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RIM offering developers up to $10,000 to build for BlackBerry 10

RIM offering developers up to $10,000 to build for BlackBerry 10
  • Posted September 6, 2012, 8:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • Research in Motion is doing more than just hoping that developers will be interested in creating apps for BlackBerry 10 – they’re flat out bribing them to do so. As part of their 10K Developer Commitment, RIM is willing give…

RIM: Six BlackBerry 10 devices set for Q1 2013 launch

RIM: Six BlackBerry 10 devices set for Q1 2013 launch
  • Posted September 3, 2012, 10:30 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Industry News
  • Research in Motion has revealed it is preparing six new BlackBerry smartphones to launch with its new mobile OS early next year, according to a report by Pocket-lint. Two of the new BlackBerry 10 smartphones will compete at the top-end of…

RIM: BlackBerry 10 in final testing stages, can be licensed

RIM: BlackBerry 10 in final testing stages, can be licensed
  • Posted August 14, 2012, 11:00 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • RIM CEO Thorsten Heins has confirmed that the company’s upcoming operating system can be licensed. The admission follows months of rumors and speculation from analysts drawing the same conclusion, many of whom believe it’s the last hope for a RIM…

RIM wins appeal against $147m fine in Mformation patent case

RIM wins appeal against $147m fine in Mformation patent case
  • Posted August 9, 2012, 9:00 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Industry News
  • Research in Motion’s downward spiral saw a slight reprieve in its four-year long intellectual property case with Mformation Technologies Inc., after the Judge presiding over the case in the US District Court for Northern California overruled the jury’s prior decision.…

Analyst says RIM and Samsung are talking BB10 licensing deal again

Analyst says RIM and Samsung are talking BB10 licensing deal again
  • Posted August 8, 2012, 11:00 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • Rumors are surfacing once again that suggest Research In Motion could be in talks with Samsung to license the long-awaited BlackBerry 10 mobile operating system to the Korean electronics giant. Jeffries and Company analyst Peter Misek told investors in a…

RIM announces LTE PlayBook, considers licensing BB10

RIM announces LTE PlayBook, considers licensing BB10
  • Posted August 2, 2012, 11:30 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • It took them quite a while but it looks like Research in Motion is finally ready to release the LTE version of its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. The device is set to go on sale August 9 to Bell, Rogers, and…

Weekend tech reading: Kodak loses patent suit against Apple, RIM

Weekend tech reading: Kodak loses patent suit against Apple, RIM
  • Posted July 22, 2012, 2:05 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in NATW
  • Eastman Kodak has lost a patent case against Apple and Research In Motion, dealing a blow to the onetime film giant's efforts to raise billions of dollars by selling off its intellectual property. Kodak filed a complaint against the iPhone and BlackBerry makers at the U.S. ITC...

Leaked BlackBerry roadmap shows three new devices coming in 2013

Leaked BlackBerry roadmap shows three new devices coming in 2013
  • Posted July 3, 2012, 12:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • Research in Motion dropped yet another bombshell during last week’s earnings call by announcing the delay of BlackBerry 10 OS until the first quarter of 2013. In the interim, BlackBerryOS has acquired a leaked hardware roadmap that gives us a…

RIM: yet more losses, job cuts, BlackBerry 10 delayed until Q1 2013

RIM: yet more losses, job cuts, BlackBerry 10 delayed until Q1 2013
  • Posted June 29, 2012, 9:00 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Industry News
  • Research in Motion's situation has taken another dramatic turn after last night's earning call to investors revealed its urgently needed and potentially lifesaving BlackBerry 10 OS will be delayed. The Canadian firm also reported huge losses for the first financial…

Rumor: RIM to split handset and messaging services into two companies

Rumor: RIM to split handset and messaging services into two companies
  • Posted June 25, 2012, 12:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing, Industry News
  • Research in Motion has been fighting an uphill battle to remain relevant in the handset market for a number of years but according to one report, they will soon concede defeat. RIM is planning to divide their handset and messaging…

ETSI approves nano-SIM standard, possibly Apple's design

ETSI approves nano-SIM standard, possibly Apple
  • Posted June 1, 2012, 10:30 AM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) has finally settled on a design for the new nano-SIM format — officially known as the fourth form factor (4FF) — after weeks of heated debate between the major mobile manufacturers. The new design…

RIM axes another 2,000 jobs as part of ongoing restructuring plans

RIM axes another 2,000 jobs as part of ongoing restructuring plans
  • Posted May 28, 2012, 10:00 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Hardware
  • Struggling Canadian phone maker, Research In Motion has announced another 2,000 job cuts from its 16,500 strong worldwide workforce as part of the firms ongoing major restructuring plans, according to Canadian...

