced last week in Indonesia, the BlackBerry Bold 9790 goes on sale in Indonesia starting November 25 for an estimated retail price of RM1638.(Rp. 4.599.000). The BlackBerry Bold 9790 runs BlackBerry 7 OS, [...]

BlackBerry Curve 9380 Unveiled by RIM

RIM announced the BlackBerry Curve 9380 yesterday. It is the first Curve to come with a touchscreen and the BlackBerry Curve 9380 has 3.2″ TFT capacitive screen, with HVGA+ resolution. There’s also the optical trackpad and the device has a 5MP camera with auto focus and flash.

BlackBerry Bold 9790

Research in Motion(RIM) today unveiled BlackBerry Bold 9790. The BlackBerry Bold 9790 runs BlackBerry 7 OS, along with a 1GHz processor. It has 768MB of RAM and 8GB of internal storage & supports micro SD card up to 32GB. The touchscreen is 2.45″ capacitive display with 246 dpi resolution. Full specifications and more pictures below:

BBM Music Launched in the US, Canada & Australia

RIM(Reseach in Motion) announced that it has rolled out the new BlackBerry Messenger(BBM) music service in Canada, the United States and Australia. There is no news yet about availability in other countries. Previously RIM has announced that the BBM Music service will be available in Malaysia this year. BBM Music allows a user to download [...]

[US Only] Buy Two BlackBerry PlayBook, Get Third One Free

In an attempt to increase sales, Research in Motion(RIM) is offering consumers in the United States an offer to buy two(2) BlackBerry PlayBook and get the third one free. The offer which is also available in the District of Columbia and Canada (excluding Quebec) is valid until Dec. 31 from selected authorized resellers. Buyers will [...]