Add a little more style to your BBM experience with one of thee new dual-mode GSM / CDMA 9370, the GSM / UMTS 9360 and the CDMA-only 9350 Blackberry Curves.
These long rumored handsets feature the following:
800MHz CPU
512MB RAM
2.44-inch HVGA+ (480×360 pixel) display
five megapixel EDoF camera (with LED flash and VGA video recording)
Bluetooth
WiFi b/g/n with UMA
GPS / aGPS
NFCA
Powered by a 1000mAh battery to keep it ticking all day long, 512MB of built-in storage (1GB on the 9370) and microSD card support (up to 32GB). RIM is still mum on pricing.
The new BlackBerry Torch 9860 smartphone runs BlackBerry 7, a new operating system (OS) for BlackBerry smartphones. It provides users with a fast, fluid and intuitive experience with improved browsing, voice-activated searches, the ability to manage personal content separately from corporate content, as well as additional personal and productivity apps out of the box.
The new BlackBerry Browser combines the dramatically improved performance of the advanced WebKit browser engine together with the powerful hardware enhancements found in the new BlackBerry Torch 9860 to deliver browsing results that are up to 40% faster than BlackBerry® 6 based smartphones and up to twice as fast as models running BlackBerry® 5*. Additional enhancements to the browser have also optimized HTML5 performance for incredible gaming and video experiences.
The new BlackBerry Torch 9860 smartphone also features Liquid GraphicsTM technology, which combines a dedicated high-performance graphics processor with a blazingly fast CPU and stunning high resolution display to deliver a highly responsive touch interface with incredibly fast and smooth graphics.
Key features of the new BlackBerry Torch 9860 smartphone include:
RIM announced a layoff or approximately 11% of their workforce. Affected employees in North America and several other countries will be notified this week. Thorsten Heins will be taking over as COO, Product and Sales and there will be several other senior management changes announced as well. Rim also plans on making changes in their sales, marketing and operations departments. As of right now both CEO’s are still holding their positions which was a hot debate a few months back when investors, employees and fans cried for new leadership.
RIM has just announced Q1 earnings which includes $4.9 billion in revenue and $695 million in profit. RIM also shipped 13.2 million Blackberry phones and over 500,000 Playbook tablets in Q1. The earnings fell on the low end of the forecasts which RIM believes will trickle into Q2 resulting in mild restructuring accompanied by a few layoffs. Rim plans on restructuring legacy departments and focusing it’s development on profitable growth departments. However, all this news led to the lowest stock close RIM has seen in the past 5 years Friday.
“RIM’s business is profitable and remains solid overall with growing market share in numerous markets around the world and a strong balance sheet with almost $3 billion in cash. We believe that with the new products scheduled for launch in the next few months and realigning our cost structure, RIM will see strong profit growth in the latter part of fiscal 2012.”, said Jim Balsillie, Co-CEO at Research In Motion.
Products launched on BlackBerry OS 7 will launch in late August or early September, followed a month later by the launch of the QNX- based “superphones” which will have email and BBM.
What strengths does Blackberry have to play on to capture higher market share in Q3 and Q4
Revolutionary email support with instant push
BBM (Blackberry Messenger)
Amazing reception and call clarity with unparalleled antennas
QNX based operating system
Devices with a physical keyboard or easy and precise typing
Blackberry also has a few other devices slated for release that will rival most smart phones on the market such as the Blackberry Monza
Here is a leaked video extracted from the Monaco/Monza which is basically the Storm 3
A court injunction has ended the long term Nokia vs Apple patent battle that dates back to 2007. Although the particulars are private Apple is to make a one time-payment followed by an ongoing royalty payment process for an unannounced term (period of time).
The agreement will result in settlement of all patent litigation between the companies, including the withdrawal by Nokia and Apple of their respective complaints to the US International Trade Commission.
Want the full scoop? Check below.
Historical Timeline
November 2007 - Apple bumps heads with Nokia. Says Nokia S60 infringes on iPhone 3G patents.
