BlackBerry maker shows new phone, tablet software

Release Date 19 Oct, 2011 in BusinessWeek

 
   
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RIM lifts skirt, flashes 'new' OS at devs

Register - Bill Ray - 19 Oct, 2011
The PlayBook will get push email and BBM support just as soon as the BlackBerrys get QNX, which has been rebranded BBX to make it seem shiny and new. BBX, announced yesterday at BlackBerry DevCon, ...

RIM's new OS shows promise, lacks appstore support

ZDNet Asia - 19 Oct, 2011
By Ellyne Phneah , ZDNet Asia on October 19, 2011 (1 hour ago) New BBX platform improves apps development and user experience, but BlackBerry maker challenged by need to increase user base and lack of market for apps, analyst notes. ...

BlackBerry maker shows new phone, tablet software

BusinessWeek - Rachel Metz - 19 Oct, 2011
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. unveiled a new operating system Tuesday in hopes of grabbing some attention away from the iPhone and Android phones. The new BBX system combines existing BlackBerry elements with RIM's previously ...

Analysis: 'Trust us' refrain tests RIM faithful

Financial Post - 19 Oct, 2011
Research In Motion Ltd. says it believes it has found the road map that will lead to the revival of Canada's top technology company, however it appears the BlackBerry maker's salvation remains just over the horizon, and just out of reach â€" again. ...

BBX operating system for BlackBerry arrives

ZDNet UK - Simon Bisson - 19 Oct, 2011
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion has unveiled its next-generation mobile operating system, BBX, which will provide a single platform for application development on a range of devices. ...

BlackBerry Curve free with PlayBook: RIM offer

Times of India - 19 Oct, 2011
PTI | Oct 19, 2011, 03.44PM IST NEW DELHI: Smart device maker Research-In- Motion said it will give a free BlackBerry Curve on the purchase of its tablet PlayBook during the festive season. "This festive season on purchase of BlackBerry PlayBook on MRP ...

BlackBerry Curve 8520 free with every PlayBook

Moneycontrol.com - 19 Oct, 2011
It seems BlackBerry is going all out to get the PlayBook off from those dusty shelves. According to a report by The Economic Times, BlackBerry is offering their Curve 8520 smartphones for free on purchase of the PlayBook tablet. ...

BlackBerry's best of both worlds

Independent Online - 19 Oct, 2011
It's been billed as the next generation mobile platform that takes the best of the BlackBerry platform and the best of the QNX platform to connect people, devices, content and services. In addition, RIM announced a series of developer tool updates, ...

BlackBerry set to offer free apps for outage

CNN International - Doug Gross - 19 Oct, 2011
(CNN) -- Starting Wednesday, BlackBerry maker Research In Motion will make available the first of a dozen apps free to customers slammed by last week's global outage. The apps,which would cost about $100 on the BlackBerry App World ...

BlackBerry announces BBX, a new hybrid OS

Moneycontrol.com - 19 Oct, 2011
While most of the tech attention is directed towards Android with Google releasing their latest OS and manufacturers launching new handsets; another manufacturer from the opposing army in the form Research in Motion has made a somewhat surprising ...

RIM introduces BBX platform for smartphones, PlayBook

Times of India - 19 Oct, 2011
At a developers conference in San Francisco, the Canadian company said it would install its new BBX platform in next-generation devices but provided no timetable. BBX would replace the antiquated software that now powers the BlackBerry with a package ...

BlackBerry maker tries to soothe angry customers

eTaiwan News - 19 Oct, 2011
AP The maker of the struggling BlackBerry tried to soothe tens of millions of frustrated customers Monday, offering more than $100 worth of free software to each one and giving some a month of technical support as compensation for last week's massive ...

Time for RIM to step up with better Blackberry freebies

ZDNet Asia - Roger Cheng - 19 Oct, 2011
commentary A few games and productivity apps aren't going mollify anger over the outage. But early phone upgrades and giveaways might. commentary Research in Motion, is that really all you've ...

RIM out to rev up BlackBerry with sexy new apps

Ninemsn - Susan Hely - 19 Oct, 2011
Tax Time 2011Doing your tax doesn't need to be daunting! Check out ninemsn Finance's Tax Time for tips and advice on how to make your 2011/12 tax return work for you. Research In Motion (RIM) on Tuesday set out to rev up its BlackBerry and PlayBook ...

BlackBerry announces BBX operating system for phones, tablets

Los Angeles Times - 19 Oct, 2011
Research In Motion announced BBX, the next operating system for BlackBerry smartphones and tablets, at its BlackBerry DevCon Americas 2011 convention. BBX will be based on QNX, the current operating system found on the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. ...

