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Research in Motion presents enterprise management covering Android and iOS

Published on: 12th May, 2011

Research in Motion, during its BlackBerry World presentation, proved a rare intention of cooperation with other platforms. Its new BlackBerry Enterprise Solution gives support for RIM’s phones as well as for iOS and Android. A web-based console made by the new RIM’s acquisition Ubitexx gives companies control over such actions as activating devices, sending out [...]

RIM to back cross-platform application emulation by buying tinyHippos

Published on: 28th March, 2011

RIM has recently announced the acquisition of tinyHippos. This smaller company has been chosen for its expertise in cross-platform emulation environments and will soon add the BlackBerry to Ripple, which is tinyHippos’ tool for testing mobile HTML5 applications. TinyHippos said that it would continue making Ripple available for everyone and getting support in the future. [...]

Long-term boost from RIM’s PlayBook uncertain, according to analysts

Published on: 28th March, 2011

Although Research in Motion has provided an optimistic outlook for its long-term financial performance, analysts have serious doubts that the upcoming PlayBook tablet would be capable of generating a significant turnaround. The company had warned of short-term lackluster performance and, as a consequence, its stock valuation dropped about eleven percent. According to a Reuters report, [...]

BlackBerry App World development made easier to start by RIM

Published on: 10th March, 2011

Following complaints from several users, RIM seems to have been working to make the enrollment process for the App World developer program more efficient. Even if RIM has initially required applicants to present notarized proof of identity, the terms have now been relaxed, accepting a faxed or e-mailed driver’s license copy, with no need of [...]

RIM may bring its BlackBerry Messenger to the iPhone and Android

Published on: 5th March, 2011

Research in Motion could bring its long-guarded BlackBerry Messenger to the iPhone and Android, according to rumors launched a few days ago. The move would involve a version of BBM focused on text chat and omitting geolocation as well as media sharing in order to give users good reasons to still use a BlackBerry phone. [...]

An application for RIM’s PlayBook could hint about 17 hours of battery life

Published on: 5th March, 2011

A recently discovered PlayBook Battery Assistant application (before the release of the tablet) hints that the device will benefit from a quite long battery life. BerryReview has been comparing the battery life at 50 percent and at 20 percent and found out that the device would get about 17 hours of battery life in web [...]

RIM claims that its PlayBook is still due for North America in March

Published on: 5th March, 2011

According to an interview with Pocket-Lint, Steven Bates, Research in Motion’s UK Managing Director, declared that the BlackBerry PlayBook will be available for the European market in the second quarter of 2011 and claimed that the tablet is still due for North America in late March. The exact date of the European launch is still [...]

RIM accused of imitating HP’s TouchPad through their PlayBook

Published on: 3rd March, 2011

Following some reports that clearly showed the similarity between the tablets hardware and software, HP accused RIM of copying the TouchPad, as well as the webOS when the company created its PlayBook. Jon Oakes, director of product marketing at HP, declared that his company has observed some mysterious resemblances between the tow tablets. On the [...]

RIM’s PlayBook could be released on April 10, but already needs a patch

Published on: 3rd March, 2011

Thanks to a recent leak, BlackBerry’s PlayBook received the first tentative launch date. Several sources show RIM’s first tablet as being released on April 10. BGR claims that the new device could be rushed and may already have a patch waiting for it even with the operating system itself completed two weeks earlier, on March [...]

Kik responds and says RIM is anti-competitive on BlackBerry

Published on: 20th February, 2011

Kik has recently responded to the patent lawsuit filed by Research in Motion with its own counterclaim. It denied violating any patent of RIM and even accused it of envy because eventual competition to BlackBerry Messenger. The sudden success Kik had made RIM contradict its more than enthusiastic support of Kik, break agreements and also [...]

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