Tag Archives: Research in Motion

Facebook Messenger lands on Blackberry App World

Research in Motion has a solid challenger to their Blackberry Messenger platform now with the arrival of Facebook Messenger on the App World. Facebook has offered their Messenger application through their website for a while now but this is the Read more [...]

Research in Motion shutting down Tungle platform

Tungle developers have announced in a blog post that they are shutting down their standalone service later this year. Tungle would go offline on December 3. They are recommending users to check out Doodle as a replacement platform in case they Read more [...]

Verizon would carry at least one BlackBerry 10 device at launch

It is not yet confirmed if Nokia Lumia 920/820 would go on sale through Verizon yet. But the company has confirmed their intent to launch at least one BlackBerry 10 smartphone when they arrive early next year. Research in Motion has not been making Read more [...]

Gist would shut down on September 15

Gist has announced that they are going to shut down their web app next month. The company was acquired by Research in Motion last year and the developers are now working on enhancing the technologies powering the Blackberry platform. Gist Read more [...]

Research in Motion confirms they are considering licensing BB10 to other manufacturers

Research in Motion has said in a statement that they are considering the possibility of licensing their Blackberry 10 platform to other manufacturers. The company said: QNX is already licensed across the automotive sector --we could do that Read more [...]

RIM considered switching to Android

Research in Motion has admitted that they considered switching to Android mobile platform for their devices. The company said: We took the conscious decision not to go Android. If you look at other suppliers’ ability to differentiate, Read more [...]

The New York Times kills their mobile app for Blackberry platform

The New York Times has discontinued their mobile app for the Blackberry platform. The newspaper company said that the app did not have enough users to justify further development. Blackberry users would now have to rely on the mobile web app Read more [...]