Topic: Blackberry

crimeandpunishment writes "The top man in telecommunications at the United Nations is weighing in on the Blackberry battle ... and he says share the data. The UN's telecom chief says governments have legitimate security concerns, and Research in Motion should give them access to its customer data. In an interview ... More at slashdot.org
crimeandpunishment writes "With just days before the deadline, BlackBerry's maker was shot down by India in its latest effort to avoid having its services cut off for about a million Indian users of the device. Research in Motion's effort to broaden the debate over data encryption were rejected. The Indian governm... More at slashdot.org
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Tweaks, speedups, shortcuts and extra features for your BlackBerry - and they're all free... More at digg.com
In a world seemingly awash in iPhone and Android-powered smartphones, is there still room for the relatively staid BlackBerry, the one that popularized wireless messaging and created a generation of CrackBerry addicts on Bay Street and elsewhere?... More at digg.com
Whatever happens in the Middle East, even if BlackBerrys aren’t fashion-forward consumer darlings, they will in all likelihood continue to generate growth and profits from business-focused buyers.... More at mixx.com
Bloomberg: RIM Said to Give India BlackBerry Access; Shares Fall  —  Aug. 16 (Bloomberg) — Research In Motion Ltd. will give India access to its BlackBerry messenger service beginning Sept. 1 to address security concerns, two government officials said in New Delhi today.  The stock fell the m... More at techmeme.com
The incremental upgrades in BlackBerry’s new Torch 9800 won’t win over many Android or iPhone 4 users, but they should prevent BlackBerry loyalists from jumping ship.... More at digg.com
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RIM today posted a set of guidelines that it said would dictatethe limits of how countries such as India could monitor its services.... More at digg.com
Meshach writes "As happened earlier in Saudi Arabia Blackberry has reached a deal that allows Indian authorities access to the transmissions of hand held devices. Much of the fear comes from worries about terrorists: Pakistani-based militants used mobile and satellite phones in the 2008 attacks that killed 166 peo... More at slashdot.org
/ Reuters: India gives RIM until Aug 31 to yield on BlackBerry  —  (Reuters) - India may temporarily shut down BlackBerry services if security concerns are not addressed in a Thursday meeting of telecom officials and operators, the latest global headache for smartphone maker Research in Motion.... More at techmeme.com
A meeting of Indian officials and telecoms operators on whether to restrict Research in Motion's BlackBerry services over national security fears was inconclusive, a top government official said on Thursday.... More at digg.com
BlackBerry smartphones got official podcast support of their own today through the launch of BlackBerry Podcasts. The native app gives support for browsing and downloading podcasts in audio or video.... More at digg.com
Reuters: RIM to share some BlackBerry codes with Saudis: source  —  Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - BlackBerry maker Research In Motion has agreed to hand over coveted “codes” to users' phones to try to avert a ban on its Messenger service in Saudi Arabia, an industry source familiar with the talks... More at techmeme.com
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