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BlackBerryNBA Releases Live Mobile Video Streaming ApplicationAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 29, 2009 - 9:34am.
Los Angeles
- The National Basketball Association (NBA) has released a new live mobile
video application, for platforms including Apple's (NASD: AAPL) iPhone and the Google (NASD: GOOG)
Android Marketplace, which will cost $40 per year.
tags: Mobile | Sports | Video | TV | Apple | NBA | BlackBerry | iPhone | Research In Motion | Google Android |
RIM to Release Touchscreen BlackBerry Storm2 SmartphoneAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 15, 2009 - 11:07am.
Toronto
- Research in Motion (NASD: RIMM) plans to release an updated version of its touch-screen
Storm smartphone, Reuters reports. The Storm2 will continue to sport a
"clickable" touch-screen, but add faster typing and
"multitouch" functionality, RIM co-CEO Jim Balsillie told Reuters.
Vodafone plans to begin selling the device in the fall in parts of Europe and South Africa,
while Verizon is also expected to offer the device this year.
Digital Music Store 7digital Debuts in U.S. with 77-Cent SongsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 6, 2009 - 8:30am.
 Los Angeles - Digital music
retailer 7digital on Tuesday announced its launch in the U.S., which
will offer a library of over six million MP3s, priced at $7.77 for albums and
77 cents for individual songs. London-based 7digital has operated online stores
in the U.K. and other parts
of Europe since 2004.
Vonage Launches Mobile Applications for iPhone, BlackBerryAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 5, 2009 - 10:44am.
Holmdel,
N.J. - Internet telephony firm
Vonage (NYSE: VG) on Monday announced the release of mobile applications for Apple's (NASD: AAPL)
iPhone and RIM's (NASD: RIMM) BlackBerry. The free applications let users make low-cost
international calls either over a Wi-Fi connection, or on the same voice
network used to make regular calls. "We're not trying to drive voice
traffic over the data network at this point," Michael Tempora, SCP of
products at Vonage, told The Times. "Though we do look forward to the
wireless networks in the U.S.
opening up so we can launch voice and messaging apps over 3G and 4G
networks." A similar application from Google, Google Voice, has not yet
been approved for the iPhone by Apple.
Report: Smartphone Users to Download 7 Billion Apps by 2013Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 22, 2009 - 11:43am.
Boston
- With the number of smartphone users expected to quadruple by 2013, research
firm Yankee Group on Tuesday predicted that users of the devices will download
7 billion apps costing $4.2 billion by that year.
Wall Street Journal to Charge for iPhone, Blackberry AccessAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 15, 2009 - 11:38am.
New York
- News Corporation (NYSE: NWS) plans to begin charging users for mobile access to The Wall
Street Journal on Blackberry (NASD: RIMM) and iPhone (NASD: AAPL) smartphones, CEO and chairman Rupert
Murdoch said at an event today, PaidContent reported. The move is expected to
come in a few months. Hulu, the online video joint venture between News Corp.,
NBC Universal and Disney, is also expected to introduce a pay-per-view or
subscription model.
tags: Mobile | Newspapers | BlackBerry | Publishing | Rupert Murdoch | iPhone | News Corporation | The Wall Street Journal |
Yahoo Debuts New Applications for iPhone, BlackBerryAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 9, 2009 - 12:08pm.
Sunnyvale,
Calif. - Yahoo (NASD: YHOO) has introduced three
new mobile applications, which are variously available for Apple's (NASD: AAPL) iPhone and
RIM's (NASD: RIMM) BlackBerry. Flickr for Mobile,
available only for iPhone and iPod touch, is a free application that lets users
upload and tag photos and videos. The company also released Yahoo Fantasy
Football for Mobile, and a Yahoo Finance for Mobile application available for the iPhone and
BlackBerry Bold, Tour and 8900 series.
Report: GPS Smartphone Shipments Climb 34% to 77 MillionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 29, 2009 - 9:24am.
Boston
- Worldwide shipments of smartphones equipped with GPS will grow 34% this year,
from 57 million in 2008 to 77 million in 2009, according to a report from
market research firm Strategy Analytics.
Sports Illustrated Debuts $2.00 Swimsuit Issue iPhone AppAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 22, 2009 - 11:54am.
