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BlackBerry 7 OS devices to finally get WiFi Hot Spot support

Rue Liu, Sep 13th 2011 Discuss [2]

The BlackBerry 7 OS devices recently launched have on their boxes the label "Hot Spot Capable," and yet none are capable of this feature just yet. A leaked memo to the Now Network carrier, however, reveals that the mobile WiFi Hot Spot feature will be coming soon via a software update in the coming months. Read The Full Story

RIM Teases New BlackBerry OS 7 Device Details Coming Tomorrow

Rue Liu, Jul 25th 2011 Discuss [8]

Research In Motion (RIM) has just tweeted a message not more than an hour ago, teasing new details of their upcoming BlackBerry OS 7 devices. The company is set to launch seven of these devices before the end of this year in hopes of turning things around and providing enough buffer time before its transition to a new QNX platform. Read The Full Story

Seven BlackBerry 7 smartphones incoming as RIM struggles to compete

Shane McGlaun, Jul 13th 2011 Discuss [8]

RIM is not doing well on the smartphone market today as users leave in droves for the iPhone and Android devices. RIM's Blackberry line of smartphones was once the most popular on the market and that popularity has waned as RIM struggled to keep up with the rapidly changing smartphone market. RIM also has difficulty in the tablet market with sales of its Playbook tablet a disappointment to the company. Read The Full Story

BlackBerry Bold 9900 Passes Through FCC

Rue Liu, Jul 11th 2011 Discuss [5]

RIM announced the BlackBerry Bold 9900 back in May for a summer release. However, the company has since had to delay the launch to September. It's not certain what caused the delay although rumors have been blaming BlackBerry OS problems. Today, FCC documents show that the handset has just passed through, signaling that the hardware, at least, is ready for a fall launch. Read The Full Story

MasterCard Partners With CSI For Mobile Payments App On Android, iOS, and BlackBerry

Rue Liu, Jun 27th 2011 Discuss [2]

In a strange move, MasterCard has gone on to partner with CSI for their own mobile payments app. The "tap to pay" convenience of mobile payments is expected to really expand next year, with competing services coming from the Google Walletservice, Visa, and ISIS. MasterCard was a partner for Google's Wallet service, so its not certain why they've branched off to push out a separate mobile wallet app. Read The Full Story

BlackBerry PlayBook 4G Delayed Until Fall

Rue Liu, Jun 16th 2011 Discuss [2]

In the midst of the negative news from RIM's quarterly earnings report, it's been revealed that the BlackBerry PlayBook will not be getting a 4G version until fall. The Wi-Fi version of the tablet was launched back in April with the plan of having a 4G version launch sometime this summer. Read The Full Story

Angry Birds for PlayBook confirmed

Chris Davies, May 3rd 2011 Discuss [0]

RIM may be calling the BlackBerry PlayBook an enterprise tablet, but it can't seem to leave consumers alone at BlackBerry World 2011. After video chat and Facebook apps were announced yesterday, RIM co-CEO Mike Lazaridis confirmed today that Angry Birds for the PlayBook is coming sometime this summer. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Morning Wrap-Up, May 2nd 2011

Samia Perkins, May 2nd 2011 Discuss [0]

The biggest news this morning, of course, is that Osama bin Laden is dead, killed in a raid by the US Military. And the news was inadvertently broken first on Twitter by one Sohaib Athar, who is now begging media to leave him alone so he can get some sleep! In other news, BlackBerry World is happening now, and we are loaded up with BlackBerry news, including the news that the BlackBerry PlayBook will be getting updates every few weeks to get the somewhat disappointing software up to speed. Already, there is news that the PlayBook will be getting Video Chat and Facebook apps in May. Read on to see all the BlackBerry news, and much more, including Thunderbolt, Nokia, ASUS, Motorola and Apple. Read The Full Story

BlackBerry PlayBook updates “every few weeks” as RIM refines tablet

Chris Davies, May 2nd 2011 Discuss [1]

RIM made life difficult for early reviewers of the BlackBerry PlayBook with almost daily updates of the QNX OS the tablet is based on, improving and tweaking in the run up to launch. The company isn't threatening quite the same pace now that the PlayBook is on the market, but it is committing to very frequent updates: every few weeks, in fact. Read The Full Story

RIM: No BlackBerry 7 OS for existing phones

Chris Davies, May 2nd 2011 Discuss [1]

RIM has confirmed that existing BlackBerry handsets will not be getting an upgrade to BlackBerry 7 OS, as unveiled this morning on the Bold 9900/9930. Confirmed at BlackBerry World 2011 this morning, the absence of legacy support means current devices will be stuck at OS 6.x. Read The Full Story