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  It’s good see RIM releasing new BlackBerry devices at a fairly fast pace. The new BlackBerry device set to land on Indian shores is the Torch 9860. Torch 9860 too runs on RIM’s BlackBerry OS 7 and is powered by a 1.2GHz CPU and Liquid Graphics technology. Torch 9860 is the first BlackBerry device [...]

  RIM will be releasing the first touchscreen based Curve, the 9380. A typical touchscreen phone, the 9380 features RIMs latest OS 7.0 that we have seen on the Bold 9900. As per BGR, the 9380 will be powered by an 800MHz processor, a 3.25inch display, 5-megapixel camera that will support video capturing at 720p. [...]

  RIM has updated its affordable Curve lineup with three new handsets — 9350/9360/9370. These are the first Curve Series phones that will run on BlackBerry 7 OS, giving users the benefit of an improved user interface, browser, updated BlackBerry Messenger, Social Feeds and more. On the hardware front, the new phones feature NFC, GPS, [...]

  RIM has unwrapped its first BlackBerry 7 OS powered phone in India. The BlackBerry Bold 9900 might look similar to other BlackBerry devices but is the hardware that matters the most. The Bold 9900 is the thinnest BlackBerry by RIM that adopts a touch and type interface featuring a 2.8-inch touchscreen VGA display along [...]

  The launch of PlayBook has given rise to a new speculation about the launch of RIM’s QNX-based smartphone launch. And going by BGR’s sources — who’ve been spot on related to BlackBerry rumors — the first QNX running smartphone is expected in first quarter of next year. The phone is codenamed is BlackBerry Colt [...]

  It seems AT&T has inadvertently listed a new BlackBerry phone on their website. The Torch 9810 is listed as coming soon and is touted to be the first BlackBerry smartphone on AT&T to run on 4G network. Despite looking freakishly similar to the original Torch, the 9810 is packed with BlackBerry 7 OS and [...]

  RIM has updated one of the strongest apps (and a service) available on BlackBerry — the BlackBerry Messenger. The Canadian company has bumped the app to version 6 which now supports “BBM Connected” apps. This function integrates BBM service and allows users to chat with their friends from the app itself. For instance, a [...]

  Research in Motion has reportedly stopped development of the larger-sized PlayBook, rumored to be known as PlayBook 2. According to N4BB, the 10-inch PlayBook’s development has been cancelled because the BlackBerry maker is now concentrating to roll out its first QNX-based BlackBerry smartphone. The rumor also fuels some specs of the QNX-powered “Superphone” which [...]

  Dolby Labs yesterday confirmed that they’re suing BlackBerry maker, Research in Motion for infringing some of its patents related to digital audio compression. Dolby has filed lawsuits in US and Germany and is seeking recovery of financial damages and injunctions to halt sales of infringed products. The lawsuit says RIM’s BlackBerry smartphones and PlayBook [...]

  RIM today unveiled the a new Bold device – 9900/9930. It’s the first phone in the Bold range to integrate a touchscreen display as well as a full BlackBerry QWERTY keyboard under it. Bold 9900 and Bold 9930 are basically the same except for the network support, which is HSPA+ for 9900 and dual-band [...]

  We’re still a day away from BlackBerry World but it seems folks over at RIM jumped the gun by officially confirming the new BlackBerry Bold on the website. The listing is now yanked but not before eagle-eyed readers took a screenshot. BGR who leaked the very first images of this new Bold device reckons [...]

  Research in Motion has expanded their CDMA BlackBerry offerings in India with the introduction of BlackBerry Style. BB Style is touted as India’s first phone with a flip design and a full QWERTY keyboard beneath it. Another selling point for the new Style is the inclusion of BlackBerry OS 6. With the new OS, [...]

  As promised, RIM has released its maiden tablet in the United States and Canada. BlackBerry PlayBook can be bought via RIM’s website or various participating retailers for $499 for 16GB and going up to $699 for larger capacity 64GB one. BlackBerry PlayBook is one of the few professional-grade tablets in the market that features [...]

  RIM is really having a hard time keeping their upcoming phones under wraps. Now BlackBerry Bold Touch has got the hands-on treatment, thanks to BGR. Bold Touch was leaked couple of months back and is said to give best of both worlds with an integrated physical QWERTY keyboard and a touchscreen display. The site [...]

  New images of RIM’s upcoming BlackBerry Monaco / Monza have surfaced on the web. BGR got their mitts on the device as well as some info related to the phone. The codenames – Monaco and Monza are given to signify the phone for different operators like Monaco will be restricted to Verizon whereas Monza [...]