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Apple, Google Continue to Take Market Share From RIM Apple, Google Continue to Take Market Share From RIM
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Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. The latest ComScore numbers are out, and it appears that Google and Apple are still draining away RIM’s market share in the smartphone market. The numbers estimate that Google’s Android software now …

Why Didn’t RIM Show This BlackBerry 10 Promo Video? Why Didn’t RIM Show This BlackBerry 10 Promo Video?

RIM’s big BlackBerry developers event has come and gone. We know a few of the new features coming in BlackBerry 10, but we only saw what RIM wanted us to see. What about other features that may have been overlooked, …

REO BlackBerry Is Going To Keep On Loving Developers REO BlackBerry Is Going To Keep On Loving Developers

RIM isn’t doing so hot with BlackBerry. BlackBerry 10 has some great new features, but most of them have already been seen on other platforms before. We don’t know which direction the market will turn next year, but things are …

RIM Announces New Features For BlackBerry 10 RIM Announces New Features For BlackBerry 10

Today marked the start of the BlackBerry Jam developers’ conference. This is the failing company’s last big chance to remain relevant in the smartphone world. It also marks the first public unveiling of BlackBerry 10, the company’s new smartphone operating …

RIM Expected To Announce Zero Growth Later This Week RIM Expected To Announce Zero Growth Later This Week

Maybe you’ve heard, RIM isn’t doing so hot these days. Apple was able to sell 5 million iPhone 5 devices in a weekend, and RIM can only sell 8 million BlackBerry devices in a little under a year. Despite the …

BlackBerry 10 Smartphone Images Leaked Ahead Of RIM Event BlackBerry 10 Smartphone Images Leaked Ahead Of RIM Event
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RIM is banking everything on the launch of BlackBerry 10. This is the device that will get them back in the game. The first BlackBerry 10 smartphone might be revealed next week, but a recent leak may have given us …

Microsoft Licenses A Load Of exFAT Patents To RIM Microsoft Licenses A Load Of exFAT Patents To RIM

Microsoft has gotten its hands dirty in a few patent lawsuits, but the company largely prefers to license their technologies to other companies for a handy profit. That’s what the company just did today in their latest licensing agreement with …

Yahoo Gives Employees Smartphones, But Not Blackberrys Yahoo Gives Employees Smartphones, But Not Blackberrys

Poor RIM. Even in the enterprise space, where the company’s secure OS has managed to keep them relevant, companies in-the-know are beginning to come around to the idea that iPhone and Android smartphones can be used for business. It seems …

Facebook For BlackBerry Gets An Upgrade Facebook For BlackBerry Gets An Upgrade

The Facebook for BlackBerry smartphones app got a new update with some aesthetic improvements, as well as birthday and event-related enhancements. “One of the first differences you’ll notice in the upgraded version is updated icons,” says RIM in a blog …

Windows Phone to Overtake BlackBerry by Thanksgiving Windows Phone to Overtake BlackBerry by Thanksgiving

While Windows Phone OS appears to be gaining a little traction in the smartphone market, BlackBerry OS usage is taking a nosedive, and has been for some time. A report by WMPoweruser, an independent Windows Phone enthusiast community, this weekend …

3,000 RIM Layoffs Coming Next Week 3,000 RIM Layoffs Coming Next Week
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Today it was revealed that Research in Motion (RIM), the company behind the BlackBerry line of products, will be laying off 3,000 employees starting next week. Boy Genius Report (BGR) cites unnamed source in its report, which states the layoffs …

RIM Escapes $150 Million Patent Penalty RIM Escapes $150 Million Patent Penalty

The judge presiding over a patent lawsuit involving RIM has saved the company from having to pay the nearly $150 million verdict handed down by a jury last month. That verdict was the result of a lawsuit filed against RIM …

RIM Might License BlackBerry 10 To Multiple Handset Manufacturers RIM Might License BlackBerry 10 To Multiple Handset Manufacturers
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RIM is pretty much up sh*t creek without a paddle. In fact, they don’t even have a boat. They’re knee deep in the stuff and they need to find a way out. The company is banking all their hopes and …

Telefonica Joins Forces with Facebook, Google, Microsoft and RIM Telefonica Joins Forces with Facebook, Google, Microsoft and RIM
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Today, Telefonica Digital announced a new deal with Facebook, Google, Microsoft and RIM. The deal is a great opportunity for the companies involved to better monetize mobile content by incorporating payments into a user’s mobile phone bills. Telefonica, which is …

Ambitious RIM BlackBerry Product Roadmap Leaked Ambitious RIM BlackBerry Product Roadmap Leaked
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Research in Motion (RIM) recently delayed the release of the BlackBerry 10, surprising no one considering the number of employees it had to lay off in the spring. Today, though, it looks as if RIM still has a plan to …

RIM CEO Denies That His Company Is In A Death Spiral RIM CEO Denies That His Company Is In A Death Spiral
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To say that BlackBerry maker Research In Motion has been having a tough time lately would be to campaign for the Understatement of the Year Award. The fact is that by pretty much any standard you care to use, RIM …

Apple Hits 65% of the Smartphone Market as RIM Continues to Sink Apple Hits 65% of the Smartphone Market as RIM Continues to Sink
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Net Market Share, a market share analytics site run by the analytics company Net Applications, today released the results of its June 2012 market share research for mobile and tablet operating systems. From the looks of things, Apple is still …

Apparently, Steve Jobs Killed RIM with an Apple Crack Pipe and a Drive-By Apparently, Steve Jobs Killed RIM with an Apple Crack Pipe and a Drive-By
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Confirming widespread expectations of a bleak earnings report, BlackBerry makers Research in Motion released their Q1 financials last Thursday. The really bad news came mainly in two announcements. Financially, RIM reported a net GAAP loss of $518 on $2.8 billion …

RIM’s Q1 2013 Financials and Delay of Blackberry Ten RIM’s Q1 2013 Financials and Delay of Blackberry Ten

Research in Motion just released their first quarter fiscal 2013 results for the three month period ending June 2nd. As you might have expected, the news is not great and it truly reflects their struggle to stay afloat in the …

RIM’s Earnings Report Expected To Be Bleak RIM’s Earnings Report Expected To Be Bleak
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Research in Motion, makers of the once-might BlackBerry smartphone platform, has found itself in an increasingly bad situation over the last few years. Poor product performance and a string of bad business decisions – including failing to take the threat …

Spotify Polishes The Brass On RIM’s Titanic Spotify Polishes The Brass On RIM’s Titanic

With everyone speculating about the outcome of Apple’s WWDC, watching Samsung’s Galaxy S III succeed, and awaiting Google I/O this week, it would be fairly easy to over look the fact that Spotify has been officially released for Blackberry. The …