Archive for the 'BlackBerry' Category
Google might seem unlikely bedfellows in the current debate around network neutrality, or an open Internet. And while it's true we do disagree quite strongly about certain aspects of government policy in this area -- such as whether mobile networks should even be part of the discussion -- there are many issues on which we agree. For starters we both think it's essential that the Internet remains an unrestricted and open platform -- where people can access any content (so long as it's legal), as well as the services and applications of their choice.
There are two ...
Posted on 23rd October 2009
Under: BlackBerry, Google, Verizon, WiFi |
Research In Motion (RIM) today announced the sleek and powerful BlackBerry Bold(TM) 9700 smartphone. The new BlackBerry Bold 9700 offers an extensive array of high-end communications and multimedia features in a compact and highly refined design that will appeal to both men and women and for both professional and personal use.
The BlackBerry Bold 9700 smartphone offers top-of-the-line performance, functionality and features with support for 3G HSDPA networks around the world, a next-generation (624 MHz) processor, 256 MB Flash memory, built-in GPS and Wi-Fi, a 3.2MP camera and a sharp, dazzling display. Cutting edge engineering and premium ...
Posted on 22nd October 2009
Under: 3G, BlackBerry, EDGE, GPRS, GPS, Music, RIM, Smartphone, Video, WiFi |
Vodafone and Research In Motion today introduced the BlackBerry Storm2(TM) smartphone for customers in seven European countries as well as South Africa.
The second generation of RIM's innovative and award-winning touch-screen smartphone, the BlackBerry Storm2 significantly improves the BlackBerry touch-screen platform with new technology and new features to let customers stay easily connected to the people, places and things that matter most.
In the busy holiday gift buying period, customers in the UK and Ireland will be able to get the new smartphone first through Vodafone, and it will be offered exclusively by Vodafone in Germany, Netherlands ...
Posted on 15th October 2009
Under: BlackBerry, RIM, Smartphone, Vodafone |
Today Vonage launched Vonage Mobile, its first mobile calling application for smartphones. Vonage Mobile is a free downloadable application (app) that provides seamless, low-cost international calling while on Wi-Fi or cellular networks*. Once downloaded, the service saves customers more than 50% on calls to dozens of countries versus the rates charged by wireless carriers while providing far more convenience than calling cards. Vonage Mobile will be available for download on the iPhone(R), BlackBerry(R) and iPod touch(R) at www.vonage.com and the iTunes App Store later today.
With Vonage Mobile you can call around the world from home, a ...
Posted on 6th October 2009
Under: Apple, BlackBerry, Smartphone, WiFi, Wireless |
To kick off Fall, Alltel Wireless has once again enhanced its “My Circle” plans. Now Alltel customers with My Circle plans $79.99 and higher will automatically get unlimited text, video and picture messaging to their My Circle numbers as well as to all other Alltel Wireless customers.
In addition, family lines attached to a $79.99 or higher plan will qualify for unlimited My Circle and mobile-to-mobile messaging, regardless of whether or not the customer has purchased an Alltel Message Pack.
“In today's economy and fast-paced wireless world, we understand that Alltel customers are placing a special emphasis on ...
Posted on 20th September 2009
Under: AT&T, Alltel, BlackBerry, HTC, Samsung, Smartphone |
One month after mobile applications developers gathered at the first-ever Verizon Developer Community (VDC) Conference, Verizon Wireless said today that more than 1,000 developers have registered to become part of the VDC. Registration is ongoing at http://developer.verizon.com, and hundreds of developers continue to sign up each week.
Verizon created the community to help developers bring mobile applications to market and address developer demands for speed and transparency. Verizon recently added the simple, click-through agreement to its developer portal so developers can begin to quickly and easily submit application concepts and start the path to market for their ...
Posted on 5th September 2009
Under: BlackBerry, Verizon, Windows Mobile |
Research In Motion (RIM) today introduced the BlackBerry® Tour(TM) - a powerful new 3G BlackBerry® smartphone for CDMA customers in North America. The new BlackBerry Tour smartphone offers state-of-the-art communications and multimedia capabilities with outstanding mobile performance and consummate styling. It is a feature-packed and highly refined world phone that keeps you connected and lets you tour the world in style.
