commentary With BlackBerry 10 and the all-touchscreen BlackBerry Z10, Research in Motion is looking to the future. But BlackBerry shouldn’t forget its heritage and position its QWERTY keyboard-rocking BlackBerry Q10 play as the second-string product. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what BlackBerry is doing by launching the Z10 first. CEO Thorsten Heins said the Z10 will launch …
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Commentary It’s crunch time for the beleaguered Research In Motion (RIM), but will BlackBerry10 have what it takes to make a brave new start? RIM CEO Thorsten Heins. (Credit: Lynn La/CNET) It used to be nicknamed the “CrackBerry”. In all of the buzz as we lead up to tomorrow’s New York-based reveal of the BlackBerry 10, it’s important to remember …
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RIM may have trouble luring in buyers for its BlackBerry 10 devices, at least based on the results of a new poll. A healthy 47 percent of consumers were intrigued by certain features found on the new BB10 phones, according to a poll from mobile app developer Bite Interactive. But only 13 percent would consider buying one, and just 1 …
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Google has been granted a patent for LED technology that could be used to boost smartphone camera capabilities. This image shows how Google would ring the camera lens with LED lights. Google Patent 8,363,157, granted yesterday by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, documents how LED lighting could be used to give a mobile device the ability to fire with …
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Research In Motion will finally formally unveil its BlackBerry 10 operating system and the first BlackBerrys running on the platform on Wednesday. The launch event, which comes after years of delays and half-starts, kicks off at 7 a.m. PT. CNET’s Brian Bennett and I will be bringing you the news live from New York, while Sarah Tew will be capturing …
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RIM is trying to amp up interest in BB10 by beefing up its BlackBerry World store with new music, movies, and TV shows. BlackBerry users will find a variety of individual songs ranging in price from 99 cents to $1.49. Full albums will cost anywhere from $7.99 to $11.99. You can preview any piece of music to help you decide …
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BlackBerry, which previously called itself Research In Motion, today unveiled two new smartphones that it hopes will aid its efforts to return to favor with consumers and business users. Related stories RIM ditches old name, becomes BlackBerry Only 1 in 8 would consider a BlackBerry 10 device, says poll Meet the man who would make BlackBerry apps cool Review: BlackBerry …
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Samsung Electronics has already landed a few blows against BlackBerry, and as far as the Korean electronics giant is concerned, it’s only early rounds in this bout. Samsung, which became the world’s largest smartphone vendor more than a year ago, is ramping up its push to attract corporate users for its technology. It’s putting its full might behind these efforts, …
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Adios, RIM. Research In Motion is no more. At the BlackBerry 10 launch event in New York City today, CEO Thorsten Heins announced that the venerable RIM moniker has been retired for simply, BlackBerry. “Our customers use BlackBerrys, our employees work for BlackBerry,” Heins said before a packed house. Related posts Best Password Manager to Use for 2022 Your Phone …
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The Nexus 4 is back on sale in the US, Germany and Canada, suggesting that the dirt-cheap Google smart phone will shortly be back in stock in the UK. The quad-core smart phone, which has been winning praise with its beautiful screen and even more beautiful price-tag, popped up once more on Google Play yesterday, our sister site CNET News …
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BlackBerry wants to be hip, and it’s going to Alicia Keys for help. The Canadian smartphone maker, which previously called itself Research In Motion, today named Keys as its global creative director. The position is one BlackBerry created to help “inspire the future” of the company. Related stories: New BlackBerrys debut CNET’s take on the BlackBerry 10 OS CNET’s take …
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Opinion The now RIM-less BlackBerry has unveiled a strong OS with some impressive hardware to go with it, but it’s all too little, and way too late. RIM CEO Thorsten Heins unveiled the Z10 and Q10 BlackBerrys at an event in New York today. (Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET) BlackBerry, BlackBerry, BlackBerry — that’s probably all your tech news feed has been …
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Rumors of a cheaper iPhone on the horizon may come as welcome news for fans of the device — especially because iPhone users reportedly pay the highest monthly phone bills, no matter the carrier, according to AllThingsD. Android, Windows, and BlackBerry users spend less per month to use their smartphones, according to data by Consumer Intelligence Research Partners that was …
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It is no secret that RIM is gunning for its revamped BlackBerry OS to occupy third place among mobile platforms (behind iOS and Android). To this end, the struggling company — in particular Alec Saunders, RIM VP of Developer Relations — has been making a strong push to lure developers in droves. While we can’t say yet whether the masses …
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BBM now has video calling in BlackBerry 10. The popular BlackBerry Messenger instant messaging app adds video chats to the current text-based service. BlackBerry 10 is the next generation of BlackBerry software, unveiled today on new phones the Z10 and Q10. Chat app BBM is the killer app for many BlackBerry users and adds video calling to text messages and …
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