Vonage gets a cheap-calling app on the iPhone, BlackBerry; undercuts on international calls

September 1st, 2009 Vonage says Apple approves mobile applicationHOLMDEL, N.J. — Internet phone company Vonage Holdings Corp.

September 30th, 2009 Preparing your iPhone for international travelCANCUN, Mexico — An inventory for a trip to a tropical beach could read like this: Swimsuit, check. Sunscreen, check.

August 20th, 2009 Perhaps BlackBerry Browser is one of the worst Browsers in a smartphone. I know it, you know it and RIM also knows it.

June 20th, 2009 Some iPhone activations delayed up to 2 daysSEATTLE — Some owners of Apple Inc.'s new iPhone 3G S may have to wait up to two days to make calls. New iPhones must be plugged into a computer and activated before calling, text messaging, or surfing the Web using the cellular data plan.

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.

August 22nd, 2009 Apple denies 'rejecting' Google Voice for iPhoneSEATTLE — Apple Inc. told federal regulators Friday that it blocked the Google Voice program from running on the iPhone because it alters important functions on the device — yet Apple denied that it has rejected Google's application outright.

January 22nd, 2009 TORONTO - Even as he faces a record $100-million penalty from market regulators, BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) co-CEO Jim Balsillie has been honoured with Canada's Outstanding Business Leader Award. Accepting the award from his hometown Wilfrid Laurier University at Waterloo near here, Balsillie Thursday gave a lesson in personal and career wisdom to aspiring leaders.

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.

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.

May 5th, 2009 NPD Group: BlackBerry Curve outsold iPhone in 1QNEW YORK — Research In Motion Ltd. is throwing Apple Inc.

April 9th, 2009 With the launch of Apple iPhone, RIM has faced challenge like never before to keep up their sales of Blackberry phones like many other mobile phone manufacturers. Everyone will agree with me that iPhone is a revolutionary product that changed the way people used to think and act with their mobile phones.

September 30th, 2009 TechBits packagePHILADELPHIA — TV 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.

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.

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.

September 18th, 2009 Google says Apple exec rejected app for iPhoneSEATTLE — Google Inc. said Apple Inc.'s top marketing executive personally told the company that its Google Voice application had been rejected because it duplicates the telephone dialer on the iPhone and could be used as a replacement.