Civil authorities in Mexico City have rolled out a free app for Blackberry phones that will warn people when an earthquake is imminent.

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Free earthquake app for Mexicans

The company that makes Blackberry smart phones says it is withdrawing from the consumer market to concentrate on business customers.

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AUDIO: Blackberry pulls out of consumer market

Research in Motion releases an update to the Blackberry Playbook – almost a year later than first promised.

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Late Playbook OS upgrade released

Thought her BlackBerry was a fish.

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Research in Motion, the maker of the BlackBerry, faces a problem in Europe as businesses look for other smartphone options, including Apple and Android phones.

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In Europe, Some Lovers of the BlackBerry Now Seek A New Flavor

What? Huh? Are you talking to me? Can’t you see that I’m in the middle of a very important e-mail on my BlackBerry? If you stand to the RIGHT side of the escalator, I might pull my earbuds out and roll my eyes while you ask me where the Hope Diamond is. But sorry, I don’t have time to show you how to use your Metro Farecard. Read full article > >

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D.C.: Rude, busy or both?

Says he responded on his Blackberry without reading full message.

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Murdoch: Never Read Hacking Email

Does $199 sound like  too much for the BlackBerry Playbook  this holiday season? RIM seems to think so, but only for its employees. According to multiple sources, the 16GB 7-inch tablet is now available to RIM employees through a special corporate portal for $99. The 32GB version is $149 and the 64GB model for $199. We have also been told that employees can only order up to eight models. Of course, that means that it’s only a matter of time before we start to see the QNX tablet on eBay, but hey, maybe RIM will just  pull an HP  and roll out the savings to everyone. Read full article > >

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RIM sells BlackBerry PlayBook for $99 to select group

Server problems cause frustration for Blackberry owners across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

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Blackberry crashes across Europe

Shares in Research in Motion fall 12% on news the cost of developing its new Blackberry tablet computer will hurt profits.

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President Obama may want to keep his BlackBerry in his pocket: He is heading to San Francisco for a meeting with business leaders Thursday night, and ABC News says Apple CEO Steve Jobs, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and outgoing Google CEO Steve…

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Indian Blackberry users could face a ban after an important government deadline was missed.

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Blackberry faces Indian showdown

An airline passenger has a beef with liberal commentator Arianna Huffington, but it’s her BlackBerry use — not her politics — that’s apparently ticked him off.

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Huffington’s phone use upsets flier

Too bad the TSA pat-downs and body scans can’t detect rudeness. Actor Josh Duhamel was kicked off a flight on Thursday after refusing to turn off his BlackBerry. The Transformers star and husband of Fergie-The Black Eyed Peas’ lead singer-was traveling…

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Josh Duhamel Kicked Off Airplane

RIM, the maker of the Blackberry, announced Thursday that it has purchased The Astonishing Tribe, a highly regarded design and mobile interface company.

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Bits: Blackberry Aims for a Better Look