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Sorry iPad owners, BBM for iOS will be iPhone only

by Yoni Heisler (May 16th, 2013)

RIM announced earlier this week that BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) is coming to both iOS and Android as a free download later this summer. While RIM's market share continues to plummet, the number of folks who still use BBM is rather impressive. In a post on BlackBerry's official blog earlier ...

BlackBerry Z10 and iPhone 5 go head-to-head in video

by Randy Nelson (Jan 21st, 2013)

German site Telekom-Presse has put together a video comparing the iPhone 5 with the upcoming BlackBerry Z10 smartphone, both in terms of physical design and software. The video plays out almost like an informercial for RIM's new device -- due to be formally unveiled next week -- lauding the way ...

Following the TSA's lead, the NTSB drops Blackberry for iPhone

by Kelly Hodgkins (Nov 21st, 2012)

According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, the National Transportation Safety Board, or NTSB, may join the growing number of government agencies that plan to ditch the BlackBerry in favor of the iPhone. A notice posted on the Federal Business Opportunities website announces that the NTSB ...

Apple grabs more than 1,000 patents from Rockstar Consortium

by Kelly Hodgkins (Nov 16th, 2012)

Apple is beefing up its patent portfolio with the recent transfer of over 1,000 patents from Rockstar Consortium. The patent and patent application transfer was first reported by Yonhap News and confirmed by patent transfer records in the US Patent and Trademark Office database. Apple is a ...

Kodak/Apple patent dispute ends badly for Kodak

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jul 23rd, 2012)

Struggling US photography pioneer Kodak was dealt a major blow when the International Trade Commission ruled that its color image preview patent, No. 6,292,218, was invalid, according to the Wall Street Journal. Kodak hoped to extract money from companies that were not licensing the patent and ...

ITC rules against Kodak, in favor of RIM and Apple

by Mel Martin (May 21st, 2012)

This is strike two against Kodak at the US International Trade Commission. CNET is reporting today that administrative Judge Thomas Pender reaffirmed a decision from last year which stated that neither Apple or RIM were infringing Kodak patents. "I hereby reaffirm on remand that no violation of ...

Motorola, RIM offer Apple a nano-SIM compromise

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 18th, 2012)

The battle over the nano-SIM standard is heating up with Apple on one side and a group that includes Nokia, Motorola and RIM on the other. In the latest series of developments reported by The Verge, Motorola and RIM are countering Apple's nano-SIM proposal with a revised design of their own. ...

RIM's predictive typing on jailbroken iPhone

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 14th, 2012)

Who wants a Blackberry-style predictive typing setup on their iPhone? (Don't all raise your hands at once!) Developer Mario Hros gave iDownloadblog a look at the upcoming Octopus Keyboard tweak he's working on. Octopus Keyboard looks similar to the iPhone keyboard, but you'll notice the RIM ...

RIM claims responsibility for "Wake Up" stunt at Apple Store

by Michael Grothaus (May 1st, 2012)

RIM, maker of the BlackBerry, has claimed responsibility for the ultra lame "Wake Up" flash mob stunt that appeared outside the Sydney Apple store last week. The stunt saw flash mobs pull out black signs that read "Wake Up." When confronted with the signs, shoppers at the Apple Store seemed to ...

Daily Update for April 3, 2012

by Steven Sande (Apr 3rd, 2012)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the inline player ...

RIM's server software now manages iPhone, Android devices

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 3rd, 2012)

RIM launched its highly-touted BlackBerry Mobile Fusion today. The enterprise software solution lets network administrators manage iOS, Android and BlackBerry devices using a single, web-based application. The software lets admins manage multiple devices per user, set and manage security ...

Nano-SIM standard vote postponed, RIM accuses Apple of cheating

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 30th, 2012)

RIM sent a scathing letter to the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) accusing Apple of unfairly trying to sway the upcoming standards vote so its nano-SIM proposal gets approved. The letter, obtained by CNET, claims Apple is having its representatives change their ...

RIM hiring iOS developers

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 23rd, 2012)

On Thursday, John Paczkowski of AllThingsD wrote about a job listing at RIM for a senior iOS developer and wondered why the beleaguered Canadian company would want an Objective-C expert on staff. The explanation eventually provided by RIM suggests this hiring is not as controversial as it first ...

Apple's nano-SIM proposal has Motorola, Nokia, RIM unhappy

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 21st, 2012)

The nano-SIM is about to be approved by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), but this simple vote on a telecommunications standard won't be all that simple. According to a report from The Financial Times, the technical details behind this next-generation SIM is turning into ...

Report: Apple's iOS accounts for 35% of mobile ad impressions

by Mel Martin (Feb 24th, 2012)

Apple's share of the overall mobile market seems to be heading dramatically upward, at least according to inMobi. The company measures how ads they serve (almost 100 million ads deployed each month) are filtered onto mobile devices. The figures are striking. Apple's share of ad impressions went ...