Predictions Made for March 2013 Launch of BlackBerry OS10

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  Shares of Research in Motion (RIMM) are up 68 cents, or almost 9%, at $8.60, and rose as high as $8.85, after the company last night said its “BlackBerry 10” software for it smartphone products had crossed a threshold, entering testing with cell phone operators, and the company’s CEO, Thorsten Heins, said he had [...]

Is RIM’s Marketing Strategy Brilliant?

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With the Microsoft Surface releasing October 26th, the iPad Mini hitting store shelves November 2nd, and the Kindle Fire HD releasing  November 20th, the tablet world is becoming a bottle neck of the best and new devices.  It appears that all the major players are attempting to grab a lot of cash off of the [...]

No Theme Studio or Theme Support for BlackBerry 10

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It’s official, as per the Inside BlackBerry Developer Blog, there will be no Theme Studio for BlackBerry 10 and there will be no theme support in the BlackBerry 10 OS.  After looking at the final product, RIM has stated that Theme Studio 7 didn’t address theme developer needs or asks.  In addition, feedback from the [...]

Should We Get Excited About BlackBerry 10?

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Pixelcarve, a boutique Interactive Digital Agency focused on providing preeminent Ideas, Strategy, Creative and Production services to premium and luxury brands, released images of an ad for the BlackBerry Blade back in March.  The BlackBerry Blade was a concept design showing the love that Pixelcarve has for BlackBerry, and how this love could be shown and [...]

RIM CEO Further Outlines Vision for BlackBerry 10 and Update on Progress to Launch

Today, Research In Motion kicked off BlackBerry Jam Americas 2012 in San Jose, California. Addressing a crowd of over 1500 developers and community leaders, CEO Thorsten Heins previewed additional elements of the BlackBerry 10 user experience, and provided an overview of how RIM is delivering on the company’s vision for BlackBerry 10.

Video – Devs, BlackBerry Is Going To Keep Loving You.

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Just presented at BBJam Americas, this video is a plea and a promise to developers, that Research In Motion is going to keep loving them.  The RIM leadership team for developer relations bring back the band in this inspirational and moving (yet a little cheesey) music video.

First Image of BlackBerry 10 Touchscreen?

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  Perhaps one of the first true “real” images of the BlackBerry 10 Touchscreen phone, comes courtesy of Pilar Bernat (@TyC4All on Twitter)

BlackBerry OS10 Launch Pushed to Launch Globally in Q1 2013

RIM has revealed that BlackBerry 10 has been delayed and  will now globally launch BlackBerry 10 devices in the first quarter of 2013,  announced during it’s financial earnings report for Q1 2013,

Leaked – OS10 Conceptual App World Images

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BlackBerry Empire has leaked conceptual images of what OS10 could look like on the new operating system.

RIM Q4 and Year End Results 2012 – BlackBerry Empire Radio

The rebroadcast of the Research In Motion Q4 and Year End Results is now available via BlackBerry Empire Radio.

All Eyes on RIM Thursday

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Source: The Verge Analysts, investors, and the wireless industry at large are bracing for what should be an interesting fiscal Q4 2012 earnings call from RIM tomorrow, the company’s first full reported quarter since CEO Thorsten Heins took over for Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis in January.

OS10 Shows Up on The HTML5 Test

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OS10 has shown up on the HTML5 Test Site, and as shown on the mobile results page, OS10 has shown up, and it’s blowing the competition away.

BlackBerry Empire Radio – Week In Review March 24, 2012

BlackBerry Empire Radio Week In Review is now available.