January 2008 – Apple, Nokia, RIM, Sprint, ATT, HP, Motorola, Helio, HTC, Sony Ericsson, UTStarcomm, Samsung and a bunch of others were sued by Affinity Labs of Texas. Apparently the company created a patent for a mobile phone with removable storage, an internet connection, a camera and the ability to download audio or video files.
June 2008 - Typhoon Touch Technologies sues Apple, Fujitsu, Toshiba, Lenovo, Panasonic, HTC, Palm, Samsung, Nokia, and LG regarding touch screen patents
October 2009 – Nokia Sues Apple for infringing on 10 patents with it’s iPhone 3G relating to GSM, UMTS, and WiFi
December 2009 – Apple Sues Nokia for infringing on 13 patents claiming that the iPhone was a converged product of a traditional phone and the multimedia aspect of an iPod and therefore Nokia infringed on Apple patents with touch screen multimedia phones. Read the 79 page document here if you’d like. It’s quite the read.
December 2009 – Nokia brings in the ITC (International Trades Commission) stating that “virtually all” Apple products infringe Nokia patents covering user interfaces, cameras, antennas, and power management.
January 2010 – Nokia asks ITC to ban distribution and sale of iPhone, iPod, and MacBooks as they infringed on more “implementation patents” relating to touch screen and camera sensors. read about those here ITC Complaint and Federal Complaint
January 2010 – Apple requests the ITC place an import ban on Nokia products. Document here
March 2010 – US Federal Lawsuite puts hold on ITC investigation into Nokia and Apple patent infringement claims. Nokia asks court to dismiss all of Apple’s contract related claims
May 2010 – Nokia sues Apple for patent claims relating to the iPad 3G stating Apple copied patents which “enhanced speech and data transmission, using positioning data in applications and innovations in antenna configurations that improve performance and save space, allowing smaller and more compact devices.”
December 2010 – Nokia ups the anti to 24 patent disputes. Press release here
March 2011 – ITC rules Apple did not copy Nokia patents and therefore no legal actions or ban would be implemented. Documents here. Upon this news Nokia files a second ITC complaint against Apple saying all their products (phones, multimedia and computers) infringe on Nokia’s patents. Document here
June 2011 – Nokia wins patent suit and Apple is to make a one time-payment followed by an ongoing royalty payment process for an unannounced term
Though it has a virtually identical form factor the Torch 2 bumps the specs across the board; from the camera to the RAM. It’s also running the next-gen Blackberry OS 7 (which is really OS 6.1). The device currently still lacks any QNX OS like the Playbook. This is what the first Blackberry Torch 9800 should have been.
What is the world’s most valuable consumer-facing brand? Over the past 4 years BrandZ Survey has been dominated by Google but in 2011 their answer has changed. Apple is now the hottest property in terms of consumer goodwill, earning an estimated valuation of $153.3 billion and leading a pack that includes the likes of RIM, Wells Fargo, Coca-Cola, BMW, HSBC, and Disney. The tech sector had a very strong year as a whole, with Facebook’s brand improving in value by a staggering 246 percent (to $19.1b) jumping on the list for the first time at 35 and Amazon becoming the world’s most valuable retailer (at $37.6b) jumping over Wal Mart?!?! in spite of having no actual stores. Sadly, there were some downers too, as Nintendo lost 37 percent of its brand worth over the past year, Nokia dropped by 28 percent, and the BlackBerry marque was considered 20 percent less awesome than before.
Leave your laptop behind and use BlackBerry® Presenter to present Microsoft® PowerPoint® or Adobe® PDF files – directly from your BlackBerry smartphone. Simply plug BlackBerry Presenter into a projector or monitor and select “Present” from the BlackBerry Presenter smartphone software on your BlackBerry smartphone.
Other specifications:
- Video Formats Supported: NTSC, PAL (Region Free)
- Video Cable Support: S-Video, VGA
- Power Connection: Micro USB
- Display Resolution Support: 640×480 (VGA), 800×600 (SVGA), 1024×768 (XGA)
-Carrying Case: Synthetic Leather
- Support for most PowerPoint animations and transitions
- No additional file processing required – present files directly without having to pre-process the file on the PC
- Languages Supported: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish
