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Nokia, RIM lose ground as Samsung, HTC advance: IDC Q4 2010 report

February 7, 2011 0 Nimish

In what seems to be yet another sign of the old order changing and giving way to new players in the mobile phone market, IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker’s round-up of the fourth quarter of 2010, has shown Nokia…

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Now there’s an app for making your trip – MakeMyTrip comes to BlackBerry

January 24, 2011 0 Anupama

Indian online travel agency MakeMyTrip (MMT) has launched its travel booking app on the BlackBerry App World in India. Called MakeMyTrip Mobile, the app will help users search and compare air fares and booking through authorized transaction channels with Visa…

Video: RIM Blackberry Playbook with QNX OS

January 12, 2011 1 Luke Abell

We went hands-on with the RIM tablet i.e. the Blackberry Playbook at CES 2011, and here is a fairly detailed demo of the same (running the QNX OS). The Playbook is due to come out in Q1 of 2011 and…

RIM Demos HTML5 and Flash Gaming On BlackBerry PlayBook

January 5, 2011 0 Rahul S

RIM’s much awaited Apple iPad killer, the PlayBook is set to be launched in the next few months. RIM has been continuously churning out videos of the PlayBook in action to give us all a hint of what to expect…

RIM Blackberry holds emerging markets, how long?

December 18, 2010 3 Annkur

Over the past few days taking a look at how RIM CEO Mike Lazaridis dogged questions at the D Dive Into Mobile Conference and subsequently the last quarter results which just came out (14.2 million handsets shipped), its clear that Blackberry is holding its ground…

QNX Powered Blackberry PlayBook Demoed on Video, Impressive UI

December 9, 2010 0 Annkur

With Motorola tablet running Honeycomb showing up to the world, Blackberry Playbook surely couldn’t wait for 2011. BGR has managed to get a 10 min video demo of the Play Book that is expected to go on sale sometime in 2011. The prototype demoed works well,…

BlackBerry Bold 9780 Launched In India

November 25, 2010 3 Rahul S

BlackBerry seems to have silently launched its latest handset from the Bold lineup in India. The Bold 9780 is now selling for Rs. 26,900 if we are to go by a tweet from folks over at Mahesh Telecom. The successor…

BlackBerry OS 6.0.0.377 For Torch 9800 Leaked

November 5, 2010 0 Rahul S

It’s turning out to be a busy week for BlackBerry users around the globe. After the arrival of OS 6 for Bold 9700, Pearl 3G 9100 Pearl 9105 and the Curve 3G 9300 all of which received OS 6.0.0.344 as…

BlackBerry 9570 Storm 3 specifications details surface

November 1, 2010 0 c0rex

Specifications of BlackBerry Storm 3 have surfaced the web at several places. However, the details about the processor and graphics chipset used still remain a mystery. This time RIM has played safe with AMOLED screen.

Gizmo Podcast #4 (Mini): Discussing the RIM Blackberry Playbook

September 30, 2010 0 Annkur

We are back with another mini discussion and this time its the Blackberry tablet aka the Playbook. Unveiled recently, the PlayBook would release sometime in early 2011 and we take a look at how it stacks up against the whole…

RIM reveals BlackBerry PlayBook, available only in 2011

September 28, 2010 2 Mr Spock

So all the rumours were true. RIM finally took the wraps off its tablet, the BlackBerry PlayBook, a few hours ago. The device will run a new software, dubbed BlackBerry Tablet OS, developed by QNX Software, a company RIM acquired…

Six reasons why we are not crazy about a BlackBerry tablet

September 24, 2010 2 Mr Spock

The market has been buzzing with rumours about a BlackBerry tablet, whatever RIM chooses to call it. While many people seem very eager to see what the company is conjuring up, we must confess to harbouring some cynicism. It is…

RIM’s BlackPad aka Blackberry tablet coming next month?

September 23, 2010 0 Annkur

While we are still banging our heads against the iPad and discussing if the tablet is a necessity or a luxury, new players are entering the race each passing day. Now if you are a loyal Blackberry user and if…

Want to update your BlackBerry Bold 9000 to OS 5.0 in India? Here’s how!

August 29, 2010 1 Mr Spock

It may already have a successor, but for many users (us included) the BlackBerry Bold 9000 remains one of the best smartphones to have ever emerged from the RIM stable, blame it on that lovely display, the spacious keypad, and…

Blackberry Torch: Goldman says sales poor, Amazon cuts price by 50%

August 17, 2010 0 Annkur

Now if the reviews were any indication you probably knew this was coming. As it turns out the Blackberry 9800 Torch that went on sale on 12th August isn’t off to a flyer as you would expect a major product…

Indian Government sets August 31 deadline for BlackBerry

August 12, 2010 1 Mr Spock

The tangle between the Indian government and RIM over the latter’s e-mail and messaging service continues. The Indian government has now evidently given the cellphone company until August 31 to comply with its decision to allow law enforcement agencies access…

Four things we like (and do not like) about the BlackBerry Torch

August 4, 2010 0 Mr Spock

So, the BlackBerry Torch 9800 is finally out. And as with all tech products that are unveiled, the critics and supporters are out in force, the former calling it a dud and the latter the coolest thing since sliced bread.…

Blackberry Torch 9800 is official! OS 6 and slidedown QWERTY

August 3, 2010 0 Annkur

AT&T has gone live with the Blackberry 9800 Torch on its site, and this one looks exciting. RIM is yet to go official with the device (the event is ongoing), but here are the meaty details that has come in…

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