BlackBerry at Mobile World Congress

02.3.10 Douglas Soltys
With a little over a week until Mobile World Congress, it’s time to work out your agenda to make sure you get to see and hear all the things that RIM will be doing at the show. Here’s an overview of some of the things you won’t want to miss:
• Co-CEO and Founder of RIM, Mike Lazaridis, will be giving a keynote at 09:00 on Tuesday 16th February (hall 5). If you’re not attending, be sure to check out our live blog of his keynote here on Inside BlackBerry.
• BlackBerry Developer Day at App Planet (hall 7) being held on Tuesday 16th February. The day starts at 09.45 and is packed full of sessions to provide current and prospective developers with the information and the tools they need to make amazing BlackBerry apps. Check out the agenda for more information be sure not to miss the event’s keynote at 10:30CET
N.B. don’t forget that you need to register your place at the BlackBerry Developer Day to guarantee entry (developers with an entry pass to MWC can use the following registration code for the BlackBerry Developer Day: G2dSuMxzjA)
• Tyler Lessard, VP Global Alliances & Developer Relations of RIM,  will part of a panel taking place at 11:00 on Monday 15th February (hall 5) on the topic of ‘Unlocking application revenue through billing and payments’
• The BlackBerry stand is located at position 8B178 in hall 8. On our stand this year, we’re pleased to be showcasing solutions and apps from over 60 partners, plus visitors will be able to test out the latest BlackBerry smartphones, accessories and solutions
Pack you bag, grab your BlackBerry and catch that plane! While you’re in Barcelona, make sure you keep an eye out for what’s happening at the show – news will be posted on our online newsroom and other info will be published on this blog.

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With a little over a week until Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, it’s time to work out your agenda to make sure you get to see and hear all the things that Research In Motion (RIM) will be doing at the show. Here’s an overview of some of the things you won’t want to miss:

  • Co-CEO and Founder of RIM, Mike Lazaridis, will be giving a keynote at 09:00 CET on Tuesday 16th February (hall 5). If you’re not attending, be sure to check out our live blog of his keynote here on Inside BlackBerry.
  • BlackBerry Developer Day at App Planet (hall 7) being held on Tuesday 16th February. The day starts at 09.45 CET and is packed full of sessions to provide current and prospective developers with the information and the tools they need to make amazing BlackBerry apps. Check out the Developer Day agenda for more information be sure not to miss the event’s keynote at 10:30 CET. Don’t forget that you need to register your place at the BlackBerry Developer Day to guarantee entry (developers with an entry pass to MWC can use the following registration code for the BlackBerry Developer Day: G2dSuMxzjA).
  • Tyler Lessard, VP Global Alliances & Developer Relations of RIM,  will be part of a panel taking place at 11:00 on Monday 15th February (hall 5) on the topic of ‘Unlocking application revenue through billing and payments’.
  • The BlackBerry stand is located at position 8B178 in hall 8. On our stand this year, we’re pleased to be showcasing solutions and apps from over 60 partners, plus visitors will be able to test out the latest BlackBerry smartphones, accessories and solutions.

Pack your bag, grab your BlackBerry smartphone and catch that plane! While you’re in Barcelona, make sure you keep an eye out for what’s happening at the show – news will be posted right here on Inside BlackBerry.

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Check out the new Inside BlackBerry mobile site!

02.2.10 Douglas Soltys

Inside BlackBerry mobile version

When we gave the Inside BlackBerry blog a holiday facelift this past December, we knew we’d have to soon do the same with our mobile-friendly site (we have a feeling that a lot of our readers are mobile fans). Today, our blogging team is able to cross the first of our many New Year’s resolutions off the list with the launch of the new and improved Inside BlackBerry mobile site.

The new site features two notable additions:

  • Photo thumbnails on the main page and full scale images inside posts.
  • A fully functional commenting system allowing you to both read and post comments (get commenting!).

We’ve also updated the look and feel of the mobile site to closely match the desktop version, as well as worked hard to improve browsing times. Of course, we’re always looking for ways to improve, so if you have ideas on content we should add or remove, post a comment and let us know!

You can view the new Inside BlackBerry mobile site by pointing your BlackBerry Browser to: http://blogs.blackberry.com

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WES Wireless Leadership Awards – Apply Now!

