BLACKBERRY

Sales people on the run will soon be able to integrate their customer information with their Blackberry smartphones.

Shares of Research in Motion Ltd. fell on Friday, falling more than 2.8 percent after a report that the it will push back the release of its 3G BlackBerry phone for AT&T to as late as August.

Research In Motion (RIM), maker of BlackBerry will expand its research and development capabilities by setting up a new facility in Western Europe.

Microsoft Corp.'s Tellme subsidiary launched an application for the BlackBerry on Tuesday that lets people speak commands into their smart phones to search for businesses, look up movie times, check traffic and make other queries.

Research In Motion, maker of BlackBerry, will hold talks with India's government next week on Tuesday, to resolve India's security concerns, in which the country alleges it can't readily monitor BlackBerry services, while many emails sent through BlackBerry devices are not easily traceable.

Apple made a splash on Thursday unveiling new software for its venerable iPhone, making the device more assessable to software developers and enterprise customers, but investors took a mixed view of the announcement on Friday.

Apple made a splash on Thursday unveiling new software for its venerable iPhone, making the device more assessable to software developers and enterprise customers, but investors took a mixed view of the announcement on Friday.

Apple Inc said on Thursday it will start supporting Microsoft Corp's Exchange product for corporate email, opening a potential new market for the popular iPhone.

In the wake of Research in Motion's recent outage that left millions of users without access to their data and email, Vodaphone UK has announced that it will use a third-party solution to guarantee Blackberry service.

Research In Motion, the maker of the Blackberry handset said on Monday it's suing Motorola, claiming that the company infringed some of its patents and over exorbitant licensing fees Motorola charges while refusing to acknowledge or pay royalties for certain patents held by RIM.

Research In Motion, maker of the venerable Blackberry may introduce a touch-screen version of its popular handheld in an effort to battle the iPhone from Apple, which is encroaching into the smart phone market at a rapid pace.

After being on the market for slightly over 200 days, Apple's iPhone managed to take second place in the U.S smartphone market behind Research in Motion's venerable Blackberry, and ahead of Motorola offerings, but some experts contend the growth may shot lived unless the firm's business model changes.

Research In Motion has leapt into the retail consumer market with products such as its pink BlackBerry Pearl, a candybar-shaped e-mail phone stuffed with multimedia goodies, exposing itself to shoppers' fickle tastes and competition from Apple Inc's iPhone.

TCL Corp 000100.SZ began sending BlackBerry handsets to partner China Mobile in 2007's fourth quarter, suggesting the launch of the popular email device in China is just around the corner.

Sling Media Inc., a subsidiary of EchoStar Holding, introduced on Friday a high-definition version of its popular set-top box and a new application for BlackBerry smart phones which the company will demonstrate at the Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas next week.

Palm Inc, the maker of Treo cell phones, forecast lower-than-expected revenue amid tough competition from Research in Motion Ltd's Blackberry and Apple Inc's iPhone, sending its shares tumbling 12 percent on Tuesday.

Helio, South Korean mobile communications firm, launched on Wednesday the first interactive YouTube application for cell phones on its Helio Ocean phone in spite of low volume of mobile video viewers.

Mike de la Cruz, a senior vice president with German software giant SAP AG, shows off the latest weapon of the corporate road warrior -- his iPhone.

Jetblue Airways will provide email and instant-messaging services, as it tests the new products one of its flights this coming Tuesday, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Facebook is good for keeping up with high-flying buddies, MySpace is for teenage offspring and the BlackBerry is a full-time addiction, according to top media executives who were quizzed on their personal media habits at this week's Reuters Media Summit.

AT&T signed a two-year $6 million contract for providing U.S. Airways with wireless and wire line services for its cargo tracking operations as well as internal support of the airline's employees.