BlackBerry Partners Fund announces first three outside investments

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… Continue Reading

Mobile shopping start-up Digby snags BlackBerry deal

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…. Continue Reading