Research in Motion (RIM) updated the Facebook for BlackBerry v3.3 app, now available for free download from App World. A new upgrade includes the new look and feel with refreshed icons and navigation, BBM integration, ability to un-friend in app and photo enhancements.
Source:- Inside BlackBerry, App World
Microsoft announced that it has signed a patent licensing agreement with Research In Motion (RIM) which gives RIM broad access to the latest Extended File Allocation Table (exFAT) for certain BlackBerry devices of RIM. exFAT is a modern file system from Microsoft that facilitates large files for audiovisual media and enables seamless data portability and an easy interchange between desktop PCs and other electronic devices.
Source:- Microsoft
Research in Motion (RIM) today released Facebook for BlackBerry v3.2 which is now available for free download from App World. A new upgrade version includes various improvements and features like updated icons, integrate birthdays of your Facebook friends into your BlackBerry device calendar. The app adds more functionality with Facebook events, allowing users to view information about events, post messages, view guest profiles, and receive event notifications.
Download Facebook for BlackBerry v3.2
Source:- BlackBerry blog
Research In Motion (RIM) today launched the new 4G LTE BlackBerry PlayBook tablet with built-in support for cellular networks. With support for 4G LTE networks, 4G LTE BlackBerry PlayBook tablet features a 7-inch LCD display (1024x600), a 1.5GHz processor, 1GB of RAM, pre-loaded with OS 2.0.1 (which is also now available for Wi-Fi PlayBook owners as a maintenance update), a 5MP HD rear camera and 3MP HD camera on front.
Other features includes Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Micro USB port, micro HDMI port and Bluetooth v2.1 + EDR.
The 4G LTE BlackBerry PlayBook tablet will come with 32GB of memory storage and will be available from Bell, Rogers and TELUS in Canada on August 9, 2012. Additional variants of the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet supporting various high speed cellular networks are expected to be available in the coming months from carriers in the US, Europe, South Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean.
Source:- BlackBerry
Boost Mobile, to introduce industry first, BBM Unlimited, which features worldwide unlimited access to BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) and talk and text with payments that shrink to as low as $30 a month, this offer is available beginning on July 10 exclusively with the BlackBerry Curve 9310 smartphone, which is launching the same day for $99.99 (excluding taxes).
Similar to other monthly unlimited plans offered by Boost Mobile, the $45 BBM Unlimited plan provides customers the opportunity to be rewarded for simply making on-time payments. For every six on-time payments, customers will see their monthly payment shrink by $5, eventually getting down to as low as $30 a month for unlimited nationwide talk and text and worldwide BBM access. Payments do not need to be consecutive to qualify for these saving milestones.
Messaging on BlackBerry Curve 9310 is made easy with a full QWERTY keyboard and optical trackpad. In addition to real-time chat with BBM, customers can share large multimedia files (up to 6MB), including pictures, voice notes, calendar entries and locations. The smartphone is also Wi-Fi enabled, giving users the opportunity to enjoy unlimited data.
BlackBerry Curve 9310 features:
BlackBerry Curve 9310 will be available at Boost Mobile exclusive retail stores, select independent wireless dealer locations nationwide and at www.boostmobile.com with free shipping. It will also be available at select Best Buy locations next month.
Spotify, the world’s leading music streaming service, is now available to download for free on BlackBerry App World.
Spotify provides users with free and instant access to a music catalogue of over 16 million tracks. With the Spotify for BlackBerry smartphones app, users are able to:
It will be available in 15 countries, including Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the U.S., the U.K. and the Netherlands.
The app is compatible with a broad range of BlackBerry smartphones running the BlackBerry 5 Operating System (OS) and higher. ( compatible devices - 9780 Bold, 9700 Bold, 9300 Curve, 9000 Bold, 8520 Curve. Currently the app only supports phones running on GSM networks. CDMA-network phones and Torch 9800 are not currently compatible)
Porsche Design and Research In Motion launched BlackBerry Porsche Design P'9981 smartphone in India and is priced at Rs 1.39 lakh (~$2,340).
BlackBerry Porsche Design P'9981 features a 1.2 GHz processor and liquid graphics technology, HD video recording, 24-bit high resolution graphics, advanced sensors, and built-in support for NFC (near field communications). It comes with 8 GB of on-board memory, expandable to up to 40 GB with a microSD card.
This handset comes with a forged stainless steel frame, hand-wrapped leather back cover, sculpted QWERTY keyboard, and crystal clear touch display.It also includes a premium, exclusive PIN that easily identifies the customer as a holder of a Porsche Design P’9981 smartphone from BlackBerry.
