RIM introduces NFC-based BlackBerry Tag

Release Date 10 Oct, 2011 in Computerworld

 
   

RIM to get BlackBerry Tag to BlackBerry Smartphones

Moneycontrol.com - 10 Oct, 2011
BlackBerry makers, Research in Motion, have announced the BlackBerry Tag - which is a new way for BlackBerry smartphone users to connect with one another and share multimedia content. The BlackBerry Tag will allow users to share contact information, ...

Takeover rumours fuel RIM speculation

CTV.ca - 10 Oct, 2011
FILE - Jim Balsillie, RIM co-CEO, attends the opening of the new CIGI campus in Waterloo, Ont. on Friday, Sept. 16, 2011. A BlackBerry smartphone using the 'Messenger' service in Berlin, Sept. 8, 2011. (AP / dapd, Oliver Lang) MONTREAL â€" Takeover ...

RIM introduces NFC-based BlackBerry Tag

Computerworld - 10 Oct, 2011
By Mikael Ricknäs IDG News Service - Research In Motion (RIM) has announced Tag, a feature that will allow users of some BlackBerry phones to share contact information, documents and multimedia content by tapping their BlackBerry smartphones together, ...

Takeover rumours fuel RIM speculation

CTV.ca - 10 Oct, 2011
MONTREAL â€" Takeover speculation that routinely swirls around Research In Motion Ltd. could reflect moves by US hedge funds to target the BlackBerry maker and cash in on its struggles. Shares in the Canadian technology icon have jumped wildly, ...

Everything from hedge funds to casual remarks could be fuelling RIM speculation

CanadianBusiness.com - LuAnn LaSalle - 10 Oct, 2011
MONTREAL - Takeover speculation that routinely swirls around Research In Motion Ltd. could reflect moves by US hedge funds to target the BlackBerry maker and cash in on its struggles. ...

RIM introduces Blackberry Tag wireless technology

Inquirer - Chris Martin - 10 Oct, 2011
SMARTPHONE MAKER Research in Motion (RIM) has announced Blackberry Tag, its tap and share technology. RIM announced the feature, which will come with its Blackberry 7 operating system, at the GITEX conference in Dubai. ...

DoT Calls Complete Ban On BBM 039 Undesirable 039 If RIM Complies

Moneycontrol.com - 10 Oct, 2011
Popular smartphone manufacturer, RIM did have to face rough waters in India over security issues pertaining to its popular messenger service on their BlackBerry smartphones (BlackBerry Messenger) and corporate e-mail service - BlackBerry Enterprise ...

RIM Unveils BlackBerry Tag-Coming Soon to BlackBerry Smartphones

MarketWatch (press release) - 10 Oct, 2011
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, Oct 10, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- GITEX - During his keynote presentation at the GITEX conference in Dubai, Research In Motion /quotes/zigman/18534/quotes/nls/rimm RIMM -4.34% /quotes/zigman/18555 CA:RIM -4.33% Co-CEO ...

BlackBerry: DoT against ban on encrypted messages

Times of India - 10 Oct, 2011
PTI | Oct 10, 2011, 10.10AM IST NEW DELHI: In some relief to BlackBerry, the telecom ministry is understood to have said that a complete ban on encrypted communications is not desirable as long as solutions exist to have the data intercepted in a ...

BlackBerry pits latest operating system against Android, iPhone

Inquirer.net - Raquel P. Gomez - ‎Oct 9, 2011‎
Android and iPhone operating systems may be enjoying the numbers in terms of global usage, but Canadian smartphone maker Research in Motion hasn't yet given up the OS mobile fight. Recently, RIM introduced its new phones touting the latest BlackBerry 7 ...

ban on encrypted communications not desirable: DoT

Economic Times - ‎Oct 9, 2011‎
NEW DELHI: In some relief to BlackBerry, the Telecom Ministry is understood to have said that a complete ban on encrypted communications is not desirable as long as solutions exist to have the data intercepted in a readable format. ...

'Protect your smartphones from hoodlums'

Jamaica Gleaner - Gary Spaulding - ‎Oct 9, 2011‎
The regional director of the Caribbean at Research In Motion (RIM), Sean Killen is urging Jamaicans to make better use of the new security features on the BlackBerry smartphones to discourage the temptation of unscrupulous persons stealing them. ...

BOLD but beautiful

Bangkok Post - ‎Oct 8, 2011‎
Just when it looked like RIM had bowed down to the smartphone competition, the manufacturer reasserts itself with five new models, two of which give the old Bold a makeover. BlackBerries are famous for their business leanings, but were catapulted into ...

RIM Announces BlackBerry Tag, NFC Sharing Coming In BB7

Geeky gadgets - Roland Hutchinson - 10 Oct, 2011
RIM has announced a new feature for its BlackBerry smartphones, called BlackBerry Tag, which is a new technology developed by RIM, which will enable BlackBerry users to trade an share data using NFC. RIM will be releasing BlackBerry Tag in BB7, ...

