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RIM BlackBerry 7230 review
Reviews With J2ME on-board, RIM is touting the BlackBerry's expansion into the Java realm, which is a plus. As with RIM's earlier combo units, you can plug in the bundled headset to make a call, but this model also features a built-in earpiece and microphone.
[February 2, 2004, 15:10]
RIM BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220
Blog The BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 (let's just call it the Flip for short), is the first clamshell device from RIM and it is not short on features. It goes without saying that it meets RIM's mobile email criteria, and it also packs GPS and Wi-Fi, which...
[December 4, 2008, 7:19]
RIM gives BlackBerry a consumer flavour
News RIM recently shipped its 20 millionth BlackBerry smartphone and the devices are ranked number one in the global PDA space, with 18.1 percent market share in May 2007, according to figures from analyst house Gartner.
[November 8, 2007, 17:43]
RIM patches BlackBerry security flaw
News The BlackBerry Professional Software 4.1 Service Pack 4 is also affected, RIM notes in its security advisory. RIM is asking corporate customers to install an interim patch for the BlackBerry Enterprise Server and an interim patch for the BlackBerry...
[January 14, 2009, 8:25]
RIM updates BlackBerry server software
News The new version of the server software, BlackBerry Enterprise Server version 3.5, is meant to work better with a customer's existing technology so that deploying and managing RIM's software is easier and more effective on a PC and a BlackBerry...
[October 8, 2002, 7:53]
RIM announces BlackBerry PBX functionality
News RIM has announced its BlackBerry Mobile Voice System (MVS), which promises to make the BlackBerry smartphone an extension of an enterprise's PBX system. Also at WES, RIM announced a plug-in for Microsoft Visual Studio, letting developers use the...
[May 9, 2007, 17:41]
RIM launches BlackBerry developer blog
News RIM opened its own outlet for third-party developers, the BlackBerry App World, in March. Late last month, RIM released its first BlackBerry Web Development Plug-In for Eclipse, along with version 1.2 of its plug-in for Microsoft Visual Studio.
[August 12, 2009, 17:04]
RIM denounces BlackBerry shutdown settlement offer
News During the RBC Capital Markets Communications, Media and Technology Conference in Whistler, British Columbia, Jim Balsillie, co-chief executive of the BlackBerry maker, said NTP's final position on licensing terms was too harsh for RIM to swallow.
[February 24, 2006, 8:00]
RIM launches BlackBerry eBay app
News RIM's BlackBerry App World is slowly but surely gaining ground as a storefront for distributing BlackBerry applications.eBay is the latest major company to forge a presence in the storefront, in the form of an eBay app for BlackBerry auctioneers...
[November 26, 2009, 15:24]
RIM unveils BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0
News RIM has officially taken the wraps off the latest version of its BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES). According to Alan Panezic, vice president of platform product management at RIM, 5.0 is the most "significant, substantial release of a BlackBerry...
[May 5, 2009, 16:46]
RIM releases BlackBerry development tools
News RIM's latest smartphones use a refreshed version of the BlackBerry user interface, and one in particular — the touchscreen BlackBerry Storm — has functionality that has not been available in the line before.
[October 8, 2008, 16:23]
RIM explains BlackBerry outage
News RIM said the "system routine" was not expected to impact the regular operations of the BlackBerry servers and infrastructure. RIM's service is centralised and works by routing all BlackBerry emails through one of two main Network Operations Centers...
[April 20, 2007, 9:39]
RIM names BlackBerry app store, gives pricing
News BlackBerry App World is RIM's answer to Apple's iPhone App Store, Google's Android Market and Palm's Software Store. RIM opened up submissions for its on-device app store and PC-based Storefront app store in January.
[March 5, 2009, 12:51]
RIM patches 'critical' BlackBerry PDF flaw
News RIM has released a patch for a security flaw in BlackBerry Enterprise Server that exposed corporate networks to hackers via maliciously crafted PDF documents. RIM's initial workaround was to prevent the BlackBerry Attachment Service from processing...
[July 23, 2008, 11:17]
No BlackBerry Crumble: RIM’s first DevCon Serves up a Tasty Pie
Blog Colourful by name and colourful by nature, the Plazmic Content Developer’s Kit 4.6 (Plazmic CDK) for the BlackBerry platform was also nestled into RIM’s announcement stack. As is always the way with these things, there are far too many pieces of...
[October 22, 2008, 8:54]
BlackBerry delays hamper RIM's growth
News This is the third time this year that RIM, which makes the BlackBerry wireless email device, has lowered its new-subscriber forecast. RIM blamed the revision on problems with two widely anticipated new products — the BlackBerry 8700 Series for EDGE...
[November 24, 2005, 8:55]
RIM unconcerned by BlackBerry spyware
News Mobile-device manufacturer RIM is unconcerned about a new release of software that aims to compromise the security of a BlackBerry device. Ian Robertson, senior manager of security and research at RIM, said users need not be particularly worried...
[July 4, 2007, 10:09]
RIM warns of BlackBerry PDF vulnerability
News When the attachment is viewed on a BlackBerry smartphone, it could shut down the server or allow malicious code to be executed on the computer hosting the service, RIM said. BlackBerry Enterprise Server versions 4.1.3 to 5.0 are affected, as is...
[May 29, 2009, 16:43]
RIM launches colour BlackBerry
News RIM also came out with a monochrome BlackBerry, the 6230. And some of RIM's indirect competitors, such as Palm or Handspring, already have colour screens in their devices. In fiscal 2003, which ended 1 March, RIM saw revenue rise to $306.7m from...
[June 3, 2003, 10:45]
Images: RIM shows off the BlackBerry Storm 2
News The brushed steel battery cover is one of several design changes made since the first version of RIM's touchscreen BlackBerry. The Storm 2 has a 1,400 mAh battery, which RIM claims will provide around six hours of talk time on a 3G network, and...
[October 16, 2009, 16:02]