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Elcomsoft earlier this week announced that it discovered another way to access information stored in Apple iOS devices by retrieving online backups from Apple iCloud storage. The new feature has been added to its Elcomsoft Phone Password Breaker tool allowing anyone who discovers your Apple ID and password to download entire iCloud backup and that too without your knowledge.
ElcomSoft researchers analyzed the communication protocol connecting iPhone users with Apple iCloud, and were able to emulate the correct commands in order to retrieve the content of iOS users’ iCloud storage. It’s important to note that, unlike offline backups that may come encrypted and must be broken into (a time-consuming operation), data retrieved from iCloud is received in plain, unencrypted form . The 5GB of storage space can be retrieved in reasonable time, while receiving incremental updates is even faster. The ability to retrieve iCloud backups is now part of Elcomsoft Phone Password Breaker. Existing customers are welcome to upgrade.
Elcomsoft Phone Password Breaker is available in Home and Professional editions starting $79. This tool operates without Apple iTunes or BlackBerry Desktop Software installed.
Source:-Elcomsoft
Via- Mac Rumors
Research In Motion (RIM) today announced a new BlackBerry Curve 9320 smartphone features BlackBerry 7.1 OS, a dedicated BBM key, a 2.44-inch qVGA (320x240) display, 3.2MP camera with flash, 512MB RAM, Bluetooth, GPS, WiFi, 3G connectivity, a 1450 mAh battery with up to 7 hours of talk time or up to 30 hours of FM radio listening or music playback with headphones.
Source:- BlackBerry
Research in Motion (RIM) unveiled its vision for the BlackBerry 10 platform at the BlackBerry World conference in Orlando, Florida and released the initial developer toolkit for native and HTML5 software development which is available in beta as a free download.
The toolkit includes the BlackBerry 10 Native SDK with Cascades, which allows developers to create graphically rich, high performance native applications in C/C++ using Qt. The Native SDK for BlackBerry 10 has a rich set of APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) that give developers access to core device features and a range of BlackBerry application services, such as Push and Payment services. Cascades is a powerful native application development toolset that allows developers to easily build visually stunning applications without having to write complex, low-level graphics code.
The toolkit also includes support for HTML5 application developers with the BlackBerry 10 WebWorks SDK, allowing them to create native-like applications using common web programming technologies. The BlackBerry 10 WebWorks SDK allows developers to use HTML5 and CSS for building apps and provides JavaScript bindings to native device APIs along with RIM’s open source UI toolkit, bbUI.js, to create applications with native-like capabilities. In this initial release of the BlackBerry 10 WebWorks SDK, developers have access to a core subset of the full WebWorks APIs, including Identity, Application and App events, System and system events.
Applications created with any of the BlackBerry 10 tools will run on BlackBerry 10 smartphones as well as BlackBerry PlayBook tablets when the new platform becomes available for the PlayBook. All of the SDKs will be updated to give developers access to more of the BlackBerry 10 unique capabilities over the coming months.
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Source:- BlackBerry Developer
It’s spring time and one again Google is in action retiring many of its products and services. Probably the biggest news for many BlackBerry fans is that Google's officially ending its support for Google Sync for BlackBerry beginning June 1st.
Google said that users who have already downloaded the app will still be able to use it, but it will no longer be available for download and won't be maintained after June 1. Google suggests that Google Sync for BlackBerry users switch to BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS), or the Google Apps Connector for BlackBerry Enterprise Server.
Google also announced that the Picasa Web Albums Uploader for Mac and Picasa Web Albums Plugin for iPhoto will no longer be available for download - recommends you to download the Mac-native Picasa 3.9 app, which includes upload and iPhoto import features. Google also making a number of API changes, adopting a one-year deprecation policy for certain APIs and removing the deprecation policy for others.
There are several other services being suspended, including mobile web app for Google Talk. For the full list of services getting the axe, hit the source link below.
Source:- Google Blog
Research In Motion (RIM) today introduced the BlackBerry Mini Keyboard, a new accessory for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet.
The BlackBerry Mini Keyboard is ultra portable measuring less than 6mm thick and comes with a stylish convertible case. In addition to a full QWERTY keyboard, it offers an integrated touchpad that allows users to navigate and control the BlackBerry PlayBook as easily as using the touch screen on the tablet itself.
The BlackBerry Mini Keyboard connects to PlayBook via Bluetooth, and features 128-bit encryption to keep the data passed between keyboard and tablet secure and its battery lasts up to 30 days on a full charge.
