BSNL to launch BlackBerry services by April

March 20th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - State-run telecom major Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) Friday launched BlackBerry services in the country. 'BlackBerry services bring together smart phones and software services to provide customers with easy wireless access to email, phone, web and multimedia applications,' BSNL chairman-cum-managing director Kuldeep Goyal told reporters here after the launch.

April 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Samsung India Wednesday launched its full-touch slider phone, Samsung Ultra, and said it has partnered with the state-run telecom operators BSNL and MTNL to bundle phones for the third generation (3G) mobile services. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) rolled out 3G services and are bundling handsets with their services for which they have tied up with Samsung.

May 5th, 2009 TORONTO - BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) has announced a strategic tie-up with Hewlett Packard (HP) to provide 'a portfolio of solution'' to businesses on its smartphones. Under the tie-up, Hewlett Packard will unveil HP CloudPrint to enable BlackBerry users to print emails, photos, web pages and other documents from their smartphones to the nearest printer - at home, in the office or on the road.

August 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Telecom major Bharti Airtel Tuesday launched the Blackberry Curve 8520 smartphone on its prepaid and postpaid platforms in collaboration with the manufacturer of the device, the Canada-based Research in Motion (RIM). The smartphone, priced at Rs.15,990, will be available from Aug 7.

February 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Indian government's security concern over Blackberry phones, manufactured by the Canada-based Research In Motion (RIM), has been 'resolved as far as possible', visiting Canadian Minister of Industry Tony Clement has said. Clement, the fourth Canadian minister to be in India in a month, started his five-day visit from Saturday, and met Communications Minister A.

April 2nd, 2009 TORONTO - Taking a cue from Apple's App Store which allows iPhone users to download applications for their smart phones, BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) too launched its online store BlackBerry App World Wednesday. BlackBerry users will now be able to download software, screen backgrounds and games free, though some applications will be charged a minimum of $2.99.

September 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Tata Docomo, the GSM brand of Tata Teleservices, in association with Korean handset maker Samsung Mobile, Wednesday launched India's first Android-powered mobile phone. Priced at Rs.28,990, Samsung Galaxy (I7500) has a 3.2-inch full touch-screen and WiFi connectivity, and will provide users access to Google mobile services and full web browsing at high speed.

March 1st, 2009 TORONTO - The BlackBerry Bold smartphone that was recently launched in Japan is proving to be too hot to handle for the Japanese, literally. Many users have reported that the keyboard of their Canadian smartphone overheated during re-charging just days after its launch in Japan.

September 9th, 2009 NAINITAL - In an initiative to promote European blackberry production in Uttarakhand, the state government have authorities distributed saplings of the fruit among farmers across the street. Blackberry is not sown in the country, but the prospect of rich dividends from international markets has made the authorities and farmers to adapt to the fruit.

September 30th, 2009 TiVo unveils BlackBerry app for show recordingTV viewers can now TiVo using their BlackBerry. TiVo Inc., the maker of digital video recorders that can pause and rewind live programming, unveiled a free application Wednesday for the BlackBerry that lets subscribers set up recording of TV shows from the phones.

April 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Contrary to previous rumors, President Barack Obama hasn't gotten his super-secure BlackBerry. According to The Washington Times, the American leader will have to long for his souped-up smartphone for a little while, and has instead been forced to use an ungainly hybrid.

August 25th, 2009 LONDON - Pressmart, a leading provider of multi-channel news publishing services, today announced the availability of eEditions compatible for reading on eReader devices like Kindle and Sony. This unique technology enables news publishers to attract new subscribers who wish to read news and access their favorite newspaper content on the eReader screen in its original format.

March 26th, 2009 TORONTO - The shares of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) fell sharply on the Toronto Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Wednesday after its downgrading by JPMorgan Chase. RIM shares dived 4.4 percent to close at $52.39 after an analysis by the global financial services firm said that the Canadian company will experience slower growth over the next one and a half years.

July 3rd, 2009 Obama says he gets daily prayers on his BlackBerryWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says he gets a prayer every morning on his BlackBerry. Obama told reporters from religious news organizations on Thursday that White House faith director Joshua DuBois sends him a morning devotional every day to his e-mail device.

June 20th, 2009 TORONTO - BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) has reported a profit of $643 million for the first quarter of the year, compared to $518.3 million posted during the previous quarter. However, its quarterly revenue was slightly dwon at $3.42 billion from $3.46 billion in the previous quarter.