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- Video: Alec Saunders Explains Why You Should Go To BlackBerry Jam Americas
Not that you need any other reason than to drool all over the QNX Concept car, chill in the Jam Space, or check out the BlackBerry Store, but Alec Saunders recently explained why you should head to the San Jose Convention Center for BlackBerry Jam Americas. Our very own Tim Newcomb will be representing Team BerryReview and we look forward to what RIM has in store for us!
Check out the video below and let us know if you’ll be there! Holla!
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Posted by jforce for ©BerryReview, September 24, 2012, 2:05 pm. | Video: Alec Saunders Explains Why You Should Go To BlackBerry Jam Americas | Leave a comment |
Переслать - BlackBerry 10: Innovate Then Wait
I don’t know about all of you, but I have been thoroughly enjoying every minute of the #ios6pocalypse on twitter. With the release of the iPhone 5 and iOS 6, Apple fans everywhere have been scrambling to get the latest and greatest hardware and software “to make the things you do every day even better.” Judging by the maps fiasco, the suspicion over the iPad clock being a rip-off of a Swiss clock design, and most recently Scuffgate, maybe Apple should have waited just a bit longer before they “innovated.”
I came across an interesting article from the NYTimes that shows some of the new features of the BB10 alpha device are also found on the iPhone 5. Probably nothing to sue over but the writer, Ian Austen, hints that features like: a more movie friendly screen, a faster processor, a slim black case, and two tiny grills that shield noise cancelling microphones are features that BB showcased first. I know, I know, just because they showed them off first, doesn’t mean Apple copied them. I simply found it interesting that the comparison was made. Those all seem like pretty generic features anyway.
Austen went on to explain how RIM innovated first, then waited as Apple moved forward with production, and sales. Apple has become masterful at making the masses believe that features like panoramic shooting, faux multitasking, and voice commands are the latest and greatest technological marvels when, in fact, they have been around for years in some cases. The Apple marketing machine is truly astounding and we all know how successful they have been as a result.
So what do you think? We still don’t have a firm date for the BlackBerry 10 launch but the hardware and software are looking like they could be the slumpbuster we have been waiting for. Has RIM waited too long to show the world what BB10 can do? I’m looking forward to what RIM decides to show us at BlackBerry Jam Americas this week.
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Posted by jforce for ©BerryReview, September 24, 2012, 12:00 pm. | BlackBerry 10: Innovate Then Wait | 2 comments |
Переслать - Files & Folders Gets Maintenance Release v5.1 To Fix Google Drive & SkyDrive Bugs
The Innovatology team just pushed out a quick maintenance release to the popular Files & Folders PlayBook App. This is to fix two bugs identified in the major v5.0 release we told you about last week. This new v5.1 includes fixes for:
- Google Drive: Some files uploaded via the Google Drive desktop client or website were not showing up in Files & Folders. This was due to a bug in Google Drive, which we’ve reported to Google and managed to work around.
- SkyDrive: Could not paste files to the My SkyDrive root folder. Fixed.
Check out the latest version of Files & Folders in App World. Thanks Jake for the tip!
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Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, September 24, 2012, 11:25 am. | Files & Folders Gets Maintenance Release v5.1 To Fix Google Drive & SkyDrive Bugs | Leave a comment |
Переслать - Free Zombie Attack Game Adds 50 New Levels for Halloween
If you needed help to get into the Halloween spirit then check out Zombie Attack from Smarter Apps. They announced a new update to the popular game that offers up 50 new levels for the game bringing the grand total of levels to 250. The zombies are supposedly also wearing Halloween costumes (really?) which should be interesting. Check out Zombie Attack in App World and let us know what you think!