The BlackBerry Mini Keyboard is now available for pre-order internationally at www.shopblackberry.com for US$119.99. In Canada, it is also available for pre-order at The Source - www.thesource.ca.
According to Wikipedia, Cloud storage is a model of networked online storage where data is stored on virtualized pools of storage which are generally hosted by third parties. Hosting companies operate large data centers; and people who require their data to be hosted buy or lease storage capacity from them and use it for their storage needs. The data center operators, in the background, virtualize the resources according to the requirements of the customer and expose them as storage pools, which the customers can themselves use to store files or data objects. Physically, the resource may span across multiple servers.In short, you data is backed up/stored online on different servers then when you need it you can access it from anywhere anytime without carrying your data with you all the time.
Research In Motion (RIM) announced that the new BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 will be released for download today. You can check for updates via settings on your tablet. Read BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 features after the break.
BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 features:
In conjunction with the release of BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0, RIM is making available an initial release of BlackBerry Mobile Fusion that will include support for managing BlackBerry PlayBook tablets and BlackBerry smartphones in an enterprise. The full release of BlackBerry Mobile Fusion (with mobile device management capabilities for iOS and Android devices) is planned for general availability in late March 2012.
Dell Canada and Fongo announced a free new mobile app, Dell Voice - a VoIP app that’s available exclusively in Canada. It's currently available for Android, iOS and Windows (Desktop) features free local and long-distance calls to most of Canada, free unlimited incoming calls, free Voicemail, free Caller ID, and free Call Waiting. This app will roll out on BlackBerry next month.
Source:- Dell Voice
The Board of Directors of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) today officially named Thorsten Heins as President and Chief Executive Officer. Read the full press release from RIM after the break.
The Board of Directors of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced that, acting on the recommendation of its Co-Chief Executive Officers to implement the succession plan they previously submitted to the Board, it has unanimously named Thorsten Heins as President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Heins was also appointed to RIM’s Board. The Board acted after conducting its own due diligence. Both appointments are effective immediately.
Mike Lazaridis, former Co-Chair and Co-CEO, has become Vice Chair of RIM’s Board and Chair of the Board’s new Innovation Committee. As Vice Chair, he will work closely with Mr. Heins to offer strategic counsel, provide a smooth transition and continue to promote the BlackBerry brand worldwide.
Mr. Heins said he looks forward to continuing to work with Mr. Lazaridis, globally recognized as a technology pioneer. He said, “Mike created a whole new way of communicating and I look forward to continuing our close collaboration.”
On the transition to CEO by Mr. Heins, Mr. Lazaridis said, “There comes a time in the growth of every successful company when the founders recognize the need to pass the baton to new leadership. Jim and I went to the Board and told them that we thought that time was now. With BlackBerry 7 now out, PlayBook 2.0 shipping in February and BlackBerry 10 expected to ship later this year, the company is entering a new phase, and we felt it was time for a new leader to take it through that phase and beyond. Jim, the Board and I all agreed that leader should be Thorsten Heins.”
Jim Balsillie remains a member of the Board. “I agree this is the right time to pass the baton to new leadership, and I have complete confidence in Thorsten, the management team and the company,” he said. “I remain a significant shareholder and a Director and, of course, they will have my full support.”
Mr. Lazaridis said that he decided to move from Co-Chair to Vice Chair of the Board in order to return the public’s focus to what is most important: “the great company we have built, its iconic products, global brand and its talented employees.”
Mr. Lazaridis added, “Thorsten has demonstrated throughout his tenure at RIM that he has the right mix of leadership, relevant industry experience and skills to take the company forward. We have been impressed with his operational skills at both RIM and Siemens. I am so confident in RIM’s future that I intend to purchase an additional $50 million of the company’s shares, as permitted, in the open market.”
Mr. Heins said he believes that RIM has tremendous potential. He joined RIM from Siemens Communications Group in December 2007 as Senior Vice President for Hardware Engineering and became Chief Operating Officer for Product and Sales in August 2011.
“Mike and Jim took a bold step 18 months ago when RIM purchased QNX to shepherd the transformation of the BlackBerry platform for the next decade,” Mr. Heins said. “We are more confident than ever that was the right path. It is Mike and Jim’s continued unwillingness to sacrifice long-term value for short-term gain which has made RIM the great company that it is today. I share that philosophy and am very excited about the company’s future.”
Mr. Heins said that RIM has a strong foundation on which to build. “We have a strong balance sheet with approximately $1.5 billion in cash at the end of the last quarter and negligible debt. We reported revenue of $5.2 billion in our last quarter, up 24% from the prior quarter, and a 35% year-to-year increase in the BlackBerry subscriber base, which is now over 75 million.”
