Kaspersky has launched Mobile Security 9 for all smartphone platforms the diagram below shows all of the options that are available for each platform on the market at this time. As you can see the pickings are rather slim on the BlackBerry platform, but with BlackBerry Protect and the security that is already built into [...]
Package Tracking App now Available on PlayBook
April 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
For those of you that have FedEx or UPS package tracking apps on your smartphone you can now track packages on you PlayBook as well. The Big Package is a new application that allows users to track packages from both FedEx and UPS in one application. Nice thing about this is that you don’t have [...]
Press Release: RIM to Host Capital Markets Day at BlackBerry World 2011
April 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Research In Motion Limited (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) will host its 2011 Capital Markets Day at BlackBerry World (formerly WES) 2011 on Monday, May 2, 2011 beginning at 9:30 a.m. EST. This event will be webcast and can be accessed on RIM’s web site at http://www.rim.com/investors/events/index.shtml. A replay of the webcast will also be [...]
Press Release: BlackBerry is the Official Handheld Mobile Device of this year’s Rugby World Cup
April 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
BlackBerry is the Official Handheld Mobile Device of this year’s Rugby World Cup Sydney, Australia- 18 April, 2011 – Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) and Rugby World Cup Limited (RWCL) have today announced the appointment of RIM as an Official Sponsor and BlackBerry® as the Official Handheld Mobile Device of Rugby World [...]
Press Release: BlackBerry App World in China for BlackBerry users on-line build mobile Internet ecosystem
April 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
BlackBerry App World in China for BlackBerry users on-line build mobile Internet ecosystem We are pleased to inform you that the official BlackBerry ® smartphones application store BlackBerry App World ™ has been on-line in China for Chinese consumers and businesses evaluation content, download and experience the rich and exciting global and local application, China [...]
BlackBerry App from OverDrive Enables Direct Library eBook Downloads
April 6, 2011 By 3 Comments
Those of us that use our BlackBerries for everything possible; go ahead and put your e reader on the shelf. Overdrive released their Media Console for Blackberry. This allows you to read e books on the go with your BlackBerry. Here is the press release: BlackBerry App from OverDrive Enables Direct Library eBook Downloads Free [...]
Press Release: SugarSync Wins 2011 SAMCEDA Award of Excellence for Technology Innovation
April 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment
SAN MATEO, CA–(Marketwire – April 6, 2011) – SugarSync Inc., makers of the award-winning SugarSync online file backup, access and sharing service, today announced that the San Mateo County Economic Development Association (SAMCEDA) has awarded SugarSync with the 2011 SAMCEDA Award of Excellence for Technology Innovation. The 2011 SAMCEDA Awards of Excellence, which were presented [...]
Press Release: HootSuite Acquires TwitterBar Adding 1.9 Million Users
April 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment
VANOCUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwire – April 6, 2011) – Editor’s Note: There is one image associated with this press release. HootSuite has acquired an add-on for the Firefox 4 browser called TwitterBar – now renamed HootBar – which allows users to post to social profiles directly from the web address bar. This acquisition is significant for [...]
Press Release: RIM Executive Adopts Automatic Securities Disposition Plan
April 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Waterloo, ON – Research In Motion Limited (“RIM” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced that David Yach, RIM’s Chief Technology Officer, Software, has adopted a new automatic securities disposition plan (“ASDP”) in accordance with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Rule 10b5-1 (“Rule 10b5-1”), applicable Canadian provincial securities legislation, including the guidance under [...]
Press Release: Perfecto Mobile Offers BlackBerry Developers Free Cloud-Based Testing and Collaboration Services
March 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Exclusive Offering Provides BlackBerry Application Developer Groups Free Access to Live BlackBerry Smartphones Worldwide Boston – Perfecto Mobile, a provider of cloud-based mobile testing, today announced the free availability of its MobileCloud to members of the BlackBerry developer community. Through this exclusive offer, BlackBerry developers will receive free hours each month to use Perfecto’s MobileCloud [...]
