Thorsten Heins is a great CEO. He’s already made dramatic changes in regards to streamlining RIM from management down to manufacturing. But the real testament to Heins brilliance in this “transitionary” period, is the choice to forge ahead with BB10 instead of offering up BlackBerry handsets to Windows Phone 8 or whatever the latest build of [...]
BlackBerry 10 Caught on Camera?!?! (It’s Only a Theme)
May 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Mobile Link ***Update*** This video is a theme based on BlackBerry 10. (Thanks to Bla1ze for letting us know) Well here is a great video that hightlights some of the BlackBerry 10 UI. The video was posted on YouTube by vas2781, there was no details on the video for some odd reason. Now we have [...]
The Saga Surrounding RIM Licensing BlackBerry 10 to Samsung Continues!
March 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The rumor mill is hard at work again to day! The saga surrounding RIM licensing BlackBerry 10 to Samsung continues! Over the past 8 months or so we have been hearing rumors that RIM is planing on licensing BlackBerry 10 to other manufactures including Samsung.
RIM Renames BBX to BlackBerry 10!
December 7, 2011 By 1 Comment
With the US Federal Court baring RIM (BlackBerry) from using name BBX, RIM has renamed BBX to BlackBerry 10! RIM made the announcement during the keynote at BlackBerry DevCon Asia 2011.
US Federal Court Bars RIM (BlackBerry) from Using BASIS’ BBX Trademark
December 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The United States Federal Court in Albuquerque today granted a temporary restraining order (TRO) against Research in Motion (RIM), immediately barring RIM from using BASIS International Ltd.’s incontestable federally registered BBX trademark at RIM’s Asian DevCon on December 7-8 in Singapore.
Curious about BBX, New PlayBook 4G and Native PIM Applications?
November 30, 2011 By 2 Comments
While we are sitting back crossing our waiting for our Blackberry Playbook OS 2 updates, you can go ahead and load up the latest beta release of version 2.0 that will get you by for now, or if your not too into beta releases and bugs you can update your playbook with the 1.0.8 update. With all [...]
Why the Fire Sale on the BlackBerry PlayBook?
November 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Reports are circling the net that the fire sale on the PlayBook is to clear the old stock out for a relaunch of the PlayBook next year. The new PlayBook will launch with OS 2.0 along with new box art and more advertisements that focus on the new features of OS 2.0.
RIM Releases BlackBerry PlayBook Native SDK 2.0 Beta & New OS 2.0 Simulator
November 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
RIM is really getting the goods out to developers, today they have realeased the new Native SDK along with the updated 2.0 Simulator for the Blackberry Playbook. If youre ready to get in on the goods hit the jump to get all the Blackberry goodies.
Leaked BlackBerry London is real, launching in Q3!?!?
November 14, 2011 By 2 Comments
So it seems that the “Blackberry London” device that has been rumored to be the first new BBX based Blackberry Smartphone, is to be a true and real device. Like with all rumors, and this one taken with a large grain of salt it salt, it seems that the new Blackberry London is set to be [...]
First Images of BBX Running on a BlackBerry!?!?
November 14, 2011 By 2 Comments
Here is a nice image for today, could this be the first image of the very first BBX BlackBerry? The Verge has gotten their hands on this device codenamed “London”. The BlackBerry London is said to be packing a TI OMAP dual-core CPU clocked to 1.5GHz, 1GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage with an [...]
Alec Saunders Confirms and Details New BBX Features
November 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
We Nerds here just can wait until the BBX platform is to be release soon, just not soon enough! We are look forward to some of the upcoming feature such as today that, it will included the new 4G LTE making BBX just that much better. Alec Saunders, VP of Developer Relations and Ecosystem Development, recently [...]
RIM’s Patrick Spence talks about possible BlackBerry Server redesign and RIM’s BBX future
November 2, 2011 By 2 Comments
New details have come out regarding RIM’s investigation into the 3-day service outage that occured world wide last month. There are some additional solutions that are being discussed in Waterloo to resolve the issue and prevent it from happening in the future. Hit the break for more info…
BlackBerry PlayBook Developer Beta OS 2.0.0.3894 Now Available for Download
November 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
***UPDATE***: App World has been removed from this OS updated! The only way to load apps it to sideload them We suggest you do not do the update if you want to continue to use App World! A new version of the BlackBerry® PlayBook™ OS v2.0 Developer Beta is now available for developers to test [...]
Rumor: New mock up and potential specs for the first BBX BlackBerry “Superphone”
October 25, 2011 By 1 Comment
As you can see the title for this one starts with “rumor” so remember to take this all with a grain of salt. According to N4BB the first BlackBerry BBX based superphone, the Colt, will potential resemble what you see in the pic. The phone is expected to have a 1.2 GHz single core processor, [...]
RIM Explains Platform Strategy Including Lack of BlackBerry Java on BBX Platform
October 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment
RIM stated at DevCon last week that the upcoming BlackBerry platform named BBX will not support Java. Alec Saunders, VP of Dev Relations and Ecosystem Development, released a statement detailing the reasoning behind to lack of Java support on the BBX platform.
Press Release: BASIS Defends BBx Trademark After RIM’s Announcement
October 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.–(EON: Enhanced Online News)–BASIS International Ltd. has taken swift legal action to preserve and protect their longstanding ownership of the BBx® trademarked operating system independent language, database, and toolset. Research In Motion’s (RIM) press release announcing a new BlackBerry operating system (OS) named “BBX” is causing great confusion for the worldwide BASIS community and [...]
Press Release: RIM Unveils BlackBerry BBX – Combines the Best of BlackBerry and QNX to Provide a Next Generation Platform for BlackBerry Smartphones and Tablets
October 19, 2011 By 1 Comment
Additional announcements and highlights from BlackBerry DevCon Americas 2011 include: • BlackBerry WebWorks and HTML5 apps compatible with current BlackBerry smartphones and tablets will run on future BBX-based devices • Native SDK for BlackBerry PlayBook goes gold; released for general availability • SDK for Adobe AIR Now Supports Adobe AIR 3.0 • BlackBerry PlayBook OS [...]
BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 screenshots from DevCon 2011 Keynote
October 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The new OS 2.0 looks to be a bit different visually but seems like the functionality is still still here with the powerful QNX. PocketBerry has gotten some screen shots of the new Blackberry PlayBppk 2.0. Hit the break to see the screenshots.
RIM Announces BlackBerry Jam
October 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Excitement consumes the attendees at DevCon 2011; serious amounts of new technology, new programming approaches and so much more. Today RIM announced BlackBerry Jam. BlackBerry Jam is a unique approach to developing for the BlackBerry platform. Read more after the break.
Press Release:Android Player Apps And Adobe AIR/Flash apps Will Run On BBX
October 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Since it wasn’t mentioned in the BBX discussion, further info had to be investigated. And yes, Android Player Apps And Adobe AIR/Flash Apps Will run on the new BBX OS. hit the break for more info
