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RIM, Google, and TweetDeck Fire Back at Apple

Posted by Kallan Dahn Thursday, October 21, 2010

After comments made from Apple's CEO Steve Jobs, RIM decided to respond to allegations of not developing outside your comfort zone, and dismissing RIM's products as not being a major part of the market. RIM's co-CEO Jim Balsillie issued the statement "for those of us who live outside of Apple's distortion field," Jobs comments missed the mark. Balsillie also noted that customers are getting tired of being told what to think by Apple. Balsillie also went on to note that Jobs has completely dismissed the 7 inch touch screen tablet that RIM is releasing as being inferrior to the iPad. RIM wasn't the only company that decided to respond to comments.

Google's VP of Engineering and Android Cheif Andy Rubin used is first Twitter Tweet to respond to Job's allegations that Android is not an open software. In his response he included links to everything needed to anyone to begin development.

TweetDeck CEO Iain Dodsworth came to the aid of Google as well after Job's blew out of proportion that Google's operating platform is a fragmented platform.

"Did we at any point say it was a nightmare developing on Android? Errr nope, no we didn't. It wasn't," he wrote. Later he added, "We only have two guys developing on Android TweetDeck so that shows how small an issue fragmentation is."

Jobs seems to be desperately grasping at anything he can twist to a positive for the die hard Apple supporters. Jobs has obviously started to feel the strain being put on him by Android in recent months, and it has become evident in recent months with the amount of attacking that he has been doing durring speaches in rencent months.

Blackberry Code-named Style will Release as Oxford

Posted by Kallan Dahn Monday, October 11, 2010 0 comments

The Blackberry Style that has emerged lately will be released on October 31st with Sprint, and Will do so under the moniker Oxford. The Blackberry Oxford will be a flip style with a full QWERTY. The device will operate of Blackberry OS 6, Wifi Capable, 5 MP Camera, and Stereo Bluetooth.

The phone can be yours for $99.99 after $100 mail in rebate.

Flip Blackberry outed from FCC

Posted by Kallan Dahn Saturday, September 25, 2010 0 comments

RIM has been at it again. A document recently discovered in the FCC
website releases details of another attempt at a Blackberry that flips
closed in a clam shell design
The model number will the the 9670 indicating it may be a flip bold.
The device will also have wifi packed in in B, G, and N flavors.

Blackberry Curve 3G Coming to Sprint

Posted by Kallan Dahn Wednesday, September 15, 2010 0 comments

Sprint announced today that the Blackberry Curve 3G will be released in
2011. The Curve 3G will include Blackberry 5.0 software out of the box,
and is upgradable to 6.0 when that is ready for prime time. Device
features include the new staple optical track pad, 2.0 MP camera, media
keys, Wifi, and will handle up a a 32Gb media card. The device will
include a 2Gb media card in the retail kit. The Blackberry is being
billed as a low cost 3G smart phone for social networking, but will
include support for Sprint TV, Sprint Music Store, and the standard
gauntlet of Blackberry App World Applications.

Android Number 2 OS This Year Number 1 By 2014

Posted by Kallan Dahn Monday, September 13, 2010 0 comments

According to Gartner an independent Electronics Research firm, Google's
Android operating system will out RIM's Blackberry software from the
number two spot world-wide by the end of 2010. By the end of 2014
Google will have their sights set on taking down Nokia and their Symbian
platform.
Gartner predicts that Android and Symbian will be the top operating
platforms for mobile devices in 2014 accounting for nearly 59.8 percent
of the mobile OS sales.
Gartner further predicts that open source operating systems will
continue to sustain a greater than 60 percent hold on the market place.
Operating platforms for companies like Apple and RIM will continue to
grow in units, but the growth rate will be well below industry averages.

BlackBerry Bold 9650 to Sprint Early

Posted by Kallan Dahn Monday, May 17, 2010 0 comments

Sprint has released the Blackberry Bold 9650 ahead of schedule. The device was originally scheduled to release May 23rd, but is available now on Sprint's website for $199 with a 2 year agreement. Just like other devices on Sprint's network the Blackberry Bold will require and Everything Data, or a Simply Everything Plan. There is no word yet as to if Sprint has released this device in stores early as well, or if it is only available early via the web.

Sprint

Blackberry 9800 slider bound for AT&T

Posted by Kallan Dahn Friday, May 14, 2010 0 comments

After fleeting glimpses of the device have swirled the net, sources at RIM indicate that the blackberry bold 9800 slider will head to AT&T about June. The carrier has already placed an order for well over 1 million units. The device will be released with the long awaited blackberry OS 6. This will be the first device to hit market with this version of the blackberry software pre-installed. AT&T did manage to get an exclusivity agreement on the device, but there is no confirmation as to how long it will remain exclusive. A CDMA version of the device should be available Q4 from Sprint.

UPDATE: Photo Added. Title Corretion (Changed the word call in title to Blackberry)

Bold 9650 Comes to Verizon in May

Posted by Kallan Dahn Wednesday, May 12, 2010 0 comments

The long awaited Blackberry Bold 9650 will make its appearance at Verizon scheduled for 05/27/2010 according to leaked information from Verizon's corporate systems. The leak contains a complete run down of the device features and specifications. The largest improvement for users will be the addition of Wifi and the removal of the trackball navigation in favor of the optical track pad.
The device will include 3.2 MP camera, EVDO, world roaming capability, and the classic Tour keypad.
No information about pricing is available at this time.

