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RIM Issues Second Statement Regarding BBM And The UK Riots
Following the concern voiced by David Cameron, UK Prime Minister and Theresa May, the Home Secretary, RIM has issued a new statement regarding the use of BBM and the English rioters. Here it is: “Further to the statements made on the 11th August by the British Prime Minister and Home Secretary, we welcome the opportunity for consultation together with other companies in the technology and telecommunication industry. RIM continues to comply with both UK privacy laws as well as the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA), which are of course the same laws that apply to other technology and telecommunications companies in the UK." Concern is mounting as to how…
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Rumors Are Rife That RIM Are About To Shutdown BBM Due To Rioters In England Using It To Co-ordinate Attacks
Despite responses from RIM during the night that they will not be shutting down their BBM service it is now looking increasingly likely that they will. Tottenham MP David Lammy has called on RIM to shut down its BlackBerry Messenger service overnight, in the hope that it will prevent rioters coordinating more attacks throughout England. Lammy went on to speak on Radio 5Live earlier today where he said the BBM service was, "one of the reasons why unsophisticated criminals are outfoxing an otherwise sophisticated police force". We have been speaking with RIM’s PR department today and so far there is no official word that this will happen, the message is…
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Five New BlackBerry 7 Smartphones
RIM has announced the launch of a family of handsets that will be RIM’s largest global launch ever and more than 225 carriers and distribution partners have already commenced or completed over 500 certification programs for these 5 new handsets. Featuring RIM’s next generation of hardware and software platforms, these five new BlackBerry 7 based smartphones offer users a variety of designs to choose from and deliver the ultimate in communications, multimedia and productivity. The new BlackBerry® Bold™ 9900 and 9930 are RIM’s thinnest smartphones ever, each offering a large keyboard and brilliant touch display. The new BlackBerry® Torch™ 9810 smartphone builds on the popularity of the BlackBerry® Torch™ 9800 and…
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RIM Stock Price Rises
Well, would you believe it? Despite all the doom and gloom and bleak forecasts and definite plunges, against all the odds RIM stock has surged today. It’s up by 10.27%. Come on RIM, stay in the game.
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BlackBerry PlayBook Arriving In 16 Additional Markets Over Next 30 Days
RIM have just announced plans to launch the BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet in an additional 16 markets around the world over the next 30 days. The BlackBerry PlayBook is scheduled to launch in: · UK · Netherlands · Kingdom of Saudi Arabia · Hong Kong · Australia · Venezuela · Spain · Germany · UAE · Singapore · Mexico · France · Italy · India · Indonesia · Colombia Specs Blazing speed and tremendous power in a tablet format 1 GHz dual-core processor BlackBerry® Tablet OS with symmetric multiprocessing 1 GB RAM Powerful, user-friendly QNX technology: It’s what the World Wide Web runs on True simultaneous multitasking — apps run simultaneously…
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Adobe Flex for BlackBerry PlayBook: Tutorial
Research In Motion® (RIM®) has formed a great partnership with Adobe®, in which both are dedicated to providing developers with an exceptional development experience using the tools and technologies that you have grown to love. Supporting the community is one of the biggest priorities for both companies; for example, along with our BlackBerry® Developer Zone, Adobe has dedicated a page on their Developer Connection portal. Adobe evangelists have been quick to create content and tutorials, a great example of which can be found on the BlackBerry Developer Zone – Christophe Coenraets has created a tutorial on developing Flex for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet in 90 minutes. If you are new…
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Red Hot Photo Apps For Your (soon to be) BlackBerry PlayBook
Even if you don’t have a brand spanking new BlackBerry Playbook yet, you can still check out the latest photo apps for it – take a look – hopefully there will be more soon… Fun Web Cam A simple application that can connect to your home IP camera and display on your BlackBerry® PlayBook™. There are three demo configurations embedded already. You may follow the sample to add your own. Also we are working on more fun cams now, new functions will be available in the future release. For some models of axis cam devices, the authorization part may not work correctly right now. We are working on the fixing.…
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Twitter For BlackBerry Gets A Makeover
RIM has launched a new update to Twitter for BlackBerry smartphones that adds features that many users have been asking for – including geotagging, which allows users to identify their location with their tweets; new language support; cleaner interfaces; new notifications and more. Twitter for BlackBerry smartphones v1.1 is a beta download available through BlackBerry Beta Zone (www.blackberry.com/beta). New Twitter for BlackBerry v 1.1 features include • @mention Push Notifications – Users are now alerted with push notifications to the ribbon when they have @mentions, helping users quickly reply to @mentions • Direct Messages – Renamed “Messages,” direct messages are now threaded in the style of BBM conversations. Related messages are…
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Starbucks Now Accepts Mobile App Payments
Starbucks, the Seattle-based coffee store chain, announced today that its mobile payment system is now available nationwide, allowing users to pay for items using the Starbucks Card Mobile app available for the iPhone and Blackberry. Starbucks Card Mobile is a free app compatible with the iPhone and iPod touch. To make payments through the app, a registered Starbucks card is required. Obtaining a card and registering it with Starbucks is also free. Making A Payment To make a mobile payment, a user simply presents the barcode on the Scan Now screen within the app to a cashier. The sale amount will then be deducted from the associated Starbucks card. Mobile…
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RIM Handing Out Free Playbooks To Developers of Approved Apps
Now that is one swanky move, Blackberry have now started accepting apps for their hot new Playbook that’s due out early next year and there is a great incentive to do so… Blackberry will give away a free PlayBook to developers of approved apps. Not only that but RIM have also recently released an update to the Beta version of the PlayBook for OS SDK Adobe Air. The update now supports Flash Builder 4.5 with plug-ins that work with either Flash Builder 4.0 or the pre-release version of Flash Builder Burrito. Support for Flash Builder Burrito adds drag and drop capabilities, making it even easier and faster for developers to…
