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BlackBerry Bold 9700 Hits T-Mobile Stores (PC Magazine)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:13:55 +0000

PC Magazine - T-Mobile announced Wednesday that the BlackBerry Bold 9700 with Wi-Fi Calling is now available.

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Service Lets Users Build Own IPhone, RIM, Windows Apps (PC World)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:20:15 +0000

PC World - A startup is now offering to take the hard work out of creating mobile applications and even of porting them to the iPhone, BlackBerry and Windows Mobile platforms, all through an online service that gives novice developers simple templates for various types of businesses and organizations.

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Online calculator helps you choose the best smartphone (InfoWorld)

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:00:00 +0000

InfoWorld - As the number of truly smart smartphones continues to grow, choosing the right device for your personal or business use is increasingly difficult. It's no longer a clear choice betwen Apple's consumer-oriented iPhone and Research in Motion's enterprise-oriented BlackBerry.

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Matching Wal-Mart, Amazon Offers $100 Gift Cards To BlackBerry Buyers

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:20:47 +0000

Matching a recent move by Wal-Mart (WMT) , Amazon.com (AMZN) has unveiled a new promotion on Research in Motion (RIMM) BlackBerry phones, giving buyers of certain models who sign up for new 2-year plans free $100 “e-gift cards.” The deal runs from November 14 through November 20. The gift cards will be mailed automatically 6 weeks after the phones are purchased. Eligible AT&T (T) phones include the Bold 9000 - which is priced at a penny on Amazon; Verizon phones in the promotion include the Storm , which also is selling for a penny. There are eight other phones on the list, including models from Sprint (S) and T-Mobile . Earlier: Media Price War Continues, This Time In Blu-Ray Discs

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Ultimate mobile deathmatch: iPhone vs. BlackBerry vs. Droid vs. Pre (InfoWorld)

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:00:00 +0000

InfoWorld - The Android 2.0-based Motorola Droid does -- but not as much as Motorola and Verizon Wireless would like you to believe.

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Samsung Launches Bada Mobile Operating System (NewsFactor)

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:06:46 +0000

NewsFactor - There's another mobile operating system to add to the mix that includes Windows Mobile, Research in Motion's BlackBerry, Palm's webOS, Apple's iPhone, Symbian and Google's Android. On Tuesday, Samsung Electronics announced the launch of its own open mobile platform, called bada.

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Review: New BlackBerry Storm improves on original (AP)

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:27:25 +0000

AP - The first touch-screen BlackBerry phone, the Storm, got a few things right, but generally it was a chore to use.

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Wal-Mart Offering $100 Gift Card To BlackBerry Buyers

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:44:33 +0000

In the latest demonstration of the increasing competition smartphone market, Wal-Mart (WMT) this morning announced a one-week promotion on the Research In Motion (RIMM) BlackBerry , offering $100 gift cards to customers who buy one of the company’s phones with any of the four major wireless carriers. The deal includes these phones: AT&T Curve 8310 AT&T Bold 9000 Sprint Curve 8330 T-Mobile 8520 T-Mobile Pearl 8120 Verizon Storm Verizon Storm II RIMM today is up $1.13, or 1.8%, to $64.80.

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Wal-Mart offers $100 gift card on BlackBerry purchases (Reuters)

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:10:46 +0000

Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc is offering a $100 gift card along with the purchase of a BlackBerry phone for one week, in its ongoing bid to attract more holiday shoppers.

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Wal-Mart Offers $100 Gift Cards for BlackBerry Buys (PC Magazine)

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:28:50 +0000

PC Magazine - Wal-Mart Stores Inc is offering a $100 gift card along with the purchase of a BlackBerry phone for one week, in its ongoing bid to attract more holiday shoppers.

