Posts tagged BlackBerry
Carrier IQ: What it is, what it isn’t, and what you need to know
Carrier IQ has recently found itself swimming in controversy. The analytics company and its eponymous software have come under fire from security researchers, privacy advocates and legal critics not only for the data it gathers, but also for its lack of transparency regarding the use More >
Carrier-installed ‘Carrier IQ’ spyware found in Android, iOS; should we panic? [video]
Last week, research published by security expert Trevor Eckhart pulled back the veil on Carrier IQ, a suite of what can seemingly be described as spyware pre-installed on a wide range of devices by both carriers and vendors. Eckhart cited a BGR story from September as an early reference More >
Research In Motion’s new OS isn’t secure anymore thanks to a jailbreak
There has been word for the past few days that Research In Motion’s PlayBook has been jailbroken. What this means is that, for the first time ever in RIM’s history, root access has been gained into a BlackBerry operating system. Why is this a big deal? Well, of RIM’s More >
NASA gets in on the app store action, keeps the pickins slim
RIM intros BlackBerry Mobile Fusion with enterprise management for Android, iOS
Research In Motion announced BlackBerry Mobile Fusion on Tuesday, its latest enterprise solution that will allow corporate IT departments to manage devices running both RIM’s own BlackBerry OS as well as tablets and smartphones running Android and iOS. “BlackBerry Mobile Fusion brings together our industry-leading BlackBerry Enterprise Server technology More >
BlackBerry PlayBook gets root thanks to childishly named DingleBerry tool
RIM unveils BlackBerry Mobile Fusion for enterprise, extends reach to Android, iOS
Blackberry Bold 9900 Won’t Use UMA For Wi-Fi Calling, Software Update Release Date Still Unknown
With reports arriving this weekend of a leaked software update for the Blackberry Bold 9900 enabling Wi-Fi calling we’re now asking how long will it be before the carriers officially release this update? Well, thanks to Al Sacco from CIO.com we know it won’t be before the end of More >
Newly Leaked Unofficial Blackberry Bold 9900 Software Includes Wi-Fi Calling, Mobile Hotspot
The folks over at NerdBerry.net have made quite the happy discovery for Blackberry Bold 9900 users on the T-Mobile network with the newest leaked 7.1.0.74 software including both Mobile Hotspot and Wi-Fi calling. The software isn’t specific to T-Mobile but the knowledge that Blackberry has finally included the options More >
Blackberry Curve 9380 Touchscreen Hits The FCC, T-Mobile Bands In Tow
The FCC has just given us our first “glimpse” at another upcoming Blackberry possibly bound for T-Mobile store shelves in the form of the Blackberry Curve 9380. RIM’s first all-screen Curve has revealed itself with support for WCDMA band IV, the band we love seeing noted in FCC passings More >
