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RIM (Research in Motion) Renamed the Company as “BlackBerry”

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Post published:January 31, 2013
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RIM or Research in Motion announced on Wednesday that it has renamed the company as simply just BlackBerry. The Canadian phone maker is now officially operating as BlackBerry worldwide.

The company decided to formally adopt the name of its brainchild, the BlackBerry smartphone, as its very own name, consolidating its brand into a single solid global identity. And that should make things simpler and easier to recall mentally, especially to the global market: BlackBerry by BlackBerry.

Now Trading as “BB”

BlackBerry will now trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange as simply but also eye-catchingly “BB.” On the NASDAQ however, it will be “BBRY.” All this will start on Monday, the 4^th of February 2013.

Not only that. The company also changed its website URL from www.rim.com to www.blackberry.com. In case some people wonder why they’re not connecting to the company website, they’re probably using the old address. And as with the website URL change, so with the email address be in the offing—with the expected @blackberry.com suffix. (more…)

BlackBerry Curve 9220 Review

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Post published:August 3, 2012
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RIM Philippines sent CTB a review unit of its latest addition to the BlackBerry lineup in the country, the BlackBerry Curve 9220. The Curve 9220 is RIM’s latest offering for its entry-level Curve lineup yet it carries the latest version of the company’s proprietary mobile platform, the BlackBerry OS 7.1. Announced back in April, the BlackBerry Curve 9220 finally made its way in the Philippines a month later, and RIM Philippines brought the handset here in Cebu in June. This handset is marketed to appeal mostly for young smartphone users and teens alike, or as its category suggest – the Curve 9220 is for “entry-level” users. I have had so many quick encounters with BlackBerry devices in the past and I must admit that this is the first time I dated a BlackBerry phone, so I guess I had enough time to see myself what this handset has to offer inside and out. Anyhow, CTB’s full review of the BB Curve 9220 follows after the break.

The Build

The BlackBerry Curve 9220 measures 109 x 60 x 12.7 mm and in real world, it means it could sit comfortably in the palm of a typical Asian user. It’s not too big, nor too small – just an average-sized handset. In the frontage is the usual BB signature, that is the QWERTY keyboard; and the 2.44-inch display is just right above the row of useful keys namely (from left): the Send key, Menu Key, the Optical Trackpad, Escape Key, and End/Power Key. The phone’s earpiece speaker is just right above the screen beside the Notification LED. (more…)

RIM to Launch BlackBerry PlayBook 4G LTE with 1.5GHz 2-Core Processor, 32GB-Only, and OS 2.0

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Post published:July 26, 2012
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It’s nearly two years now since RIM launched the first BlackBerry PlayBook and even though the Canadian BlackBerry maker announced at last year’s Mobile World Congress that a successor will be out anytime soon, the company didn’t actually release a new slate more than a year since then. Despite of that, a second iteration of the enterprise-friendly tablet still receives much anticipation, at least for some loyal BlackBerry fans in an excited state of getting their hands on BB PlayBook OS 2 which is believed to offer a glimpse of the BlackBerry OS 10 in early 2013. Interestingly enough, the new BlackBerry PlayBook is expected to launch on July 31st, thanks to a leaked document that may or may not make RIM proud of. But hey, do RIM really still has to hold off from making announcements for that big day?

Anyhow, the screenshot above says enough how imminent the launch of the new PlayBook is. And if you’re a bit curious what RIM will bring unto the table, the new BlackBerry PlayBook will sport notable specs upgrade such as the 1.5GHz dual-core processor, support for 4G networks such as LTE and HSPA+ (so most likely, there are two models to launch) and of course the PlayBook OS 2.0. It would be the same 7-inch tablet, but a bit slimmer at 9.7mm compared to its predecessor. This time around though, only one storage option is available and that is, just 32GB. And the price? The report says it will retail for $550 which is $50 lower than the 32GB version of the first-gen PlayBook. (more…)