RIM announces NFC-based BlackBerry Tag tap-to-share service
Research In Motion co-CEO Jim Balsillie took the wraps off a new NFC-based BlackBerry service during his keynote presentation at the GITEX conference in Dubai …
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Canaccord sees strong global BlackBerry 7 sales in September
Global sales of Research In Motion’s latest round of BlackBerry smartphones were solid in September according to checks performed by Canaccord’s Mike Walkley. The analyst said …
BlackBerry EMEA outage spills over to second day [updated]
BlackBerry users across Europe, the Middle East and Africa again find themselves without service on Tuesday as a bug that knocked millions of users offline …
BlackBerry bug knocks millions of users offline in Europe, Middle East and Africa
BlackBerry users in Africa, the Middle East and Europe have been without service since 11:00 a.m. Monday, The Telegraph reports. A bug on Research In Motion’s …
Vodafone rumored to be mulling RIM buy
Shares of Research In Motion stock are popping for the second day in a row on rumors that the company may be looking for a …
Android, iOS continue to absorb BlackBerry market share in U.S.
ComScore released its most recent U.S. Mobile Subscriber Report on Wednesday, which suggests that iOS and Android are continuing to absorb share at the expense …
BlackBerry loyalty tops all other smartphone brands in U.K.
Research In Motion’s line of BlackBerry smartphones retained British customers better than any other manufacturer’s devices during the three-month period ending in July. Among BlackBerry …
India testing new solution for spying on BlackBerry users
India’s government is currently in the process of testing a solution that will allow it to spy on BlackBerry users sending and receiving data over …
Chitika: Apple smartphone share slides in September as Samsung, RIM gain
A new research report from Chitika Insights suggests Apple’s smartphone usage share fell 1.4% between August and September while Samsung and Research In Motion gained share. Apple’s …
Images of BBM on Android reportedly surface [updated]
BGR exclusively reported in March that Research In Motion was working to bring its popular BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) platform to Android smartphones and the iPhone. …
BlackBerry PlayBook now just $299.99 and up from Best Buy
Following news that multiple retailers across North America have begun to offer deep discounts on Research In Motion’s BlackBerry PlayBook, retail giant Best Buy is …
RIM calls PlayBook discontinuation ‘pure fiction’
Research In Motion on Thursday responded to a market rumor suggesting that production of its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet had been stopped, and it was considering …
RIM reportedly bails on PlayBook, considers exiting tablet market [updated]
Research In Motion has reportedly stopped production of its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet and is considering exiting the space altogether. Collins Stewart analyst John Vinh made the …
BlackBerry PlayBook Android support severely lacking according to report
During Droidcon at the Eastern European Mobile Monday Developer Summit, Research In Motion engineers outlined several key Android features that the BlackBerry PlayBook will not …
Retailers begin slashing prices on BlackBerry PlayBook tablet [updated]
Research In Motion’s retail partners have begun slashing prices on the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet in an effort to bolster unimpressive sales. RIM co-CEO Jim Balsillie …
Millennial: Android still top OS in August with almost twice Apple’s iOS share
For the ninth consecutive month, Android topped the charts in Millennial Media’s “Mobile Mix” mobile device usage share report. Based on traffic to its mobile …
UBS: iPhone’s 89% retention rate crushes competition; next closest is HTC at 39%
A whopping 89% of iPhone owners plan to stay loyal to Apple with their next smartphone purchase according to a recent survey conducted by investment …
RIM debacle ‘symptomatic of RIM’s failure’ to address key challenges
Research In Motion still has a few big-name firms in its corner — Macquarie is one example — but even long-time supporters seem to be …
RIM reportedly slows PlayBook production
Research In Motion is reportedly slowing production of the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet following its second-quarter earnings report, during which the vendor stated that only 200,000 PlayBooks …
Despite RIM’s rough quarter, Macquarie ‘pounding the table’ on rebound
In spite of Research In Motion’s recent fiscal second-quarter earnings report, which missed Wall Street’s consensus and RIM’s own estimates, not everyone is jumping ship …
BlackBerry PlayBook price slashing begins: $249 and up for Rogers workers
Research In Motion co-CEO Jim Balsillie revealed on the company’s second-quarter earnings call that RIM would soon be dropping prices on its BlackBerry PlayBook tablets. …
Ticonderoga: iPhone 5 to ‘steamroll’ new BlackBerry phones, PlayBook an iPad ‘casualty’
Among the firms losing hope in Research In Motion following another dismal earnings report, Ticonderoga Securities is telling investors to be cautious with RIM. Analyst …
BlackBerry market share in Q2 may have hit single digits
Research In Motion on Thursday reported another disappointing quarter. BlackBerry subscribers were up 40% year-over-year in the second quarter but RIM’s net income plummeted by …
Hands on with the BlackBerry Curve 9360
During a press event in New York City on Wednesday night we met up with Research In Motion to check out the BlackBerry Curve 9360, …
RIM co-CEO: BlackBerry PlayBook price cuts coming
During RIM’s second-quarter earnings call, co-CEO Jim Balsillie noted that the company plans to offer price cuts on the not-so-popular BlackBerry PlayBook in the form …
RIM reports Q2 earnings: Revenue and EPS both miss; phone and PlayBook shipments decline
Research In Motion on Thursday reported its earnings results for the fiscal second quarter. Revenue and EPS both missed estimates; the vendor reported revenue of …
‘RIM overplayed the PlayBook’ analyst says; tablet expected to miss sales estimates
Research In Motion will report its quarterly earnings on Thursday and analysts predict that it will miss sales estimates for its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. A …
RIM loses BES boss to software company
Research In Motion vice president of BlackBerry Enterprise Server John Vandermay has left the company to assume a new position with Gemcom Software International, the …
IDC: Tablet market up 303.8% in Q2; Apple iPad dominates with 68.3% share, Android slides
Second-quarter tablet shipments jumped 303.8% year-over-year and 88.9% quarter-over-quarter according to new data released by IDC on Wednesday. A total of 13.6 million units were …
BlackBerry PlayBook said to be destined for ‘same graveyard as the HP TouchPad’
As Research In Motion prepares to report its fiscal second-quarter earnings on Thursday after the market closes, the future of the company and its next-generation …
