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What do you think of the latest BlackBerry commercial?

January 17, 2012 by Nick 4 Comments

I was taking a look at this recent BlackBerry commercial and I am torn on whether or not I like it.

My gut tells me that that it will appeal to people who already are, and, enjoy being BlackBerry users. I wonder, however, if it will appeal to folks who aren’t aren’t, namely new smartphone users who may not have recognized anything being done on that device less, maybe, texting (I know it is BBM).

Does this BlackBerry Commercial hit its mark? We’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments…

Press Release: RIM officially unveils BlackBerry OS 7.1

January 9, 2012 by Robb Dunewood 6 Comments

Research in Motion today, at CES 2012, has officially unveiled BlackBerry OS 7.1 which brings a familiar look and feel to existing BlackBeryr 7 devices, but, ads Mobile HotSpot support, NFC Tag support, and FM radio support to select BlackBerry Curve models.

Along with the BlackBerry 7.1 update, BlackBerry Messenger, BlackBerry Travel, and BlackBerry Traffic have been updated as well.

RIM faces legal battle over use of the trademarked acronym BBM

December 27, 2011 by Robb Dunewood 2 Comments

Earlier this month when a federal court in Albuquerque, New Mexico barred Research in Motion from using the trademarked name BBX RIM simply changed the name of their next-generation, QNX based, BlackBerry operating system to BlackBerry 10 suffering little more than the embarrassment of not having acquired the right to use the trademark before actually using it.

RIM finds itself in another legal battle over the use of BBM, short for RIM’s 50 million user plus BlackBerry Messenger mobile IM service, with BBM Canada, an industry group of broadcasters, advertisers and ad agencies, that has been using BBM in their branding for nearly 70 years.

BlackBerry Messenger users have been informally referring BlackBerry Messenger as BBM for years, and, after RIM started officially using the acronym, has become a core piece of RIM’s brand, and is a linchpin of the company’s global expansion, so it is doubtful that RIM will just stop using BBM.

BlackBerry Messenger 6.0.1 now available in BlackBerry App World

October 28, 2011 by Robb Dunewood Leave a Comment

BlackBerry Messenger has been updated to v6.0.1 and, if not already, will soon be available for download in BlackBerry App World.

BlackBerry Messenger 6.0.1 features include:

Explore BBM-connected Apps – BBM users will now be able to pull up “Explore BBM-connected Apps” from a menu in the BBM Contacts screen, which starts a BlackBerry App World storefront search for “BBM” by redirecting users to a list of up to 25 of the most popular BBM-connected apps available.
Sharing App Content with Your BBM Contacts is Easier – Users can share app-specific content with BBM contacts regardless of whether the contact has the app installed.
Include BBM v5.0 users in application invites – Now users can now invite BBM v5.0 & BBM v6.0 contacts to join in the fun and share BBM-connected app experiences.

In addition to BlackBerry App World, you can also download BlackBerry Messenger 6.0.1 by visiting http://blackberry.com/bbm

Research in Motion releases statement on delay of BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 until February

October 26, 2011 by Robb Dunewood 2 Comments

It turns out that the rumor that BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 was delayed until February true, and, as has been the case lately with RIM, the reality for RIM turns out to be worse than the rumor. Not only is BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 not coming out until Feb., it will not include native BBM support.

Augmented Reality browser Wikitude for BlackBerry udated to version 6.0.11

September 26, 2011 by Robb Dunewood Leave a Comment

Wikitude for BlackBerry, the BBM integrated augmented reality browser, has been updated to v6.0.11. Along with support for the new BlackBerry 9790 and 9380, Wikitude for BlackBerry includes the following features:

Landscape mode support in cam view for Torch 9810, 9850, 9860.
Routing to POI when clicking on address in POI detail screen
Location update more accurate in cam view while moving
Bug fix for privacy setting ‘Contacts’ for BBM chat

Wikitude for BlackBerry is a free BlackBerry download and you can pick it up in BlackBerry App World.

Download Wikitude for BlackBerry v6.0.11

BlackBerry Messenger for BlackBerry PlayBook mock-up pulled from new BlackBerry App World homepage…

September 7, 2011 by Robb Dunewood Leave a Comment

With the release of BlackBerry App World 3.0 Research in Motion updated the BlackBerry App World home page, and, for a brief time, a mock-up of BlackBerry Messenger for the BlackBerry PlayBook was featured. The BlackBerry Messenger for BlackBerry PlayBook mock-up has been removed, but, it does make us wonder if BBM for the PlayBook is coming sooner rather than later…

What are your top 5 BlackBerry apps?

August 31, 2011 by Robb Dunewood 16 Comments

The folks at #TeamBlackBerry, via the Inside BlackBerry blog, have released their top 5 BlackBerry apps list, however, it is unclear if this list is of top 5 BlackBerry apps available from RIM, or, just top 5 apps in general. All the apps listed: BBM, Email, Twitter, BlackBerry Camera, and Facebook are all apps developed by RIM, but, I don’t want to make any assumptions.

BlackBerry Messenger updated to v6.0.0.129 – “Show What I’m Listening To” returns

August 6, 2011 by Robb Dunewood Leave a Comment

BlackBerry Messenger has received an update to version 6.0.0.129 and is now available for download via BlackBerry App World. We haven’t seen a change log for BlackBerry Messenger v6.0.0.129, however, “Show What I’m Listening To” is back.

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