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! »
On the BlackBerry Developers Blog, RIM outlined the evolution process of the BlackBerry 10 SDKs until it goes gold. This evolution process will include the addition of new APIs from BlackBerry 10 that developers will have access to. RIM says as they evolve the BlackBerry 10 SDKs, these deep integration APIs will be made available, but they aren’t quite ready for 3rd party consumption yet. HereR... »
It is always a pleasure of mine to review a brand spanking new BlackBerry product. With no further delay, lets take a look at the brand new BlackBerry Music Gateway from Research In Motion. Unboxing The video below shows what is included in the box. Included in the packaging is your BlackBerry Music Gateway, a charger, a 3.5mm AUX wire, and an RCA cable. How Does It Work The newly released BlackB... »
Research In Motion has at last made the BlackBerry Music Gateway available to purchase for $49.99. The BlackBerry Music Gateway lets you wirelessly play the music on your BlackBerry smartphone, BlackBerry Playbook tablet, or computer through your home stereo or car stereo. Just plug the BlackBerry Music Gateway into your stereo system, and pair it with your BlackBerry device using Bluetooth connec... »
Press Release France - Toulouse-Blagnac airport has worked in collaboration with Research In Motion, Orange and SITA to reach new heights in innovative customer service. The airport is launching a Near Field Communication (NFC) trial that enables passengers to pass seamlessly through the airport using just their mobile phones. In a worldwide first for an airport, using a SIM card-based safety prot... »
Parkmobile USA has launched a new NFC enabled mobile paying system, available now in Oakland, CA. Customers will be able to pay for parking with their cellphones using Parkmobile’s application or by simply waving or tapping their phone on any of the NFC enabled stickers. To use the new Parkmobile system, customers register for free at www.parkmobile.com, once you registered you can download ... »
The Foursquare app for BlackBerry has received a nice update today, bringing it up to version 3.9. This version of foursquare includes a few core improvements to the app: Updated message notification support, now see your notification within your BlackBerry message list alongside your email and other app notifications! Improved GPS logic NFC support for OS 7.1 devices. Now share venue/tip info ... »
Visitors coming to say hello to BlackBerry at their Mobile World Congress stand will have the chance to engage with them via NFC! If you don’t have an NFC enabled device, you can still share content through RFID by heading to their registration desks. Check out this video showing you how BlackBerry is bringing social sharing to MWC this year. httpvh://youtu.be/g7jQmhzEsTk On a BlackBerry? Cl... »
BlackBerry UK put out a small video to see how small businesses can easily use a BlackBerry smartphone to take chip & pin credit and debit card payments from customers. The solution is simple, secure, easy to use and highly cost effective. Check it out below: httpvh://youtu.be/M2b7IIGKCAE On a BlackBerry? Click here for mobile YouTube video »
RIM and Turkcell today launched the Turkcell Cep-T Cüzdan, the first commercially availble NFC mobile wallet application for BlackBerry smartphones. The application allows BlackBerry Bold 9900 Turkcell customers to make safe, convenient mobile payments by simply tapping their smartphone against a MasterCard PayPass™ reader in shops, retail outlets and restaurants across Turkey. Customers will als... »
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... »
Telefonica Digital has developed a version of its Wallet for NFC-enabled BlackBerry smartphones. It will be deployed first in Spain as part of a Telefónica pilot that will roll out in several international markets in 2012. Check out the full press release below: Press Release Waterloo ON and Madrid, Spain - Telefónica Digital and Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced a pilot ... »
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... »
Here’s a little bit of sad news for T-Mobile BlackBerry Bold 9900 users. According to a RIM Near Field Communication (NFC) team member, it isn’t looking good for you to be able to use NFC on your 9900. RIM engineers were specifically told to write in an exception for T-Mobile phones based on the Vendor ID. Therefore, no matter what OS you install, leaked or official, it will not open u... »
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... »
You have probably all been looking closely at RIM, what they are doing, what they are planning. We’ve got some images that can you understand what is RIMs’ approach and what they are focusing on. The image shows a slide titled “The Big Picture” where RIM shows some of the main points they are focusing on, such as having fun and valuable applications, BlackBerry Cloud Servic... »
Have you been wondering when the NFC capabilities of the Bold 9900/9930 and Curve 9360/9350/9370 would be put to good use? HID Global has announced they will be letting these and future BlackBerry devices with NFC to ‘open doors’. Check out the full press release below. Press Release New NFC-Enabled BlackBerry Bold and BlackBerry Curve Will Be First Smartphones with iCLASS Functionalit... »
A new rumor is suggesting that AT&T will seek to disable the NFC capabilities of the BlackBerry Bold 9900. The necessary hardware is said to still be available. However, AT&T will supposedly have NFC blocked through the operating system. There’s no word as to why AT&T would want to break one of the top selling points for the 9900. This could be one of the reasons the Torch 9810 w... »
RIM has said that they’re bringing NFC to the 2011 BlackBerry lineup. So far we showed you the Smart Tags app, which is the first NFC app for OS 7 (formerly OS 6.1). In OS 6.1.0.55 for the BlackBerry Bold 9900, that still unannounced ‘Bold Touch’, there is a section where you can manage ‘Smart Accessories’. We have been pondering on what exactly this section could be ... »
