Looking forward to the fruition of certain rumors pointing to RIM pushing BlackBerry Messenger to non-BB devices like iPhones and Android phones? Don’t. A new report by the WSJ claims CEO Thorsten Heins has pretty much killed the project that would see RIM release iOS and Android compatible version of BlackBerry Messenger. The original goal to opening up BlackBerry Messenger was to have it compete with the flood of other device and non-device specific chat apps like...
The ongoing race between Apple, Motorola, RIM, and several other smartphone manufacturers over the next-gen nano-SIM card design took another turn today. According to a report by The Verge, RIM and Motorola submitted just hours ago a new design for their take on the nano-SIM card that is said to be a “compromise” between their initial design and Apple’s. If you recall, the non-Apple nano-SIM design was dramatically changed resulting in a loss of backwards...
RIM’s PlayBook hasn’t exactly been a raging success like the company (and many BlackBerry enthusiasts) had hoped. Still, the company is slaving away on the upcoming PlayBook OS 2.1 update. The latest feature to be revealed is something that sounds pretty essential, and frankly we’re surprised it wasn’t included from the get-go — multi-tasking/multi-window Android apps in the Android Player Runtime. With the new OS, Android apps will act much...
It’s sad when a once great company stoops to patent trolling to remain relevant. And while it appears on the surface that Nokia is doing alright after the launch of their highly anticipated Lumia devices, it appears that behind the scenes, money is getting tighter. Nokia has just announced that they are suing RIM, HTC and Viewsonic over 45 patents the trio allegedly infringes upon. The patents cover a multitude of technologies including dual-function antennas,...
The viral “Wake Up” campaign that saw a flash mob of darkly-dressed individuals with an army of “wake up” signs congregating and chanting outside of a Sydney Apple store orchestrated by RIM Australia, according to the company’s Australian arm. “We can confirm that the Australian ‘Wake Up’ campaign, which involves a series of experiential activities taking place across Sydney and Melbourne, was created by RIM...