New York
- Time Warner's (NYSE: TWX) Sports Illustrated magazine on Wednesday launched a $2.99 application
for Apple's (NASD: AAPL) iPhone -- coming soon for RIM's (NASD: RIMM) BlackBerry -- that gives users access
to hundreds of photos from the magazine's annual swimsuit issue. The SI
Swimsuit 2009 application, created by Azuki Systesms, also provides sports
scores, schedules and team information, and lets users create sports calendars
to track teams with customized swimsuit model photos for each month.
tags: Mobile | Apple | Magazines | BlackBerry | Publishing | Time Warner | iPhone | Sports Illustrated |
Verizon Cuts BlackBerry Storm Price to $99 to Match iPhoneAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 20, 2009 - 11:41am.
New York
- Verizon (NYSE: VZ) is discounting the price of Research in Motion's (NASD: RIMM) touch-screen BlackBerry
Storm smartphone to $99, in a bid to compete with the AT&T iPhone 3G,
InformationWeek reported. The Storm went on sale last November with a price tag
of $200, and has since sold over 1 million units.
Google Voice Enabled for BlackBerry, Andriod SmartphonesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 15, 2009 - 11:33am.
Mountain View,
Calif. - Google (NASD: GOOG) has made its
Google Voice service available to owners of BlackBerry (NASD: RIMM) and Android-powered
smartphones, CNET News.com reported. The service offers a single telephone
number to ring at a user's home, work and mobile phones. Google Voice can also
transcribe voice mail messages and send them as text messages. Google Voice
senior product manager Vincent Paquet told CNET that Google is also currently
working on a version of the service for Apple's iPhone
BlackBerry to Offer U2 Mobile AlbumAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 7, 2009 - 10:43am.
Toronto
- BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (NASD: RIMM) has announced plans to release a U2
Mobile Album for owners of its devices, following its sponsorship of the band's
current tour. A teaser video for the album alludes to social networking
features, news and tour coverage in addition to the ability to hear the album
on BlackBerry handsets.
Should the US move toward a harmonization of phone chargers as proposed in EuropeAuthored by Jay Baage on June 29, 2009 - 5:48am.
Thomson Reuters Launches News Apps for iPhone, BlackBerryAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 11, 2009 - 12:33pm.
London
- International news agency Thomson Reuters (NASD: TRIN) on Monday announced the launch of
new applications for Apple's iPhone and RIM's BlackBerry. The News Pro app for
BlackBerry will include more text, including commentary, while the iPhone app
will offer a greater quantity of video and multimedia features.
RIM's BlackBerry Curve Outsells iPhone in U.S. in Q1Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 4, 2009 - 9:08am.
Port Washington, N.Y. - RIM's (NASD: RIMM) BlackBerry Curve outsold
Apple's (NASD: AAPL) iPhone to claim the top spot in smartphone sales in the U.S. during the
first quarter, according to market research firm NPD Group.
QuickPlay to Offer Full Episode TV Downloads to BlackBerrysAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 2, 2009 - 11:52am.
Las Vegas
- QuickPlay Media, a provider of mobile video distribution, has announced plans
to launch a service that will deliver full episodes of TV shows to RIM's (NASD: RIMM)
BlackBerry smartphones. Set to launch in early May via the BlackBerry App World
store, the $7.99 per month PrimeTime2Go service has already line up NBC, MTV
Networks, CBS and The CW as content partners. Content will download in the
background over a Wi-Fi network.
Skype to Launch Applications for iPhone, BlackBerryAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 30, 2009 - 11:28am.
Report: RIM Planning TV Episode Service for BlackBerryAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 26, 2009 - 12:50pm.
Los Angeles
- RIM (NASD: RIMM) is planning to introduce a TV episode service for its BlackBerry
smartphones, and may make the announcement at next week's CTIA wireless
industry event, NewTeeVee reported, citing multiple anonymous sources. The
sources said the service already has multiple content partners lined up, and
for a monthly fee will offer unlimited access to TV shows downloaded in the
background over a Wi-Fi connection.
Fictionwise Debuts eReader Application for BlackBerryAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 24, 2009 - 12:46pm.
Chatham,
N.J. - Fictionwise, the e-book
retailer recently acquired by Barns & Noble, on Tuesday released the beta
version of a free application that lets users read its titles on BlackBerry
smartphones. The Fictionwise eReader application also works for Apple's iPhone,
as well as devices based on Palm, Windows Mobile, PocketPC and Symbian mobile
platforms.
BlackBerry Maker RIM Settles Backdating Charges in CanadaAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 6, 2009 - 5:09am.
Waterloo, Canada - BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (NASD: RIMM) announced this week that it will pay $74.5 million to settle a stock options backdating charge from the Ontario Securities Commission. |
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