RIM will be holding a webcast to discuss application user interface design. The webcast will take place on February 16th at 2PM Eastern with Brian Zubert, Sr. Application Development Consultant, as the presenter. Continue reading ‘BlackBerry Application UI Design Webinar Feb 16th’
Although OS 5.2 isn’t out yet, a new rumor says that RIM is beginning to work on BlackBerry OS 6.0. You may already know that RIM is working on OS 5.2 which should be available sometime this year.
(via BGR)
Research In Motion (RIM) and Digital China Holdings Limited (Digital China) have announced a distribution agreement for BlackBerry smartphones in China. This strategic business initiative will help RIM further expand its business in China by leveraging Digital China’s local expertise and nationwide distribution network.
Commenting on the partnership, Guo Wei, Chairman and CEO, Digital China, said, “As the leading IT service provider and distributor in China, Digital China has always believed in advanced and cutting-edge products that deliver value to Chinese customers. Through this collaboration, RIM will leverage Digital China’s proven professional services and nationwide coverage to reach more customers and to increase the visibility of the BlackBerry solution across the country.”
Jim Balsillie, Co-CEO, Research In Motion, said, “We are delighted to reach a distribution agreement with Digital China. Business partnerships are an important aspect of RIM’s strategy and Digital China’s extensive knowledge and market presence will further expand the opportunity for RIM in China.”
The Wireless Power Consortium (the Consortium) has announced the addition of seven new members, including Research In Motion (RIM), a leader in wireless communications with its award-winning range of BlackBerry® smartphones, and Energizer, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of primary batteries, battery-powered devices and flashlights. The Consortium also announced the successful completion of the second round of prototype testing at a members’ interoperability test held on 27-28 October.
Membership of the Consortium now stands at 21 leading device and electronics manufacturers. In addition to RIM and Energizer, the other new members are: case-mate, a leading digital accessories company; Continental Automotive, a leading global automotive supplier; Hanrim Postech, a leading Korean-based battery manufacturer; Logah Technology, a Taiwan-based professional OEM/ODM manufacturer; and Rohm Semiconductor, a leading manufacturer of semiconductors for the consumer market.
“We’re pleased to join the Wireless Power Consortium and work in a concerted effort to bring about open and interoperable wireless charging standards that will benefit consumers,” said Mike McAndrews, Vice President, Product Marketing, Research In Motion.
“Energizer is excited to join the Wireless Power Consortium,” commented Jeff Ziminski, Chief Marketing Officer, Energizer. “The development of the Qi standard provides the opportunity to satisfy consumer demand for convenient and wireless power for all of their high-tech portable devices.”
BlackBerry App World has been updated to version 1.1.0.24. You can find tons of apps designed for your BlackBerry smartphone in one convenient place in BlackBerry App World. With the BlackBerry App World application, you can download and purchase apps right from your smartphone.
App World is available for free. You can download it from blackberry.com/appworld from your BlackBerry, or hit up BlackBerry App World on your desktop.
BlackBerry Enterprise Server Service Pack 1 has been released. BES 5.0 with Service Pack 1 now includes BlackBerry device dashboard, enhancements to the BlackBerry Administration Service, enhancements to the BlackBerry Monitoring Service homepage, enhancements to the calendar sync process, more language support (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Japanese). There are also support for importing WiFi profiles and VPN profiles from a .CSV file, and support for Microsoft SQL Server 2008.
Download BlackBerry Enterprise Server Service Pack 1 here.
The good folks at T3 have recently published a review of the BlackBerry Bold 9700 along with video. The hands-on video clocks in a 2:31. The new smartphone looks a lot sleeker and more stylish than the previous Bold. The folk at T3 mentions that the biggest change of the handset is the battery life improvement “with nearly 1.5 days of normal usage (push email, Wi-Fi running all the time) at a stretch”.
Check out the entire hands-on review of the BlackBerry Bold 9700 over at T3.
Research In Motion (RIM) has announced the BlackBerry Academic Program to provide colleges and universities around the world with a curriculum and course content to offer courses in administering and supporting the BlackBerry solution and developing for the BlackBerry platform.
“Career opportunities in information technology are abundant, and there is increasing demand for people with expertise in managing BlackBerry products and services and developing BlackBerry applications,” said Robert Crow, Vice President, Industry, Government and University Relations at Research In Motion. “Millions of people are using BlackBerry smartphones in more than 170 countries today and the BlackBerry Academic Program will help colleges and universities prepare students for careers in technology and help to meet the growing demand for BlackBerry developers, administrators and technical support professionals in the global marketplace.”
Course content is currently available for mobile application development for BlackBerry® smartphones, administration of BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, and support for BlackBerry smartphones. The curriculum has been developed in collaboration with academic professionals and has been in pilot for over a year.
Mobile Application Development Courses – Students can learn about the tools and techniques for developing applications for BlackBerry smartphones. Courses cover topics such as BlackBerry smartphone features and functionality, user interface design, multimedia application development, mobile web application development and Java® application development.
Administration Courses – Mobile communication and collaboration tools continue to play a large role in boosting the productivity of enterprise workforces, and the need for trained professionals to administer and support mobile solutions has grown with it. There are over 200,000 BlackBerry® Enterprise Server installations globally and trained professionals are needed to maintain and support these deployments.
Administration courses offered through the BlackBerry Academic Program can help prepare students to administer, configure, troubleshoot, and perform essential tasks for managing a BlackBerry Enterprise Server environment.
For example, the “Maintaining a BlackBerry Enterprise Server in a Microsoft Exchange Environment” (BCP-410) course includes information that can help prepare students for the corresponding BlackBerry Certification exam as well as additional information that can help students find opportunities in IT departments of large organizations.
Support Courses – Students are trained to work in technical call centers or IT support environments in support of the BlackBerry solution. The Support courses also include information that can help prepare students for the corresponding BlackBerry Certification exam.
The BlackBerry Academic Program provides an outline of the content for each course, as well as learning materials including student textbooks (with instructor copy), student lab manuals, instructor guides and an academic product suite that covers hardware and software. Course content can be offered over the full length of a semester, or as individual modules that can be integrated into an existing information technology curriculum.
Over 500 students have already taken courses based on the BlackBerry Academic Program as part of a pilot project and several universities in Canada and the US are now in the process of incorporating courses and course content from the program into their course offerings.
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