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Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, September 24, 2012, 11:16 am. | Free Zombie Attack Game Adds 50 New Levels for Halloween | Leave a comment |
Переслать - RIM Publishes Documentation for BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.1 & Bridge 2.1
If you needed any more proof that BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.1 is coming any day now along with BlackBerry Bridge v2.1 then here it is. Piotr @BBNews.pl noticed that RIM has published an updated security overview of BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.1 along with BlackBerry Bridge 2.1 (PDF Link). I am sure someone at RIM jumped the gun on this one but its pretty much a sure thing that this will launch very very soon. Keep on punching those "check for update" buttons and let us know!
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Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, September 24, 2012, 11:03 am. | RIM Publishes Documentation for BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.1 & Bridge 2.1 | 3 comments |
Переслать - Watch the BlackBerry Jam Keynote Webcast Live Tomorrow Morning
I highly recommend keeping your eyes pealed on BerryReview tomorrow and the rest of the week for BlackBerry Jam conference news courtesy of Tim who will be covering it live. With that said you can actually see exactly what Ricky is covering during the keynote for yourself by checking out the live webcast. RIM is once again streaming the BlackBerry Jam Americas General Session (read keynote) live on their website. Keynote speakers include CEO Thorsten Heins, VP of developer relations Alec Saunders, and VP of platform and tools Christopher Smith. There are many more RIM execs and devs that will take the stage so it should be a great show!
Check out the live webcast of the keynote on Tuesday September 25 at 8:30am-10:30am PDT.
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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, September 24, 2012, 10:05 am. | Watch the BlackBerry Jam Keynote Webcast Live Tomorrow Morning | Leave a comment |
Переслать - Possible BlackBerry 10 3rd Party Battery Door Caught on Camera
The latest rumor to hit the mill has RIM working with their "Built for BlackBerry" accessory makers to develop custom battery doors for BlackBerry 10 devices. RIM has already confirmed that BlackBerry 10 devices will keep their removable battery doors so its nice to see accessory makers already working on options. This picture spotted by BBIN.in is of a rubberized battery door fo the L series devices. This is all a rumor for now but I am already wondering if 3rd party battery doors will have support for NFC…
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Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, September 24, 2012, 8:28 am. | Possible BlackBerry 10 3rd Party Battery Door Caught on Camera | One comment |
Переслать - I'm Off To BB10 Jam Americas!
Well, folks, I’m at MCO getting ready to fly out to San Jose to cover BB10 Jam for all ye faithful BerryReviewers out there. I’m hoping to see a little something more than we were shown at BBWC, and, perhaps, even hold a finished device in my hand. But, I’m a dreamer, and we’ll see what happens.
For right now, I’m just another piece of TSA cattle in the sorting chutes. See you on the other side. Love what you do.
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Переслать - "One Touch, One Finger" Is How Thorsten Heins Describes BlackBerry 10 Usability
Its days like this that I wish I could understand Italian. Paul let us know that Corriere Della Sera had an interview with RIM CEO Thorsten Heins where he talked about RIM and BlackBerry 10. One of the most interesting quotes he used was calling the BlackBerry 10 experience "One hand, one finger" in explaining the "incredible ease of use" of the OS. It has been designed to be used with one hand using one finger. Its sort of a nice simplification of the "BlackBerry Flow" concept RIM has been using as a description for BlackBerry 10 usability.
Check out the full interview in Italian here and let us know if you understand more of it!
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Переслать - Rumour: BlackBerry R Series will follow L and N Series
Last night among beers with friends, some who recently have left RIM, the R series device was mention. They said it will be the Curve line for BlackBerry 10 devices, and what they believe will help bring BlackBerry 10 in to many hands with the mid market device. No specification were mentioned whether device was (qwerty or full touch), but they said it will be brought to market around May of 2013. With that said it does make sense since RIM has previously mentioned that they will bring around six different devices to market throughout the year. Some of the tidbits of information is that this device is intended for mid level users the device is one of those that should sell well. RIM usually hosts their BlackBerry World in Orlando and the 2013 is scheduled for May 14-16.
