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RIM confirms BlackBerry Bold 9900 / 9930 bricking problems, working on a fix

By Dieter Bohn on November 18, 2011 11:09 pm + 24 comments

We've received a few tips now from BlackBerry Bold 9900 owners who have seen their devices refuse to Continue reading…
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T-Mobile's 'Magenta Saturday' offers good deals, eventually

By Sam Byford on November 18, 2011 12:21 am

T-Mobile is pushing its "Magenta Saturday" — November 19 to the rest of us — as a stress-free Continue reading…
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Blackberry 9790 coming to Rogers 'in time for the holiday gift-giving season'

By Jason Iu on November 17, 2011 10:07 pm + 5 comments

After several leaks and an announcement, the Blackberry Bold 9790 is finally set to launch on Continue reading…
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DOSBox ported to PlayBook, allows it to run Windows 3.1

By Eddie Fu on November 17, 2011 07:02 pm + 27 comments

The BlackBerry PlayBook's poor sales have resulted in some big discounts this holiday season, but Continue reading…
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BlackBerry Messenger 6.1 beta brings animated avatars, chat bubble colors, and other tweaks

By Chris Ziegler on November 17, 2011 05:11 pm + 17 comments

Don't look for a major overhaul here, but one of the crown jewels in BlackBerry's platform — Continue reading…
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BlackBerry PlayBook $199 on Black Friday, discounted in Canada this month (update)

By Eddie Fu on November 16, 2011 06:52 pm + 50 comments

The BlackBerry PlayBook has been met with lackluster sales since its launch this spring, and it's no Continue reading…
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BlackBerry Bold 9790 and Curve 9380 announced with BB OS 7, available in 'the coming weeks'

By Dieter Bohn on November 15, 2011 04:00 am + 11 comments

After many leaks, RIM has finally come clean on its latest BlackBerry smartphones, the Bold 9790 and Continue reading…
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BlackBerry London: is this the first RIM phone with the BBX OS?

By Joshua Topolsky on November 14, 2011 02:20 pm + 294 comments

We've just gotten a look at what might be the first-ever photo of the next iteration of BlackBerry Continue reading…
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Adobe explains why it killed mobile Flash: it couldn't compete with HTML5

By Dieter Bohn on November 11, 2011 11:58 pm + 91 comments

Adobe has taken note of the big reaction to its decision to cease development of the Flash Player Continue reading…
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Adobe releases final Flash plug-in for Android and PlayBook

By Dieter Bohn on November 11, 2011 06:56 pm + 28 comments

Adobe has released the final feature update to its Flash Player plug-in for Android and the Continue reading…