Steve Jobs vs Jim Balsillie

CEO of Research in Motion (RIM), Jim Balsillie commented on Apple CEO Steve Jobs claims related to the amount of future sales of smartphones and a 7-inch tablet.

"We think many consumers are now tired with what is said and thought out by Apple," Balsillie said in response to Apple's statement.

"For anyone who is outside the influence of environmental and Apple must have realized if the tablet-sized seven-inch will actually dominate the market," said Balsillie is denied if the size of the tablet was considered too small.

As is known, the current manufacturer of the Blackberry is currently developing a tablet-sized screens 18 cm. This size is still very small when compared to tablets made by Apple, iPad, a screen size of 25 centimeters.

Previously, Jobs made the comments that mention tablet size 7 inches as the responsibility and did not enter into any category. "The device was too small to compete with smartphones and too big to compete with the iPad," he said.

Balsillie had 'slapped' by tilting back behind Apple's Apple's rejection of Adobe Flash videos on the iPad.

"We all know if the Adobe Flash support whatever is best for customers who want the Internet experience wonderful. We also tender when Apple wanted to try to control the ecosystem and set the platform is closed, it was all good for Apple itself. Developers even want more choice, and consumers want full access to the internet that the majority of his web use Flash, "said Balsillie.

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RIM Officially Launches the BlackBerry Style

Research in Motion (RIM) officially introduced the new BlackBerry, Style 9670. CDMA smartphones that have long been the talk of this, first released in the United States with Sprint service.

Style brings a rare form among other BlackBerry family, the flip or shell. This smartphone will be two OS BlackBerry bearer number 6 after the BlackBerry Torch.

Being overweight Style impressed. RIM pin external screen resolution of 240x360 pixels to display various information, such as clock or message. When opened, the inner screen measuring 2.7 inch 360x400 pixels resolution, with the BlackBerry interface 6.

Different from most shaped flip phone that normally adopt a numeric keypad, BlackBery Style carries a full qwerty keyboard. While the navigation relies on the trackpad.

"With the full qwerty keyboard and still very elegant form, the BlackBerry Style level rise in terms of appearance," claimed David Smith, Vice President of Product Management RIM.

Smartphone EVDO Rev relies on connectivity. A 3G and Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n. While the processor is a Qualcomm 624 MHz.

What else is there in Style? RIM include GPS, 3.5 mm stereo headset, a 5 megapixel camera, 512 MB RAM, and a Micro SD slot. The operator Sprint will market starting October 31, 2010 at USD 99 in 2-year contract.

BlackBerry Style assessed as a gambling for the rim, because the shell-style smartphones are less successful in the market, call it the BlackBerry 8220 Pearl.

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Find a Home Choice Through Self Mobile

Long ago, people who want to buy or rent a dream home is often confused where to look. But now the very existence of the smart phone's dream home search easier through a variety of application services, especially in the United States.

Just by pressing a few buttons smart phone, users will find the list of houses to be sold or rented. Not only that, the home images are also displayed, complete with detailed directions and even property in it. Exciting is not it?

"Sophistication phone very, very extraordinary. Starting from a collection of phone numbers, has now become a versatile tool," said Chief Executive John Lim Mobile CardCast quoted from Sillicon Valley, Thursday (29/04/2010). Cardcast is the company's mobile phone applications for the brokerage houses and other businesses.

Some applications allow people to contact the real estate agents. Some also allow you to save favorite homes search results.

In fact, the application called Redfin allow property sellers to upload their own houses to be sold and then customize the information that has been stored on the site real estate company.

Most of these mobile applications created for the iPhone, but some companies have a special application for the BlackBerry and Android phone. They need enough to download on various sites that provide.

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Twitter for BlackBerry

Twitter application for BlackBerry has now been released as public beta version. BlackBerry users worldwide can now download and try it.

Users can download applications from the BlackBerry App World or by visiting mobile.blackberry.com from BlackBerry devices. Twitter for BlackBerry is available for BlackBerry smartphones using the BlackBerry OS version 4.5 or higher with at least a 64-MB built-in memory (minimum is 750 KB).

Active BlackBerry users need a data plan with internet access services to access the application. The cost for data access imposed on users who have unlimited data access.

Twitter application for BlackBerry was previously available as a limited preview since February and has been released today in beta with a public version includes several new features based on feedback from users during the preview ago.