Mr. Heins said, “BlackBerry 7 has been well received. We are very excited about PlayBook 2.0 and BlackBerry 10. The reception of our products at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show was encouraging.”
He continued, “RIM earned its reputation by focusing relentlessly on the customer and delivering unique mobile communications solutions. We intend to build on this heritage to expand BlackBerry’s leadership position.”
Mr. Heins said that RIM has grown quickly. “As with any company that has grown as fast as we have, there have been inevitable growing pains,” he said. “We have learned from those challenges and, I believe, we have and will become a stronger company as a result.
“Going forward, we will continue to focus both on short-term and long-term growth, strategic planning, a customer- and market-based product approach, and flawless execution. We are in the process of recruiting a new Chief Marketing Officer to work closely with our product and sales teams to deliver the most compelling products and services.”
Barbara Stymiest, who formerly served as a member of Royal Bank of Canada’s Group Executive and has been a member of RIM’s Board since 2007, has been named the independent Board Chair. John Richardson, formerly Lead Director, will remain on the Board. Prem Watsa, Chief Executive Officer of Fairfax Financial Holdings, also was named to the Board, expanding it to 11 members.
Speaking on behalf of the Board, Ms. Stymiest said: “We believe that Thorsten is the right executive to succeed Mike and Jim. He has 27 years of telecommunications experience, including four years at RIM in senior management positions. As a Board, we have been impressed with his outstanding management skills, his leadership and his accomplishments within the company.”
Ms. Stymiest also expressed the Board’s respect and admiration for Messrs. Lazaridis and Balsillie, the company they built, and the steps they have taken to position RIM for the future.
“They created RIM, nurtured it, and in the process not only built an iconic brand, but literally pioneered the smartphone industry,” she said. “It is Canada’s largest tech company and one of the largest in the world.”
About Thorsten Heins
Thorsten Heins, 54, is a respected business leader with 27 years of broad experience and expertise in wireless networks and consumer electronics devices. Mr. Heins has a global reputation for his organizational and leadership skills and his ability to build successful organizations that deliver on their commitments. Prior to today’s announcement, Mr. Heins was one of RIM’s two Chief Operating Officers and, before that, Senior Vice President for the Handheld Business Unit. He played key roles in the creation of RIM’s product portfolio. Mr. Heins came to RIM in December 2007 from the industrial conglomerate Siemens AG. He joined Siemens in 1984 after graduating from the University of Hannover in his native Germany. At Siemens, Mr. Heins rose through the ranks of R&D customer service, sales and product management positions. After serving as Chief Executive Officer of various business divisions in the communication business, Mr. Heins moved to Chief Technology Officer and member of the Group Board of the Siemens Communications Group. He came to RIM after being impressed by the level of innovation displayed by founders Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie. Mr. Heins is married with a daughter and a son. Away from RIM, he is usually outdoors bicycling, motorcycling, skiing or hiking.
About Barbara Stymiest
Barbara Stymiest has served as a director of RIM since March 2007. She has an HBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario, and an FCA from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario. Ms. Stymiest joined Royal Bank of Canada in 2004, where she served as a member of RBC’s Group Executive, which is responsible for the overall strategic direction of the company. Prior to that, she held positions as Chief Executive Officer at TSX Group Inc., Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer at BMO Nesbitt Burns and Partner of Ernst & Young LLP. Ms. Stymiest is currently a Director of George Weston Limited, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, the Royal Ontario Museum.
About Prem Watsa
Prem Watsa is the Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, a financial services holding company whose corporate objective is to achieve a high rate of return on invested capital and build long-term shareholder value, since 1985. He is also Vice President of Hamblin Watsa Investment Counsel Ltd. since 1985. Mr. Watsa formerly served as Vice President of GW Asset Management from 1983 to 1984 and in various positions, ultimately as a Vice President, with Confederation Life Investment Counsel from 1974 to 1983.
Along with the BlackBerry Cure 9370, Verizon Wireless today announced that the LG Spectrum (Spectrum by LG) - first smartphone for Verizon Wireless to feature a 4.5-inch True HD In-Plane Switching (IPS) display is now available in Verizon Stores and online for $199.99 with a new two-year customer agreement. The Spectrum features a Qualcomm 1.5 GHz dual-core processor, running Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread, 8-megapixel rear-facing camera with autofocus and LED flash (1080p video capture), a 1.3-megapixel camera and 4G LTE.
Source:- Verizon