Android Out Sells iPhone

Posted by Kallan Dahn Tuesday, May 11, 2010 0 comments

According to the latest research study performed by NPD, there should be no surprise that Android has hit the ground running. The surprise, however, may come in the form of Android destroying iPhone in sales for the first quarter of 2010. The plethora of options that have been launched with the new-kid-on-the-block OS have really seemed to hit well with consumers in the United States. There is practically an option for everyone. The split numbers for handset sales are RIM 36%, Android 28%, and Apple 21%. I would be very worried about this report if I were RIM. RIM has only recently begun focusing on the consumer market, and doesn't seem to have as good of a handle on what consumers want as Android. The Android name should prove to gain even more traction in the market as their phones have held a very good track record of being reliable, flexible, and easy to operate.

NPD

Pearl and Bold Get A Trackpad

Posted by Kallan Dahn Monday, April 26, 2010 0 comments

Research In Motion has brought a refresh to two of their popular product lines. The Blackberry Pearl and the Blackberry Bold. Both phones share common ground centered around the 3.2 MP camera, MicroSD (up to 32Gb), Bluetooth, GPS, HTML web browser, and optical trackpad. Both devices will continue to run Blackberry OS 5.

The 9100 series Pearl will sport 3G, 624Mhz processor, and Wifi. The new Pearl will support the 802.11n Wifi protocol for the first time of any Blackberry.

RIM Gets Friendly With Media Sync 3

Posted by Kallan Dahn Wednesday, November 25, 2009 0 comments

Rim has released Media Sync 3. This application will allow users of Windows or Apple's OSX platforms to sync media with their Blackberry's with ease. Users will be able to establish folders on their desktop that will automatically sync with their device. Pictures can automatically backup to the computers, and audio can sync with both Windows Media Plaer, and iTunes. The program is freely available for all Blackberry models that support media capabilities.

Droid is working accoring to AdMob Metrics

Posted by Kallan Dahn Monday, November 23, 2009 0 comments

Ad requests from Android smartphone increased 5.8 times between April and October accourding to mobile ad network AdMob. This increase has resulted in Android's requests totalling 20% of all US smartphoe traffic to their network. The Motorola Droid released by Verizon Wireless already accounts for 24% of all Android requests for their network. New Blackberry devices are also seeing significant growth as well. The Tour and Curve 8900, and 8520 have been leading the RIM device category. The aging 8100 series Pearl dropped from 28% of RIM traffic to 16% in October. The 8300 series curve however, is remaining rock solid at a 44% share for the last 6 months.

Blackberry App World Carrier Support

Posted by Kallan Dahn Saturday, November 14, 2009 0 comments

Blackberry has announced that their popular application market place dubbed Blackberry App World will begin to support the option to add the cost of applications to their bill, instead of the the users paypal account. (as it is currently set up now). This new addition to App World can be expected durring 2010.

Blackberry Getting Web-Kit Browser

Posted by Kallan Dahn Monday, August 24, 2009 0 comments

Torch Mobile announced today that they have been aquired by Research In Motion. Torch mobile is an application development company that has developed the IRIS web browser. The IRIS browser is a web-kit based software. This new browser is bound for the Blackberry platform. This comes shortly after an announcement by RIM to bring both Macromedia's Flash, and Microsofts Silverlight to their Blackberry platform.

Verizon's Storm Gets VCast

Posted by Kallan Dahn Friday, August 21, 2009 0 comments

Verizon has announced today that the Blackberry Storm will now have access to the VCast suite of products. The Storm will be the first smart device in Verizon's line up to be given the privlidge of VCast video services. Verizon Video serivce includes full length television programs, and live sporting events. The service will carry an additional $10 monthly fee for users who wish to take advantage of it. The VCast application must be downloaded before it can be used.

RIM Has Top Selling Smart Phone Q1 2009

Posted by Kallan Dahn Friday, August 14, 2009 0 comments

RIM is named the manufacturer of the top selling smart phone for the first quarter of 2009. The familier Blackberry Curve soared past even the newest iPhone unseating Apple as the king of smart phones. According to a research study conducted by NPD Group, RIM's market share in the consumer sector rose 15% from the previous quarter. RIM is currently also holding the lions share of the consumer smart phone segment with a 50% penetration rate. Apple and Palm both watched their market share shrink by 10%.

Smart Phones now account for 23% of the overall handset sales in the United States. Even in this downed economy customers are looking for more information right at the tip of their fingers. Here are the top 5 selling handsets for the first quarter.

RIM – Blackberry Curve (all 8300 series models)
Apple – iPhone 3G (all models)
RIM – Blackberry Storm
Blackberry Pearl (all models except Flip)
T-Mobile G1

RIM Seeks Developers for RIM Store

Posted by Kallan Dahn Tuesday, January 20, 2009 0 comments

Reasearch In Motion has announced that they have begun the search for applicants. Developers who wish to place their applications in the RIM Store will need to submit for approval via an application process. The RIM Store is expected to open this spring.

Flip Blackberry 8220

Posted by Kallan Dahn Tuesday, August 19, 2008 0 comments

The newest Blackberry is starting to show up for sale, and not in the form that we have come to expect from Research In Motion. While RIM did a good job with the release of its Pearl series trying to reach main stream users that desired a smaller form factor, they have taken this a step further. The newest Blackberry will come in a flip design. There is no need to visit your optometrist, and that was not a typo. The new Blackberry will be a hybrid between the existing Blackberry Pearl, and a clamshell style phone. The new Blackberry 8220 also comes equipped with Quad Band GSM/GPRS radios, Bluetooth, 802.11 g WiFi, MicroSDHC expandable memory, and run on Blackberry OS 4.6. The 8220 will also sport a 2 MP digital camera with Auto Focus, and provide native video playback support for MP4, 3GPP, H.264, and DivX. The main control of the unit will be RIM's ever popular Jog-ball. RIM, CellGeek Applauds your efforts to try something different!