RIM's BlackBerry Tag lets users share data with NFC

Mobile Burn - Dan Seifert - 10 Oct, 2011
RIM has announced a new service that will take advantage of the Near Field Communications support found in its latest BlackBerry smartphones. The new BlackBerry Tag feature offers easy sharing of data between phones, and will arrive with a software ...

RIM unveils NFC 'tap and share' technology for BlackBerrys

Siliconrepublic.com - 10 Oct, 2011
Smartphone player Research in Motion has introduced a new near field communication (NFC)-based system of sharing content between smartphones called BlackBerry tag. Users simply 'bump' their phones off one another. Users will be able to share all kinds ...

RIM's new “BlackBerry Tag” feature will be coming soon to NFC BlackBerry ...

MobileSyrup.com - Ian Hardy - 10 Oct, 2011
If you have the BlackBerry Bold 9900 and Curve 9360 you might receive the new “BlackBerry Tag” that RIM revealed today. At the GITEX conference in Dubai, co-CEO Jim Balsillie, announced this new ...

RIM announces 'tap to share' technology for BlackBerry

Know Your Mobile (blog) - Ben Griffin - 10 Oct, 2011
No longer will you need a cable, Bluetooth or an internet connection to share multimedia and contacts between two handsets, because RIM has announced BlackBerry Tag. The new technology, which will be added to devices with the BlackBerry 7 operating ...

RIM Announces a New NFC Sharing Service Called BlackBerry Tag

TechnoBuffalo - Killian Bell - 10 Oct, 2011
Research in Motion has launched a fantastic new sharing service for BlackBerry users that will allow them to share data using the near-field communications (NFC) technology built into ...

BlackBerry Tag lets you tap to share

Stuff Middle East - 10 Oct, 2011
BlackBerry may have future-proofed its latest flurry of BlackBerry smarties with NFC chips â€" including the Bold 9900 â€" but it appears RIM has more than just mobile payments in mind. Announced today at GITEX in Dubai, BlackBerry Tag â€" its new social ...

RIM Goes Tag-tastic Over NFC

Gizmodo - 10 Oct, 2011
RIM didn't announce those NFC handsets for nothing, you know. Dubbed "Tag," their NFC service will allow swapping of URls, pics and other forms of media amongst BlackBerry handsets. Tag will be rolled into the next BlackBerry 7 update with contact, ...

Spotted: BlackBerry Bold 9900 in white?

MSN India - 10 Oct, 2011
The Blackberry Bold 9900, one of the first OS 7 powered smartphones to hit the Indian market is back in news. The super smartphone which sports a 2.8-inch VGA capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 640 x 480 and 287ppi, 5 mega-pixel camera and ...

RIM Unveils Blackberry Tag, Uses NFC Technology

Social Barrel - Francis Rey - 10 Oct, 2011
Research In Motion (RIM), the Canada-based smartphone maker behind BlackBerry devices, has revealed its tap and share technology, Blackberry Tag. At the GITEX conference in Dubai this year, RIM unveiled the new feature that will come bundled with the ...

RIM uses near-field communications for content-sharing with Blackberry Tag

ComputerWeekly.com - 10 Oct, 2011
Research in Motion (RIM) has unveiled Blackberry Tag, which uses near-field communications (NFC) technology to share content between Blackberry users. The Blackberry Tag NFC technology will allow users to share contacts, documents, URLs and photos as ...

RIM unveils BlackBerry Tag app

Telecompaper (subscription) - 10 Oct, 2011
RIM has unveiled BlackBerry Tag for its BlackBerry smartphone users to connect with one another and share multimedia content. BlackBerry Tag, which will be incorporated in the next BlackBerry 7 OS update will allow users to share contact information, ...

RIM users get tap-to-share with BlackBerry Tag

V3.co.uk - Daniel Robinson - 10 Oct, 2011
BlackBerry users will soon be able to exchange information with each other and pair up on BlackBerry Messenger by simply touching their handsets together, RIM has revealed. The new functionality is coming in a future update to the ...

RIM introduces tap-to-share feature for BlackBerry smartphones

Computer Business Review - 10 Oct, 2011
Research In Motion (RIM) has introduced a new feature 'BlackBerry Tag' that the company claims allows users to share contact information, documents, URLs, photos and other multimedia content by tapping their BlackBerry smartphones together. ...

RIM touches BlackBerrys together to swap content

Reg Hardware - Caleb Cox - 10 Oct, 2011
Research in Motion has brought its community of BlackBerry users closer together with a new system for connecting one another's smartphones and sharing multimedia content. BlackBerry Tag allows users to share ...

RIM launches Blackberry Tag

IT News Africa - 10 Oct, 2011
Research In Motion Co-CEO Jim Balsillie has unveiled a new way for BlackBerry smartphone users to connect with one another and share multimedia content. BlackBerry Tag, which will be incorporated in the next BlackBerry 7 OS update, will allow users to ...

BlackBerry Tag brings NFC sharing between phones

TechRadar UK - Gareth Beavis - 10 Oct, 2011
RIM has announced the new BlackBerry Tag service, utilising the NFC capabilities of its recent smartphones. TechRadar exclusively revealed that RIM was working on enabling NFC BBM contact sharing at the launch of the BlackBerry Curve ...

 

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