We are hopping to get more information soon on this device…
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Переслать - Thorsten Heins Says BlackBerry 10 To Roll Out in 3 Waves
RIM's CEO Thorsten Heins is on a tour before BlackBerry Jam with his latest stop being South Africa. In an exclusive interview with Gadget.co.za Thorsten Heins told them that BlackBerry 10 will be rolling out in three waves. RIM plans on hitting global markets with these three waves and currently has South Africa and Nigeria both on the first wave to "pay tribute" for them remaining loyal customers.
Customers in South Africa and other countries appreciate BlackBerrys due to the low data usage and high costs of data. Heins once again reiterated his former stance on the current state in North America including:
"The market in the USA was driven by a tectonic shift to full touch screens and to LTE (4G connectivity) in a very short time frame in the enterprise space. All the money from the carriers is going to 4G. That is why we have lost and are still losing market share… There are two routes to recapturing that market. Firstly, we are working on our installed user base. So far the upgrade ratio has increased from 8% to 22% in the last two quarters… The second thing is to get Blackberry 10 into the market and make sure it fulfills all users' requirements, such as the full LTE experience."
Let us know how you think RIM should and will roll out BlackBerry 10. via Gadget.co.za via N4BB
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Переслать - Official BlackBerry OS 7.1.0.714 for BlackBerry Bold 9790 by Telenor Serbia
Right after the OS 7.1.0.714 were leaked, Telenor Serbia released the official OS for the BlackBerry Bold 9790. Still we are unsure what is in the releases but feedback has it that its been rather stable, with better battery life, though missing audio boost for some reason. Nonetheless, its nice to see RIM working on OS 7 even though they are working hard with BlackBerry 10!
Download OS 7.1.0.714 for BlackBerry Bold 9790 from Telenor Serbia
Let us know if you spot anything else!
via N4bb
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Posted by Terrence T for ©BerryReview, September 23, 2012, 10:23 am. | Official BlackBerry OS 7.1.0.714 for BlackBerry Bold 9790 by Telenor Serbia | Leave a comment |
Переслать - OS 7.1.0.714 Leaked For BlackBerry Curve 9220, 9360, Torch 9810, 9860, Bold 9790
Prior to the BlackBerry Bold 9900 OS leak, we had the leak for BlackBerry Curve 9220, Curve 9360, Torch 9810 and Torch 9860. We missed this earlier, but here it is! Kudos to N4BB for the download links!
Download OS 7.1.0.714 For BlackBerry Curve 9220 or from FileFactory
Download OS 7.1.0.714 For BlackBerry Curve 9360 or from FileFactory
Download OS 7.1.0.714 For BlackBerry Torch 9810 or from FileFactory
Download OS 7.1.0.714 For BlackBerry Torch 9860 or from FileFactory
Download OS 7.1.0.714 For BlackBerry Bold 9790 or from FileFactory
Warning: This OS will NOT install on any other BlackBerry besides the one mentioned above. If you do not know how to upgrade your BlackBerry OS please start by reading this step by step guide. Don't forget to delete the vendor.xml file located in c:program files>common files>research in motion>apploader to install it on a different carriers device. Don't forget our usual warnings: do not download and install these updates if you don't know what you're doing. Incorrect procedure or just bad luck could render your BlackBerry inoperative or unstable.
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Posted by Terrence T for ©BerryReview, September 23, 2012, 7:22 am. | OS 7.1.0.714 Leaked For BlackBerry Curve 9220, 9360, Torch 9810, 9860, Bold 9790 | 3 comments |
Переслать - OS 7.1.0.714 Leaked For The Bold 9900
Right on the heels of AT&T's official release of OS 7.1.0.694 comes this leak for the BlackBerry Bold 9900. The usual precautions apply. This is NOT an official OS release. Install at your own risk and see warning below for instructions and links to tutorials. Kudos to N4BB for the download link!
Download OS 7.1.0.714 for BlackBerry Bold 9900
Warning: This OS will NOT install on any other BlackBerry besides the one mentioned above. If you do not know how to upgrade your BlackBerry OS please start by reading this step by step guide. Don't forget to delete the vendor.xml file located in c:program files>common files>research in motion>apploader to install it on a different carriers device. Don't forget our usual warnings: do not download and install these updates if you don't know what you're doing. Incorrect procedure or just bad luck could render your BlackBerry inoperative or unstable.