"BlackBerry continues to be the top selling smartphone brand in North America and we are proud to add this powerful new 3G world phone to our successful product portfolio," said Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO at ...
Posted on 10th August 2009
Under: 3G, BlackBerry, GPS, Google, Intel, Internet, Microsoft, RIM, Smartphone, Video, Windows Mobile, Yahoo |
Drawing upon user experience evaluations of seven application stores – Android Market, Apple App Store, BlackBerry App World, Mobango, MOSH, Ovi Store by Nokia and Palm App Catalog – the Strategy Analytics Wireless Media Lab has developed 21 best practice guidelines to provide a superior application store experience. This report, “Mobile Application Stores: Best Practices for a Superior User Experience,” describes guidelines for application store providers who wish to create a more user-friendly experience.
According to Paul Brown, Senior Analyst in the Strategy Analytics User Experience Practice, the best practice guidelines developed by Strategy Analytics relate to ...
Posted on 5th August 2009
Under: Apple, BlackBerry, Nokia, Palm, Wireless |
In 2014, the volume of mobile data sent and received every month by users around the world will exceed by a significant amount the total data traffic for all of 2008, according to a new study from ABI Research.
“When people think of mobile data they think of BlackBerry and iPhone handsets,” says senior analyst Jeff Orr. “But the bulk of today’s traffic is generated by laptops with PC Card and USB modems.” While add-on cellular modems represented two-thirds of traffic in 2008, computers with embedded 3G/4G modems will lead in 2014 with more than 50% of ...
Posted on 5th August 2009
Under: 3G, ABI, Apple, BlackBerry, Handset, Music, Video, VoIP |
According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, worldwide GPS smartphone shipments will grow 34 percent from 57 million units in 2008 to 77 million units in 2009. GPS adoption in smartphones is being fueled by widespread consumer acceptance of portable navigation devices in Europe and the United States, and the increasing presence of mapping applications among mobile vendors such as Nokia, Apple and Blackberry.
Joanne Blight, Navigation Director at Strategy Analytics, said, "We forecast worldwide GPS smartphone shipments will grow a healthy 34 percent from 57 million units in 2008 to 77 million units in 2009. ...
Posted on 29th July 2009
Under: Apple, BlackBerry, Google, Nokia, Smartphone |
The highly anticipated global 3G BlackBerry(R) Tour(TM) from Research In Motion (RIM) will hit Verizon Wireless Communications Stores on July 12. Verizon Wireless announced today that customers can pre-order the BlackBerry Tour for $199.99 after a $70 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement online at www.verizonwireless.com/tour.
The BlackBerry Tour joins the BlackBerry(R) Storm(TM), BlackBerry(R) Curve(TM) 8330 (available in either silver or pink), BlackBerry(R) Pearl(TM) Flip 8230 and BlackBerry(R) 8830 World Edition smartphones in the Verizon Wireless portfolio. The BlackBerry Tour is a 3G world phone, giving customers the option to make phone calls in 220 ...
Posted on 3rd July 2009
Under: 3G, BlackBerry, RIM, SMS, Smartphone, Verizon, Wireless |
Bitstream Inc. announced that the BOLTTM mobile browser, the company’s web browser for mobile phones of all types, has passed a major milestone, achieving its one millionth install just 18 weeks – just over four months – after its public debut.
The BOLT mobile browser, built to be used on a wide range of mobile phones from simple “feature” phones to more advanced devices such as BlackBerry smartphones, has averaged greater than 50 percent growth in usage each month since the application made its public debut at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this past February. Since its ...
Posted on 24th June 2009
Under: BlackBerry, Browser, Internet, Video |
"Samsung Electronics has emerged as a power providing credible challenges to the mobile-phone king Nokia. But when it comes to smartphones, the South Korean giant is a minnow. While Apple (AAPL) and BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIMM) are setting new trends in the fast-growing segment of the global handset market, Samsung has had a hard time trying to grab consumer attention."
