RIM to expand capabilities of Blackberry devices

Research in Motion has said in a statement that they plan to release a version of its popular Blackberry handheld device by the end of the year, which supports both Wi-Fi and cellular technology.

In addition, the company would also expand its Blackberry Connect service in the United States. The service would support Palm devices and with time, they would start allowing more non-Blackberry devices to use the Blackberry network.

As of now, the Blackberry devices only support the GSM mobile networks. CDMA support is coming soon to this platform. However, the focus would remain on the GSM technology, as it is more popular and widespread around the world.

The company also plans to add on new features to Blackberry devices. This would include support for MP3 players, video, memory expansion and image capture.