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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
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
Apple, RIM and Nokia Allegedly Helping India Spy On United States

Apple, RIM and Nokia Allegedly Helping India Spy On United States

A recently leaked memo reveals that American and Canadian based company's Apple, Research in Motion and Nokia may have helped the government of India spy on U.S. agencies in order to receive larger shares of the overall Indian cell ... 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
Rumor: Amazon apparently looked into buying RIM earlier in the year

Rumor: Amazon apparently looked into buying RIM earlier in the year

Well this is one in from out in left field but according to Reuters and two trusted inside source at a Wall Street investment house Amazon was in some serious talks to buy beleaguered Research in Motion (RIM) earlier ... 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
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
Poor RIM, just can’t seem to catch a break, is now being sued over BBX trademark

Poor RIM, just can’t seem to catch a break, is now being sued over BBX trademark

If there ever was a Charlie Brown of the tech world one would have to vote for it to be RIM. No matter which way it turns lately the company seems to be constantly kicking at the ... continue
RIM Offers Free Apps, Tech Support in Wake of Outages

RIM Offers Free Apps, Tech Support in Wake of Outages

Following a worldwide three day outage last week, Research In Motion (RIM), the operators of the Blackberry service, will be giving away a dozen premium BlackBerry apps to customers as well as free technical support to corporate ... 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
Smartphone Sales Skyrocket In 2011, 420 Million Phones Will Go Out The Door

Smartphone Sales Skyrocket In 2011, 420 Million Phones Will Go Out The Door

2011 is definitely the year of the Smartphone with an estimated 420 million units expected to ship around the world before the end of the fiscal year according to data from IMS Research The company also predicts that ... continue
RIM Preparing To Launch BBM Music Platform [Rumor]

RIM Preparing To Launch BBM Music Platform [Rumor]

Research In Motion, makers of the Blackberry line of devices is rumored to be preparing a new social music platform called BBM Music. According to tipsters at Blackberrysync the BBM Music platform is a service that will allow ... 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
Nortel Patents Purchased for $4.5b By Apple, Microsoft Led Group

Nortel Patents Purchased for $4.5b By Apple, Microsoft Led Group

Late Thursday, a consortium of tech companies made up of Apple, EMC, Ericsson, Microsoft, Research In Motion and Sony, paid $4.5 billion, five times Google's opening bid, for Nortel's portfolio of more than six-thousand patents and patent ... continue
RIM TV? Blackberry Maker Rumored To Be Developing Apple TV Rival

RIM TV? Blackberry Maker Rumored To Be Developing Apple TV Rival

Research In Motion (RIM), makers of the Blackberry line of devices is rumored to be creating a media box to rival Apple TV. According to the rumor the device would be a mixture of a basic BlackBerry ... 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