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RIMM: Bulls Pounds The Table After Developer Conference

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:43:43 +0000

Research In Motion (RIMM) shares received a flurry of Street endorsements this morning, as at least three bulls on the stock this morning issued upbeat notes following the company’s developer conference yesterday in San Francisco. RBC Capital analyst Mike Abramsky writes that announcements at the conference have narrowed the “perceived competitive gaps” versus rival smart phone platforms. The company unveiled an updated Web browser which is expected to ship early in 2010, demonstrated a new user interface , and announced new push, security and location-based services . RIMM also demonstrated Adobe Flash support on the BlackBerry. He notes that the new tools will allow for services like notifying users when friends are nearby. He says the combination of new offerings “may leapfrog” both the Apple (AAPL) iPhone , which can’t multi-task, and Android , which lacks the ability to do push applications. Abramsky maintains his Outperform rating. ...

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Nokia, Samsung step up smartphone battle (Reuters)

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:52:17 +0000

Reuters - The world's two largest cellphone makers, Nokia and Samsung Electronics, have unveiled their latest attempts to keep pace in the battle with smartphone rivals like iPhone and Blackberry.

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Nokia CEO says starts deliveries of top-model N900 (Reuters)

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:20:38 +0000

Reuters - Nokia has started deliveries of its new top-of-the-range model N900, a key product for the world's top phone maker in its battle against rivals iPhone and Blackberry.

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New BlackBerry Developer Tools Will Benefit Users (PC World)

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:10:00 +0000

PC World - At Research in Motion's BlackBerry Developer Conference Monday, the company made a slew of announcements that aim to boost the platform's appeal to developers. But more APIs, a better advertisement service and new Adobe and Eclipse toolsets don't seem too exciting to the average consumer. Fear not, faithful BlackBerry user--there are some enhancements that will directly benefit you. Read on:

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Blackberry buddies up to game developers (AFP)

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:57:18 +0000

AFP - Research In Motion (RIM) on Monday announced it is making Blackberry devices friendlier to game applications, as the business-oriented smartphones try to show a more playful side.

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RIM Unveils New BlackBerry Developer Tools (NewsFactor)

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 21:56:57 +0000

NewsFactor - The focus of smartphone development is moving, at least to some extent, from the hardware to software and applications. The 2009 BlackBerry Developer Conference, which is being held Nov. 9-12 in San Francisco, is centered on ensuring that the applications for the BlackBerry are as useful and flexible as those for Apple's iPhone, Palm's Pre, the Droid from Motorola, and other smartphone platforms that are competing for market share.

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RIM to help app developers use ads, micropayments (Reuters)

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 17:02:00 +0000

Reuters - Research In Motion is making it easier for software developers make money from the applications they develop for its popular BlackBerry smartphone as the company falters in the face of stiff competition from rivals like Apple Inc.

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RIMM: Susquehanna Downgrades; Sees Risks From Android

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 14:49:39 +0000

Susquehanna Financial analyst Jeffrey Fidicaro this morning downgraded Research In Motion (RIMM) to Neutral from Positive, asserting that Google ’s (GOOG) Android 2.0 operating system “will be more competitive than expected previously,” while catalysts expected in calendar Q4 2009 and Q1 2010 could be weaker than estimated. The combination, he writes, could lead to disappointing consumer sector net customer adds for the BlackBerry maker, especially in higher-end smart phones. “While we believe valuation is attractive, RIM could announce consumer-focused software upgrades at its developer conference [this week] and RIM continues to dominate the corporate smart phone market with a clear competitive advantage, we believe upside to shares will be limited in the intermediate term as RIM’s market share at Verizon (VZ) could be at risk,” he writes. Verizon, of course, is carrying the new Android-based Motorola (MOT) Droid , among other new phones. ...

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RIM Amps Up BlackBerry APIs (PC Magazine)

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 14:29:03 +0000

PC Magazine - Research in Motion ramped up its API offerings for BlackBerry Monday with the announcement of new advertising and payment services, general availability of content and alert push to apps, and three new location-based services.

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