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BlackBerry Bold Touch UK release date revealed
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Three and Carphone Warehouse have both estimated BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 UK release dates, suggesting that the touchscreen BlackBerry will arrive this summer.
Three has listed the hybrid QWERTY handset as arriving in September, while Carphone Warehouse is a bit more optimistic, expecting the Bold Touch to land in August.
RIM is yet to release a smartphone into the market this year, concentrating its efforts on the QNX-running BlackBerry PlayBook tablet instead.
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The company's fortunes have not fared too well in the meantime, with its stock dropping like a lead balloon after poor financial results and the threat of job cuts imminent.
The BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900, though, is not ...
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RIM scraps 10-inch PlayBook to focus on QNX-powered superphone?
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BlackBerry PlayBook enthusiasts will want to cuddle up with their favorite blanket and a carton of ice cream, as the 10-inch version of RIM's tablet may have been given the axe. N4BB reports that its development was recently cancelled to focus on an upcoming QNX-based "superphone," said to feature a 1.2GHz single-core processor (same as on the Bold Touch 9900) and a 4.3-inch HD-quality display. It's no secret that phones powered by this platform are on the roadmap, but scrapping a PlayBook project in its behalf could indicate the company's elevated desire to get it to market even sooner than originally planned. Anything less than two cores, however, will be an unpleasant surprise; company re...
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RIM updates WebWorks SDK for BlackBerry PlayBook tablet
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RIM has announced a new version of the WebWorks SDK for BlackBerry Tablet OS is now available to developers. Version 2.1 adds new levels of hardware access on the PlayBook, as well as in-app payments.
With the new WebWorks SDK, developers can now access the PlayBook's camera, microphone, PIN number, and file system, all with familiar web languages like Javascript. Developers can also use AJAX to call the various APIs available on the PlayBook.
The WebWorks SDK also now includes support for RIM's BlackBerry In App Payment API, so developers can sell upgrades and other digital items right within their apps.
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RIM Starts Layoffs After Dismal
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Research In Motion (RIM) had an awful week after its earnings call that revealed layoffs were ahead. The company’s been struggling to play catch-up after Apple and Google started eating up its enterprise market. But, rushing its BlackBerry devices to market has caused more harm than good, as the half-baked firmware attracted lots of criticism. Now, a report from the Waterloo region in Canada, where RIM is based, reveals that 200 employees have just been let go today.
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RIM launches device simulator for BlackBerry OS 7 devices
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In addition to supporting new Flash developer tools in the latest version of the BlackBerry PlayBook firmware, RIM has announced new device simulators for upcoming, previously-unnannounced OS 7 devices so developers can start developing for them. The biggest thing is making the appropriate changes for screen sizes, which RIM outlined in a handy little table.
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Seesmic Twitter app drops BlackBerry support, RIM's frown sags even lower
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The third-party app experience has always seemed like an afterthought for RIM. Lousy selection and a half-baked install process are just some of the issues plaguing BlackBerry owners and developers, but there's no blow stronger in the app world than when a dev drops support for a platform, after dedicating the resources necessary to bring a product to market in the first place.
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BlackBerry Tablet OS for PlayBook updated to 1.0.6, still no email
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Last night Research In Motion pushed out an update for the BlackBerry Tablet OS that powers the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, bringing the version up to 1.0.6.2390. This update brought along Adobe Flash Player 10.3 and Adobe AIR 2.7, along with security and bug fixes for Adobe Flash Player. RIM is claiming that the PlayBook will support Flash better than ever, and that the Adobe AIR 2.7 support will open up the platform to new applications that are built for AIR 2.7. Unfortunately, that's it as far as new stuff goes. We're still waiting for that promised email client, RIM.
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RIM loses VP of Digital Marketing and Media to Samsung Mobile
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Another executive is out of Waterloo, ON. Today, The Wall Street Journal is reporting that it has confirmed the departure of Brian Wallace, VP of Digital Marketing and Media. The report also confirms that Wallace has been scooped up by Samsung Mobile. This move comes amid a flurry of other departures from RIM recently, including the company’s chief marketing officer, VP of brand creativity (what?), and chief operating officer. Samsung confirmed the report, WSJ says, though the company wouldn’t make Wallace available for comment.
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RIM’s sixth-largest investor to dump its entire stake
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Following RIM’s first-quarter earnings release on Thursday, the company’s sixth-biggest investor confirmed that it is giving up on the Waterloo, Ontario-based BlackBerry maker. “They are resting on their laurels,” said Stephen Jarislowsky, chairman of Jarislowsky Fraser Ltd., on Friday in an interview with Bloomberg. “Steve Jobs is a much better marketer than RIM,” Jarislowsky added. ”We are on the way out. The stake has been reduced by more than 50% or even more.”
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RIM Delays Bold Touch 9900/9930 Until 'Late August'
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Research In Motion today indicated via its quarterly earnings report that it is delaying the launch of its BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900/9930 smartphones. Both phones were scheduled to launch during the summer, but RIM said it has been hit with production delays that will force their introduction to be postponed until the "very late part of August." RIM also indicated that it plans layoffs starting in its second fiscal quarter, though it didn't say how many employees would be let go.
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RIM releases Q1 2012 numbers; 500,000 PlayBooks, 13.2 million smartphones shipped
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RIM has announced its Q1 2012 financial results today, and, as expected, the news is not good.
The Canadian company announced that it shipped 500,000 of its BlackBerry PlayBook tablets, along with 13.2 million BlackBerry smartphones. These numbers do not represent how many tablets and smartphones ultimately made it to customer's hands, and we assume there are still many PlayBooks on retailer shelves. During the investor conference call, RIM admitted that the PlayBook launch did not go as smoothly as planned. However, the company is convinced that with updates and new partner programs, the tablet will be successful in the future.
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O2 in the U.K. decides against selling BlackBerry PlayBook due to customer responses
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The BlackBerry PlayBook launched today in the U.K. and If you live there and were planning on buying the 7 inch tablet, don't run into any O2 locations. The carrier has decided against offering the tablet to its customers and in response to O2 subscribers who say that they want to buy the device, the carrier says it refuses to sell the BlackBerry PlayBook because of "issues with customer experiences".
O2 has decided before against offering its customers a device it didn't believe in. About 2 months ago, the mobile operator decided not to offer the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play to its clients, citing below average customer experience and units plagued with bugs.
In the letter sent to those O2 cus...
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Blackberry Bold 9900 coming to Three UK in August
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We got the lowdown last month on the Blackberry Bold 9900: 1.2GHz Snapdragon processor, 640 x 480 capacitive touchscreen, and looks that say "it's business time." Back then RIM said we could snag a svelte new Bold sometime this summer. Then came word that the handset wouldn't be available until September. Now, Three UK has put the Bold 9900 up on its "Coming Soon" page and indicated it's set for an August debut. Whew, we're glad that's settled, but there's one more thing we'd like to know -- how much is it going to cost?
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O2 bails on BlackBerry PlayBook, blames end to end customer experience
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Citing issues with the user experience, O2 UK announced on Thursday that it “will not be selling” the BlackBerry PlayBook. The wireless carrier began notifying customers who had signed up for more inf...
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RIM Now Accepting BlackBerry 7 Apps
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Research In Motion indicated via its blog today that it is now taking application submissions for its forthcoming BlackBerry 7 platform. RIM has posted a step-by-step guide for developers so they may ...
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