RIM rejected plan to license BlackBerry Messenger, loses sales executive

RIM rejected plan to license BlackBerry Messenger, loses sales executive
  • Posted May 24, 2012, 6:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Mobile Computing, Industry News
  • According to the Wall Street Journal, RIM had considered but eventually rejected plans to license BlackBerry Messenger to handset competitors. BBM is an encrypted, proprietary, Internet-based messaging service that serves as an advanced substitute to the traditional SMS messaging offered…

ITC deems Kodak patent invalid, favors Apple and RIM

ITC deems Kodak patent invalid, favors Apple and RIM
  • Posted May 22, 2012, 10:00 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • The US International Trade Commission has once again rejected Kodak's complaint against Apple and Research In Motion. Kodak filed a complaint in January 2010, accusing the mobile firms of infringing on US patent number 6,292,218, which describes an image previewing technology...

RIM, Motorola aim to meet Apple halfway with revised nano-SIM

RIM, Motorola aim to meet Apple halfway with revised nano-SIM
  • Posted May 18, 2012, 2:30 PM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Industry News
  • Motorola Mobility and Research in Motion have re-submitted a modified design of the so-called 4FF nano-SIM proposal, according to a report by The Verge. The companies are hoping to reach a middle-ground with Apple after talks broke down at the…

Samsung tops mobile sales, Windows Phone 7 and Blackberry plummet

Samsung tops mobile sales, Windows Phone 7 and Blackberry plummet
  • Posted May 16, 2012, 2:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • According to figures by research firm Gartner, Samsung once again holds the top spot when it comes to global sales of mobile phones. The Korean-based company managed to bump Nokia from its perch after sales from the former king of…

RIM hires two new senior executives as it looks to regain market share

RIM hires two new senior executives as it looks to regain market share
  • Posted May 9, 2012, 5:00 PM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Industry News
  • Canadian BlackBerry maker Research in Motion yesterday announced the hiring of two new senior executives, one of which is set to become the new marketing chief as the company looks to regain the market share lost to Apple's ever popular…

RIM intros BlackBerry Curve 9320 with dedicated BBM key

RIM intros BlackBerry Curve 9320 with dedicated BBM key
  • Posted May 9, 2012, 1:00 PM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Industry News With Video
  • Struggling phone maker Research in Motion announced today a new budget level smartphone, the BlackBerry Curve 9320, aimed at first time smartphone owners as well as those looking to upgrade from older curve models, like the highly popular BlackBerry 8520…

Nokia launches patent offensive, sues HTC, RIM and ViewSonic

Nokia launches patent offensive, sues HTC, RIM and ViewSonic
  • Posted May 3, 2012, 12:00 PM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Industry News
  • Struggling Finnish phone maker Nokia propelled itself in the ongoing mobile patent wars after it filed multiple lawsuits in two different continents during a single day against HTC, Research in Motion and Viewsonic, alleging they infringe on a total of 45…

RIM gives first look at BlackBerry 10 software, hands out devices to devs

RIM gives first look at BlackBerry 10 software, hands out devices to devs
  • Posted May 2, 2012, 10:30 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Industry News
  • Research in Motion took its first step towards reviving their ailing phone platform yesterday, handing out BlackBerry 10 prototype smartphones to developers at the BlackBerry World conference in Orlando. There is little doubt that developers hold the key to turning…

RIM isn't unveiling new BlackBerry 10 hardware at BlackBerry World

RIM isn
  • Posted April 30, 2012, 2:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • The annual BlackBerry World conference is set to kick off tomorrow in Orlando, Florida. The three-day event is used to showcase the latest and greatest from RIM, but if you were expecting to see any new hardware this year, prepare…

Infographic: The death of RIM

Infographic: The death of RIM
  • Posted April 27, 2012, 6:30 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Mobile Computing, Industry News
  • When Research In Motion released the first BlackBerry smartphone around 2002 (they marketed two-way pagers prior to that), the ability to send and receive push email combined with web browsing, organizer, and phone capabilities made it an instant hit. The…

Rumor: RIM to release first BlackBerry 10 OS smartphone in October

Rumor: RIM to release first BlackBerry 10 OS smartphone in October
  • Posted April 26, 2012, 12:30 PM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Industry News
  • According to an exclusive by BlackBerry news site N4BB, Research in Motion looks set to debut BlackBerry 10 OS in August, with handsets to follow a couple of months later, in what many in the industry regard as quite possibly…

RIM nearly axes Android emulator, calls Google Play "chaotic cesspool"

RIM nearly axes Android emulator, calls Google Play "chaotic cesspool"
  • Posted April 10, 2012, 4:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • Citing piracy concerns, a RIM executive by the name of Alec Saunders suggested the company was planning to eliminate Android app side-loading from the Blackberry Playbook. However, Saunders has since withdrawn from this position, clarifying that side-loading support will actually remain…

US government reaffirms commitment to BlackBerry smartphones

US government reaffirms commitment to BlackBerry smartphones
  • Posted April 6, 2012, 1:00 PM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Industry News
  • It has been a troubling couple of years for smartphone maker Research in Motion, whose BlackBerry line of smartphones has been suffering with continually declining sales, executives leaving en-mass, and the recent loss of their number one position as the…

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