RIM Applies for More Fuel Cell Patents (May,2012)

Previously, we reported that Research In Motion had applied for a fuel cell patent. The technology would essentially allow a BlackBerry device to re-charge itself by various methods.RIM appears to be very serious about fuel cell technology, as they’ve applied for new patents. The new patent is geared towards a fuel cell within the frame of a device. While RIM may be planning for re-chargeable BlackBerry devices in the future, don’t keep your hopes up to see it being utilized in any upcoming BlackBerry 10 devices this year.via Engadget

RIM to Open 15 BlackBerry Stores Across India (May,2012)

Research In Motion isn’t just targeting Indonesia with BlackBerry stores. The company intends to open at least 15 BlackBerry stores across India by the year’s end.“We will be launching almost 10 to 15 BlackBerry premium stores by the end of the year covering all the top metros including Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Bangalore,” Sunil Dutt, managing director, RIM India, told IANS. ”These stores will offer holistic consumer experience on BlackBerry consumer and enterprise services,” he added.The BlackBerry stores will offer special zones featuring consumer and enterprise applications along with product service and a demo zone to highlight the qualities of BlackBerry smartphones.According to data by IT research firm CyberMedia, smartphone sales in India surged 87 percent at 11.2 million units in 2011 over the previous year, with RIM garnering 3rd place by a 15 percent share.via NYDN

Capptalog Service Launched, PlayBook App Available (May,2012)

A new catalog service has just been released. The name is Capptalog and it allows the sales teams to create dynamic, digital, media enriched catalogs of products or services through Capptalog’s web platform. These products can be viewed on mobile devices through their app, available now for the PlayBook and will be available for BlackBerry 10 devices when they are released. Here are some of Capptalog’s features:Integrate all their products’ (or services) information in one single repository.Include all the associated media for each of the products (videos, images, PDFs, HTML5Manage an extremely flexible catalog structure (in terms of required levels, sublevels, sub-sublevels, and so on)Include custom attributes for each of the products.Showcase the catalog offline.  Each one of the users of the sales team can use Capptalog in one tablet and one smartphone (of our supported platforms).Manage in an easier way the versions of the catalog.  Whenever an update to the catalog is performed by the Administrator, it is broadcasted to the whole sales team.Download Capptalog for the BlackBerry PlayBook >>