With users rushing to denounce BlackBerry and announce they’ll leave the platform, RIM really needs to pull a belter out of the bag to put the horrors of 2011 behind it.Which is where the BlackBerry Curve 9360 comes in. The range has long been one of BlackBerry’s most popular – affordable, but not cheap; sleek, but not too flash. And the bestselling Curve 9300 has now been updated to give even more bang for the buck. 3G, GPS, NFC, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and, of course, BBM are all here and accounted for.The first thing you notice is just how thin this smartphone is. The Curve ...

RIM has taken to its blog to confirm that the BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 release date will be in February 2012.The company says that the OS has been delayed “until we are confident we have fully met the expectations” of its customers and developers, obviously keen to avoid yet another misstep after a catalogue of errors over the past months.RIM has also decided that integrating BBM directly on to the tablet will have to wait until “a subsequent BlackBerry PlayBook OS release”.The company hasn’t given a reason, but it sounds as though RIM’s having a spot ...

Verizon Wireless has made operating system updates available to both the Research In Motion BlackBerry 9930 Bold and 9850 Torch. Both are being updated to OS version 7.0.0.374 and include extensive change logs. Both devices see numerous bug fixes and performance enhancements (touch screen and trackpad responsiveness, etc). Verizon recommends that all users update when possible. The update is available from the BlackBerry Desktop Manager software or Verizon’s support site. Tweet Vote ...

RIM recently provided details about two unannounced BlackBerry smartphones to developers via its web site. RIM didn’t release full details about the two devices, but provided a peek at their specs. Shared details include NFC (near-field communication) support and RIM’s BlackBerry 7 OS. * Bold 9790: This monoblock smartphone includes a 2.4-inch touchscreen display, a 5-megapixel camera with video capture, 8GB of storage, and a 1.2GHz processor. * Curve 9380: This phone appears to primarily be a touch device, and includes a 3.2-inch display with 320 x 480 pixels. It also has ...