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BlackBerry Messenger won't be turned off despite involvement in London riots
RIM have confirmed that they will not be switching off the BlackBerry Messenger service tonight in London, despite the possibility of further violence in the capital tonight and the belief that much of this week's trouble was orchestrated using the…
RIM go all touchy feely with the BlackBerry Torch 9860
Alongside the launch of the QWERTY/touch combo that is the Torch 9810, RIM have today also revealed the touch-only BlackBerry Torch 9860. Ditching the keyboards that BlackBerry are famous for, the Torch 9860 has the same 1.2GHz processor seen in…
BlackBerry Torch 2 and Monza/Volt 9860 leak ahead of today's expected unveiling
BlackBerry makers RIM were expected to show today the new handsets that they hope will turn around the company's flagging fortunes. However, it seems a spy has beaten them to it, with what appear to be final press shots for…
Early version of BlackBerry PlayBook Android App player leaks online
RIM have been awfulyl quiet about their Android App Player for their BlackBerry PlayBook tablet after revealing the feature in March. They're obviously working hard at getting it ready, which makes it all the more unfortunate that they themselves…
BlackBerry PlayBook is ready for the White House
RIM's BlackBerry PlayBook has become the first table to receive the certification necessary to be used by White House officials and other US federal government agencies. Given the thumbs up for the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2 certification, RIM's…
BlackBerry platform now sits in bronze position behind iOS and Android in smartphone race
Another sorry day for the RIM team; the latest comScore market share stats show that the BlackBerry platform now officially trails behind Apple's iPhone and Google's Android devices in the smartphone race. It's quite the fall from grace for RIM,…
RIM respond to employee's open letter rant
A 1,700 word open letter from a disgruntled RIM employee has hit the web. Apparently written by an anonymous senior executive at RIM, it's slammed the company enough to warrant an official response from the BlackBerry makers. The employee's…
RIM profits fall: Where are the BlackBerry team going wrong?
It's been a tough couple of weeks for RIM, the company behind the BlackBerry brand. After their fledgling BlackBerry PlayBook tablet was met with a lukewarm reception in the States, and an even cooler response in stores (only 500,000…
BlackBerry PlayBook vs. Apple iPad 2
RIM have been billing their BlackBerry PlayBook tablet as an iPad killer ever since they first revealed it way back in September 2010. With a greater focus on enterprise usage than the iPad 2, its smaller 7 inch form…
BlackBerry Playbook hits Carphone Warehouse a day early
We've become so used to waiting for the BlackBerry Playbook that grabbing it an extra day before it hits the shops hardly seems a big deal, but either way Carphone Warehouse are offering the RIM tablet a day earlier than…
