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TiVo for BlackBerry smartphones available today

By Vikram, posted September 30, 2009 12:01 AM
tivo for BlackBerryEver find yourself in a situation when you're chatting with a few friends at a bar and someone recommends a new show to check out on TV? You make a mental note to either catch the next telecast or schedule it on your DVR. Unfortunately, life gets in the way and that mental note evaporates into thin air, along with what you wanted to see. Situations like this can now have a happy ending thanks to TiVo® for BlackBerry® smartphones.

The TiVo for BlackBerry smartphones app allows users to browse, search and schedule recordings of their favorite TV programs to their TiVo DVR directly from their BlackBerry smartphone. Click the 'continue reading' link to learn more about my hands-on experience with TiVo for BlackBerry smartphones.
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BlackBerry Desktop Software: a Closer Look at the Mac OS Version

By Andrey, posted September 23, 2009 3:30 PM
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Update: BlackBerry® Desktop Software for the Mac OS platform is now available!

BlackBerry® Desktop Software is now compatible with the Mac OS platform, and the upcoming release is just around the corner. We'd like to take this opportunity to share some details about the key features included in v1.0. We know many of you are waiting anxiously for the product to be released, and the wait is almost over! Before I dive into the details, I wanted to thank you all for the great comments and feedback you left on my initial post announcing this upcoming release of BlackBerry Desktop Software. Knowing how anticipated the product is was the best motivation the team could have. Read on for a detailed walk-through of the key product features.
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Meet MyBlackBerry Community Manager Becky Young

By Douglas Soltys, posted September 17, 2009 9:34 AM
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So after much hubbub, MyBlackBerry™ has launched and is feeling the love from the BlackBerry® smartphone community. Now that we've fully jumped into the Internet's social waters, I thought it would be a good idea to take a look back at how MyBlackBerry got started and where it's going. There's no better person to ask than MyBlackBerry's Community Manager (and my boss), Becky Young.

Who are you and what do you do?
I am part of RIM's social media team, that works on everything from the Inside BlackBerry blogs to the Facebook fan pages, and of course MyBlackBerry.  Our daily lives are full of listening - a lot of listening! And then we try to take what we learn from listening and incorporate that into the building of our social programs. 

For MyBlackBerry I am the project lead, supported by Rodney on the technical side and Rob on the marketing side, and of course quite a few other RIM employees who help us keep the site together (app teams, accessories teams, support services, IT...the list is HUGE!). My main role is to make sure we stay true to what people using social sites expect.  It was quite a shift in thinking from "how do we design a site to tell people about BlackBerry smartphones" to "how do we design a site to help BlackBerry smartphone users talk to other BlackBerry smartphone users."  
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Yahoo! Fantasy Football ’09 available for BlackBerry smartphones

By Douglas Soltys, posted September 8, 2009 9:29 AM
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Those who know me, know I'm a HUGE sports fan. With the NFL season less than a week away from starting, I'm about to go into sports overload - in fact, I just upgraded my home cable package to make sure I catch all the games of my favorite team (Go Bears!) now that they have a legitimate quarterback.

However, while I'm a huge sports fan and have dabbled in fantasy leagues before, I somehow never got into fantasy football (I know, it's weird). When I found out about Yahoo! Fantasy Football, I knew all that was about to change, and I demanded to be the one to reveal the application to my fellow BlackBerry® smartphone sports faithful. 

Click the "Continue Reading" link to learn more about Yahoo! Fantasy Football, now available on BlackBerry App World™.
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Air Canada BlackBerry web signal takes flight!

By Alex K., posted September 4, 2009 12:14 PM
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Here at RIM, I work for the BlackBerry® Platform Product Management team.  We're the product managers for the Java® and web developer tools that allow anyone to develop applications for BlackBerry® smartphones. My fellow product manager, Mario, manages our BlackBerry web signals platform which allows developers to push content updates to BlackBerry smartphones.  

Last week, I was in Ottawa working on BlackBerry App World™ planning, and to make travel easier, I took advantage of Air Canada's latest web signal service which combines web check-in with an Electronic Boarding Pass.

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Join the BlackBerry Market Research Panel - RIM wants your input!

By Douglas Soltys, posted September 2, 2009 10:07 AM
Here at RIM, we're constantly amazed at the dedication and engagement of the BlackBerry® smartphone community. That's why we're hoping to enlist your help in providing feedback on BlackBerry smartphone products and services. The BlackBerry Market Research Panel is currently hosting an open call for BlackBerry smartphone users, IT administrators, decision makers, and RIM partners to join their online panel. If selected to join the panel, you will be contacted by email monthly to provide your opinions and insights on a variety of topics related to you and your BlackBerry smartphone.

Please note that the BlackBerry Market Research Panel engages in legitimate research studies. To ensure your total privacy, personal information is not included in the study results, and all questionnaire responses are aggregated with the responses from the same survey. The information you provide will be used for research purposes only. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the BlackBerry Market Research Panel technical support.

We look forward to your opinions and feedback!

Note: at this time, the survey must be accessed via PC.


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BlackBerry App World Launch - More Countries!

By Alex K., posted September 2, 2009 10:00 AM

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It's Wednesday. Do you know where your BlackBerry App World is launched?

Has it only already been two weeks since BlackBerry App World™ launched into South and Central America? Although we've launched in Brazil, Venezuela, Chile, Argentina and Mexico, we're starting to feel antsy over here at BlackBerry App World headquarters, so let's go ahead and launch in some more countries.

!Para los usuarios de BlackBerry en Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, y Republica Dominicana  - vaya a nuestro sitios mobile o desktop para descargar BlackBerry App World™ hoy!

My fellow BlackBerry App World product manager Tamara is from Kingston and she is extremely excited for us to announce that BlackBerry App World is now also available in Aruba, Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Jamaica, and Trinidad & Tobago!

Users in all of these countries will be able to download BlackBerry App World v1.1 and choose from English, French, Italian, German, or Spanish versions.  At this time the catalog is composed of free applications, with paid applications to follow. Make sure to also check out the BlackBerry App World web store and keep checking Inside BlackBerry for updates!

Download BlackBerry App World v.1.1 (Desktop and OTA download) 

BlackBerry App World web store

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