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BlackBerry World Announces New Devices and Apps

By Joy Hou - on 4 May 2011, 10:02am

BlackBerry World Announces New Devices and Apps

RIM Introduces New BlackBerry Bold Smartphones

RIM unveiled two new BlackBerry Bold smartphones, the BlackBerry Bold 9900 and 9930. These new smartphones are the thinnest and most powerful BlackBerry devices yet.

The high-performance BlackBerry Bold 9900 and 9930 smartphones feature a stunning and iconic design that integrates an incredibly easy-to-use BlackBerry keyboard with a brilliant, high resolution, capacitive touch screen. These smartphones are built on a new, performance-driven platform powered by the BlackBerry 7 operating system and designed to deliver the ultimate in communications, multimedia and productivity for users around the world. Read the official press release here: http://press.rim.com/release.jsp?id=4999

RIM Announces New Facebook App for BlackBerry PlayBook

Following the success of the Facebook for BlackBerry smartphones app, RIM announced Facebook for BlackBerry PlayBook. This new app delivers popular features of Facebook, optimized for the 7-inch high resolution, multi-touch LCD display of the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. Facebook for BlackBerry PlayBook offers users a highly engaging experience by integrating popular features such as viewing and adding friends, seamless photo and video viewing, connecting with friends by using Facebook chat, and viewing and interacting with the News Feed. Read the official press release here: http://press.rim.com/release.jsp?id=4998

RIM Announces New Video Chat Application for the BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet

RIM announced the availability of the BlackBerry PlayBook Video Chat application - an easy and fun way for friends and family to place and receive video calls between BlackBerry PlayBook tablets over an internet connected Wi-Fi network.

Key features of the PlayBook Video Chat application include: one-click video and voice over Wi-Fi calls, incoming call notifications, powerful in-call functions and a friends list. Read the official press release here: http://press.rim.com/release.jsp?id=4997

RIM Launches BlackBerry Balance for Work-Life Balance on BlackBerry

RIM is advancing work-life balance on BlackBerry smartphones with BlackBerry Balance. This new technology allows the convenience of using a single BlackBerry smartphone for both work and personal purposes without compromising company security or personal privacy. RIM is introducing this technology in response to the growing trend by businesses to allow employees to use personal BlackBerry smartphones for work, or company-owned smartphones for personal, and the need for businesses to secure, manage and control confidential company or client information. Read the official press release here: http://press.rim.com/release.jsp?id=4996

RIM Announces Multi-Platform BlackBerry Enterprise Solution for Smartphones and Tablets

RIM has announced plans for a multi-platform BlackBerry Enterprise Solution for managing and securing mobile devices for enterprises and government organizations. The solution will make available the market-leading management, security and controls of BlackBerry Enterprise Server and BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express for BlackBerry devices. In addition, through RIM’s pending acquisition of ubitexx (creator of the ubi-Suite device management solution), the solution is expected to incorporate secure device management for Android and iOS based devices and tablets, all managed from a single web-based console. Read the official press release here: http://press.rim.com/release.jsp?id=5017

RIM Announces BlackBerry Mobile Voice System 5 with Voice Over Wi-Fi Calling for Avaya and Legacy Nortel Communications Systems

RIM is helping more businesses bring together the desk phone and smartphone. RIM today announced plans to make BlackBerry Mobile Voice System 5 (BlackBerry MVS 5) available to more corporate phone systems and unified communications applications. BlackBerry MVS 5 with voice over Wi-Fi calling will soon be available for Avaya Aura 6.1, Avaya CS1000 Communication Server, as well as legacy phone systems such as Avaya Communications Manager and Nortel Communication Server. BlackBerry MVS 5 has also been re-architected to be more extensible with third party applications and phone systems. Read the official press release here: http://press.rim.com/release.jsp?id=5016

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