Posted on 24th June 2009
Under: Apple, BlackBerry, Nokia, RIM, Samsung, Smartphone |
Research In Motion (RIM) today introduced the BlackBerry® Tour(TM) - a powerful new 3G BlackBerry® smartphone for CDMA customers in North America. The new BlackBerry Tour smartphone offers state-of-the-art communications and multimedia capabilities with outstanding mobile performance and consummate styling. It is a feature-packed and highly refined world phone that keeps you connected and lets you tour the world in style.
"BlackBerry continues to be the top selling smartphone brand in North America and we are proud to add this powerful new 3G world phone to our successful product portfolio," said Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO at ...
Posted on 16th June 2009
Under: 3G, BlackBerry, Multimedia, RIM, Smartphone |
The number of smart phone-devices for which developers can create native applications will be increasing rapidly in the coming five years, according to new research from In-Stat (www.instat.com). By 2013, In-Stat projects nearly 30% of Smart Phones representing over 100 million unit shipments will be based on an Operating System that supports app stores.
Apple's highly promoted App Store set the stage for a flurry of similar handset-based application discovery and sales portals. Google's Android (included under "Linux - Other") was also conceived around a similar app store, as was the Palm WebOS, the replacement for Palm's ...
Posted on 5th June 2009
Under: Apple, BlackBerry, Email, Google, Handset, Internet, Linux, MMS, Multimedia, Palm, SMS, Smartphone |
Verizon Wireless and Research In Motion (RIM) announced today the BlackBerry® Pearl(TM) Flip 8230 smartphone will be available on the nation's largest 3G broadband network beginning June 19. The BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 features the industry's leading mobile e-mail and messaging solution combined with rich multimedia capabilities and the high-speed connectivity of Verizon Wireless' broadband network in a popular flip design.
Available color: Silver
Key features:
- Two high-resolution color displays; the external LCD lets customers preview incoming messages without opening the handset
- 2.0 megapixel camera with zoom, flash and video recording capabilities; video recording requires a microSD(TM) card, ...
Posted on 5th June 2009
Under: BlackBerry, Email, Google, Music, RIM, Smartphone, Verizon, Video, Windows Mobile, Wireless, Yahoo |
Research In Motion (RIM) today announced an enhanced BlackBerry® Technical Support Services offering with new levels of support and support service options for small to medium sized businesses and large enterprise customers.
"We have developed a more comprehensive, flexible, scalable BlackBerry Technical Support Services program that can help small-to-mid-sized businesses and large enterprises keep pace with their evolving mobility needs," said Alan Panezic, vice president, platform product management at RIM. "The new program includes new levels of support and a range of add-on services, allowing customers to select the right mix of technical support resources to meet ...
Posted on 31st May 2009
Under: BlackBerry, RIM |
According to a new study released by research and consultation firm Frank N. Magid Associates, 51 percent of mobile phone users access content using their mobile phone on a weekly basis. What's more, mobile content users spend about the same amount of time with content (39 minutes), as the average user does texting (38 minutes) or talking on their mobile phone (44 minutes). Consumers are no longer just using their phones for communication. Instead, these adopters of the mobile lifestyle are using their phones to keep in touch with and manage the entertainment, news, and social ...
Posted on 17th May 2009
Under: Apple, BlackBerry, Games, Internet, Smartphone, Video, Windows Mobile |
Vlingo Corporation, maker of the world's most popular mobile voice application, today announced version 3.0 of Vlingo, offering a rich feature set that provides users with "hands-free" control of their BlackBerry® smartphones. Using the power of voice, Vlingo already enables users to send and reply to emails and text messages, search the mobile Web, dial the phone, look up contacts, and launch built-in applications -- just by using their voice. With Vlingo 3.0, users gain an enhanced text-to-speech read-back feature for easy hands-free confirmation of what was spoken, the ability to speak action requests such as ...
Posted on 6th May 2009
Under: BlackBerry, Handset, Smartphone |
"Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry Curve outsold the Apple Inc. iPhone during the first three months of the year, market tracker NPD Group reported Monday."
Posted on 6th May 2009
Under: Apple, BlackBerry, RIM, Verizon |
