RIM converts BMW’s iDrive into ‘a remote control for your BlackBerry’ (video)
If there's one thing business types love more than their BlackBerry , it's their BMW -- or so we're told. It makes all sorts of sense, therefore, that the two companies would partner up to help the things they sell communicate with each other more effortlessly. Using Bluetooth MAP (Message Access Profile), BlackBerry devices can now beam emails and contacts over to BMW's iDrive dash system, where the driver can listen to his messages via a text-to-speech option or make calls using the car's speakerphone
Categories: BlackBerry, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: BlackBerry, blackberry6, bluetoothmap, bmw, integrated-part, messages, messaging, option-or-make, pearl, using-bluetooth, vehicle, wes, wireless
Live from RIM’s keynote session at WES 2010!
Though WES technically kicked off yesterday, the show gets really real this morning with RIM co-CEO Mike Lazaridis' keynote speech to attendees -- the vaunted (and somewhat ominously-named) "General Session." We think we're going to see the first glimpses of the company's upcoming BlackBerry 6 platform here, so stay tuned -- things could get interesting! Continue reading Live from RIM's keynote session at WES 2010! Live from RIM's keynote session at WES 2010! originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 27 Apr 2010 08:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds
Categories: BlackBerry, Mobile Phone Tags: BlackBerry, blackberry os 6.0, blackberry6, ceo, rim, speech, vaunted, wes, wes 2010
BlackBerry Bold 9650 video hands-on
We'll be very honest with you: unless you're a Tour user amped to upgrade to something that directly addresses your specific complaints, this video might be of little interest.
Categories: BlackBerry, Mobile Phone Tags: blame-the-wifi, browser, check-the-full, entry, keep-scrolling, keyboard, records, result, using-the-same, video, wes, wes2010, wifi
Sprint gets BlackBerry Bold 9650: $200 on contract, ships May 23
We suspected that both Sprint and Verizon Wireless would eventually pick up RIM's hot-off-of-the-press BlackBerry Bold 9650 , and sure enough, the former has already come forward with a glowing press release stating as much.
Categories: BlackBerry, Mobile Phone Tags: black, blackberrybold9650, operating-sans, phoenix, price, pricing, release-stating, rim, sale-channels, ship date, wes, wes 2010, wes2010
BlackBerry Bold 9650 announced, targets Tour owners’ big complaints
RIM has a longstanding track record of refining its hardware with near-surgical precision -- from one generation of BlackBerry to the next, you almost always see a very careful, deliberate evolution, from the Storm2's revamped SurePress tech to the Bold 9700's optical pad and countless examples in between. "Evolution" is exactly how we'd describe the CDMA- and GSM-equipped Bold 9650, the Tour's spiritual successor that ditches the old name to join forces with the remainder of the Bold line. Dimensionally, the Bold 9650 is a dead ringer for the Tour -- it's still 4.4 x 2.4 x 0.56 inches -- but it packs on two-tenths of an ounce worth of weight in exchange for oft-requested WiFi support and an extra 256MB of internal storage (it's now up to 512MB total).
Categories: BlackBerry, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: 9650-announced, big-complaints, countless, ditches-the-old, internal, replacement, result, Ringer, sprint, successor, the-replacement, tour2, vzw, wes, wes 2010
BlackBerry Bold 9650 and Pearl 3G outed
Oops, looks like The Street leaked RIM's big unveil for later this morning at its WES show: the BlackBerry Bold 9650 (pictured left looking very Tour like ) and BlackBerry Pearl 3G . The Bold 9650 boasts 802.11b/g WiFi, a 3.2 megapixel cam, GPS, and support for US EV-DO Rev A networks or UMTS/HSPDA when abroad -- look for it to launch next month on Sprint.
Categories: BlackBerry, Mobile Phone Tags: 9650, BlackBerry, bold 9650, gsm, morning-at-its, new-optical, result, telus, wes
Slim?
I'm trading my 60GB PS3 in tommow and buying a brand new slim. What do i need to know about the slim