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‘App Economy’ Has Created Nearly 500K Jobs Since 2007

‘App Economy’ Has Created Nearly 500K Jobs Since 2007

One of the big buzzwords in the 2012 election has been, of course, "job creators" (with the very existence of said group a matter of intense debate), but it seems if you buy and use a lot ... continue
Developer Special: Submit A BlackBerry App Get A Free Playbook

Developer Special: Submit A BlackBerry App Get A Free Playbook

Research In Motion is hoping to attract Google Android app developers to their own Blackberry platform and to reach that goal the company this week began offering free Blackberry PlayBooks to developers who submit new applications to ... continue
RIM Tries To Make A Comeback With Cartoon Superheroes

RIM Tries To Make A Comeback With Cartoon Superheroes

RIM, Research In Motion, has lost quite a bit of market share over the last few years to Android and the iPhone. The company had it's Co-CEO's step down recently and there's talks of some other changes ... continue
Porsche Makes A BlackBerry Smartphone, Sleek And Expensive

Porsche Makes A BlackBerry Smartphone, Sleek And Expensive

Porsche, known for it's luxury and fast cars, has created their very own smartphone in a partnership with BlackBerry. Now, it won't feature a twin-turbocharged engine or racing suspension, but those interested can at least expect a ... continue
RIM Co-CEOs Step Down, Not A Seismic Event Says CEO

RIM Co-CEOs Step Down, Not A Seismic Event Says CEO

RIM, the maker of BlackBerry smartphones and devices, had two of its co-CEOs and co-Chairmans step down today, Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis. Over the last couple of years, the company has been going through some difficult times. While ... continue
Samsung May Acquire RIM, Maker Of BlackBerry Says Report

Samsung May Acquire RIM, Maker Of BlackBerry Says Report

UPDATE: Samsung came out and said that they never considered acquiring RIM nor had any interest. While Android and iPhone continue to do incredibly well, RIM has had some issues with growing their BlackBerry line of smartphones. A ... continue
RIM Launches BlackBerry 7.1 OS, But Will It Be Enough?

RIM Launches BlackBerry 7.1 OS, But Will It Be Enough?

RIM (Research In Motion), the company behind BlackBerry, is rolling out the latest version of it's operating system, 7.1, for BlackBerry smartphones. RIM has been going through problems the last couple years. Market share continues to decline and ... continue
Blackberry PlayBook Tablet Gets Price Cut, Now Just $300 Each

Blackberry PlayBook Tablet Gets Price Cut, Now Just $300 Each

Research in Motion on Monday took a drastic step when the company cut the price of its 64GB BlackBerry PlayBook to just $300. We're assuming this is a "while supplies last" type of deal given the sharp decline in ... continue
BlackBerry 10 smartphones delayed until late next year

BlackBerry 10 smartphones delayed until late next year

If you were holding out on picking up a new BlackBerry until the BlackBerry 10 line of phones are released, you may want to change your mind - or be prepared to wait somewhere in the range ... continue
RIM forced to change name of upcoming OS to BlackBerry 10

RIM forced to change name of upcoming OS to BlackBerry 10

Research in Motion just can't seem to get anything right lately. They've been struggling with declining performance of their BlackBerry lineup and, in an attempt to address that, the company planned to launch a new OS dubbed ... continue
Drunk Blackberry Executives Cause Fight To Be Grounded

Drunk Blackberry Executives Cause Fight To Be Grounded

The last thing Research in Motion needs at the moment is more bad press for their faltering Blackberry Smartphone line of devices but that's exactly what the received this week when two executives from the company became ... continue
Google Pulls Gmail Support For Blackberry App

Google Pulls Gmail Support For Blackberry App

Google on Wednesday announced that they will stop supporting their Gmail app for Blackberry Smartphones and will pull the application from the Blackberry App World mobile marketplace as of November 22. According to Google users of the native ... continue
RIM Stock Drops Below Book Value on BB Market Share Slump

RIM Stock Drops Below Book Value on BB Market Share Slump

BlackBerry maker Research in Motion's (RIM) stock fell to seven-year low on Wednesday as the market digested further evidence of the company's declining share of the lucrative U.S. market. Dropping as low as $18.37 during the day, RIM ... continue
Research In Motion Finally Addresses Outage Issue

Research In Motion Finally Addresses Outage Issue

It's two days too late but at least Blackberry maker Research in Motion is no longer keeping customers in the dark about their recent network outage. Speaking with Pocket-lint the company says the outage was triggered by a ... continue
Blackberry App World Version 3.0 Launching On Monday

Blackberry App World Version 3.0 Launching On Monday

Research in Motion, makers of the Blackberry line of devices will unveil Blackberry App World Version 3.0 on Monday, bringing with it some much needed feature improvements. The App World's new interface includes a better layout to make ... continue
Blackberry Torch 9810 Gets AT&T Pricing and Release Date

Blackberry Torch 9810 Gets AT&T Pricing and Release Date

AT&T Wireless on Monday announced that the Blackberry Torch 9810 with 4G capabilities will officially launch in August. The wireless carrier has given the Research In Motion (RIM) device an official launch date of August 21. On that date ... continue
Blackberry Maker ‘Research in Motion’ Fires 2,000 Employees

Blackberry Maker ‘Research in Motion’ Fires 2,000 Employees

Research In Motion, manufacturers of the Blackberry phones and tablet line of devices has announced the firing of 2,000 employees, approximately 11% of the company's overall workforce. The company has also announced that they will reorganize their executives in ... continue
BlackBerry Bold 9900 Arrives At FCC Doorsteps, Could Reach Stores By August

BlackBerry Bold 9900 Arrives At FCC Doorsteps, Could Reach Stores By August

The FCC on Monday became the temporary home of the BlackBerry Bold 9900 when manufacturer Research In Motion (RIM) submitted their newest Smartphone offering for approval consideration. The company has asked the FCC to test their devices ... continue
RIM updates developer API for PlayBook and no-one cares

RIM updates developer API for PlayBook and no-one cares

Did you hear that great big *YAWN*? Yup, that was pretty much the general response to the news that RIM has announced the release ov v2.1 of its Blackberry WebWorks SDK meant for developers thinking of creating apps ... continue
Smartphones Create Security Conundrum For IT Staff

Smartphones Create Security Conundrum For IT Staff

The rapid shedding of BlackBerry devices in favor of Android devices, iPhones and iPads isn't just a hassle for RIM- corporate IT departments are struggling to cover their security derrieres as employees increasingly go off the reservation ... continue
Blackberry PlayBook Support For Macs Added To Beta Zone

Blackberry PlayBook Support For Macs Added To Beta Zone

Research in Motion on Wednesday gave Mac users their first chance to use desktop syncing via their Blackberry Playbook, adding the option for Beta Zone users. Using the 2.1 release users are able to use two-way media syncing ... continue
Blackberry PlayBook 2 Details Leaked Ahead Of PlayBook 4G Option

Blackberry PlayBook 2 Details Leaked Ahead Of PlayBook 4G Option

The Blackberry PlayBook is barely out the door and the Playbook 4G version hasn't launched yet however that hasn't stopped leaked details about the Playbook 2 from surfacing with rumors of a 10-inch display. According to N4BB the ... continue