Funambol Inc. is offering a new version of its open-source software for delivering push e-mail, address book and calendar functions similar to those available on BlackBerry devices.
Less than a week after a network outage crippled BlackBerry users across North America, Research In Motion announced an application pack for Windows Mobile 6 devices that Canadian software developers said will intensify the competition for push e-mail.
Microsoft Corp., which has been carving a larger slice of the mobile device OS market, is developing a new product, code-named "Crossbow," which will incorporate features such as instant messaging, a Microsoft executive confirmed. Crossbow will take aim at the Symbian Ltd. and BlackBerry operating systems.
RIM is working with the world's largest cellular phone service provider, China Mobile (Hong Kong) Ltd. to launch its popular BlackBerry mobile e-mail services in China by the end of May, a spokeswoman said Thursday.
Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM) is working with the world's largest cellular phone service provider, China Mobile (Hong Kong) Ltd. to launch its popular BlackBerry mobile e-mail services in China by the end of May, a spokeswoman said.
Despite recent criticism of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, including sharp words from push e-mail provider Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM), a cofounder of Visto Corp. says the patent office has been a great success.