Posts Tagged ‘RIM’

RIM to Launch the BlackPad!?

August 2nd, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: BlackBerry, Smartphones & Tablets | No Comments »

Late last month, RIM bought the BlackPad domain. Though it was unclear if RIM would actually start development of an iPad like slate device, rumors say the company will actually launch it along November.

Read the rest of this entry »

Antennagate So Far…

July 19th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: iOS | No Comments »

Last Friday, Apple held a press conference about the antenna issues surrounding their iPhone 4. As it turns out, Apple isn’t perfect as are phones in general… An update of what happened following the press conference.

Read the rest of this entry »

WES: BlackBerry App World Hits 1M/Day Downloads

April 28th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: BlackBerry | No Comments »

During a RIM keynote at the Wireless Enterprise Symposium, Research In Motion co-CEO Jim Balsillie announced that BlackBerry App World is generating 1 million downloads a day, only 12 months after launch.

Read the rest of this entry »

RIM Launches Developer Resource Center Beta

April 26th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: BlackBerry | No Comments »

RIM has launched a new developer portal called the Developer Resource Center. The new resource center will probably replace the existing BlackBerry developer portal.

Read the rest of this entry »

RIM Improves Billing, Reduces Payouts

April 20th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: BlackBerry | No Comments »

RIM has changed the App World development agreement. Under the new agreement, billing seems to be improved while developers will be facing a lower revenue share in return.

Read the rest of this entry »

BlackBerry App World Turns One

April 6th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: BlackBerry | No Comments »

Last week, BlackBerry App World turned one. Since the start, BlackBerry App World has grown from 3 supported countries to 46. The catalogue now supports 6.000 apps and games.

Read the rest of this entry »

RIM Acquires Viigo

March 29th, 2010 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Companies & M&A | No Comments »

RIM has acquired Viigo. Viigo is the developer of a BlackBerry app with the same name. The Viigo app is able to deliver real-time information from a variety of sources, something important to the business market.

Read the rest of this entry »

RIM Opens Public Beta Testing Possibilities

December 7th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: BlackBerry | No Comments »

BlackBerry developers can now attract consumers to test their Beta applications and games. Consumers can find the latest Beta released in a category called Test Center.

Read the rest of this entry »

DevCon: Rim Announces OpenGL Support

November 11th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: BlackBerry | No Comments »

At the BlackBerry Developer Conference, RIM announced to start implementing OpenGL ES into their handsets. With the implementation of OpenGL, the company is increasing its commitment toward the mobile games industry.

Read the rest of this entry »

DevCon: Age Ratings Coming to BB App World

November 11th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Analysis & Editorial, Platforms: BlackBerry | No Comments »

Good news for developers of adult games and applications. RIM is working on an age rating system to allow mature themed content to be sold on BlackBerry App World.