If you thought the Apple iPad couldn’t get any cooler, wait until you see the …

A new front is opening in the war between BlackBerry and Apple. Apple’s iPhone has hit BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion where it lives — in the smart-phone market — but RIM is taking the fight to Apple with an iPad rival. Unfortunately, RIM-watchers have spotted that the company has snapped up the domain name blackpad.com. You read that right: the …

It’s no surprise that everyone wants in on PayPal’s successful payments strategy, and MasterCard is no exception. On Wednesday, the credit card giant launched a version of its MoneySend mobile app for BlackBerry. Similar to the iPhone version, MasterCard MoneySend for BlackBerry can settle peer-to-peer balances by sending money to friends and family, and purchasing goods from an informal vendor. …