BlackBerry has gained a reputation in the mobile space during the past decade or so as the “most secure” handheld device and mobile platform available. That’s largely due to RIM’s BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES) software for corporate e-mail deployments, which has earned high-level security certifications from some of the world’s most demanding information-security organizations, including the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); Canada’s Communication Security Establishment (CSE); and the U.K.’s Communications Electronic Security Group (CESG), among others.
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Your first option for a BlackBerry music player is of course MP3 – a BlackBerry device comes preinstalled with a media player that can be used to playback MP3 files, and these can either be saved to your phone or removable memory card. Playback is then possible via your media player app, and in most cases the one provided as part of the included software on your phone should be enough. You might also opt to keep a good selection of tunes on your BlackBerry device at all times – an up to date version of BlackBerry Media Sync can be very useful. Read the rest of this entry »
With the hand-held platform battle over share of the market heating up, more people wonder simply which systems might be less dangerous through attackers as well as snoops. Gartner analyzer Sara Pescatore presented the actual query in his blog final Fri, likening a few smart phone systems towards the Computers available system yet others up to the more locked-down mainframe. Pescatore mentioned which, to date, the smart phones with increased closed eco-systems are the most popular. Here’s what he’d to say:
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On concerns of national security, the government has yet again warned Research in Motion (RIM) that it may shut down Blackberry services if it fails to address the security concerns relating to monitoring of emails and SMSes. The Ministry of Home Affairs has told the service provider that it will have to shut shop in India unless it comes up with a way to enable security agencies to monitor data transfers on its system. Blackberry services are encrypted and cannot be accessed on any other servers. The home ministry has reiterated its threat to Blackberry after receiving a fresh warning from the Intelligence Bureau (IB) that Blackberry could pose a threat to the national security as it can be used by terror elements to plot and execute a strike as security agencies cannot intercept the messages exchanged. Read the rest of this entry »
CORPORATE SMARTPHONE MAKER Research in Motion (RIM) has decided to release the low-down on multi-media features that will be supported in the upcoming Blackberry 6.0 OS. A RIM blogger known only as Vikram put up a blog post yesterday to talk about the multi-media features. “Our team has been working hard to enhance the overall multimedia experience in BlackBerry 6, and we’ve packed a lot of changes into the upcoming release. I’m very excited to be able to provide some more details about this aspect of BlackBerry 6 today.” Read the rest of this entry »
Research In Motion delivered a quarter that showed buckling market share and disappointing sales as the smart phone marker feels the heat from Apple and Google. Investors didn’t take the news well, with shares of Research In Motion ( RIMM – news – people ) tumbling 9.5%, or $5.59, to $52.97, in afternoon trading on Friday.
“RIM is losing market share,” says Andy Hargreaves, analyst at Pacific Crest Securities. “Their devices lack an effective browser, especially compared to what Apple ( AAPL – news – people ) and Google ( GOOG – news – people ) have, and they lack an attractive app environment, and that’s what people want now. Email is still a valuable piece, but it’s only one piece and if you don’t have the whole pie you won’t be able to capture any of that high-end share.”
For its fiscal first quarter the BlackBerry maker reported a 3.8% increase in sales to $4.2 billion, from $4.1 billion. Earnings meanwhile grew 8.3% to $768.9 million, or $1.38 per share, from $710.1 million, or $1.27 per share. Wall Street had anticipated sales of $4.4 billion, while the company had forecast a range between $4.25 billion and $4.45 billion.
The company said 79% of its sales came from devices, 16% from service, 2% from software and 3% from other revenue. During the quarter, RIM shipped approximately 11.2 million devices. The company also reported approximately 4.9 million new net subscribers accounts, and at the end of the quarter, the total BlackBerry subscriber account base was about 46 million.
“With respect to RIM, Google’s Android is just as much a competitor as the Apple’s iPhone, and when you combine the two it’s dangerous,” Hargreaves says. He notes that while RIM has the support of corporate IT departments, Apple has done a decent job of getting themselves qualified at a lot of companies, and believes Google has been doing the same thing. Blackberry bold car holder,Car Holder w/ Windsheild Suction Cup,
Even though BlackBerrys are not precisely better known for their multimedia chops, especially in contrast to the iphone, they be used as perfectly capable MP3 players and gives good seem high quality (whenever you plug in a decent set of headphones). Now you can add Web stereo towards the listing of Rim tricks. Such as the very popular Pandora for that iphone, Slacker Mobile with regard to Rim lets users create custom Internet stereo stations as well as listen to them anyplace over Wi-Fi or even 3G—all for free. Actually, in some ways Slacker’s mobile app is actually better still compared to Pandora’s. Read the rest of this entry »
Verizon and Sprint BlackBerry will soon have a Bold to call their own: the 9650. The latest CDMA BlackBerry features an optical trackpad instead of a trackball like the BlackBerry Bold 9700. It’s also Wi-Fi capable, which allows simultaneous voice and data transmission whenever Wi-Fi is available. The full QWERTY keyboard looks to be the same one found on the BlackBerry Tour 9630, which we were fond of. And like the Tour, the BlackBerry Bold 9650 will be a world phone and will support HSPA /UMTS 2100MHz overseas – very useful for travelers. RIM confirmed this morning that the Tour is going away, which makes sense given how similar the Bold 9650 is to that handset. Read the rest of this entry »
Sprint customers disappointed by the lack of Wi-Fi on last summer’s BlackBerry Tour 9630 ($200 with a two-year contract from Sprint) will be pleased with the latest BlackBerry coming to the network. The BlackBerry Bold 9650 offers Wi-Fi and twice as much memory as the Tour. It also sports a superb keyboard and excellent messaging features. On the other hand, the BlackBerry OS lacks innovation and the browser isn’t on par with what you’d find on an Android phone or the iPhone. Read the rest of this entry »
