More than 50% of U.S. mobile users own smartphones
The majority of mobile subscribers in the United Stated now own a smartphone according to the latest numbers from Nielsen. The research firm found that …
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Unannounced BlackBerry 10 devices revealed by developer phone
A number of unannounced devices currently being developed by Research In Motion have been revealed by the alpha software included on the developer preview phone …
RIM takes shots at Apple and iPhone owners with new campaign
Despite its new CEO promising a renewed focus on marketing, Research In Motion hasn’t been known for effective campaigns of late. The company launched a …
Samsung looking to acquire mobile companies (but not RIM)
J.K. Shin, president of Samsung’s mobile business, sat down with The Wall Street Journal and revealed that the South Korean manufacturer has begun aggressively hiring …
RIM CEO confirms 4G LTE-equipped PlayBook coming in 2012
Research In Motion CEO Thorsten Heins at a press event on Wednesday confirmed that a 4G LTE PlayBook will launch by the end of this …
BlackBerry 10, webOS and the platform predicament
During the annual Consumer Electronics Show in January 2009, a struggling smartphone company that had once helped shape the mobile industry unveiled its next-generation platform. …
IDC: Samsung passes Apple to become No.1 in smartphones
The global smartphone market grew by 42.5% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2012, as the worldwide mobile phone market declined 1.5%. According to market …
RIM reportedly considers patent trolling to boost business
As Research In Motion continues to explore any and all options that might help carry it through the next two quarters until it finally launches …
Even with BlackBerry 10, RIM is still dead
I sat at my computer in amazement a little earlier. Most of me knew that RIM is too damaged and too slow to pivot, and …
Live from RIM's BlackBerry World 2012 keynote!
Research In Motion has its work cut out for it. Apple and Samsung went from dominating the smartphone industry to completely owning it in the …
We’ll be reporting live from RIM's BlackBerry World 2012 keynote today at 9:00AM
Research In Motion’s annual BlackBerry World conference kicks off Tuesday morning and new president and chief executive officer Thorsten Heins will take the stage to …
RIM, not Samsung, reportedly behind ‘Wake Up’ Apple protests
Reports of a staged protest outside an Apple Store emerged last week after a bus full of paid activists dressed in all black stood outside …
RIM’s first BlackBerry 10 phone said to launch in October
Research In Motion may be planning to unveil its debut next-generation smartphone this summer, with a launch to follow in in the fall. N4BB on Wednesday …
Veto of radical strategy shift led to former RIM CEO’s resignation
Former Research In Motion co-chief executive Jim Balsillie sought a radical shift in strategy before he stepped down, Reuters reported on Friday. Citing two unnamed …
BlackBerry 7 rated most secure operating system
Trend Micro on Wednesday named Research In Motion’s BlackBerry 7 OS as the most secure mobile operating system in a new report titled “Enterprise Readiness of …
RIM: BlackBerry sales to U.S. government on the rise
Research In Motion’s BlackBerry line remains the platform choice for nearly half a million federal workers, including President Barack Obama. While the company struggles with …
Chrysler announces industry-first in-vehicle wireless charging system
Chrysler’s Mopar division plans to become the first car manufacturer to eliminate power cords from cars. The company on Monday announced its new in-vehicle wireless …
RIM adding restrictions to PlayBook to avoid creating a ‘chaotic cesspool’ like Android market
Research In Motion will be removing the ability to sideload applications on the BlackBerry PlayBook in a future software update, RIM’s VP of developer relations …
Research in Motion loses more senior executives
Research in Motion has lost a number of senior-level executives in recent days amid a broad review of the company’s strategic options, The Wall Street …
BlackBerry remains top smartphone in Washington
Research in Motion’s BlackBerry operating system has gone from being a leading smartphone platform to the struggling OS it is today. While adoption rates may …
Android and iOS account for more than 80% of U.S. smartphone market
Over the past three months, Apple’s iOS operating system and Google’s Android mobile platform both continued to grow — according to comScore, they now account …
Wealthy smartphone users more likely to own an iPhone, study finds
Wealthy smartphone users are more likely to own an Apple iPhone and less likely to play games or post on Twitter than average users. According …
Selling used Android phones poses huge identity theft risk, expert says
Android users who are looking to sell their old devices should be wary of the possible consequences. McAfee identity theft researcher Robert Siciliano warned that …
Research In Motion is dead
I saw from the inside and outside how RIM transformed the mobile landscape, and how the company even battled its own inner demons throughout the …
RIM reports Q4 miss; Balsillie resigns as director, CTO and COO both out
With expectations at an all-time low and analysts lowering estimates left and right, Research In Motion on Thursday reported its results for the fourth fiscal …
Half of all U.S. mobile subscribers now own smartphones
Market research firm Nielsen on Thursday announced that as of February 2012, about half of all mobile subscribers in the United States own a smartphone. …
RIM to delay analyst meetings until BlackBerry 10 devices launch
Research In Motion holds a presentation for financial analysts each year during its BlackBerry World conference in May, but the company has said that it …
RIM slashes BlackBerry prices in India one day ahead of Q4 earnings
Research In Motion has made drastic cuts to BlackBerry smartphone prices in India just one day before the Waterloo, Ontario-based vendor is scheduled to report …
RIM: ‘Grim and getting grimmer’
Research In Motion is set to report its results for the fourth fiscal quarter and full fiscal year on Thursday, and Wall Street is bracing itself …
RIM to hand out BlackBerry 10 prototype smartphones in May
Research In Motion will give prototype BlackBerry 10 smartphones to as many as 2,000 developers who attend the BlackBerry 10 Jam conference that runs alongside …
