RIM Receives Approval from Visa for NFC Mobile Payment Solution

Olympic triathlete Simon Whitfield made the first mobile credit card transaction using Rogers Suretap on a NFC-enabled BlackBerry smartphone.

Research In Motion announced that its Secure Element Manager (SEM) solution for NFC (Near Field Communication) mobile payments has been approved by Visa. RIM’s SEM is the backend solution for carriers that can securely manage credentials on SIM (subscriber identity module) cards installed in all types of NFC-capable mobile devices.

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First Impressions of BlackBerry 10 OS

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

I got a sneak peek at BlackBerry 10 OS running on a developer smartphone earlier today. Expected to launch on January 30th, the all-new OS features a number of user-centered features as well as strong messaging and imaging features but are these enought to bring back BlackBerry from the brink? Hit jump for a video and some impressions of the newest mobile OS.

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RIM outlines vision for BlackBerry 10 at developer event

Research In Motion kicked off BlackBerry Jam Americas 2012 in San Jose, California. Addressing 1500 developers and community leaders, CEO Thorsten Heins previewed additional elements of the BlackBerry 10 user experience, and provided an overview of how RIM is delivering on the company’s vision for BlackBerry 10. 

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Breaking: RIM to cut 5,000 jobs, delays BlackBerry 10 launch to 2013

Failure to deliver: RIM President and CEO Thorsten Heins reports losses, job cuts and delay of BlackBerry 10 devicesBy Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Research In Motion held a sombre earnings call today to announce that they will be cutting 5,000 jobs, posting a $518 million loss, as well as delaying their next generation mobile platform BlackBerry 10 until Q1 2013. This is the latest blow to the already beleaguered Canadian mobile icon which helped create the smartphone and the existing mobile ecosystem.

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