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Rebtel, the #2 mVoIP provider just behind Skype, has launched an app for BlackBerry which makes international calling between users of BlackBerry and Android devices absolutely free. Rebtel for BlackBerry runs in the background and intercepts users from making expensive long distance calls by automatically converting the number to a cheap local number. Features of the app include:
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RIM recently announced the BlackBerry WebWorks for Tablet OS, allowing developers to easily port their web apps over to the PlayBook. To accompany the WebWorks announcement, RIM has announced a four part webcast series that will occur Tuesdays and Thursdays starting February 1, 2011 at 2 PM EST. Learn everything you need to know about WebWorks for Tablet OS, including how to:
RIM has opened a new job portal at the unfortunate domain RIM.jobs. What’s cool about the new site is that RIM has posted almost a 1,000 jobs in the Americas (971 to be exact), with another 180 in the EMEA region and 143 in Asia-Pacific. RIM isn’t slowing down and with the upcoming PlayBook and QNX devices in the roadmap, the company is surely going to continue expanding. With well over 10,000 employees globally, you have to wonder how they manage such an enormous workforce.
Millennial Media has released their Mobile Mix Report and things are looking good for both RIM and the smartphone market in general. Here are some BlackBerry-specific highlights from the report:
Hit the jump for screenshots and highlights of the Mobile Mix Report.
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Today was an great day for BlackBerry leaks as the upcoming Curve, Torch and all new Dakota made an appearance. Both the Curve and the Torch are packing magnetometers, as well as BlackBerry OS 6.1. A magnetometer, which can be found in a lot of smartphones like Samsung Galaxy S, measures the strength and/or direction of the magnetic field, which helps a lot with mapping apps.
Of all the leaks, the upcoming BlackBerry Dakota is probably the most interesting. Many BlackBerry users have been looking forward to a BlackBerry with the original Bold form factor. The smartphone fits nicely into your hands and we’ve been saying for some time on this site that we want the form factor to come back. Well it’s coming back, and it’s going to make a huge entrance. The Dakota features a touchscreen and QWERTY keyboard, as well as HD video recording.
Something that’s probably disconcerting about these leaks from RIM’s perspective, is that users are going to start wondering whether or not these devices will get the QNX OS. The reality is that these devices are what’s going to carry us to 2012, and they won’t be sporting the QNX OS. Will BlackBerry users, knowing this, hold off on purchasing a new BlackBerry until they hear about upcoming devices that will be getting the QNX bump, which could probably be considered OS 7?
Hit the jump for specs on all three devices.
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Xobni is having a great season with a major price reduction, update and the announcement of a new free version of Xobni. The new version of Xobni, version 2.0.11 includes:
Xobni is now available at the reduced price of $1.99, and the free version is available so you can try Xobni before upgrading to the full version. Hit the jump to read about more updates that have been made to the app.
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