Not to be limited to pictures as well, here’s another video demoing the BlackBerry Tag feature with calendar appointments in BlackBerry 10. While the appointments don’t actually show up on the devices after being shared, both Dev Alpha devices are running pre-release operating systems which undoubtedly do not have all the features of the release version enabled. Check out the video ... »
RIM has taken a leading position in the proliferation of NFC-enabled applications in smartphones. After BlackBerry Tag was quietly introduced in BlackBerry 7.1, I’m happy to say that BlackBerry Tag is bigger and better in BlackBerry 10. Almost anything can be shared in the new BlackBerry 10 OS thanks to the invocation framework that RIM has baked in. In this video, I demo BlackBerry Tag by... »
Following up to the huge marketing blitz Research In Motion is conducting in India, a new BlackBerry Tag commercial has launched. The last Tag commercial we saw was a bit humorous, whereas the new one shows further the power of NFC for sharing all kinds of things. This is similar marketing that we’ve seen Samsung use for the Galaxy S3. Hopefully with the launch of BlackBerry 10 we will see R... »
BlackBerry UK has just posted on their YouTube page a new BlackBerry Tag commercial showing off game sharing with two NFC enabled devices. With NFC enabled BlackBerry devices you’ll be able to share almost anything by just tapping both phones together. This video features game sharing and how much more fun it can be to play games with your friends using BlackBerry Tag. You can also add frien... »
Research In Motion EMEA has created a pretty funny commercial to advertise BlackBerry Tag on BlackBerry 7 devices. The video demonstrates the power of NFC by tapping two devices together to share their BBM contacts. We haven’t seen a “not so serious” commercial like this from RIM before, lets hope we see more. Let us know what you think. Thanks belfastdispatcher! »
Originally posted on BlackBerry Help Blog here. The release of BlackBerry® 7.1 OS included the introduction of BlackBerry® Tag which is designed to offer the capability of sending and receiving files. Here’s a quick overview of how to do this using NFC on a BlackBerry 7.1 OS smartphone. Before we begin, in order to use NFC, you must be using a BlackBerry® Bold™ 9900/9930 smartphone or a BlackBerry... »
Previously in the year we gave you an exclusive look at was then called ‘Smart Tags’. That app looked to allow image sharing from BlackBerry to BlackBerry via NFC. BlackBerry Tag is the new name and RIM aims to have it out fairly soon. The app works by reading the NFC on each device once you put them back to back. A Bluetooth connection is then made, which allows you to quickly share r... »
Before any of the new BlackBerry 7 devices with NFC released, we exclusively gave you a first look at the RIM built NFC app, called Smart Tags. RIM has now officially announced the ‘BlackBerry Tag’ app will be launching soon. BlackBerry Tag enables effortless ‘tap to share’ exchanges of multimedia content and contact info between friends. Friends can also add each other as BBM contact... »