Thanks for the tip Tashanna!
Via: N4BB
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Переслать - BlackBerry 10 L-Series Rendered Video!
John Anastasiadis is at it again. The talented designer, entrepreneur and educator has put together a video render of the much awaited BlackBerry 10 all-touch smartphone, code named London. He used previously leaked images and sketched up what could be a very accurate depiction of the first BB10 device. I couldn’t be more excited for this powerhouse to finally be released to the masses. Check out the video below! Will you be lining up to grab one?
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Via: CB
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Переслать - RIM Shares Guide & Sample App for Dojo JavaScript Framework (WebWorks)
RIM has been pushing hard to get the main JavaScript frameworks optimized for BlackBerry devices. The popular cross platform Dojo framework is no exception which is why RIM has posted up a guide for working with the Dojo Toolkit in WebWorks. They have also posted up a very simple sample app in their Github repository for us to get started with. If you have been looking around for a JavaScript framework for your next BlackBerry WebWorks app you may want to give it a spin. The Dojo Toolkit is quite powerful and you can read about many of its features at dojotoolkit.org.
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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, September 21, 2012, 3:45 pm. | RIM Shares Guide & Sample App for Dojo JavaScript Framework (WebWorks) | One comment |
Переслать - Samsung Starts Mass Producing 128GB Flash Memory for 2013 Phones
It hard to believe that it has been almost 5 years sin ce vendors started introducing 64GB devices. Over the years vendors including RIM have been making devices in standard 8GB, 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB flavors. Now it looks like we will finally start seeing 128GB devices. One of the leading flash memory manufacturers, Samsung, has announced that they have started mass producing 128GB memory eMMC NAND memory chips. These chips get a whopping 140MB/s read and 50MB/s write speeds and fit in the same slim size as the previous 64GB and lower chips.
Anyone else excited for a 128GB BlackBerry 10 device?
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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, September 21, 2012, 2:06 pm. | Samsung Starts Mass Producing 128GB Flash Memory for 2013 Phones | 3 comments |
Переслать - New BlackBerry Tag Advertisement Comes Out in India
BlackBerry Tag NFC capabilities have quite a few uses for BlackBerry owners. RIM has tried to get the message out about the NFC features in current and upcoming devices with a few ads here and there. Shahriyar at BBIN.in spotted RIM's latest advertisement for NFC from India showing off the features that came with OS 7.1. Check it out below:
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Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, September 21, 2012, 1:05 pm. | New BlackBerry Tag Advertisement Comes Out in India | One comment |
Переслать - AT&T Officially Releases OS 7.1.0.694 for Bold 9900 & Curve 9360
Well the day has finally come for AT&T to update the OS on the BlackBerry Bold 9900 and Curve 9360. They have released OS 7.1.0.694 for both devices just like they did for the Torch line earlier in the week. No word on what is new but definitely worth checking out.
You can find OS 7.1.0.694 for the Bold 9900 & Curve 9360 at BlackBerry.com
Warning: This OS will NOT install on any other BlackBerry besides the one mentioned above. If you do not know how to upgrade your BlackBerry OS please start by reading this step by step guide. Don't forget to delete the vendor.xml file located in c:program files>common files>research in motion>apploader to install it on a different carriers device. Don't forget our usual warnings: do not download and install these updates if you don't know what you're doing. Incorrect procedure or just bad luck could render your BlackBerry inoperative or unstable.
