BlackBerry users throughout North America experienced an outage that started last night and still may be affecting some users. Starting Tuesday evening, BlackBerry users started to complain of email delays. RIM confirmed “delays” Tuesday night, but couldn’t pinpoint a timeline for correcting the issues.
“Some BlackBerry customers in the Americas are experiencing delays in message delivery. Technical teams are actively working to resolve the issue for those impacted,” spokesperson Jamie Ernst said. “RIM apologizes for any inconvenience experienced by customers.”
In addition to email, BlackBerry Internet service was also down. Telephone service works, but data connectivity services were down.
This latest outage comes less than a week after a previous outage. How is it affecting you? Are you back online? Let us know in the comments.
RIM is confirming that BIS are experiencing trouble and email services in North America are delayed as a result. Some are reporting it’s completely down. If you are having email trouble, hang in there. RIM is working on resolving the issue.
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RIM has started to rollout the latest and greatest BlackBerry outside of the US. Telstra in Australia announced their customers will be getting the BlackBerry Bold 9700 starting on November 24th. The BlackBerry Bold 9700 will be sold for AUD $999, which is roughly $917 US. The Telstra edition of the BlackBerry Bold 9700 isn’t that much different than the device sold on AT&T for $199. Anyone in Australia dropping $1k on a new BlackBerry?
If you’ve been waiting for the BlackBerry Bold 9700, the follow-up to the immensely popular Bold 9000, your day has come. AT&T is now offering the BlackBerry Bold 9700 at $199.99. This price requires a new 2-year contract and it appears the rebate comes in the form of a “promotion card”. It’s not hard cold cash, but rather a $100 Visa Card.
So who’s jumping to the 9700? One of our readers has and seems real happy with the outcome.
Are you getting ready to pick up a new BlackBerry? Head on over to Walmart next week and you’ll receive a $100 gift card with the purchase of any BlackBerry device. We’ve included the list of available devices, so you can make out your shopping list. Of course, all the phones listed below will require a 2-year contract agreement. The offer runs from 8 am Saturday through November 20th.
RIM today kicked off their BlackBerry Developer Conference in San Francisco with a host of announcements regarding the BlackBerry OS. While it’s not as exciting as a new BlackBerry device, this is good news for developers. That usually translates to good news for end users, so that’s all we need to know.
RIM Announces BlackBerry Application Platform Enhancements to Foster Rich Content Development
Research In Motion today announced enhancements to the BlackBerry Application Platform that will further enable developers to rapidly develop rich content and applications. The enhancements include support for OpenGL ES for the development of 3D games and graphics; an upcoming Java GUI builder for the rapid development of user interfaces for BlackBerry applications; and BlackBerry Theme Studio for the creation of themes for BlackBerry smartphones.
RIM and Adobe to Simplify Delivery of Rich Content and Applications for BlackBerry Smartphones
At the 2009 BlackBerry Developer Conference, Research In Motion and Adobe Systems Incorporated today expanded their collaboration and announced that creative professionals and application developers will be able to use the Adobe Flash Platform technology and Adobe Creative Suite content development and authoring tools to easily create rich content and application experiences for BlackBerry smartphones. Read entire press release.
RIM Unveils New Services Platform for BlackBerry Developers
Research In Motion today unveiled a new services platform for developers that will enable them to streamline business processes and build highly responsive, location-aware, revenue-generating applications for BlackBerry smartphones. The new services platform will offer advertising, payment, content push and new location services. Read entire press release.
Earlier this morning, the BlackBerry Storm2 went live on Verizon’s website. The new and improved BlackBerry Storm2 will set you back $179.99 (with a 2-year agreement, after a $100 MIR). We suspect these will also be available at brick and mortar locations. Anyone jumping to the BlackBerry Storm2?
Today, as part of our Deal of the Day, you can purchase QuickLaunch for BlackBerry for just $2.49. That’s a 50% savings off the regular price.
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