RIM’s Lazaridis: if goverments can’t deal with the internet, ‘they should shut it off’
RIM co-CEO Mike Lazaridis has made some pretty bold statements in the past, but he may just have topped himself in responding to the recent issue of countries banning or threatening to ban BlackBerrys -- to which you can now add Indonesia to the list. Speaking with The Wall Street Journal in what's described as a "fiery" interview, Lazaridis said that "this is about the Internet," and that "everything on the Internet is encrypted. This not a BlackBerry-only issue," before adding that if "they can't deal with the Internet, they should shut it off." But that's not all
Categories: BlackBerry, Mobile Phone Tags: before-adding, black, blackberryban, blackberrys, entry, goverments, indonesia, internet, lazaridis, mike, mike lazaridis, saudi arabia
BlackBerry 9800 slider for AT&T slips through FCC: ready for 11AM announcement
Can't say we didn't see this one coming but it looks like RIM's BlackBerry 9800 slider was just blessed by the FCC on AT&T frequencies. While the FCC documents refer to it as a "BlackBerry smartphone model RCY71UW," there's no mistaking the backside wireframe that forms a perfect match when superimposed onto our earlier exclusive pics. Besides, there's also liberal mention of several associated "MultiSourceDeclaration_9800_" documents throughout the FCC's test results.
Categories: BlackBerry, Mobile Phone Tags: 9800slider, backside, black, BlackBerry, earlier, result, rim
BlackBerry Torch is official, launching August 12th on AT&T for $200
It hasn't been announced just yet -- we're expecting that shortly at a New York event today -- but the long-rumored BlackBerry Torch (n
Categories: BlackBerry, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: 360-touchscreen, 802-11n-support, att, black, BlackBerry, event, its-less-stodgy, media sync, qwerty, result, slider, the-opportunity, torch, york
Live from RIM and AT&T’s BlackBerry Torch event!
We're live from AT&T and RIM's BlackBerry Torch event -- follow along after the break! Continue reading Live from RIM and AT&T's BlackBerry Torch event! Live from RIM and AT&T's BlackBerry Torch event! originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 03 Aug 2010 11:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds .
Categories: BlackBerry, Mobile Phone Tags: after-the-break, berry-torch, black, BlackBerry, break, entry, est, friend-via, originally-appeared, rim, torch
BlackBerry Torch first hands-on! (update: video)
We just got a quick hands-on with the BlackBerry Torch -- unfortunately our unit wasn't powering on. We're headed back for more in just a second and there's video on the way, but check the gallery for some hardware shots and some Droid X / iPhone 4 head-to-head action right now! Update: We went back in for round two with a functional device -- the hardware is quite nice, and the keyboard feels similar to the Tour / Bold. Software-wise, we're still waiting to play with BlackBerry 6 in-depth, but it definitely feels like the OS overwhelms the hardware a little when it's really cranking -- for example, the phone basically locked up while it loaded Engadget in the new Webkit browser, but when it was done loading it responded smoothly to panning and zooming.
Categories: BlackBerry, Mobile Phone Tags: berry-torch, black, breaking-news, entry, find-it-below, iphone, keyboard
RIM and AT&T event next Tuesday — BlackBerry slider and OS 6 en route?
Well well, what's this? We just got an invite to a joint RIM / AT&T event next Tuesday, and we'd guess that means we're about to see the official unveiling of the well-leaked BlackBerry 9800 slider with a side dish of BlackBerry OS 6 . Either that, or RIM CEO Mike Lazaridis is going to explain how working two-way Gmail sync is a real problem that affects every smartphone and give us a tour of RIM's top-secret email integration labs, but yeah -- we've got our bets on new hardware.
Categories: BlackBerry, Mobile Phone Tags: black, BlackBerry, blackberry 9800, blackberry 9800 slider, blackberryos, blackberryslider, covering-every, event, explain-how, friend-via, os6, os6.0
India’s desire to snoop on BlackBerry users continues unabated, UAE wants in on the act
Governments have traditionally had a "love-hate" relationship with technology: they love using it to keep tabs on you and your cronies, but they hate the idea that you could be using it to protect your privacy. One clear example of this is the whole back'n'forth that's been playing out between RIM and the nation of India over the last couple years.
Categories: BlackBerry, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: berry-messenger, black, blackberrymessenger, blackberynetwork, consumers, country, cronies, desire, engadget, ministry, united arab emirates, unitedarabemirates, users-continues, week-the-indian
OnStar expands smartphone control over entire 2011 GM lineup
It's safe to say that General Motors is struggling for relevancy these days and, while the Chevy Volt could be a huge step into the modern era for the company, that still leaves every other car looking a bit -- traditional, technology-wise.
Categories: Android, BlackBerry, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: after-the-break, black, cars, general-motors, generalmotors, motors, oil, onstar, relevancy, somewhat-steep, tire, traditional, Volt, zr1
RIM co-CEOs pull no punches responding to Apple’s antenna statements
Thought Nokia's statement was strongly worded?
Categories: BlackBerry, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: antenna-design, black, debacle, decisions, Demonstration, direct-response, global, rim
Sony Ericsson posts second consecutive profitable quarter
Sony Ericsson managed to keep the good times rolling in the second quarter of 2010, posting its second consecutive razor-thin net profit -- this time of €12 million (about $15.6 million) on sales of €1.757 billion ($2.284 billion).
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: black, earnings, earningsreport, entry, ericsson, mobile, over-the-past, sonyericsson, time, vivaz, xperia