BlackBerry had launched Z10 and a Qwerty device Q5, powered by its latest BB10 operating system, with a lot of fanfare.
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Security agencies are making "rather astonishing" demands for increased powers to monitor e-mail and other data traffic.
The Canadian smartphone maker has over 1.5 million customers in India.
In September, BlackBerry had paused the global rollout of its instant messaging service BBM on rival phones, blaming the delay on issues caused by an unreleased old version of BBM (BlackBerry Messenger).
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Government has already warned the popular smartphone company that if it does not allow it to monitor emails and short messaging services to address security concerns, it will have to close down operations in the country, spelling trouble for over a million BlackBerry users in India.
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RCom and Research In Motion have introduced the 'Reliance E-Lite' plan for BlackBerry smart phone users in India, where users can have unlimited access to email and instant messaging on their phones for Rs 299 a month, RCom said. The service plan would be available on BlackBerry smartphones available from Reliance Mobile, such as BlackBerry 8703e, BlackBerry 8830, BlackBerry Curve 8300, BlackBerry Curve 8900, BlackBerry Pearl 8110 and BlackBerry Pearl 8130.
Blackberry has asked for 18-24 months to provide a complete solution for interception of its Enterprise Mail, but with a condition that its services would not be banned, a guarantee that the government declined to give.
Smartphone maker BlackBerry will sell most of its real estate holding in Canada in a bid to improve operational efficiencies as the firm is facing mounting losses and unsold handset inventory.
UAEs Telecommunications Regulatory Authority has announced that the BlackBerry services in the country, which was due to be suspended on October 11, will continue as normal.
The company that used to be a juggernaut of smartphones is now undertaking a 'journey of transformation of business and brand'.
Faced with August 31 deadline to address the country's security concerns, BlackBerry maker Research In Motion on Friday said it was "optimistic" of resolving with the government the issue of lawful interception of its services.
The new smartphone features all the core BlackBerry messaging and social-centric features that keep people connected and offers global 3G connectivity.
The smartphone has glass lens, stainless steel back plate and a high resolution display.
The Canada-based Research In Motion on Tuesday launched a BlackBerry mobile phone priced at Rs 15,990 in India targetting young professionals and students.
BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion (RIM) on launched its new smartphone 'Curve 9220' priced at Rs 10,990, a move aimed at strengthening its presence in India, which is one of its fast growing markets.
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Intelligent Business Research Services analyst Guy Cranswick said that launching BlackBerry 10 and the upcoming z10 was RIM's 'last best chance to appear as a real player in the Australian market, as well as in the US, UK, and Europe.'
Handset maker BlackBerry on Monday slashed the price of its Q10 handset by over 13 per cent to Rs 38,990 under a special offer to boost sales of the BB10-powered device.
BlackBerry Ltd's decision to accept a $1 billion cash injection from a group of investors led by Canadian financier Prem Watsa shocked other potential bidders for the smartphone maker and has left some investors crying foul.
DoT will call operators offering such services within a few days to discuss the issue and make it clear that they may not be left with any option but direct stopping of the services.
The BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 smartphone allows easy typing and dialing. The smartphone's external display offers previewing calendar reminders, email, text messages and phone calls. The BlackBerry Pearl Flip is a powerful, compact smartphone equipped to deliver a wide range of applications, said Sanjay Gupta, chief marketing officer, Mobile Services, Airtel.
Bharti Airtel and Vodafone, India's leading cellular service providers, in collaboration with Research In Motion, on Friday launched the new BlackBerry Pearl 8110 smartphone with built-in global positioning system in the Indian market.
The 9720 comes in the classic BlackBerry shape and the Qwerty keyboard is easier to use than the BlackBerry Q5.
Financial institutions, banks and other companies, which use enterprise email services by BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion, were affected.
The launch kicks off a busy period for Waterloo, Ontario-based BlackBerry.
"Beginning November 22, 2011, we will end support for the Gmail App for BlackBerry (installed native app). Over this past year, we've focused efforts on building a great Gmail experience in the mobile browser and will continue investing in this area," Google said.
Reliance Communications Ltd and Research In Motion on Tuesday announced the launch of BlackBerry Curve 8330 smartphone in India.
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Research In Motion, maker of BlackBerry mobile phones, on Monday gave certain proposals for lawful access to its services by law enforcing agencies and said that these proposals will be immediately operationalised in India, Union home ministry sources said after a meeting between RIM and government officials.
Blackberry is hoping that the pricing and the physical QWERTY keypad can turn out to be the peculiar traits to revive its fortunes in India.
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Concerns about security and legal issues have forced his close aides and government agents to delay a decision on whether the 44th president would be able to use his BlackBerry or a similar device while in office, the Guardian newspaper reported on Thursday.
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