RIM's BlackBerry L-Series smartphone has been caught in the wild again, with the BlackBerry 10 handset this time cosying up to Apple's iPhone 5. The image of the all-touch handset, shared by BBin, does not show it functioning - though a video demo back in October did - though it does give an idea of scale in comparison to Apple's latest iOS device.
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BlackBerry L-Series caught cavorting with iPhone 5
BlackBerry 10 sales “not too long after” January reveal insists COO
The first two BlackBerry 10 smartphones will go on sale "not too long after" they're officially revealed on January 30, RIM's COO has insisted, countering speculation that retail launches could drag significantly. The new devices will be 100-percent ready by the time of the unveil, Chief Operating Officer Kristian Tear told Reuters, in contrast to the BlackBerry PlayBook launch which saw the tablet publicly revealed months ahead of software finalization.
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BlackBerry Messenger gets voice chat feature
BlackBerry Messenger, more commonly referred to as BBM, just got a whole lot more interactive, with RIM adding a new voice chat feature to the application. Called BBM Voice, this new feature is available in BBM version 7. Users can make voice calls to other BBM users for free via a wireless Internet connection.
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BlackBerry 10 launch inked in for January 30, 2013 with two new phones
BlackBerry 10 will officially launch on January 30, 2013, RIM has confirmed, with the Canadian company promising to demonstrate its first two handsets at the event. The release dates for the two smartphones will also be confirmed at the same time, RIM says, though otherwise details - including where, exactly, the event will take place - are scant. All the BlackBerry company will comment is that there will be a simultaneous event "in multiple countries around the world."
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BlackBerry 10 on lockdown: Scores government-spec security clearance
BlackBerry 10 has been approved for secure messaging by government agencies, with RIM's incoming OS safe for the pockets of secret agents and presidential advisers. The platform achieved Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2 certification, RIM announced today, along with BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10, with encryption of data both on the server and on the device, and when en route between them.
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Verizon will begin shutting down its app store in 2013
Verizon Wireless has announced plans to begin closing down its app store starting in January. Presently, Verizon's marketplace is available on BlackBerry and compatible Android phones. The shutdown process will begin early next year, and is expected to be finished by March 27, according to the Verizon press release.
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US smartphone market share slows down, Android still on top
The smartphone market is a cage match, and all manufacturers are fighting for every last percentage of market share. However, the past few months have seen little activity as far as changes in smartphone market share. Since June, there hasn't been a significant increase or decrease in market share other than a couple of percentage points at most.
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Pentagon planning to adopt iOS, Android along with BlackBerry
Last week, US Immigrations and Customs made the announcement that they were dropping BlackBerry as their main devices and would be favoring the iPhone. Today, another US department is heading that way as well. The US Department of Defense at the Pentagon has announced that it will be adding iOS and Android devices to its network.
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US Immigrations and Customs dump BlackBerry in favor of the iPhone
If you thought the BlackBerry platform was coming back simply due to their powerful contracts held with the US government, today's announcement of the ICE drop might throw you for a loop - especially since they're moving to the iPhone instead. This update comes from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) who says BlackBerry "can no longer meet the mobile technology needs of the agency." This government agency speaks for groups such as Homeland Security Investigations and has been using RIM's BlackBerry phones for 8 years.
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RIM partners with 7digital for the Blackberry 10 music store
RIM has announced that 7digital will be its official music download service for the upcoming Blackberry 10 smartphones. According to the press release, the Blackberry App World will offer 7digital's catalog of over 22 million tracks, which includes new releases, independent artists, regional selections, and a back catalog of content. The Blackberry PlayBook and Blackberry smartphones' respective music stores are currently powered by 7digital.
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SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: October 17, 2012
It's time to begin counting down to the weekend once again, because we've hit Wednesday evening. Today we heard that the iPad Mini could launch on November 2, which makes sense considering that date is just over a week after Apple's October 23 press event. Later in the day, more sources were mentioning a November 2 release date for the iPad Mini, as well as spilling a few more details about the long-rumored device. The Isis NFC mobile payment system will apparently be launching on October 22, and Microsoft said that Internet Explorer 10 will be coming to Windows 7 in mid-November.
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RIM CEO Thorsten Heins sticks up for BlackBerry in letter to NY Times
A couple of days ago, The New York Times published a piece called "The BlackBerry as Black Sheep," which contained interviews with BlackBerry owners who are ashamed of their phone. In a nutsell, the general idea of the article is that, as the rest of the world moves onto Android and iOS, those who are left using BlackBerry open themselves up to mockery and ridicule because of their preference for a perceived "outdated" handset. RIM CEO Thorsten Heins has taken issue with that little report, taking the Times to task in a letter that was sent to the newspaper and published today.
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