01.26.10 Douglas Soltys

Wireless Leadership Awards

It’s that time of year again where we want to help you show off your successes. We’re now taking applications for our Wireless Leadership Awards at our annual Wireless Enterprise Symposium.

Every year we present the Wireless Leadership Awards to BlackBerry customers who’ve deployed innovative solutions and are using wireless technology to make big improvements – whether it’s to help their customers, drive social networking for their employees or to impact the bottom line.

Prizes for the winning customers include:

    Free accommodations and travel for two representatives to WES 2010
    An invitation to an exclusive reception at WES
    Ten BlackBerry smartphones
    $10K worth of training dollars towards any BlackBerry Training offered
    Five BlackBerry Certification exam vouchers
    Five BlackBerry Coach Self-Study guides

Finalists will also receive WES registration passes, access to the reception, a BlackBerry smartphone and BlackBerry Solutions Services package.

Just make sure you enter by the deadline: March 7, 2010.

For more information, including the Terms and Conditions, visit: www.attendwes.com/wla

And if you have questions about the 2010 Wireless Leadership Awards, contact leadershipawards@rim.com (or post a comment below). We look forward to all the entries!

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Help us choose our new Twitter background!

01.22.10 Douglas Soltys

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The Social Media team at Research In Motion can’t get enough of Twitter. As such, we decided that our official RIM Twitter accounts needed some sprucing up with a new background design – a bit of a personal touch to help put a face to our tweets.

But we need your help. We can’t seem to choose between our two different Twitter background designs, so we’re reaching out to help us decide. We’ve placed one of the proposed designs on @BlackBerryBlog, and the other on @BlackBerry. Please post a comment or tweet either account telling us which design you like best. If there’s something you feel should be added to either background, let us know that too.

Please help us out so the Social Media team can focus more on our tweeting.

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WES 2010 Registration Opens Today – Register Now!

01.19.10 Becky

wes 2010

Registration has officially opened today for the 2010 Wireless Enterprise Symposium (WES). WES 2010 will be taking place this year from April 27th-29th, at the World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida.

If you haven’t attended the Wireless Enterprise Symposium, it’s not an event to miss for those working in the BlackBerry ecosystem. There are always lots of interesting break-out sessions, hands-on labs, training and certification opportunities and tons of first hand advice from BlackBerry customers.

To learn more, head to:
http://www.attendwes.com
Follow this link for WES 2010 track, session and training information:
http://www.attendwes.com/sessions/tracks
You can also learn more about WES on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/WESConference

Have you been to WES before and can’t wait to attend again? Register now (http://www.attendwes.com/register) and save $400 USD with the Early Bird Rate.

If you’ve attended before, make sure to post a comment and tell us about your favorite part of WES!

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Upgrade to BlackBerry Messenger 5.0 Today!

01.15.10 theban

BlackBerry Messenger

My name is Theban and I’m the Product Manager for BlackBerry® Messenger. So it’s not too surprising that I’m a BlackBerry Messenger addict. I share this post with all others that suffer the same fate. To me, BlackBerry Messenger is about staying close to the people that matter most.

Maybe it’s hard to explain, unless you get into it. I’ve slowly started converting my family (immediate and extended) into BlackBerry Messenger users and I’m already noticing pretty major changes – we chat more often, I know what’s going on in their lives and interestingly we seem to meet up more often too. And it’s ever so amusing to see the few naysayers slowly switching over because they feel out of the loop and left out.

With the recently released BlackBerry Messenger v5.0, there are now even more reasons to connect with friends and family (not sure if you have BlackBerry Messenger 5.0? Read this article to identify which version of BlackBerry Messenger you are currently running).

Top 5 reasons to upgrade to BlackBerry Messenger 5.0 »

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CES 2010: Loopt Hands On Demo

01.13.10 Douglas Soltys

It was so busy at CES last week that there was some content recorded that we couldn’t get up during the show. For instance, my interview with Brian from Loopt about their social LBS application for BlackBerry smartphones. Loopt offers local content to help you meet up with nearby friends, explore new places to grab food, and find local events happening around you.

You can download Loopt for free right now at BlackBerry App World™.

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