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  • BlackBerry how-to: Downgrade the OS on your RIM smartphone

    Perhaps your wireless carrier released a new software update for your BlackBerry smartphone, but your favorite applications just won't work on the new build. Or maybe you were feeling daring and decided to install a leaked "beta" BlackBerry OS to check out some new features, but it drastically degraded your handheld's performance.

    Written by Al Sacco29 Oct. 10 02:07
  • Lack of BlackBerry migration no bar for RIM PlayBook developers

    Although the full application development story is still being ironed out for Research in Motion's newly announced PlayBook tablet, developers are anxious to get their hands on one and start building anyway.

    Written by Paul Krill05 Oct. 10 21:06
  • RIM and Webtrends to launch analytics service for developers

    Application developers for BlackBerry will now be able to incorporate measurement into their apps, as Research In Motion (RIM) and Webtrends announce a collaboration to deliver a free enterprise-level analytics service.

    Written by Computerworld Staff30 Sept. 10 11:11
  • RIM jumps into tablet game

    Look out, Apple. BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM) is now in the tablet business.

    Written by Paul Krill28 Sept. 10 07:41
  • RIM shows off Web-based BlackBerry development platform

    While declining to discuss rumors of a planned pad computer, Research In Motion (RIM)  did roll out on Monday a Web-based application development platform for its BlackBerry smartphone, complementing the existing native development paradigm.

    Written by Paul Krill28 Sept. 10 06:50
  • BlackBerry brand hurt by corporate mandate to use them

    IT shops push BlackBerry smartphones on workers for added security, but a new survey shows that workers are less likely to be highly satisfied with them, compared with phones that the users choose themselves.

    Written by Matt Hamblen28 Sept. 10 09:41
  • Windows Mobile Growth Strong, Won't Match Android: IDC

    Microsoft's Windows Mobile OS will regain some of the smartphone market share it has lost recently - but will still be in last place in 2014, according to research firm IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker.

    Written by Shane O'Neill10 Sept. 10 02:34
  • Twitter mobile users up over 60 per cent since April

    Twitter's mobile user base has spiked 62 percent since mid-April, thanks in great part to the release of official Twitter applications for iPhone, Android and BlackBerry phones.

    Written by Juan Carlos Perez06 Sept. 10 04:24
  • Free BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express software updated

    Organisations that employ Research In Motion's (RIM) free BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) Express software to connect BlackBerry smartphones to corporate systems and resources have access to a new software update, BES Express 5.0 Service Pack 2 (SP2) or v5.0.0.2.

    Written by Al Sacco13 Aug. 10 04:08
  • You Are Not Your Vendor

    IT departments have often identified closely with their critical vendors. Using a Microsoft platform made you a PC shop; your ERP choice made you an Oracle or SAP shop. The servers you used aligned you with Sun, Microsoft or IBM.

    Written by Adam Hartung22 July 10 06:58
  • Smartphones Ride Tsunami of Demand

    During the next 90 days, consumer demand for smartphones will reach tsunami heights, according to a study released this week by ChangeWave Research. Despite recent troubles, Apple's iPhone 4 will be out in front along with HTC's Droid Incredible, while RIM's BlackBerry risks falling further behind.

    Written by Tom Kaneshige16 July 10 03:21
  • BlackBerry copies iOS 4 feature in server upgrade

    Research in Motion released BES (BlackBerry Enterprise Server) 5.02 today, an update that, in an unusual turnabout, copies a mobile management capability from the iPhone's iOS: the ability to manage corporate data separately from personal data. That allows, for example, IT to block access to corporate email and contacts from a device if a user leaves the company or loses the BlackBerry, while leaving the user's personal data intact. Apple introduced a similar capability in its iOS 4.0 in early June.

    Written by Galen Gruman08 July 10 04:16
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