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If you are rocking a BlackBerry Z10 and or a BlackBerry Passport, here’s a great opportunity to win a free bundle case courtesy of tech guru @mrjlwilliams. Make sure you give him a follow on twitter and subscribe to his YouTube channel as well.
We also just launched the brand new BlackBerry Fan Club Channel on BBM so make sure you hit us up on channel C002DE04B. Check out the video below for more information on how to win the BlackBerry Case Bundle. Good luck!
Based on the overwhelming interest in the Free BlackBerry PlayBook offer for developers Research in Motion has extended the offer for an additional two weeks.
To get a free BlackBerry PlayBook, developers must register as a BlackBerry App World vendor by 11:59 PM EST on February 15, 2012 and submit an app BlackBerry App World by 11:59 PM EST on March 2, 2012.
Registration is pretty easy. I took me less than 3 minutes or so to go through the process. Next we will submit an Android App that we created a year or so ago.
I’m not sure how long submitting my app will actually take, but, I am guessing that getting a free PlayBook for my trouble is worth going through the process.
[Via Inside BlackBerry]
Research in Motion is running a promotion where they are giving away a free BlackBerry PlayBook to organizations that upgrade to BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) v5.0.
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We just heard that registered BlackBerry DevCon attendees will receive a free 16 GB BlackBerry PlayBook to help kick start the development of their next application. This news doesn’t come as too much as a surprise as Free PlayBook tablets were given to attendees of BlackBerry World back in May.
This BlackBerry PlayBook tablet offer is open to those who have registered, paid in full and checked-in onsite at BlackBerry DevCon Americas 2011 in San Francisco. This offer will not be available for companion pass holders, event staff, or Research In Motion® (RIM®) employees.
The big question for me is if this offer is valid for attendees that pay the student rate of $199. If it is, this is probably the best way to pick a BlackBerry PlayBook up for under 200 bucks.
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I tend to install quite a few BlackBerry applications, so, I like to blow my device away every 3 to 4 months and re-install the applications that I really use on my device. Although there are numerous top notch premium BlackBerry applications in the wild, there are quite a few quality free BlackBerry apps out there as well.
Here is my top ten list of free BlackBerry applications that I just re-installed on my BlackBerry Bold…
[Read more…] about Top 10 Free BlackBerry Apps Installed On My BlackBerry Bold
Along with the announcement of the WebWorks SDK for BlackBerry PlayBook, RIM, also stated that they are extending the free BlackBerry PlayBook offer for any developer that gets a BlackBerry PlayBook application accepted into BlackBerry App World through March 15th.
[Via BlackBerry Dev Blog]
We’ve mentioned a time or two before that that Research in Motion is giving away a BlackBerry PlayBook tablet to any developer that gets a BlackBerry PlayBook application accepted into BlackBerry App World by the time the PlayBook launches, however, with the announcement that BlackBerry App World is now accepting PlayBook apps for submission, we figured that we should mention it again.
Free BlackBerry PlayBook offer overview
Developers who create a qualifying application for the BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet prior to its initial North American release are eligible for a free BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. The main criterion to qualify for the free BlackBerry PlayBook tablet offer is to have a qualifying application accepted into BlackBerry App World™, subject to certain Terms and Conditions.
You can submit multiple BlackBerry PlayBook tablet apps into BlackBerry App World, but each BlackBerry App World vendor will only qualify for one free BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. Apps will need to meet the BlackBerry App World Vendor Guidelines.
View the BlackBerry App World Vendor Guidelines
Terms and conditions
Three-step process to earn your free BlackBerry PlayBook tablet
- Develop and test your application.
View BlackBerry® Tablet OS development resources- Register for BlackBerry App World
- Submit your app to BlackBerry App World.
Log in to the BlackBerry App World vendor portal
TrustedUnlock.com, home of the $5 BlackBerry unlock code, is running a promotion where anyone can get a free BlackBerry unlock code simply by creating a link to www.TrustedUnlock.com somewhere on the internet. I personally haven’t used TrustedUnlock, so, to get some feedback on how their unlocking service works, we are giving away 10 free BlackBerry unlock codes here on RIMarkable to 10 people that leave a comment on this post between now and Tuesday, Nov. 23rd, at 11:59 p.m. EST.
We will randomly select 10 comments, contact, the commentators and send them unlocking information for their devices, no link necessary… We would appreciate, however, a comment telling us about your experience using TrustedUnlock’s service.
Remember, anyone can get a Free BlackBerry unlock code by leaving a link to TrustedUnlock.com somewhere on the internet, so, head over to www.trustedunlock.com to get promotion details.
SecondTab is a free BlackBerry application that allows you to open up a second BlackBerry Browser window and switch between them like you would any other running application by holding down your menu button. It isn’t exactly tabbed browsing, but, provides the ability to switch between browser windows which comes in handy quite often. One of the best things about SecondTab is that it is FREE!
Wirelessly Synchronizes BlackBerry Smartphones with Lotus Email, Calendar, Contacts and More; Works with Business and Personal Data Plans
Waterloo, ON. – Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM, TSX: RIM) announced today BlackBerry® Enterprise Server Express for IBM Lotus Domino – free server software that wirelessly synchronizes email, calendar, contacts, notes and tasks between BlackBerry® smartphones and IBM Lotus Domino without compromising security. The software is available today here.
BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express uses the same robust security architecture of the market-leading, premium BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, and includes more than 75 of the over 500 smartphone controls and IT security policies available with the premium version of BlackBerry Enterprise Server software. It supports BlackBerry smartphones on business data plans as well as most personal data plans*.
“BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express is a free download that is designed for businesses of all sizes. It provides an easy way for businesses to get started using BlackBerry smartphones with IBM Lotus Domino and it’s also an ideal no-cost software solution for businesses that want to allow their employees to connect their personal BlackBerry smartphones to their work email,” said Jeff McDowell, Senior Vice President, Enterprise and Platform Marketing at Research In Motion.
“There’s tremendous growth in work force mobility, from small businesses through to major corporations, and there is clear evidence that shows how smartphones can increase organizational responsiveness, improve productivity and help employees make the most of their time,” said Ed Brill, Director, Messaging and Collaboration, IBM Software Group. “BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express is a great opportunity for businesses to cost-effectively extend Lotus Domino to more employees on BlackBerry smartphones.”
With BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express connected to IBM Lotus Domino, BlackBerry smartphone users will be able to:
For IT administrators, BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express includes:
Software, the BlackBerry® Clients for IBM Lotus Sametime, Lotus Connections, and Lotus Quickr, and other enterprise-grade systems. The premium BlackBerry Enterprise Server is ideal for managing company-issued BlackBerry smartphones, whereas the free BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express is an ideal option for securely connecting employee-owned BlackBerry smartphones to the corporate network without adding software licensing costs to the company.The premium version of BlackBerry Enterprise Server for IBM Lotus Domino provides more extensive mobile device management capabilities, over 500 smartphone controls and IT security policies for more granular control, and is required for add-on solutions such as BlackBerry® Mobile Voice System, Chalk Pushcast
BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express for Lotus Domino is available today in seven languages, including English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese and Brazilian.