If you’ve been tracking Obama’s Blackberry saga then you must be aware that he has been permitted to keep the device albeit with some compromises. However, this decision has made someone unhappy – the Redmond giant, Microsoft. Their point of concern is that all the data sent from his Blackberry could be spied on […]
Obama to keep his Blackberry
Barack Obama has “won the fight” to keep his Blackberry device with him. Obama’s penchant for Blackberry is no secret as his device was often found clinged to his belt during his campaign trail. However, everything is not hunky dory. The officials are now working on ways to enhance the security of the software. […]
Blackberry Curve 8900 launched in India
Its raining Blackberrys this month. The third Blackberry phone to be launched in India is Curve 8900. Airtel, Vodafone and Reliance Communications will be selling this little Bold sibling for Rs. 27,500. Internally, there are no surprises as such. There’s EDGE and Wi-Fi for wireless internet connectivity, a HVGA+ display, 512MHz processor, GPS, 3.2 […]
Blackberry Storm is a netbook says RIM’s co-CEO
We have heard similar type of statement from another stalwart, haven’t we? RIM’s President & co-CEO, Mike Lazaridis, also resorted to a similar answer when asked about the competition from netbooks. “I think I can put Netbooks in here [referring to the BlackBerry Storm]. These are Netbooks. They are just smaller.” Yes, today’s mobile […]
RIM patents flip-out SureType keyboard
Add this one to the long list of strangest patents filed. A new patent filed by RIM hints about a future device (if any) with a flipped out SureType keyboard. The original design makes the phone look and work like any other alphanumeric phone, but flipping the two rows, transforms it into a SureType […]
Blackberry Curve 8900 hits Germany
RIM along with T-Mobile quietly launched Curve 8900 in Germany. It is a step ahead in the Curve family and takes some inspiration from its big brother, Bold. The Curve 8900 has got a new trackball, 2.4-inch display screen with a resolution of 480X360 pixels, fast 512MHz processor, Wi-Fi and GPS and a 3.2-megapixel […]
AT&T brings Blackberry Bold to US
After making its way in many countries, Blackberry Bold will make its mark in US markets soon. AT&T is chosen to be the perfect one which would be selling from November 4 at a price of $300 with a 2-year commitment. Bold is one of the best handsets to come out of RIM’s stable. […]
RIM uses Synaptics Clearpad module for Storm
Synaptics will be raking in some more moolah. They have confirmed that RIM’s first touch screen phone, Storm uses their Clearpad custom module to provide multi-touch gestures like copy-paste and so on. The total revenue expected from this deal is under cover but the touch screen boom is definitely proving worthwhile for Synaptics. Prior […]
RIM unveils Blackberry Storm
Research in Motion took off the wraps from its first ever touch screen enabled Blackberry device. Blackberry Storm will be available by December from Verizon Wireless in US and Vodafone doing the honors for Europe, India, Australia and New Zealand. The American Storm will have EV-DO Rev. A to suffice the internet needs while […]
Leaked Press Shots of Blackberry Storm
When you’ve got a phone like Blackberry Storm which is the first ever touchscreen Blackberry, it is very difficult to keep it under the wraps. These shots are of a Verizon bound Storm giving some nuances of the layout of the phone. Specifications: Network: Quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE; 2100MHz UMTS/HSPA EV-DO Rev. A Size: 112.52 x […]