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BBM / Blackberry Messenger comes to Android and iOS!

Blackberry's parent company RIM have announced that their extremely popular BBM application will come to Android and iOS later this year. No windows phone mention though. For a long time BBM has been exclusive to Blackberry's devices, with lots of users in the UK this is an interesting move. According to RIM's CEO Thorsten Heins the Blackberry 10 platform is good enough to cope without the exclusivity of BB ...

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Blackberry OS10 leaked yet again, and this time it looks different!

The guys over at Crackberry seem to have yet another leaked image of Blackberry OS10, the Operating system of which RIM's future lies upon. The OS which has taken years to create is due for release later this year, seeing either the beginning or the end of an era. The fact is that if RIM don't get this right then they are as good as gone from the market. While for some odd reason Blackberries are popular in ...

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The Pocketbook Guide to Switching Phones

For those of you out there who already have a Smartphone - and who actually love it beyond moral standards - this article is just an insightful peace on the things you need to think through before eventually you want to just get the newest version of the iPhone. For the rest of us BlackBerry users out there, then welcome to the all-you-need-to-know guide to choosing your next hefty investment in such an imp ...

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5 Reasons as to why the RIM ship is sinking

I own a BlackBerry. And a good one too. Perhaps because of this I am extremely sensible to all the good and bad things that Research in Motion does. And perhaps because when one makes their smartphone pick, one sticks to it like a football club - we get angry and excited with too much ease - so I couldn't be more disappointed with RIM right now. There isn't even the need to face it, it's a given fact: the R ...

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Blackberry Curve 9360 announced coming soon to the UK

Yes the Blackberry Curve 9360 has been announced, the successor to the ever popular Curve 8520 and 8900 devices, a staple among british teenagers. This edition fits in with RIM's new look style Blackberry line, loaded with Blackberry OS7, this device promises improvements over the current device as well as the previous BBOS6 devices. Early hands-on reports have been positive, however many people despise the ...

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Blackberry Torch 9860 Release, Coming Soon on Vodafone!

Yes, the Blackberry Torch 9860 is awaiting release and has appeared on Vodafone's famed coming soon page. This 1.2Ghz handset offers the largest screen ever found on a Blackberry, a measily 3.7inch 800*480. Furthemore, its not that thin, with a thickness of 11.7inchs. However this is assured to be the best solely touchscreen Blackberry ever, after all anything is better than the attrosity that was the Black ...

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Blackberry App World finally hits its 1 billionth download

While reporting last week that Apple has hit its 15 billionth download, it has come to our attention that Blackberry has completed their own landmark. In just over 2 years, the company has finally finished their 1 billionth download, which in today's world is a relatively slow time span. While it is true that the Android Market took a similar time, the market has now soared in popularity. The same can't be ...

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NFC and mobile payments to reach billions by 2015

    NFC and mobile payments to reach billions by 2015 According to tech analysts Juniper Research, the mobile payment market, which includes NFC payments, is expected to reach a colossal $670 billion (£419 billion) by 2015. Juniper Research's data indicates that NFC and other digital payment methods could account for 40% of the market in less than 4 years time by 2015. This will possibly allow for ...

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Blackberry Bold 9900 UK Release, Coming Soon on Vodafone

Yes, on the vodafone UK website the Blackberry Bold 9900 has been listed as coming soon, great news for those Blackberry fans. With a 1.2GHZ processor and a 2.8inch touchscreen this is the best Blackberry ever, but still does not live up to its hefty competition from the likes of the Galaxy S2 and the HTC Sensation! Mostly likely by the end of June, June 30th seems to be rumoured for now, but hey the sooner ...

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Mobile OS Comparision 2011

Mobile OS Comparison 2011, improved from last year and gets updated with the newest news. Have fun! As you might or might not already know there are in fact six major mobile OS's worth considering at the moment these are Apple's iPhone OS, Google's Android, and Palm's Web OS, WinPhone 7, Blackberry OS, Symbian This is here to compare them all in an awesome Mobile OS comparison of 2011. ...

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RIM’s Upcoming Devices: Bumped Specs, Same Design

  Research In Motion (RIM), makers of enterprise-darlings Blackberry phones, has seen a steady stream of leaks regarding it's upcoming devices. Updates to several of it's heaviest hitters are expected to be announced at this years Blackberry World event, running May 3rd to 5th, but various sites have managed to get their hands on spec sheets and prototype handsets. RIM's popular Bold and Curve models a ...

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Dual-core Smartphones: Should you be excited?

Put simply? Yes. Very. Forget the Desire HD, the Galaxy S, the iPhone 4, and the latest crop of Windows Phones. Forget single core processors and their anaemic 1GHz. Forget everything that 2010 gave us in terms of smartphone goodness. Forget everything you knew about smartphones, because in 2011, you're going to have your mind blown. [caption id="attachment_1175" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="The ...

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