BlackBerry firm seeks security “balance” in Russia – msnbc.com
RIM encrypts email messages as they travel between a BlackBerry device and a computer known as BlackBerry Enterprise … after years of negotiations between RIM and the Federal Security Service (FSB) that did not involve handing over encryption codes.
UAE to curb BlackBerry usage for individuals: report (Reuters)
Reuters:UAE to curb BlackBerry usage for individuals: report — (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates will stop individuals and small businesses accessing the most private data services offered by BlackBerry, a newspaper said, but email and web access will not be disrupted, said the government.
RIM opens up BlackBerry PlayBook to support Android apps (Jonathan S. Geller/BGR)
Jonathan S. Geller / BGR:RIM opens up BlackBerry PlayBook to support Android apps — The news we reported exclusively many months ago has just been officially confirmed by RIM — the company will indeed support Google Android apps on its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet and on new QNX-based BlackBerry smartphones moving forward.
IE, Safari, iPhone, BlackBerry fall at Pwn2Own; Chrome, Firefox, Android, Windows Phone 7 escape – Washington Post
Pwn2Own — an annual computer-security contest in which researchers vie to win cash prizes and computer hardware by exploiting Web browsers — ended last week, and the results may surprise you. The first browser to get hacked was Apple’s Safari.
Blackberry Inventor Sees More Growth Opportunity (Jessica Ramirez /Newsweek)
Jessica Ramirez / Newsweek:Blackberry Inventor Sees More Growth Opportunity — Mike Lazaridis, the man who virtually invented the smart-phone market, insists his company is just getting started. — If you know the name Mike Lazaridis, you’ve probably heard some variation of how he came up with the idea for the Blackberry …
Google Maps for BlackBerry Gets Biking Directions, Sharing, and New Search Results (Michael Siliski/Google Mobile Blog)
Michael Siliski / Google Mobile Blog:Google Maps for BlackBerry Gets Biking Directions, Sharing, and New Search Results — Labels: biking directions, BlackBerry, google maps for mobile, sharing — Grab your BlackBerry, hop on your bike, and have your friends join you with Google Maps for mobile!
