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Guidelines Reiterate That RIM Won’t Make Special Deals For Countries [Rim]
RIM has posted a hard and fast of guidelines on its website that explain how countries like India can monitor its services. The foundations state that they're going to not grant access beyond what's legally required by local governments and any monitoring would want to be " technology and vendor neutral." No changes (which ...
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RIM reportedly working with India to circumvent BlackBerry ban
There were reports as late as this morning that RIM was remaining " defiant" over the looming (and recurring) BlackBerry ban in India and not willing to cut any " special deals," however it seems like that isn't be the case of course -- Reuters is reporting that RIM has assured India that ...
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RIM Will Share BlackBerry Code With Saudi Authorities [Unconfirmed]
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Those wondering why Saudi Arabia went ahead and switched BlackBerry service back on over the weekend could have their answer: consistent with MSNBC, RIM has handed over user codes that allows you to let the country track individual users. We\'d already heard that a BlackBerry server could be placed inside Saudi Arabia, but today\'s report sheds ...
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RIM BlackPad tablet priced at $499 when it ships in November?
Come on, admit it, you have to believe that RIM is working on a tablet called the BlackPad don\'t you? You\'d better, because Apple Daily is piling on with more unsubstantiated rumor this morning. So, besides the 9.7-inch display, Bluetooth, WiFi, and front- and rear-facing cameras already mentioned by Bloomberg\'s sources, Apple Daily claims that ...
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Kuwait wants RIM to filter BlackBerry traffic, Saudi Arabia testing three servers
The floodgates are open, and another country has washed in -- though unlike Saudi Arabia, India and the UAE, this one\'s not threatening a BlackBerry messaging ban... yet. Kuwait has publicly announced that it has requested RIM to house \" moral and security concerns\" -- namely, blocking pornographic websites -- and that RIM has ...
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RIM averts Saudi Arabia’s BlackBerry messaging ban, negotiates surrender
It took two long years for India to (allegedly) tap BlackBerry traffic, but Saudi Arabia won't need to wait nearly as long; the Wall Street Journal reports that RIM has all but agreed to mounted an area server inside the country. While we\'ve no details yet on what the deal entails, an unnamed Saudi telecom ...
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RIM and AT&T Are Holding A Joint Event Next Week [Rim]
Apparently RIM and AT&T are becoming together to throw a shindig next week. Most are thinking that the event will mark the launch of the BlackBerry 9800, but we\'ll know needless to say on Tuesday. [Reuters]Source
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RIM takes control of blackpad.com, laughter takes control of our minds
A quick WHOIS confirms that RIM\'s taken control of blackpad.com -- yes, it\'s long been rumored as a potential name for the BlackBerry tablet, but we\'re certainly hoping Waterloo\'s just parking a site name to keep squatters at bay, because, seriously, we just got over the iPad jokes, you know? P.S.- And can we see whatever ...
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RIM Buys BlackPad.com, a Home For the BlackBerry Tablet? [BlackBerry]
MobileCrunch reports that RIM recently snatched up BlackPad.com, a possible name for their forthcoming BlackBerry tablet. The device is expected to land in pant-suited laps by the top of the year. In May BGR heard that RIM\'s tablet would sport an 8.9\" screen and can be marketed strictly as a \" companion\" ...
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RIM and AT&T event next Tuesday — BlackBerry slider and OS 6 en route?
Well well, what\'s this? We just got an invite to a joint RIM / AT&T event next Tuesday, and we\'d guess which means we\'re about to determine the official unveiling of the well-leaked BlackBerry 9800 slider with a facet dish of BlackBerry OS 6. Either that, or RIM CEO Mike Lazaridis is going to ...
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RIM shows off BlackBerry 6 multimedia experience, in pictures
While there\'s still no (official) word on after we\'ll get any BlackBerry OS 6 hardware, much less that 9800 Bold, RIM has seen fit to supply us another glimpse at the software front. This time round we\'re gazing multimedia features, including the photo gallery, a brand-new podcasts app and YouTube, alongside extra camera controls (including ...
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RIM finally catches up to the competition with non-GPS-based BlackBerry ‘Locate Service’
It's hardly the first company to implement the technology in a smartphone, but it looks like RIM finally has an answer for folks not satisfied with the GPS capabilities of their BlackBerry. It's now announced the simply-named 'Locate Service' for developers, which relies on cell tower triangulation to to either augment the phone's built-in GPS, ...
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Rumor: Google Music Hasn’t Signed Any Labels Yet [Google]There's an exceedingly attractive job going at Google, with the company looking for someone to move up its Music launch later this year. Meanwhile, Android dude Andy Rubin is working with the team closely, and even meeting with record labels. Why Rubin? Well, we was the brains behind Android (with Google buying Android from him and hiring him in 2005), and it's believed their Music