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Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, September 21, 2012, 12:50 pm. | AT&T Officially Releases OS 7.1.0.694 for Bold 9900 & Curve 9360 | 2 comments |
Переслать - Thorsten Heins Apologizes for Today's Outage in EMEA
Now that the outage we told you about is over in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East it is nice to see RIM following up. RIM's CEO and President, Thorsten Heins, put out a statement apologizing for the outage today. Heins confirmed that the outage lasted up to 3 hours and up to 6% of BlackBerry users were affected. Here is his statement:
"I want to apologize to those BlackBerry customers in Europe and Africa who experienced an impact in their quality of service earlier this morning. The BlackBerry service is now fully restored and I can report that no data or messages were lost. Up to 6 per cent of our user base may have been impacted. Preliminary analysis suggests that those customers may have experienced a maximum delay of 3 hours in the delivery and reception of their messages. We are conducting a full technical analysis of this quality of service issue and will report as soon as it concludes. I again want to apologize to those customers who were impacted today."
We will let you know how things develop.
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Posted by the BerryReview Team for ©BerryReview, September 21, 2012, 12:46 pm. | Thorsten Heins Apologizes for Today’s Outage in EMEA | Leave a comment |
Переслать - WordClock for BlackBerry. Sleek Clock App
Trevor let us know about his new app called WordClock. It gives you another option other than the standard clock faces that come with the clock app. Instead of numbers, only text is displayed and highlighted on a static grid. As you can see in the chart above, the free version is limited to the black theme and no other options. For $1.99 you can unlock more themes and options, including the ability to automatically start the app when charging. If you’re wondering how to change the color theme on the paid version, simply swipe the trackpad or touchscreen to the left or right.
I think the app looks very cool. Don't expect exact times though, as the display only changes every five minutes. That's the cool way to tell time anyway though right? Rather than saying, "it's twelve thirty two," WordClock makes sure you're using sexytime.
"It is half past noon."
Case closed.
UPDATE: I just noticed that you can, in fact, tell the exact time using this nifty little app. There are 4 dots in each corner of the screen. At intervals of 5 minutes (2:00, 2:05, 2:10, etc) none of the dots are lit up. Each of the dots represents one of the 4 minutes in between each interval. I thought this was a nice little detail. So if the time is 2:06, it would say, “It is five past two o’clock,” and one of the 4 dots would be lit up. Awesome.
Pick up the free version of WordClock at App World.
Purchase the paid version of WordClock at App World.
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Переслать - Entertaining Feed the Penguin Game for Your BlackBerry Smartphone
Have you ever woken up in the middle of the night and started wondering why you don't have more penguin games on your BlackBerry? Well neither do I but just in case you may want to check out Feed the Penguin by Avko Labs. The game has you solving the problem of getting a sufficient stream of food into the hungry penguin's belly. You also need to light the three light bulbs in the room for some reason while avoiding cockroaches, teapots, and other random obstacles.
Best of all there is a free trial for Feed the Penguin that gives you access to one of the six rooms in the game. You can then purchase the full Feed the Penguin game for $0.99.
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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, September 21, 2012, 11:56 am. | Entertaining Feed the Penguin Game for Your BlackBerry Smartphone | Leave a comment |
Переслать - RIM Confirms Short UK Outage Is Over (Vodafone Specific?)
It seems like Vodafone users in the UK and elsewhere in Europe were having BIS issues earlier this morning. From what we are hearing it seems like the outage is over and was caused by an upgrade/maintenance gone bad. I was not aware of maintenance happening in EMEA today since there is a window scheduled for tomorrow and another for the 29th to upgrade the BlackBerry Provisioning System to 10.1 for BlackBerry 10.
Here is the statement RIM originally sent out to confirm the issue: (via CrackBerry)
"We are currently experiencing a BlackBerry service issue impacting some users in Europe, Middle East & Africa. All relevant support teams are working to resolve the issue. We apologize to any customers who may be affected."
And their follow up confirming the outage is over: (via N4BB)
"Our apologies to any customers impacted by the BlackBerry service issue today. We can confirm that services have been restored and are now operating normally."
Hopefully RIM will get the updates out easily this weekend and next. Here is a summary of what they are doing:
BlackBerry support teams will be using this time to upgrade the BlackBerry Provisioning System to version 10.1 which is a continuation of support for the upcoming BlackBerry 10 operating system (OS).