RIM Unveils an Upgrade, but Little Else

New York Times - Ian Austen - 19 Oct, 2011
Mike Lazaridis, RIM's co-chief executive, delivered an address at a meeting for software developers in San Francisco Tuesday. By IAN AUSTEN OTTAWA â€" Research in Motion unveiled little more than a rebranding of what it called its “next generation ...

Developers Welcome RIM's BBX Roadmap

PCWorld - Stephen Lawson - 19 Oct, 2011
Developers at the BlackBerry DevCon in San Francisco on Tuesday gave Research In Motion high marks for laying out a clear operating system strategy and standing by its PlayBook tablet. RIM plans to consolidate its PlayBook, ...

RIM unveils next generation BBX platform

Montreal Gazette - Matt Hartley - 19 Oct, 2011
Research In Motion Ltd. founder and co-chief executive officer Mike Lazaridis unveiled the BlackBerry maker's new software platform, BBX, at the Waterloo, Ont. company's annual developer conference in ...

New BlackBerry platform promising, but consumers want devices

CBC.ca - Kazi Stastna, Janet Davison - 19 Oct, 2011
RIM's unveiling of its new operating system, BBX, at a software developers' conference in San Francisco Tuesday went some way toward restoring the industry's confidence in its products, observers said. But at the same time, the company didn't have ...

RIM unveils BlackBerry's new OS

TODAYonline - 19 Oct, 2011
by BLOOMBERG TORONTO - Research In Motion, looking to regain sales lost to Apple and Google, unveiled a new operating system designed to help developers create applications for its PlayBook tablet computer and new smartphones. ...

Caught Between Two Conferences

New York Times (blog) - Nick Bilton - 19 Oct, 2011
Two technology conferences, two blocks away from each other in San Francisco, were two worlds apart. On Tuesday, the Web 2.0 Summit and Research in Motion's developer conference explored the future of the Internet and mobile technologies ...

Businesses will wait and see on RIM's new OS, says Atimi Software's Scott Michaels

Vancouver Sun (blog) - Gillian Shaw - 19 Oct, 2011
Businesses are going to take a wait and see attitude before spending money developing new apps for Research in Motion's new BBX operating system announced today at the company's software developer conference in San Francisco, says Atimi Software's ...

RIM, Blackberry, and The Outage That Dare Not Speak Its Name

Wired News - Robert McMillan - 19 Oct, 2011
The last thing Research in Motion wants to talk about is this month's disastrous service outage. Well, except for the iPhone. Speaking at a BlackBerry's annual developer conference on Tuesday, RIM co-CEO Mike Lazaridis devoted a ...

Getting tech in motion for new OS on BlackBerry

Hamilton Spectator - 19 Oct, 2011
RIM Research in Motion president and co-CEO Mike Lazaridis unveiled a new operating system for the company's next-generation BlackBerry. SAN FRANCISCO Just days after the worst service outage in its history, Research In Motion unveiled a new operating ...

BlackBerry maker admits failures over outages

The Guardian - 19 Oct, 2011
This article was published on guardian.co.uk at 17.57 BST on Tuesday 18 October 2011 . It was last modified at 00.06 BST on Wednesday 19 October 2011 . BlackBerry maker Research In Motion has launched an audit into last week's outages. ...

Summary Box: BlackBerry maker RIM introduces new operating software for ...

Washington Post - 19 Oct, 2011
NEW SOFTWARE: BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. unveiled a new operating system, BBX, combining existing BlackBerry elements with RIM's previously announced QNX operating system for phones and tablet computers. THE BACKDROP: RIM is hoping to ...

RIM debuts its new BlackBerry OS

CNN - Julianne Pepitone - 19 Oct, 2011
RIM co-CEO Mike Lazaridis briefly apologized for last week's outage at RIM's DevCon, then moved on to talking up its new BBX system. SAN FRANCISCO (CNNMoney) -- Research in Motion spent ...

BlackBerry BBX OS: What it really is

CNET - Jessica Dolcourt - 19 Oct, 2011
This morning when RIM announced BBX, the next-generation operating system that will power BlackBerry smartphones and tablets, the BlackBerry-maker offered few details about what the OS ...

Blackberry Outage

CBCtv - 19 Oct, 2011
The smartphone system's troubles are just the latest in a string of problems for Canada's tech giant.

RIM unveils new operating system called BBX

CTV.ca - 19 Oct, 2011
Mike Lazaridis, co-CEO of Research in Motion delivers the keynote address at the Blackberry DevCon Americas conference in San Francisco, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) SAN FRANCISCO â€" Research In Motion has unveiled a new mobile ...

 

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