ORLANDO, Fla. — Mobility was not hard to find last week at the HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society) conference. Three of the top four U.S. wireless operators were exhibiting at this year's event.Verizon Wireless, AT&T Mobility and Sprint Nextel Corp. may not...
The BlackBerry PlayBook isn't even on shelves yet, but already the firm is talking about upgrades to it coming just a few months after launch - in Summer.
Just last week we brought you word that a company had developed a software solution to allow Android apps to run on MeeGo devices, now it appears similar forces are at work in the world of Blackberry. Several revelations in the past few days are now strongly pointing towards the appearance of a runtime to allow Android apps to be put to work on Blackberry OS.
Well here's something to annoy all those Blackberry users out there - Twitter has today suspended the platform's most popular Twitter client, UberTwitter, as well as Android client Twidroyd and iPhone App UberCurrent.
BARCELONA, Spain – It’s not often operators get the cheerleader treatment from mobile phone makers, but Jim Basille of Research In Motion Ltd. was certainly waving his pom-poms for them this week during his keynote at the Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, Spain.
Telefonica | February 14, 2011 | Press Release
Telefonica and RIM are working together to enable BlackBerry App World purchases to be applied directly to their customers’ monthly bills
Barcelona, Spain 14th of February 2011– Research In Motion (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) and Telefonica (NYSE:TEF) today...
MetroPCS Communications Inc. (PCS) continued its pioneering work in the LTE space announcing today the imminent availability of Samsung Telecommunications America's LTE-equipped Galaxy Indulge smart phone. The device is the first LTE-enabled smart phone to hit the domestic market, just beating out scheduled deployments...
Ahh, the humble smart phone. For the first part of the last decade a mere curiosity reserved for the hardcore nerds and obsessive businessman of this world, subsequently thrust into the limelight by the iPhone, then Android, and most recently by the escalating war between the two.
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.If we learned anything from the events of the past week, it’s that brand loyalty matters little...
CellTrust | February 7, 2011 | Press Release
CellTrust Corporation, the recognized worldwide leader in mobile secure messaging and secure applications for mobile phones (www.celltrust.com), announced today that Celcom, the largest 3G operator in Malaysia (www.celcom.com.my), has deployed the patents-pending, carrier grade CellTrust SecureSMS™ Consumer...
CellTrust | February 7, 2011 | Press Release
CellTrust Corporation, the recognized worldwide leader in mobile secure messaging and secure applications for mobile phones (www.celltrust.com), announced today that Celcom, the largest 3G operator in Malaysia (www.celcom.com.my), has deployed the patents-pending, carrier grade CellTrust SecureSMS™ Consumer...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible,...
While Canadian BlackBerry maker RIM seems to be steadily losing ground in North America to the likes of Apple and Google's Android, the firm is veritably thriving south of the border, where its devices are esteemed by many as the epitome of cool.
RIM has just announced that at long last it has released a new and hopefully improved version of its App World 2.1, which should be rolling out throughout the day
There are a number of different options for keeping us safe while driving with cell phones. We recently took a look at ZoomSafer and also how to use Tasker for safe driving without any phone related distraction
Wall Street Journal | January 27, 2011 | Ezequiel Minaya
CARACAS (Dow Jones)--Venezuela's second-largest telephone service provider, Telefonica Venezuela, said it has reached agreement with Blackberry maker Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM) to continue blocking service to handsets that are reported stolen.
Officials at the local...
Taipei Times | January 25, 2011 | Lisa Wang
Chunghwa Telecom Co (CHT, 中華電信), the nation’s biggest telecoms carrier, yesterday launched its first BlackBerry smartphone from Research In Motion (RIM), ending Taiwan Mobile Co’s (台灣大哥大) five-year exclusive right to sell the phone in Taiwan.
The partnership...
Bad news for Kodak this morning as a judge ruled the company’s patent infringement claim against mobile giants RIM and Apple was ruled invalid and not infringed.
RIM | January 21, 2011 | Press Release
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - U Mobile Sdn Bhd (“U Mobile”) and Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today launched the BlackBerry® solution for U Mobile customers in Malaysia.
The BlackBerry solution brings together smartphones, software and...
Perhaps in an effort to speed up lines at the counter, Starbucks Corp. (SBUX) has launched a mobile payment system at each of its 6,800 company-owned stores in the United States.Utilizing the Starbucks Card Mobile app for the iPhone or BlackBerry, customers can pay...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.We quickly forgot the Consumer Electronics Show by last Tuesday (talk about a short news cycle) with...
Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) said it will begin charging a $10 per month premium for all smart phone devices and a select line of feature phones activated on its network beginning Jan. 30. The additional charge will apply to all devices running Research In...
While Apple Inc. (AAPL) remains top dog in the device space, Google Inc.'s (GOOG) Android operating system continues to pull ahead in Millennial Media's monthly mobile device report. Android shot past Apple's OS on the Millennial ad network for the first time in December,...
