Information Madness

Research In Motion introduced BlackBerry Podcasts, a free application enabling smartphone users to more efficiently discover and download podcasts from content providers including National Public Radio, Bloomberg, Reuters, Discovery Network and The Onion.

BlackBerry Podcasts gives users access to video and audio content, plus it makes the downloading process incredibly simple. With BlackBerry Podcasts, users can search the Podcast Catalog by keyword, category, channel or top downloads, and subscribe or simply preview a particular podcast before subscribing.

Downloaded episodes can be stored on a microSD card, to be enjoyed at any time. BlackBerry Podcasts also leverages the push technology of the BlackBerry platform to notify users when new content from a subscribed channel becomes available.

RIM is working with a growing range of leading content providers to bring a wide variety of podcasts into the Podcast Catalogue. Content providers currently include: Above and Beyond, Bloomberg, CBC, Corus, Discovery Networks, How Stuff Works, HBR, NPR, PRI, Reuters, Speed TV, TVO, The Onion, Wizzard Media, Resident Advisor Podcast and many more.

BlackBerry Podcasts is available free on BlackBerry App World(TM) (www.blackberry.com/appworld) for BlackBerry smartphones running BlackBerry OS v4.6 or higher.