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Research in Motion said Tuesday it planned to expand the China market for its BlackBerry smartphone to include consumers and small businesses, amid fierce competition in the world's biggest mobile market.
BlackBerry-maker RIM's mobile software store BlackBerry App World today started offering "themes," or software skins that help users customize and optimize their smartphones. The themes, which include Disney- and Harley-Davidson-branded options, among others, sell for as much as $7.99, though some can be downloaded for free.
This article was published in the 2009 Year in Review issue of The Daily Tar Heel. The death of junior Courtland Smith in August resulted in more than three months of questions about what led to police shooting him 40 minutes from Chapel Hill.
We like the Bolt browser for BlackBerry, and version 1.6 isn't just faster, but crucially, now lets you make it the default browser, so you don't have to go back to the standard one (even if it is...
By: Candace Nelson Each morning at 6:30 a.m., James P. Clements sees his daughters Hannah and Maggie, 14, and Grace, 9, off to school....
By: Travis Crum As time ends for the Zuccari/Peters administration, the pair reflect on their lives since being sworn into office last March....
Nokia's first half of 2010 will be an uphill struggle without a viable device to beat its rivals, a research note by MKM Partners analyst Tero Kuittinen warns today. Citing checks, he notes that N97 sales have continued decline since the smartphone's peak of 2 million this summer and that its reworked cousin, the N97 mini, has been "soft" from the outset. Without either acting as a sales leader ...
By: Kristina Blake, Senior Staff Writer Vandalism Dec. 1 — Police arrested a suspect for felony vandalism. The spray-painting incident occurred in the courtyard of Zeta Beta Tau fraternity. Police located three suspects. One of the suspects, Anthony Irving, an 18-year-old who is not a stu...
By: Elise Fox, Staff Writer Students can rent cars using their cell phone or computer A new car rental service available on campus next semester will put students behind the wheel. “It’s good for the environment and good for students’ pocketbooks,” Grant Mack, Associated Students green commissioner and chair of the ...
Well, at least one company is bucking the let’s-bash- AT&T Inc. ’s- 3G-performance trend, sharing the results of comparison testing in seven major markets. And guess what?
SEATTLE----Ontela, Inc. , provider of award-winning imaging services for wireless carriers, announced today that the BlackBerry® Bold™ 9700 smartphone available from T-Mobile USA includes a preloaded icon for customers with data plans for the Camera Connect service from Ontela.
Despite its inherent security shortcomings, the iPhone is now showing up for work alongside, or instead of, Research in Motion BlackBerries and Microsoft Windows Mobile handsets.
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif.----GetFugu, Inc. , the next generation mobile search tool, announced today that it has launched its “See It, Say It, Get It” mobile search tool for every model of BlackBerry smartphones.
New Year's resolutions have always been good for Stonyfield Yogurt. Our sales invariably spike in January as a result of nearly universal vows to shed that extra 20. The season inspires people to set down concrete plans for improving themselves -- and their relationships. In that spirit, I approached my husband, Gary, for help with composing a list of rules for entrepreneurs who aspire to a ...
ANAHEIM, Calif., Dec.
WASHINGTON----ZoomSafer, the leading provider of innovative solutions to prevent distracted driving, launched its new web site today and unveiled a ground-breaking marketing program offering consumers a BlackBerry smartphone equipped to run ZoomSafer’s safe driving software.
Through a deal with a local IT giant -- and a sister company of notebook colossus Lenovo -- Research In Motion aims to cash in on a sizable mobile market.
The potential synergies between consumer brands and the music industry have never been more important to explore.
With its acquisition of online music startup Lala, Apple appears to have bet on a digital music strategy that places ownership -- no matter how ephemeral -- over subscription.
Nokia today released two smartphone models in the U.S. where the worldwide leader still lags behind some rivals.
Industry pioneers have long been aware of the risks of multitasking behind the wheel, but still marketed cellphones to drivers.
