Android and iOS smartphone owners no longer have to knock on the door of BlackBerry to release its popular mobile messaging service on other platforms.
BlackBerry, formerly Research In Motion, has announced its plans to make available BlackBerry Messenger to Android and iOS devices this summer. But before that, it needs approval from the Google Play Store and Apple App Store.
Once available, Android and iOS users with friends and family who use BlackBerry devices can start sending messages to …

People judge other people with what they own. House, car, clothes, etc. – all these material things seem to give people the right to draw conclusions on someone’s personality.
As people ride the wave of technological innovation, judgmental people now include what smartphone or mobile device an individual owns in their criteria for social identity.
Sociology associate professor Coye Cheshire of the Berkeley School of Information said identity is closely linked into these kinds of …

Owners of the new BlackBerry Z10 smartphone has something to cheer about as BlackBerry has revealed that the Facebook and Twitter apps for the BlackBerry 10 mobile operating system have been updated.
So what’s new with the update social media apps? Here’s are the lists.

What’s new in Facebook version 10.0.1 for BlackBerry 10?
Friends Nearby – Users of the updated app can now find friends in approximately the same area as they are by using check-ins to nearby establishments.
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BlackBerry (formerly RIM) CEO Thorsten Heins is not happy. And there’s no better way to vent his frustrations than to criticize rival smartphone maker Apple’s iPhone, the industry’s leading smartphone in terms of revenue.
Placing third on the list of the world’s top smartphone makers apparently gave the chief executive officer an advantage: to point out how outdated the iPhone user interface has been as of late.
While Heins continues with his onslaught to promote the new …

Nokia revealed on Wednesday it had filed lawsuits in Europe and America against BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) for breaching its patent contracts.
On Monday, the Finnish phone maker sued RIM in a California court to impose a Swedish arbitration tribunal’s ruling that RIM cannot sell products with wireless local area network (WLAN) technology without a royalty agreement with Nokia.
“We have now filed actions in the US, UK and Canada with the aim of ending RIM’s breach of …

In the latest blow to Research In Motion, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has revealed that it will be replacing its BlackBerry equipment with the Apple iPhone.
The news comes to use by way of a report from Reuters that says ICE revealed the plan in a procurement document similar to that posted by the U.S. National Transportation Safety Bureau posted recently.
(NTSB To Ditch ‘Failing’ BlackBerry Smartphones For Apple iPhone 5)
While the NTSB did not indicate how many iPhone 5 …

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is planning to abandon its BlackBerry smartphones and replace it with the Apple iPhone 5.
The information was divulged in a procurement request posted by the NTSB on the Federal Business Opportunities site.
In its Justification for Other than Full & Open Competition attached to the procurement request, the NTSB writes:
“Nature of Action
The purpose of this Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition (JOFOC) is to provide the …

Research in Motion (RIM) is now running a series of tests for its upcoming BlackBerry 10 mobile operating system among telecoms carrier.
RIM CEO Thorsten Heins said the Canadian smartphone maker has sent its mobile OS to around 50 carriers worldwide to run tests and wait for favorable receptions and positive feedbacks. The move means the company is ready for a BlackBerry 10 general release early next year.
“We made this commitment during our recent results conference call and we have …

In its latest effort to market its struggling platform, Research In Motion says that its loyal BlackBerry users are “black sheep by choice”.
In a post on the BlackBerry blog, the company’s Donny Halliwell essentially told loyal users of the company’s smartphones to be proud, patiently wait and that the best is yet to come with the expected launch of BlackBerry 10 and new smartphones based on the platform.

Saying the transition to BlackBerry 10 is “challenging, Halliwell says that …

Experts are now saying that the Apple iPhone now has enterprise security that matches the BlackBerry platform in another blow to Research In Motion that continues to slide in market share.
A new report from TechRepublic reveals through interviews with experts and a data from a Trend Micro study that impression about iPhone security has now changed.
The report cites as a point in its case comments from BDO LLP IT Director John Turner who did not think twice about saying that the iPhone can now …