Posts Tagged ‘South Africa’
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Research in Motion CEO Thorsten Heins was in South Africa this week to brief mobile networks on the new BlackBerry phones. South Africa will be a vital cog in the machine that RIM is building now to restore BlackBerry’s global ...
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Numerous South African BlackBerry users have complained about network problems on Monday 10 September 2012, and Tuesday 11 September 2012. Some reports suggest that the problems were related to EMEA BlackBerry network issues, a...
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Research in Motion issued a statement on Friday that included an image explaining the limitation of the cheaper BlackBerry data plans launched earlier. 8ta, Cell C, and MTN all launched BlackBerry data plans with fewer features...
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BlackBerry (RIM) and its carrier partners have announced the availability of a range of new BlackBerry service plans to give customers more choice and flexibility. The new BlackBerry plans provide a selection of transparent, al...
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Despite newer instant messaging (IM) platforms cropping up over the past few years, the original BlackBerry messaging service is staying afloat in the growing pool, and according to Research in Motion, it remains unrivalled. Al...
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“A company like Research In Motion can’t just go away – it changes, and it evolves. RIM is a solid going concern and it is going through a change.” These are the words of Alexandra Zagury, RIM’s MD for SA and southe...
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RIM has set up “BlackBerry Buddies” support kiosks in major malls in South Africa, which help with BlackBerry support, give advice, and even update software. The kiosk in Canal Walk, Cape Town was full last night at 19:00 on a ...
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Vodacom subscribers in South Africa who own a BlackBerry Curve 8520 can upgrade to the new Curve 9320 or other BlackBerry 7.1 OS enabled phone at Edgars, Jet Cellular and CNA branches. If you’re a Vodacom subscriber and own a B...
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AIRTEL Tanzania has launched new Blackberry packages with features tailored to help people stay connected to business partners, family and friends. The two packages–Blackberry Complete, Kamili, and Blackberry Social, geng...
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BlackBerry Smartphone’s in South Africa are considered very valuable and thefts of a BlackBerry smartphone tend to be taken a little more seriously than, perhaps, they are taken here in the UK. In Lagos, South Africa, a 2...
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The Mobile Consumer in SA 2012 report released by World Wide Worx has revealed that Nokia and BlackBerry are alive and well – and thriving – in South Africa, despite both brands facing worldwide decline in market share. The stu...
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BlackBerry has been a strong revenue-driver for mobile operators in South Africa for years, but with higher smartphone data usage the BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS) value proposition for operators is diminishing. Most operat...