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Symbian OS Number One on The World

Research In Motion (RIM) with her Blackberry cell phone may be popular in 2009. So does Apple's iPhone. However, from the operating system (OS) smart phones, Symbian remains the number one.

"Smartphone sales soaring in the fourth quarter of 2009, with 53.8 million units, up by 41.4 percent in the same period in 2008," said Carolina Milanesi, Research Director, Gartner.

Milanesi also commented that the vendors who focus on land smartphones like Apple and Research in Motion reached great success compared to other mobile vendors, they controlled 14.4% and 19.9% of the world smartphone market

Data-selling smartphone OS 2009 was issued by the research institute Gartner. According to Gartner, although down 5.4%, Symbian OS is still the most popular with 46.9% market share.

Apparently, the movement to open source Symbian and introduces strategies the Symbian^3 in the first quarter of 2010 was the right step.

While on the other hand, Android OS is seen as the fastest growing. In 2008, Android has only 0.5% market share and are now straight to number 3.9%.

Meanwhile, the iPhone also experienced a drastic increase from 8.2% to 14.4%. With the surge, the iPhone is now in third place after Symbian and RIM.

Here are Gartner's latest data, released in February 2010:

1. Symbian - 46.9%
2. RIM - 19.9%
3. iPhone OS - 14.4%
4. Windows Mobile - 8.7%
5. Linux - 4.7%
6. Android - 3.9%
7. WebOS - 0.7%
8. Other OS - 0.6%
   

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BlackBerry Magnum And BlackBerry Pluto

Although there is no certainty, the two specifications of new products that will most likely be released BlackBerry already circulating on the internet. The two products possible is given the name BlackBerry BlackBerry Magnum and Pluto.

Although called a successor-Bold, more like a form of Pluto Curve 8900 (Javelin). However, Pluto does not have 3G support only up to EDGE. In addition, two navigate than the QWERTY keyboard is touch screen (touchscreen). Rim BlackBerry operating system 4.7.

While the BlackBerry Magnum shape is similar to the BlackBerry Onyx is also still not released. The difference, Onyx likely already using the trackpad optics Magnum while still using the trackball. This product had speed prosesornya that use Marvell PXA930 624 MHz.

There are several things that distinguish between the Magnum and Pluto in addition to the appearance. If the operating system Magnum Rim BlackBerry OS 4.6, Pluto has been using version 4.7. However, Magnum HUPA support while Pluto new HSDPA (high speed downlink packet access).

However, many features of both the same. For example RAM and ROM memory of each 128 MB and supports an external ROM up to 1 GB. Also use the same 3.1 megapixel camera and 65,000 color TFT screen. Both will also be released September 2009 as well as Onyx.

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BlackBerry Most Cheap Curve 8520

After so many for a long time was waited for finally Research In Motion (RIM) finally released the new type BlackBerry with the cheap price. Many new matters that were present in handset this that could circle to the rumour finally became the reality. For example, Curve 8520 were the first product BlackBerry that used trackpad optics as the navigation implement to replace trackball.

Moreover, Curve 8520 became the first product BlackBerry that was equipped by the media keys on the top so as musical access and the video, like play, repeat, and mute could be carried out more was easy. Also had BlackBerry Media Sync that facilitated synchronisation with iTunes or Windows Media Player. Moreover also had the application of BlackBerry App World that was the application stock exchange to BlackBerry.

His appearance far was not different from his predecessor, BlackBerry Curve 8900 (Javelin) with keyboard QWERTY. However had few reductions to Curve 8520 like the camera of only 2 megapiksel, whereas to Javelin 3.2 megapiksel. His screen 2,64 inch TFT LCD 320X240 piksel. His thickness of only .39 centimeter, long 10,9 cm and wide 6 cm. The weight 106 gram. Several fitur also was equal did not yet support 3G, just GSM/GPRS/EDGE. WiFi and Bluetooth were not left behind. Curve 8520 used the processor 52 MHz, the internal memory 256 MB, and supportive slot the external memory of microSD/SDHC from 16 GB that currently is available to the following generation 32 GB.

RIM promised that this product supported synchronisation in the Apple Macintosh computer. The user could carry out synchronisation of contact information, the calendar, and note with BlackBerry Desktop Manager that walked in Mac. However, this application just was available from September. Curve 8520 were available in two colours, black and white blue.

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