How do you improve on the phone we described as “one of the cheesiest Android devices we’ve ever handled”? If you’re Alcatel, you switch from a sliding to candybar form factor, ditch the large, candy-colored buttons and add a touchscreen. That about sums up the OT-915, a budget handset that’s slated to make its official [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Blackberry’
Mobile Miscellany: week of February 6th, 2012
Posted: 11th February 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: Best Of The Rest, Blackberry, Free After Rebate, Front Page, Management Feature, Miscellany, Mobile News, Nbsp, Power Management, T Mobile
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Not all mobile news is destined for the front page, but if you’re like us and really want to know what’s going on, then you’ve come to the right place. This week, we’ve learned that T-Mobile is offering some of its best phones free after rebate (today only), and we’ve also spotted a new power [...]
RIM indulges in some ‘myth busting’ at BlackBerry DevCon Europe
Posted: 7th February 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: Alec, Amsterdam, Apps, Blackberry, Devcon Europe, Developer Relations, Downloads, Engadget, Health, Money, Myth, Myths, Nbsp, Notion, Rim, Saunders, Three Months, Vp
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Alec Saunders, VP of Developer Relations, just took the stage at RIM’s DevCon gathering in Amsterdam to build up and promptly knock down a few “myths” about RIM’s state of health. First up, he tackled the notion that BlackBerry is a declining platform by saying that App World is seeing six million downloads per day, [...]
ComScore: Android and iOS gallop ahead, US smartphone usage approaches 100 million
Posted: 4th February 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: 100 Million, Android, Apple, Blackberry, Break, Comscore, Email, Engadget, Fri, Gallop, Google, Market Share, Nbsp, Platforms, Press Release, Smartphones, Sunshine And Roses, Symbian, Traction, Windows Phone
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The latest report is in from ComScore, and as you might expect, the news is sunshine and roses for the crews at Google and Apple. Both companies platforms charted some worthwhile month-over-month gains, as Android is estimated to account for 47.3 percent of smartphones in the US, while iOS runs a strong second with 26.9 [...]
BlackBerry 7 devices get American, Canadian Government approval
Posted: 1st February 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: American Government, Blackberry, Canada, Canadian Government, Cryptographic Security, Curve, Engadget, Government Agencies, Government Approval, Governments, Missive, Nbsp, Obama, Rim, Smartphones, Suitable Level, Torch, Waterloo
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The Governments of the USA and Canada have announced that BlackBerry 7 (and 7.1) smartphones are suitable for official use. The units have been granted FIPS 140-2 certification, demonstrating a suitable level of cryptographic security to protect sensitive information. Gear that hasn’t been FIPS-certified can’t be purchased by Government agencies, so RIM can expect to [...]
BlackBerry 7 devices get American, Canadian Government approval
Posted: 1st February 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: American Government, Blackberry, Canada, Canadian Government, Cryptographic Security, Curve, Engadget, Government Agencies, Government Approval, Governments, Missive, Nbsp, Obama, Rim, Smartphones, Suitable Level, Torch, Waterloo
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The Governments of the USA and Canada have announced that BlackBerry 7 (and 7.1) smartphones are suitable for official use. The units have been granted FIPS 140-2 certification, demonstrating a suitable level of cryptographic security to protect sensitive information. Gear that hasn’t been FIPS-certified can’t be purchased by Government agencies, so RIM can expect to [...]
McAfee updates Mobile Security to 2.0, keeps you protected on the go (video)
Posted: 31st January 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: Anti Virus, Apps, Blackberry, Caution, Connoisseur, Email, Engadget, Exercise, Handsets, Intel, Mcafee Updates, Mobile Machine, Mobile Security, Nbsp, Pc World, Personal Data, Press Release, Slates, Subscription Fee, Symbian
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If you tend to exercise a bit more caution when using your mobile machine, we imagine you’ll welcome McAfee‘s Mobile Security 2.0 with open arms. The Intel-owned security connoisseur has just introduced its refreshed apps, designed to protect Android handsets and slates, along with BlackBerry and Symbian smartphones. All users can take advantage of features [...]
RIM CEO Thorsten Heins clarifies comments on change, rejects Android speculation
Posted: 27th January 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: Adoption, Aspirations, Balsillie, Belief That, Blackberry, Ceo, Differentiation, Exec, Hallmark, Heins, Observers, Prime Example, Qnx, Rim, Seismic Changes, Speculation, Standstill, Status Quo, Thorsten, True Belief
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Freshly anointed RIM CEO Thorsten Heins sat down with Crackberry this week to discuss his vision for the future of BlackBerry, his thoughts on Android and, most strikingly, his recent comments about maintaining the status quo. Shortly after his appointment, Heins issued a video address in which he implicitly claimed that RIM doesn’t need an [...]