Kris Alvarez

Editor of BlackBerry Empire. Feel free to add me to BBM. PIN: 2BF4EE0B or e-mail me at kristopher @blackberryempire.com

Virgin Mobile Launches Newer, Cheaper BlackBerry Plans in South Africa

Virgin Mobile has just launched more affordable and flexible prepaid BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS) plans in South Africa. to complement their usual 30-day BlackBerry Internet...

Press Release: Integrated Carrier Billing Gains Momentum on BlackBerry App World

  Carriers Experience 120% increase in BlackBerry app downloads Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, Spain - Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced that more...

BlackBerrry Messenger (BBM) updated to version 6.1.0.71

It looks like the newly updated BBM has received yet another update. This one now sits at version 6.1.0.71. In less than a week BBM...

RIM Marketing Stepping up? BlackBerry Giving Away Free NY Knicks Tickets to Users

Earlier I received a broadcast message from my buddy Shawon stating that if you're in the Time Square area of NYC, BlackBerry representatives are...

RIM Plans to Launch BlackBerry PlayBook 4G LTE ETA “Early April”

Running through the rumor mill, Mobile Syrup is reporting with what looks to be a real inventory image of the announced 4g LTE PlayBook...

RIM and Kodak Close to Settling Long Battled Digital Patents

According to reports, RIM and Kodak will apparently come to a settlement agreement over this long battle over digital imaging patents. U.S. Bankruptcy Court...

Netflix Has No Plans to Support BlackBerry Devices, Including the PlayBook

Just as OS 2.0 for the PlayBook is picking up momentum, it seems like its running into a small speed bump here. @Netflixhelps has...

Devs: How to Convert your Android Apps for the BlackBerry PlayBook OS. (Official Video)

If you're wondering just exactly how you're going to get your Android apps ported for the PlayBook OS, RIM has posted a nice video...

Locating the Android Player and Adding Apps to PlayBook OS 2.0

One big feature RIM has implemented in OS 2.0 is the ability to run compatible Android apps from your PlayBook. To be honest, RIM has...

Qualcomm chips bringing 5G Wi-Fi to Mobile Devices

According to the company, Qualcomm announced chips that are capable of taking advantage of 802.11ac Wi-Fi standard, allowing connected devices to stream high-definition video...

Pandora for BlackBerry Quietly Updates to Version 1.1.12

Pandora has quietly updated their BlackBerry app to version 1.1.12 over at the App World. We're not sure what's in the new version so...

RIM Updates BBM Music to 1.1.0.17 in BlackBerry App World

If it hasn't show in yet to your device, be advised RIM is updating BBM Music to version 1.1.0.17. If you have not received...
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