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RIM offering developers up to $10,000 to build for BlackBerry 10
- 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
- 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 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…
Analyst says RIM and Samsung are talking BB10 licensing deal again
- 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
- 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
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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...
RIM: yet more losses, job cuts, BlackBerry 10 delayed until Q1 2013
- 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…
ETSI approves nano-SIM standard, possibly Apple's design
- 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
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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
- 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…
RIM, Motorola aim to meet Apple halfway with revised nano-SIM
- 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
- 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…
Nokia launches patent offensive, sues HTC, RIM and ViewSonic
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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"
- 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
- 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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