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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, September 21, 2012, 9:36 am. | RIM Confirms Short UK Outage Is Over (Vodafone Specific?) | Leave a comment |
Переслать - KDAB Offering QT and Cascades Training for BlackBerry 10 in Bay Area & Berlin
KDAB has been doing Qt training for awhile now so it is a no brainer for them to jump into BlackBerry 10 training. Devs can now sign up for the new "Programming with Qt and Cascades for BlackBerry 10" training course. This 5 day workshop with Qt experts will teach you how to use Cascades and Qt in QML and C++. KDAB is offering this course in Berlin on October 8-12 and in the Bay Area on October 22-26.
You can register for the session on KDAB's website or learn more about it here. Kudos to Garett for pointing it out on the DevBlog.
Here is the sample agenda:
Day 1: Developing user interfaces on the QML level
- Introduction to the Momentics development environment
- Introduction to the QML language
- UX guidelines
- Cascades element available in QML
- Layout and orientation handling
Day 2: In depth Cascades development
- QML Components and lazy loading of elements
- Lists in Cascades
- Animations
- Input handling and Gestures
Day 3: C++ refresher & Introduction to Qt
- This will be approximately half a day brush up on your C++ knowledge, including discussing differences to Java and introducing smart pointers.
- Qt's object model
- Object communication using signals and slots
Day 4: QML/C++ Integration
- GUIs are developed in the QML language, while business logic and back-end communication likely reside in C++. This section will teach you how to integrate the two layers
- C++ state machines and application life-cycle management
- Data sources and models from C++ for lists in QML
Day 5: Platform Integration
- Publishing your application to the Blackberry App World store and in-app purchases
- Using the device hardware sensors (accelerometer, orientation etc.)
- Internationalization
- Custom graphics using OpenGL and 2D painting
- Network programming
- Multi-threading
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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, September 21, 2012, 5:34 am. | KDAB Offering QT and Cascades Training for BlackBerry 10 in Bay Area & Berlin | One comment |
Переслать - RIM Responds to iPhone 4S Hackers Claims at Pwn2Own
We told you yesterday about a group of Dutch security researchers from Certified Secure who hacked the iPhone 4S and IOS. They used a WebKit exploit by stringing along a zero day vulnerability along with a few other techniques to access the address book, contacts, photos, videos, and browsing history of any user who visited the website. This exploit worked in iOS 5 and the iOS 6 Gold Master beta and also works on the iPad, iPod Touch, and iPhone 4. These same security researchers then went on to say that BlackBerry devices are much easier security targets than the iPhone or even Android.
I doubted their claims due to lack of any proof but decided to reach out to Adrian Stone, RIM's Director of BlackBerry Security Response, for a statement. Here is the official statement we received:
"Mobile Pwn2Own provides a safe environment for researchers to demonstrate their work and a valuable opportunity to collaborate with the security community. RIM products are designed, manufactured and supported by a robust security architecture that helps protect our customers and their information. By using a multi-layered approach to security, the BlackBerry platform offers customers industry-leading, third-party certifications, advanced encryption, 24/7 security response team and unparalleled enterprise management capabilities. As the mobile threat landscape evolves, our unwavering commitment to end-to-end security and innovative research will ensure we continue to provide the unique level of protection our customers have come to rely upon."
While it is not a resounding "no the BlackBerry browser is secure" it goes to show that RIM is actively engaging security researchers. They even sponsored the Pwn2Own event that led to this hack being unveiled. RIM has been bitten by WebKit open source browser vulnerabilities in the past so it could be that we will see OS updates rolling out for it shortly. Either way I am very curious to see what security features RIM is baking into BlackBerry 10 to ensure they are ready for the next 10 years of threats.
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Posted by Ronen Halevy for ©BerryReview, September 20, 2012, 2:30 pm. | RIM Responds to iPhone 4S Hackers Claims at Pwn2Own | 11 comments |
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