RIM and AT&T have introduced the new BlackBerry Torch 9800 smartphone. The BlackBerry Torch is the first BlackBerry smartphone to launch with BlackBerry 6. The BlackBerry Torch 9800 is also the first BlackBerry smartphone to include BlackBerry App World pre-installed, supporting carrier billing through AT&T, making it easier for customers to discover and purchase applications.
RIM has announced the BlackBerry OS 6. BlackBerry 6 features a redesigned interface that seamlessly works with a touch screen and trackpad, expanded messaging capabilities that simplify managing social media and RSS feeds, an advanced multimedia experience that rivals the best in the industry, a convenient new Universal Search tool, and a new and efficient WebKit-based browser that renders web pages quickly and beautifully for a great browsing experience.
AT&T has released a free mobile application to read barcodes utilizing a variety of mobile devices across multiple platforms including Android and BlackBerry.
McAfee has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately owned tenCube, the provider of the WaveSecure mobile security service. Adding WaveSecure’s locate, lock, back-up and wipe technology to Trust Digital’s enterprise mobility management and McAfee’s mobile security technology, gives McAfee the capabilities it needs to deliver the industry’s most complete next generation mobility platform. McAfee will now have a single platform, from the consumer to the enterprise, to address the management and security of all devices types, to all markets and with the most robust feature set.
Motorola has announced a new mobile phone dubbed the GRASP. GRASP is the newest device from Motorola to give back to the environment. Featuring eco design elements, Motorola GRASP is BFR and PCV free with a housing that is 100% recyclable at end of life.
TripAdvisor has announced a new partnership with mobile giant Nokia which will include an Ovi app for Nokia's Ovi Store, and integration of the TripAdvisor service into Nokia's Ovi Maps.
As reported before, Namco Networks has announced that Firemint’s Flight Control is now available for Windows Mobile, Brew and Java ME enabled mobile phones, with the Android version coming out this Fall. Flight Control is available across all major U.S. carriers.
Nokia Beta Labs has released Ovi Browser for Symbian Series 40 in beta. The Ovi Browser is powered by patented Internet compression technology that delivers advanced web pages to your phone. The result is that pages show up quicker than ever, plus over the air data is reduced by up to 90%. Beyond performance, the browser includes an innovative user interface that makes it easy to access your favourite content directly from the start page without having to hunt through menus.
