BlackBerry Partners Fund announces first three outside investments
Today, the BlackBerry venture fund is announcing its first three outside investments. The first three the fund found worthy are: Buzzd, a location-bases services (LBS) social network, Digby, a mobile commerce provider and WorldMate, a mobile travel service.
The BlackBerry Partners Fund is a $150 million fund set up by BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIM), the Canadian bank RBC, Thomson Reuters and the venture firm JLA Ventures. It was set up in the wake of the… Continue Reading
Mobile shopping start-up Digby snags BlackBerry deal
Alltel’s BlackBerry devices will now come preloaded with a mobile shopping application called Digby. Just in time for holiday shopping.
Digby, of Austin, Texas, aims to make shopping-on-the-go easier. Web surfing on the Blackberry can be cumbersome, given most web sites aren’t designed for mobile devices. With Digby’s interface, users get immediate storefront access to partnering vendors, and can buy books, flowers, music, electronics, and such without hassle.
Digby says you can make purchases in 30 seconds… Continue Reading