If you are not familiar with College Humor please go and Google it immediately. If you are an astute BlackBerry fan you will have noticed that Streeter and Amir of College Humor have been involved in some web series of ads that dispel misconceptions about the BlackBerry platform. The Q&A is worth a read and can [...]
Inside BlackBerry posts Q&A with Streeter and Amir of College Humor
July 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
New Ad promotes BlackBerry Tag with the catchphrase “Things Are Better When We Tap Together”
July 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
If there is one thing Research In Motion EMEA is good at it is making some corny, yet funny commercials. The latest ad aims at promoting the functionality of BlackBerry Tag on BlackBerry 7 devices with a clever spoof on the dating scene and how NFC technology makes it that much easier to share important [...]
RIM Executive Vice President of Global Smartphone Business Carlo Chiarello talks BlackBerry 7
July 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Mobile Link Research In Motion Executive Vice President of Global Smartphone Business Carlo Chiarello talks BlackBerry 7 at BlackBerry World 2012, as well as discusses the BlackBerry 7.1 OS update and the new features included.
RIM’s new Executive VP of Global Sales gives interview to tell “their side”
July 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The senior team at RIM has definitely gone on the offense since last weeks Q1 earnings call and the news about BlackBerry 10 being delayed. We have seen numerous interviews with Thorsten Heins regarding the company as a whole, and today Crackberry did an interview with Rick Costanzo, the new Executive VP of Global Sales [...]
Editorial: The Malaise, The Bad and The Ugly – A Look at RIM’s Q1 Earnings
June 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Today we read and heard about RIM’s Q1 earnings for their 2013 fiscal year. While there is a lot of bad and ugly news, there was still a bit of relatively ok news. The worst news of all is that BlackBerry 10, the “Savior OS” that was going to bring RIM back into the [...]
Cricket launches the BlackBerry Curve 9350 for $199.99
June 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Today Cricket has announced the addition of the BlackBerry Curve 9350 to their lineup. The 9350 will cost you $199.99 and will be available on the $55 unlimited talk, text and data plan without a contract. This is a great option for any BlackBerry fans out there that are looking to avoid the large monthly [...]
Free PrankCam app adds some fun to photo taking (OS 7+)
May 25, 2012 By 1 Comment
A new free app has hit AppWorld that will hopefully add some fun and laughter to your picture-taking. PrankCam from Devcellent Solutions allows you to overlay some funny frames overtop of the pictures you have taken on your BlackBerry. Now this app is only for BlackBerry 7 devices and up the app includes a basic set [...]
Free NFC App – FUJIFILM Tap N Print
May 24, 2012 By 1 Comment
Near Field Solutions released a free app for kiosks that allows use of FUJIFILM Tap N Print. These kiosks, found at many retailers, give you the ability to print out your favorite pictures right from your BlackBerry by doing the simple task of tapping your NFC enabled Blackberry against the Tap N Print logo on [...]
RIM Assists Employees in Pleading Their Case for BlackBerry 7 Upgrades
May 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
RIM has set up a new website www.upgrademenow.com to help enterprise employees plead their case to their IT managers for an upgrade to BlackBerry 7 devices. One of the main issues with corporate IT departments is in my opinion that they don’t like upgrading devices, because it’s expensive and it takes time. Well with this [...]
Touch 4 Linkedin app now available for BlackBerry 7 devices
May 23, 2012 By 2 Comments
Developer Cube 613 has made a bunch of touch based apps that basically re-create the mobile version of certain websites. The latest addition to the Touch 4 lineup is the Linkedin one. Now remember that Cube 613 is in no way affiliated with Linkedin or any other company that they have made a Touch 4 app for. If these [...]
New BlackBerry commercials arrive in the UK
May 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Today RI has released three new BlackBerry commercials in the UK that highlight what they feel are the best-selling features of the BlackBerry 7 devices. The basic premise behind all of the commercials are that ”There are people who don’t, and people who do”. This theme was previously seen in some advertising that came out a [...]
BlackBerry 7 OS Approved by CESG for Government Use
May 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Slough – London, UK – May 17, 2012 – Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced that CESG, the National Technical Authority for Information Assurance in the UK, has approved the BlackBerry® 7 operating system for government use. The approval enables public sector workers to utilise the enhanced performance and rich functionality [...]
VCMS from i-Mentalist gets updated to v2.0 for BlackBerry 7 devices and the BlackBerry PlayBook
May 14, 2012 By 1 Comment
Ever wondering just how fast you are really going? Or if that last lap was quicker than your first? Well if you have, the gang over at i-Mentalist has you covered with their app VCMS. The VCMS app was originally only for the PlayBook, but with v2.0 i-Mentalist has expanded to the support to BlackBerry [...]
RiM announces approval of BlackBerry 7 devices for use in the U.S. Department of Defense
May 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
RIM has taken a lot of heat recently for their lost market share in the enterprise environment. Sure there are many big business’ that have switched from issuing each employee a BlackBerry, to allowing their employees to BYOD (bring your own device) and then have it connected with the IT policies of said business. Well [...]
New Version of Blackberry Theme Builder Compatible with Blackberry 7 Coming Soon
April 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
As some of you may know, developers have made great strides in creating themes for BlackBerry 7 OS devices despite the lack of a BlackBerry Theme Studio release that officially supports these devices. How did they do it? Some BlackBerry theme advocates were able to use some reverse engineering to get BlackBerry Theme Builder current to [...]
How To: Automate Your Life and Make it easier using NFC on your Blackberry Smartphone
April 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
If you’re like me and really love your awesome BlackBerry Os 7 Smartphone and are looking to get more out of your device and a better way to make your life easier, now you can with the NFC Capabilities of your BlackBerry 7 Smartphone. Hit the jump for a video and the steps to get [...]
Canadians Get The Free Apps From RIM Now Too
April 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Originally just for Americans, RIM kindly decided to make these apps available to Canadians as well. This is for Blackberry 7 users, and there are a lot of great apps! hit the break for the list of apps and links!
Research In Motion Launches BlackBerry 7 Smartphones in Cambodia
April 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Phnom Penh, Cambodia – Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today launched four new BlackBerry® smartphones powered by the BlackBerry® 7 Operating System (OS) for customers in Cambodia. The new BlackBerry® Bold™ 9900, BlackBerry® Bold™ 9790, BlackBerry® Curve™ 9360 and BlackBerry® Curve™ 9380 will be available beginning tomorrow from BlackBerry authorized partners.
Remoku App Uses Your Playbook Or Blackberry As A Remote For Your Roku Device
March 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
If you have a Roku media player and a Blackberry or a Playbook then you should download the app. You can use your Playbook or Blackberry to control your player, it acts as a wireless remote control. It is for Blackberry 7 devices specifically.
PIN Message Problems For Certain OS 7 Devices
March 22, 2012 By 2 Comments
RIM has confirmed that certain OS 7 Devices “some instances, the option to send or compose PIN message option may not appear. However, receiving PIN message, reply to, and forward will still function as per normal.”
