I came across this excellent story on the new BlackBerry 8800. The BlackBerry 8800 device is making its appearance around the world and this online overview is from Singapore. South East Asia is proving to be a strong market for the BlackBerry and it seems the 8800 will be a hit if this review is anything to go by. The author, Francis Yeo, says “although the Blackberry 8800 doesn’t...
Did I speak too soon? RIM stock is taking a hit today. Gotta love the stock market. Knee-jerk reactions to news...Hop on and ride the Roller-Coaster...Woohoo! Click here to read the latest...
As we reported earlier in the week, things are looking rosy over at Research In Motion headquarters. The BlackBerry maker reported a significantly higher fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday. If there is a dark cloud in Waterloo this morning, it is over news that the informal inquiry by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission into RIM stock-option grants, which led to an earning...
Research In Motion (RIM) is becoming proactive when it comes to letting developers create applications for its BlackBerry device. In an increasingly competitive marketplace, RIM has recognized the need to expand the capabilities of the BlackBerry device beyond the usual push e-mail, messaging and phone functions. RIM is hoping that by adding APIs (application programming interfaces)...
File this under “it seemed like a good idea at the time.” For their latest issue, GQ magazine thought it was being 'leading edge' when it decided to interview a celebrity entirely on their BlackBerry via text messaging. Writer Marshall Sella explains the reason for trying this method of interview was because “that's how the kids are communicating these days.” That phrase right there...
Imagine this. You're former executive with Morgan Stanley (lets say for arguments' sake, you were the vice president of mergers and acquisitions). You are no longer with the company, but need to get rid of the BlackBerry you had been using. Sell it on eBay right? Sure why not! But before you do you'll wipe all sensitive data off the device right? Wipe it clean so that the new user...
Research In Motion announced today that both AOL Instant Messenger and ICQ Messenger services are now available for the BlackBerry. Yahoo, MSN and Google messenger services have been available for some time, so it is nice to see the BlackBerry expanding its offerings. Both programs can be downloaded from the BlackBerry site. AIM is available here. ICQ can be downloaded here. Both are...
The Toronto Globe and Mail is reporting today that despite a quarter billion dollar earnings misstatement, Research In Motion will close out their year end with “blow-out” numbers. While investigators in the US and Canada are set to concluded their reviews of the earnings misstatements made earlier in the year by RIM accountants where the company was forced to restate more than $250...
Rumors have been flying around CrackBerry about the 8800 from T-Mobile. Thanks for all that have tipped us. For many of our friends in the US, this will be big news as we know many of you want to get your hands in this new model! Word on the street is that the T-Mobile 8800 will be launched on the 23rd of April. Details are fuzzy at this point but we will let you know as we learn...
