Good morning world! Welcome to day 2 of BlackBerry World 2011 and one of the most exciting so far, as this mornings session features keynote talks from: RIM co-CEO Mike Lazaridis, Carolyn Everson, VP of Global Advertising Sales at facebook, and Jeff McDowell SVP of Business and Platform marketing at RIM.

The event is packed, and about to get underway so stay tuned for updates which will be pushed out regularly.

Update: Mike Lazaridis has taken the stage

Update 2:

- 150 Million BlackBerry smartphones sold

- 14.9 Million BlackBerry smartphones sold last quarter

-595 + carrier and distribution partners in over 175 countries

- two words: Angry Birds

-Bing maps coming to BlackBerry