BlackBerry Picks Google and PocketMAC
Research In Motion, makers of the BlackBerry e-mail and phone device, announced partnerships Thursday with Google and an Apple accessory maker that will expand features such as instant messaging, e-mail and the ability to link a computer with a BlackBerry. I’m not sure how well Google Talk is doing, but it seems good enough for BlackBerry to skip AIM and Yahoo.
Owners of BlackBerry devices will be able to use a special version of the instant messaging program Google Talk, and download a free program to synchronize their devices with calendars on their Apple Macintosh computers. The partnerships are an indication that Waterloo, Canada-based RIM is continuing to move ahead despite legal troubles that have, for several months, threatened to shut down its e-mail service entirely. More than 3 million people are estimated to be using BlackBerrys in the United States.
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