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Du launches credit back scheme to entice new BlackBerry users

Mobile phone and chipset manufacturers agree on Micro-USB as standard charger to cut waste

Operator to sell BlackBerry handsets and services to customers in Kuwait

The SAP-RIM partnership has born fruit in the form of general availability of SAP’s CRM application on Blackberrys.

BlackBerry Curve named the best-selling consumer smartphone in the United States

BlackBerry Storm launches in UAE next week, developer sees 'huge potential', region.

No cut backs or revised targets for BlackBerry manufacturer

The BlackBerry enterprise messaging device was found in the rucksacks of the armed gang that terrorised Mumbai.

GITEX: Blackberry maker boosting presence across GCC and Jordan, regional sales manager says.

The company considers GITEX an opportunity to showcase software applications and programmes available for BlackBerry smartphones.

RIM's director of sales for the Middle East talks about the strategy in place for the region and its plans for GITEX 2008

Etisalat reveals special subscription plans for elegant smartphone

Liberalised telecoms markets represent an opportunity for new market entrants to offer fresh services.

As PDA shipments continue to slide CommsMEA examines the latest in handheld gadgetry.

Etisalat teams up with RIM to launch the region's first fully Arabised BlackBerry push e-mail smartphone.

Standfirst Canadian smartphone vendor debuts its addition to the Blackberry family with Etisalat tie-up.

Mohammed Al Qamzi, CEO of Etisalat, is on a roll this year.

Senior global representatives from Canada-based BlackBerry vendor Research in Motion (RIM) will be flying into Dubai to attend the region's foremost communications show, GULFCOMMS, this year and support the firm's regional partners.

With end users demanding efficient and constantly accessible communication with their staff and business partners, push e-mail technology is quickly gaining popularity amongst Middle Eastern enterprises. Channel Middle East delves into a market on the rise.

UAE telco Etisalat has boosted its BlackBerry offering with the rollout of a new device, a new light user service package and the cutting in price of one of its existing BlackBerry handheld devices.

MTC-Vodafone (Bahrain) and Research In Motion (RIM) have launched two new BlackBerry smartphones for business users in the Kingdom.

Mobily's tenure as the new entrant in Saudi Arabia is set to draw to a close in less than as a year, as an MTC Group-backed cellular operator enters the market. Mobily's pragmatic CEO Khaled Al Kaf discusses with CommsMEA how he believes the Saudi market is large enough for all the players to operate successfully, and how investment in convergence is expected to bear fruit for the Etisalat-backed operator.

Mobile operator Fastlink has launched the popular BlackBerry wireless handheld device in Jordan.

Mobile email is more dangerous than it sounds: think sore thumbs, drug-like addiction, potential lawsuits...

Apple's recently launched iPhone doesn't pose a serious threat to BlackBerry, says RIM co-CEO Jim Balsillie.

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The Middle East channel is waking up to the sales opportunities surrounding the growing demand for push email solutions. Mobile device vendors are marking their channel territory as they look to develop the winning route-to-market that will allow them to dominate a sector destined for stellar growth. Stuart Wilson reports.

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If you recognise the term ‘push e-mail’ but aren’t sure just what it refers to or how it can improve the productivity of your mobile staff, keep reading as Windows explains all...