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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