RIM unveils first touch-only Curve and a new Bold

Manufacturer unveils second set of devices to run new operating system BlackBerry OS7 RIM has unveiled two new additions to its BlackBerry OS7 portfolio, the Bold 9790 and the Curve 9380. Like the recently released flagship Bold 9900, the Bold 9790 features a QWERTY keyboard and touch screen with optical touchpad. However, it is slightly bulkier than the Bold 9900, and packs a 1GHz processor which is slightly slower than the 9900′s 1.2GHz chip. The...

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Research In Motion Introduces the New BlackBerry Bold 9790 Smartphone in Indonesia

Jakarta, Indonesia - Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced plans to launch the new BlackBerry® Bold™ 9790 smartphone in Indonesia. The powerful BlackBerry Bold 9790 features a compact design and offers users a fully loaded, high performance smartphone with the dual benefits of a high resolution touch display and a highly tactile keyboard. The new smartphone will be available in Indonesia from 25th November priced at 4,599,000IDR...

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Samsung reunites with 20:20 Mobile after three years

New deal was kept ‘under the radar’ to avoid Nokia distribution review conflict Distributor 20:20 Mobile is understood to have regained its authorised Samsung status three years after it was fired for allegedly handling grey stock. The deal apparently does not include accessories. Both 20:20 Mobile and Samsung declined to confirm or deny that an official arrangement has been put in place. Mobile News understands 20:20 Mobile has been working “under...

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Pointfolio for iPhone tracks all your frequent flyer miles in one place

Hindsight Labs LLC today is pleased to announce the release of Pointfolio, an iPhone app that helps you track your frequent flyer miles and hotel reward programs. With Pointfolio, you can update all of your points balances across all of your frequent flyer accounts with the press of a single button. Pointfolio also keeps all of your frequent flyer numbers in a single place, making it easy for you to pull them up when you need them. Pointfolio is...

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Motorola Droid RAZR Car Dock

Looking for Droid RAZR accessories? Let's start with the excellent car dock. It's sort of your standard kit, with a ball-and-socket mounting assemble that can attach to your windshield, or your dash (with the help of a plasting mounting disc). There's a locking nut to make sure the whole unit stays put while still allowing articulation for that perfect viewing angle. And then it's time to get down to business. Because the microUSB charging port...

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Sony Ericsson confirms a Christmas stock shortage

Manufacturer informs distribution and network partners of likely inability to meet stock demands Sony Ericsson has warned its distribution and network partners it is unlikely to meet their stock demands over the Christmas period. The Swedish handset manufacturer confirmed to Mobile News last week it is experiencing a shortage of key components for its feature phones including the Txt, Txt Pro and Mix Walkman. Sony Ericsson has handset distribution...

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Sprint Announces Pricing of $1 Billion of Notes Due 2021 and $3 Billion of Notes Due 2018

Overland Park, Kan. -- Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE:S - News) announced Friday that it has priced its previously announced offering of $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 11.5% notes due 2021 (the “2021 Notes”) and $3 billion aggregate principal amount of 9% guaranteed notes due 2018 (the “2018 Notes” and, together with the 2021 Notes, the “Notes.”) The 2018 Notes will be guaranteed by the company's wholly-owned subsidiaries that guarantee its...

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BlackBerry Bold 9900 and BlackBerry Curve 9360 Are World's First SIM-Based Smartphones to Receive MasterCard PayPass Handset Certification

Waterloo, ON – Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced the BlackBerry® Bold™ 9900 and BlackBerry® Curve™ 9360 smartphones are the first SIM-based NFC smartphones to be certified by MasterCard Worldwide as PayPass-approved devices. The certification was granted on the basis of the BlackBerry® smartphones meeting the functionality, interoperability and security requirements of MasterCard. With this certification, any MasterCard...

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Mobile Device Retail Traffic to More Than Double This November Holiday Season

Armonk, NY -- During this year's November holiday season an unprecedented 15 percent of people in the U.S. logging onto a retailer's Web site are expected to do so through a mobile device, according to cloud analytics-based findings by IBM (NYSE: IBM). Based on data from the IBM Coremetrics Benchmark, all online holiday shopping in November is also expected to grow as much as 15 percent versus November 2010, with the growing influence of mobile...

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Happy Birthday Android

It was 4 years ago today that Android was first introduced, and it has been one amazing ride from Android 1.1, Cupcake and all the way to the soon to be released Ice Cream Sandwich. For me personally, my first experience with Android was November 6, 2009, which was the day the original DROID was released. I am so thankful to be part of TalkAndroid, sharing my passion with each and everyone of you for the greatest mobile OS in the world. I am looking...

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Introducing the Porsche Design P’9981 Smartphone from BlackBerry

Stuttgart, Germany/Waterloo, Ontario - Today, Porsche Design and Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) announced the elite new Porsche Design P’9981 smartphone from BlackBerry®. Designed by Porsche Design, in collaboration with RIM, the luxury brand’s first smartphone delivers engineered luxury and performance. The Porsche Design P’9981 smartphone from BlackBerry is instantly identifiable as a Porsche Design product. The exclusive material...

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BlackBerry Recognized by International Medical Corps for Role in Assisting Humanitarian Relief Efforts

Waterloo, ON - International Medical Corps is recognizing Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) at its 2011 Annual Awards Celebration in Los Angeles next week for the role of BlackBerry® smartphones in assisting disaster recovery efforts around the world. International Medical Corps is a global, humanitarian, nonprofit organization that is a leading first-responder, providing medical assistance and healthcare to populations that have...

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Halftone App Adds iOS 5 Face Detection Feature

Today, Juicy Bits released Halftone 1.6.5 , an update to their popular vintage photo effects app that takes advantage of new face detection features in iOS 5 to automatically position speech and thought balloons to add comic-style effects to an image. The update also uses the new iOS 5 built-in Twitter functionality to quickly share photos with friends. Photos can also be posted to Facebook, sent via e-mail, and output to any AirPrint-enabled printer. Halftone...

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Swype BETA Rolls Out First OTA Update

I’m sure by now you are familiar with, or have at least heard of, Swype, an alternative keyboard for mobile devices. Last month, Swype announced that they would be initiating an OTA automatic update system for their Swype BETA app, replacing the need to uninstall older versions when receiving an update. Today, the very first OTA update rolled out, version 3.26, and should reach all devices within 72 hours from launch. Within the update, BETA users...

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O2 in £4 million Priority Moments marketing campaign

Push in the run up to Christmas to promote offers from brands including House of Fraser, The Fragrance Shop, Café Rouge, Strada and Bella Italia O2 has launched a £4 million marketing campaign to support its Priority Moments Christmas activity. From today, a television advert runs for four weeks with an outdoor campaign running for two weeks from November 14. The print campaign will run in national, regional and consumer press for four weeks. The...

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Apple Plans Update to Address IPhone Battery Life

Apple Inc. (AAPL) is working on a software update that improves battery life on iPhones running its newest iOS operating system after some customers complained. “A small number of customers have reported lower than expected battery life on iOS 5 devices,” Natalie Harrison, a spokeswoman for Apple, said in a statement. “We have found a few bugs that are affecting battery life and we will release a software update to address those in a few weeks.” Harrison...

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