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  • Android gains ground at RIM's expense

    While Research in Motion's BlackBerry OS is still the most-used smartphone platform in the United States, it's starting to hear footsteps from Google's Android.

  • BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet: BlackBerry Messenger and E-Mail

    Tablet PCs are all the rage at this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, and BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) (RIM) is currently demonstrating one of the most-anticipated tablets at the event: The seven-inch BlackBerry PlayBook.

  • BlackBerry how-to: Downgrade the OS on your RIM smartphone

    Perhaps your wireless carrier released a new software update for your BlackBerry smartphone, but your favorite applications just won't work on the new build. Or maybe you were feeling daring and decided to install a leaked "beta" BlackBerry OS to check out some new features, but it drastically degraded your handheld's performance.

  • RIM launches 7-inch 'PlayBook' tablet

    Research in Motion (RIM) unveiled an "enterprise-ready" 7-in. touchscreen BlackBerry Playbook tablet on Monday that features front and rear high-definition cameras, a dual-core 1 GHz processor and a new BlackBerry Tablet OS.
    The PlayBook, due out early next year in the US, is less than half an inch thick and weighs less than a pound. It runs a new operating system developed by QNX Software that supports symmetric multiprocessing with use of the QNX Neutrino microkernel architecture. QNX builds software that powers computing for core internet routers and even vehicles, including those from GM, Nissan and Land Rover, officials said.
    RIM's BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, announced today, has a 7-inch display, is 9.7mm thick, supports WebKit, HTML5 and Flash for browsing, offers hardware-accelerated video, and will output 1080p video via HDMI.
    RIM officials at the BlackBerry DevCon 2010 in San Francisco unveiled the device for developers on hand for the event. The announcement was also Webcast live.
    Some reports before the announcement had speculated that the device would be called BlackPad and provide competition for the 9.7-in touchscreen iPad released by Apple in April.
    More likely, it will compete with the Cisco Cius device, which is focused on enterprises.
    RIM Co-CEO Mike Lazarides said the PlayBook is "enterprise ready" because it is compatible with 250,000 BlackBerry Enterprise Servers deployed mainly in larger corporations to provide IT shops with more control and security. It will be available in the US with a software development kit for third-party developers that is expected to be released in the next few weeks. Developers can register at www.blackberry.com/developers/tabletos.
    The PlayBook supports wi-fi and Bluetooth and RIM "intends" to offer cellular-capable versions in the future, the company said in a statement.
    The Bluetooth feature might offer another enterprise-ready capability, since it will allow a user to pair a BlackBerry smartphone with the PlayBook, using the larger tablet display to securely view any e-mail or document stored on the smartphone. When connected over Bluetooth, the smartphone content is viewable on the tablet, but the data remains on the phone and is only temporarily cached on the tablet, subject to what an IT shop decides.
    Multimedia support is rich, including a 1024-by-600-pixel touchscreen and high-definition video playback in 1080p. Adobe Flash Player 10.1 and HTML 5 are both supported for web browsing.

  • Windows Mobile Growth Strong, Won't Match Android: IDC

    Microsoft's Windows Mobile OS will regain some of the smartphone market share it has lost recently - but will still be in last place in 2014, according to research firm IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker.

  • Saudi Arabia extends RIM compliance deadline

    Saudi Arabia's telecom regulator stepped up the pressure late Research In Motion (RIM) on Saturday by giving three local telecommunications operators up to the end of Monday to ensure that the BlackBerry service meets with its regulations.

  • BlackBerry maker settles patent dispute for $268M

    After three years of combative and abstruse legal maneuvering, Research in Motion announced today it had thrown in the towel and will pay Visto $267.5 million to settle a patent infringement dispute.

  • SAP-IBM BlackBerry push

    SAP and IBM are working on an application that will allow BlackBerry users to use Alloy, the application jointly developed by the two vendors that allows users to access information from SAP applications through Lotus Notes.

  • Google to push Gmail to BlackBerrys

    Google has unveiled a new service that will push Gmail and calendar items to the native client software on BlackBerry devices, stepping up the search giant's efforts in the enterprise market.

  • Ten must-have free BlackBerry boosters

    Your BlackBerry might be pretty powerful out of the box, but there are hundreds of third-party applications available that can make the device even more useful.

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