Despite announcing its intentions to block web services from BlackBerry devices starting last week, Saudi Arabia has allowed them to continue functioning unimpeded while BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion tries to resolve the country’s security complaints with the smartphones.
The country …
Document sharing startup Box.net announced today that it has added a key feature to its iPad and iPhone applications — the ability to download files for offline viewing.
It seems like a relatively straightforward improvement, but it could dramatically improve …
The Obama administration has stepped in to mediate discussions between BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion and foreign governments — including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and more — who want to ban the devices due to security threats, reports the …
Dish Network subscribers will soon have free access to live television streams and content recorded on their digital video recorders from a variety of mobile devices, according to a report by the Associated Press.
The satellite TV company will release …
Starting this Friday, BlackBerry smartphones will no longer be able to send and receive wireless data in Saudi Arabia. The country has moved forward with its initial announcement, made earlier this week, to block the devices, reports Ars Technica.
The …
For the first time since the end of 2007, BlackBerry maker Research in Motion has lost its lead in U.S. smartphone sales. The culprit? Google’s Android mobile operating system, according to the latest report by the NPD Group research firm.…
We knew that BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion was going to announce something big at its joint AT&T event today, and it certainly didn’t disappoint. The company unveiled its latest flagship device, the touchscreen BlackBerry Torch, which will be available on …
The United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia have both announced that they will be blocking select BlackBerry communication functions because they are unable to monitor them, reports the BBC.
The UAE plans to block web access, email, and BlackBerry-to-BlackBerry instant …
Last week we reported that RIM’s upcoming new touchscreen Blackberry (which also sports a slide-out keyboard) will likely hit shelves on August 15, according to the BlackBerry Partners Fund’s John Albright. Now Engadget reports that RIM is planning a major …
BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion is apparently gearing up to release a new touchscreen device on August 15 on AT&T, according to the BlackBerry Partners Fund’s John Albright, who spoke today at the paidContent Mobile Conference in New York.
We’ve known …
Yesterday, Motorola officially unveiled the Charm, its next Android phone for T-Mobile, and quite possibly the most unique Android device yet. Unlike typical touchscreen smartphones these days, the Charm features a small 2.8-inch display on top of a full hardware …
Over the past few years, the growth of mobile platforms has emerged as the most innovative and exciting technology trend in some time. Before the launch of the iPhone, Microsoft was suffering through the tepid launch of Windows Vista, and …
BlackBerry maker RIM is apparently taking a page from Palm’s book — one that the troubled RIM smartphone rival discarded. The company is developing a tablet that will serve as a BlackBerry companion device — not unlike Palm’s failed netbook-like …
Despite Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ endless disdain for Flash and his refusal to allow the software on the iPhone and iPad, Adobe expects that Flash will be on 250 million smartphones by the end of 2012, according to Reuters.
In …
Apple’s mobile apps now number about 225,000, chief executive Steve Jobs said today. He said roughly 15,000 apps are submitted each week to the store on-stage at the company’s developer conference today.
However, he didn’t relent on the store’s approval …
Sometimes, the path to startup success takes a sharp turn. In January 2009, VentureBeat wrote about Skydeck, an all-in-one mobile phone productivity service that offered caller ID, human-written transcriptions from voicemail to text, and Web-based management of the whole thing. …
BlackBerry Partners Fund, a joint venture between BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion, JLA Ventures, and other investors, is moving aggressively into China with a new $100 million fund.
You can read the announcement at the new BlackBerry Partners Fund China website. …
Smartphones by Blackberry-maker Research in Motion and Apple continue to gain global market share against all other cell phone types, according to a recent report by market research firm iSuppli. RIM and Apple claimed the fifth and sixth spots in …
Palm was king of the handheld screen when it launched its popular Palm Pilot handheld device back in the 1990s. But it’s since been almost forgotten in a flurry of competitors vying for a slice of the smartphone market. And …
Today at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, BlackBerry maker Research In Motion made several announcements that showed the company isn’t ready to give up its smartphone dominance in the US just yet.
RIM announced a new WebKit-based web browser …
