BlackBerry Messenger 6 Features

RIM has launched the new BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) 6. The new version delivers a whole new social app experience with the new features like status update via BBM connected apps, BlackBerry app share and more.

Features of BlackBerry Messenger 6

The BBM connected apps feature lets you insert status updates like high scores, trophies, achievements, etc that shows up in the custom area within the BBM profile

• Share the apps with your BBM friends from the app and ask them to download it.
• Now you can have BBM chat within the app so that you could chat with your friends while tracking the game scores
• Launch or install an app within your friend’s profile with the discover app feature

There are a wide range of BBM connected app such as ScoreMobile, Huffington Post, Foursquare, Backgammon King, Dark Galaxy and lots more that could be identified from the “BBM connected” app icon. Your BBM friends could see the status updates from your connected apps even if they have not installed those apps.

RIM's BlackBerry PlayBook launching in 16 countries

Research In Motion is ready to launch its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet in an additional 16 markets.

The tablet will be made available to customers in the U.K., Spain, Germany, Australia, and several other countries within the next 30 days, RIM said. Currently, the BlackBerry PlayBook is available only in the U.S. and Canada.

Unlike much of its competition, RIM's tablet focuses on enterprise customers first. The tablet boasts a 7-inch display and runs the company's new tablet operating system. It includes dual 1080p HD cameras for video conferencing and capture, and runs on a 1GHz dual-core processor. RIM's tablet comes in 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB storage options, ranging in price from $499 to $699.

Those models are Wi-Fi-only. RIM plans to launch two 4G models later this year.
After its launch in April, the BlackBerry PlayBook performed relatively well on store shelves, reports suggested. Analyst Mike Abramsky from RBC Capital Markets said in April that RIM could have sold up to 50,000 BlackBerry PlayBook tablets on its launch day alone. Abramsky said that he expected RIM to ship 500,000 PlayBooks during its fiscal first quarter, which ended in May.

RIM plans to announce results for its first quarter next week.

Even if RIM hits the 500,000 shipments, the company will have a long way to go to catch up to Apple, the leader in the tablet space. At the Worldwide Developers Conference earlier this week, Apple said that it has sold 25 million iPad units since the tablet's launch last year.

RIM did not immediately respond to request for comment on when its tablet will launch more fully around the world, and what the pricing will be.

The full list of the locations in which the PlayBook will debut in the next month is this: the U.K., Spain, France, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, India, Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia, Australia, Mexico, Colombia, and Venezuela.

BlackBerry Bold 9900 delayed until September

It looks like yesterday’s rumours were true, as the BlackBerry Bold 9900 has been delayed until September.

That’s according to BGR, which claims that ”multiple sources” have confirmed that the Bold 9900 won’t be launching until September globally. This matches up with Clove’s revelation, which suggested that the next-gen Bold won’t be coming until the end of Q3



Although we were hoping it was all just a rumour, it looks like the BlackBerry Bold 9900 won’t be seeing an imminent release – despite RIM‘s promise of a summer landing. The reasons for the hold up still remain a mystery, although we been in touch with the company for further information.

The so-called Bold Touch is the first of the RIM’s handsets to sport a capacitive screen, coupled alongside a full QWERTY keypad. Measuring in at 2.8-inches, the touchscreen display is also the first to showcase RIM’s all-new BlackBerry OS 7, promising a re-jigged UI, a boosted web browser, and BlackBerry Balance. There’s also a 1.2GHz processor, integrated NFC technology, a 5 megapixel rear-facing camera with 720p HD video capture, HSDPA and WiFi speeds, and 8GB of built-in storage with microSD expansion.