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Grameenphone Introduces BlackBerry To Bangladesh

January 10, 2008

Grameenphone Ltd. and Research In Motion yesterday announced the launch of the BlackBerry wireless solution to business users in Bangladesh.
Grameenphone is the first company to offer BlackBerry service Bangladesh and will start of offering the BlackBerry 8700 and BlackBerry Pearl along with BES and BIS service.
Anders Jensen, CEO at Grameenphone said: “The BlackBerry platform is [...]

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BlackBerry Goes To China

October 24, 2007

It looks like the BlackBerry has officially made it’s way to the People’s Republic. Alcatel-Lucent and Research in Motion have just announced that they have inked a deal making the the BlackBerry 8700 the first smartphone offered enterprise customers in China.
“This strategic partnership perfectly matches Alcatel-Lucent’s global presence and strength in the Chinese market [...]

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Nvidia CIO, George Stelling, Says His BlackBerry is “Like Oxygen”

October 27, 2006

It looks like the George Stelling, the CIO of Nvidia, just might be a BlackBerry addict.
In a Forbes.com Executive Toy Box, Nvidia’s top tech guy says that his BlackBerry 8700 is “Like Oxygen”. “I need it. It’s with me everywhere, even at the gym.”
If George could make three changes to his BlackBerry he would [...]

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More on the BlackBerry 870* Bluetooth Modem Tether

October 18, 2006

Alex King has received numerous questions in response to his bounty for the BlackBerry 870* Bluetooth modem tether for OS X that was claimed yesterday.
He has been asked so many questions that he has created a FAQ of sorts that answers questions like release dates, speed, if the bluetooth modem tether works on Windows PCs, [...]

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Bluetooth Modem Tether for Mac Bounty is Claimed

October 17, 2006

We have talked, a couple of times, about a bounty that Alex King set up to get a Bluetooth modem tether from an 87xx series BlackBerry to a Mac running OS X. The September 30th deadline was reached without anyone claiming the bounty, however, Alex extended the time frame because a promising submission, although [...]

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bbTV is coming to Canada… We aren’t missing much in the States…

August 8, 2006

When I got up this morning I, along with all other CanWest MediaWorks VideoPlayer beta testers, had an email informing us that the beta trial was coming to an end, however, CamWest is about to unveil their commercial product, bbTVTM.
If I am honest, I was not all the impressed with the CanWest’s VideoPlayer. In [...]

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Introducing the BlackBerry 8700b (The b stands for Bling)

July 26, 2006

With all the rumors out about new BlackBerry models coming out with joysticks, built-in digital cameras, and removable memory slots, this little gem of a device almost got passed us.
Here is a shot of big time Hip-Hop artist and producer Pharrell sneaking us a peak of the upcoming, 18-karat gold plated, if you’re a true [...]

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SONA Mobile VideoPlayer… First Thoughts

June 27, 2006

So, I downloaded the CanWest MediaWorks’ VideoPlayer for BlackBerry powered by SONA Mobile yesterday and have had a chance to play around with with it a bit. I know that it is currently in beta, however, my first thought is that VideoPlayer is quite horrible compared to what you get on Windows Mobile and [...]

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Jim Cramer thinks that a Verizon BlackBerry 8700 will spike RIM’s stock

June 23, 2006

Mad Money’s Jim Cramer, who is not a big fan of Research in Motion, thinks that when Verizon releases the BlackBerry 8700 model “sales will soar”.
Cramer still doesn’t view Research in Motion as an investment because it is”like a rollercoaster”, however, states that the stock is at a “beckoning” level and that he thinks that [...]

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