8 posts and columns on App World

RIM: Don’t Worry About PlayBook’s Battery Life

in Mobile on January 13, 2011 at 8:59 am PT

Speaking about its business plans on Thursday, Research In Motion briefly addressed its forthcoming PlayBook tablet and reported issues around the product’s battery life. While they didn’t give an update on pricing or a release date, RIM executives did shed a little more light on how the tablet will work.

Weathering the Storm, RIM Makes Its Business Case in Boston

in Mobile on January 13, 2011 at 7:11 am PT

Mobilized is in Beantown Thursday to hear Research In Motion talk about its plans for the enterprise. The event, at the Marriott Copley Place downtown, kicked off around 10 am ET. Here are the highlights.

RIM Needs More Fart Apps, Not Fewer

in News on September 30, 2010 at 3:30 am PT

There are some 10,000 apps in Research in Motion’s BlackBerry App World, and while that’s a pittance compared with the 250,000 in Apple’s iTunes App Store and 70,000 in Google’s Android Market, RIM is in no big rush to raise the number, particularly if it means bolstering it with a bunch of throwaway apps that are going to drag its staid enterprise brethren into the gutter. Or the toilet.

Analyst: Palm May Be Acquired in the Next Two Years

in News on February 2, 2010 at 10:55 am PT

Palm’s got potential–M&A potential. That’s the word from Deutsche Bank analyst Jonathan Goldberg, who believes there’s a good chance the company will be acquired in the next two years.

A Downsized BlackBerry Bold With Oomph

in The Digital Solution on November 10, 2009 at 3:16 pm PT

The Mossberg Solution compares the new BlackBerry Bold 9700 with two of its siblings.

New Perspective On BlackBerrys And iPhones

in The Digital Solution on August 25, 2009 at 3:02 pm PT

Seeking the best, and worst, of both worlds, BlackBerry and iPhone users switch products. The Mossberg Solution takes a look at what they like and don’t like about their new toys.

A BlackBerry Priced Right For Newcomers

in The Digital Solution on August 12, 2009 at 12:52 am PT

A new BlackBerry costs less than any other BlackBerry did at launch—that is, if you buy it at the right place.

First Impressions of the New BlackBerry App Store

in Mossblog on April 1, 2009 at 11:09 am PT

Walt gives his first impressions of the new BlackBerry App World. The store has hundreds of apps available at launch, and RIM says it expects around a thousand to be available in its first week. Like Apple’s store, RIM’s offers both free and paid apps that download directly to your device.
BlackBerry App World