If you happen to reside in Australia and are interested in the BlackBerry Priv, you'll be excited to hear that it is now available through Optus.
The BlackBerry Z10 is now available to preorder online on the Optus 4G network, and will start shipping and be available at Optus stores beginning 25 March
So far the BlackBerry Z10 is available in the U.K. and Canada, with sales in both countries are going well. Read here and here. The rest of the world however, are waiting patiently to get one. It was confirmed during the BlackBerry 10 Launch Event that the BlackBerry Z10 would make it's way to the U.S. in March. While catching up on my Twitter stream earlier this week I came across a...
We reported just the other week how successful RIM's online gaming Port-A-Thon was and now the fine developers of Australia can take advantage of a local event taking place in Sydney. The 'Got Game Port-A-Thon' will take place on Wednesday, December 5th at Fishburners in Sydney and will give Austrlian developers the opportunity to port their games over to BlackBerry 10 in preparation...
We have seen many a shake up in the recent couple of months as RIM implements its restructuring process. The latest change comes in the form of Ray Gillenwater who is was the managing director of RIM Australia. Gillenwater has left Research in Motion after just three months in the job. RIM have said today that Gillenwater has left to pursue other interests. He will be replaced by...
We recently saw the BlackBerry 7 OS get approved for use by the UK government, now the same OS, along with OS 7.1 has been approved for use by Australian and New Zealand governments. It certainly is reassuring to know that our beloved BlackBerry operating systems is secure enough to get government approval. While not many consumers are hugely concerned about security, I, for one, like...
Hey Australia, if you're looking to get a BlackBerry PlayBook, but missed out on the sales that Harvey Norman stores just had, you can still find a good price. The BlackBerry Store is advertising all three sizes of the tablet on sale, with the 16GB priced at $295, 32GB at $349, and 64GB at $398. The site is listing them as on sale for this week only, so hurry and get yours! More...
While there has been concern voiced about BlackBerry PlayBook sales in the US in its first few months of availability, the tablet is selling very well in other parts of the world. In Australia, retailer Harvey Norman is reporting that PlayBook sales are exceeding their expectations and they have had to re-order stock multiple times to stay on top of demand. “Sales of the PlayBook...
The BlackBerry PlayBook was the first tablet to earn FIPS 140-2 certification in the US, then Russia started looking into using the tablet for its government officials. Now the PlayBook has been approved by the Defense Signals Directorate (DSD) of the Australian Government for use in government agencies, when using the BlackBerry Bridge application and connected to an approved...
The news broke earlier that the BlackBerry PlayBook is coming to an additional 16 markets within the next 30 days - including Australia, but if you are at a loss for details on the tablet's upcoming debut in Down Under, read on. The tablet will retail for $579 AUD for the 16GB Wi-Fi model as well as $689 AUD and $799 AUD for the 32GB and 64GB models respectively. Although that is quite...