Press Release: BlackBerry PlayBook WILL Run Android apps
March 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment
WATERLOO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – March 24, 2011) – Developers wanting to bring their new and existing apps to the highly anticipated BlackBerry® PlayBookTM tablet will soon have additional tools and options to enhance and expand their commercial opportunities. Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ:RIMM)(TSX:RIM) today announced plans to greatly expand the application ecosystem for the BlackBerry PlayBook. [...]
Press Release: RIM Reports Year-End and Fourth Quarter Results for Fiscal 2011
March 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Research In Motion Reports Year-End and Fourth Quarter Results for Fiscal 2011 WATERLOO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – March 24, 2011) – Research In Motion Limited (RIM) (NASDAQ:RIMM)(TSX:RIM), a world leader in the mobile communications market, today reported fourth quarter results for the three months and fiscal year ended February 26, 2011 (all figures in U.S. dollars and [...]
Press Release: OfficeMax to Offer the New BlackBerry PlayBook In All U.S. Stores
March 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment
– New Tablet with Wi-Fi Available In Stores and Online on April 19, 2011 – NAPERVILLE, Ill., March 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — OfficeMax® Incorporated (NYSE: OMX), a leader in office supplies and services, today announced it will offer the new BlackBerry® PlayBook(TM) tablet in all of its 1,000 retail locations nationwide and through www.officemax.com. The [...]
Press Release: Slacker to Deliver Personalized ESPN Sports Coverage on Slacker Radio
March 23, 2011 By 3 Comments
Slacker to Deliver Personalized ESPN Sports Coverage on Slacker Radio Customizable ESPN Audio Content to be Available on Slacker on the Web, Smartphones and In-Home Devices SAN DIEGO – March 23, 2011 – Slacker, Inc. today announced that ESPN Audio content will be available on Slacker Personal Radio, providing listeners with customizable content from the [...]
PRESS RELEASE: Q&A T-Mobile
March 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
T-Mobile in press release answers a few common questions for their customers: An agreement was announced under which AT&T will acquire T-Mobile USA. The agreement is the first step in a process that, including regulatory approvals, is expected to be completed in approximately 12 months. Until then, we remain a separate company and continue to [...]
Press Release: Best Buy Begins Accepting Orders For BlackBerry PlayBook Today
March 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Minneapolis, MN and Waterloo, ON – Customers eagerly awaiting the BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet can begin placing their orders today. Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) and Best Buy (NYSE: BBY), a preferred retailer for the BlackBerry PlayBook, today announced the pricing and launch date for the highly anticipated tablet in the U.S. and [...]
Press Release: RIM Announces Pricing and Retail Channels for BlackBerry PlayBook
March 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
BlackBerry PlayBook to be available in over 20,000 Retail Outlets in the U.S. and Canada Waterloo, ON – Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced plans to make the highly-anticipated BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet available in more than 20,000 retail outlets in the U.S. and Canada. “The BlackBerry PlayBook is an amazing tablet [...]
Press Release: RIM Releases Facebook 2.0 Beta With Facebook Chat
March 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Today RIM is pleased to announce that it has launched a new beta version of Facebook for BlackBerry smartphones. There are currently well over 30 million monthly active users on Facebook for BlackBerry and approximately 21 million active daily users on Facebook for BlackBerry. Facebook for BlackBerry smartphones is the easiest way for BlackBerry users [...]
Press Release: Opera launches the Opera Mobile Store, available in over 200 Countries
March 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Opera has launched Opera Mobile Store for BlackBerry, Android, and Symbian. Appia is handleing all of the backend solution for the store front which you can check out through your mobile browser. Check out Opera Mobile Store >> Press Release: Opera launches the Opera Mobile Store, available in over 200 Countries Oslo, Norway – March [...]
Press Release: Bayalink Announces a BlackBerry connector for iPad
March 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Bayalink Announces a BlackBerry® connector for iPad Bayalink Solutions Corp., a leader in Smartphone application virtualization announces today that their flagship product Liberty will support iPad Tablets. Bayalink Liberty is a solution for the BlackBerry smartphone that provides the BlackBerry smartphone user with an option to interact with select BlackBerry smartphone applications on larger [...]
