If you head over to the updated BlackBerry YouTube channel you will find a plethora of new videos showing off the new BlackBerry 10 operating system…
Archives for January 2013
Research in Motion Changes Name to BlackBerry…
Of all the things I was expecting to come out of the BlackBerry 10 launch today, Research in Motion changing it’s name to “BlackBerry” was not one of them.
I’ll be the first to admit just a few years ago when the BlackBerry was the predominant smartphone platform in the industry, a significant number of BlackBerry users had no idea that the name of the company that built their device was Research in Motion. Even today, although RIM is a pretty popular name, many people who know the acronym, don’t know what it stands for.
I guess I can understand why RIM would change its name, but, changing the company name to the name of the product??? That one is going to have to grow on me.
BlackBerryarkable just doesn’t have the same ring to it…
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FINALLY, BlackBerry 10!
Finally the day has come for the release of BlackBerry 10. It’s been a long tough road for Research in Motion and an equally long hard wait for loyal BlackBerry fans all over the world, but the train has finally pulled into the station.
They said we would never see this day but here it is. They said we were a dying breed but yet we stand tall through all the adversity and we continue to survive. They said we were dead but I have yet to see a death certificate and or a funereal.
For those that used to love us and moved on to other platforms, I would like to say “Look at us now.” For those who hoped that we would falter and fail, I would like to say…” I Ain’t Happening”. For those who blasted us for our commitment to BlackBerry, I would like to say “WE ARE STILL COMMITTED AND PROUD TO BE!”
So with that said I have added a link below with conference details, Festivities kick off at 10am ET. Enjoy and Happy Jan.30th!
Get to Know The Man Behind the Apps, RIM’s Alec Saunders
I have had the pleasure to work with RIM and meet a lot of important people in the company. When they had BlackBerry World in early 2012 in Florida, I knew then that RIM had something special on its plate and that was BlackBerry 10.
The one thing I knew that would be important to RIM would be developer support for BlackBerry 10. With the release of the BlackBerry Playbook a year earlier product reviews where nasty at best, a tablet with excellent hardware but failed on the application side. I knew then that RIM would have to really step it up in order to compete in the tablet world and with the new OS, BlackBerry 10.
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Pre-Orders for BB10 Now at Walmart Canada
Wal-Mart Canada is now taking pre-orders for BlackBerry 10. Rogers, Bell, TELUS, Virgin, Koodo, WIND, SaskTel and Mobilicity all have committed that they will have BB10 when it launches. Now this is great news especially for all our fans up in the great north of Canada.
How far behind will US carriers be on board with the launch of BB10? Hopefully not too far, I just can see myself waiting until March to get my hands on a BB10 phone, I need this phone NOW!
All four major US carriers have said publicly that they would in fact carry BlackBerry 10 devices, well, we shall see.
Check Out Episode #147 Of The SMRpodcast!
It’s been a while since we’ve recorded an episode of the SMRpodcast, however, our little hiatus is over and our first show of 2013, Episode #147, is online.
Head over to SMRpodcast.com to see all the show notes and subscriber information, or, just listen here on RIMarkable after the jump.
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Win Tickets for BlackBerry 10 Launch Celebration in NYC!
How would you like to celebrate the launch of BlackBerry 10 on January 30? All you have to do is follow BlackBerry on Twitter (@BlackBerry) and you can win tickets for you + 2 friends to the exclusive evening Fan Event in NYC.
Winners will also receive a free BlackBerry 10 phone as a part of this wonderful event. To win all you have to do is tweet a 10 word BlackBerry 10 excitement story or phrase. In order to get the BlackBerry phone you must be in attendance.
Winners will be judged on 3 items: Creativity, Relevance and The Overall Impression of your 10 word story or phrase. So head on over to Twitter and follow @BlackBerry today and put yourself in position to win a trip to NYC!
All In One Remote App for BB10
Yesterday I had the pleasure of downloading and playing with a new App for BlackBerry 10 called All in One Remote. AIO Remote uses your Wi-Fi or Bluetooth connection to remotely control your PC or Mac from your BlackBerry 10 device.
AIO also works with your BlackBerry Playbook proving you with full remote control of your PC or Mac. With AIO Remote you also have options to launch and control Power Point, Windows Media Player, Media Player Classic, VLC, Winamp, Totem and Banshee.
Check out the video below and let us know what you think about All in One Remote for BlackBerry 10.
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BlackBerry 10 model RFH121LW on with FCC
Another BlackBerry 10 model phone hit the FCC yesterday. Model RFH121LW was added to the list of new BlackBerry 10 devices submitted to the FCC making this the 3rd device to date. While there is not much information on this particular device model, it adds to the mystery of what kind of device it could possibly be.
RIM is truly setting its self-up for what could be a game changer in the mobile computing/smart phone industry with the launch of BlackBerry 10 in less than 30 days away.
Happy New Year!
Just wanted to wish all the family here at RIMarkable a Happy New Year.
We look forward to a very successful run in 2013 and without you it can’t happen.
Thanks for all the support and feedback!