Research in Motion

BlackBerry is Truly Over

Shelly Palmer | Posted 06.01.2012

Read More: Blackberry, Research in Motion, Blackberry Playbook, Samsung Galaxy S Iii, Android, Blackberry RIM, Iphone, Smart Phone, Google Apps for Business, BlackBerry 9650, Gmail, Technology News
Shelly Palmer

I loved every BlackBerry I ever owned, right up to the time each and every one one of them became obsolete,

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Four Tech Tales of Doom: Goodbye HP, Dell, Nokia and RIM

Jonathan Littman | Posted 05.31.2012

Read More: Meg Whitman, Nokia, Apple, Iphone, Lenovo, Hewlett-Packard, Ipad, Research in Motion, Google, Dell Computers, Technology News
Jonathan Littman

The dynamic shift toward computing in the palm of your hand and storage in the cloud is bleeding four former Goliaths -- from creaky computing stalwarts like HP and Dell to recently pioneering mobile behemoths, Nokia and Rim. All four of these companies desperately need fresh strategies and narratives.

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RIM Layoffs Could Hit Thousands

Financial Post | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Rim, Research in Motion, Technology News

A round of layoffs at embattled BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. expected in the coming days could be much deeper than previously thought, pot...

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BlackBerry Maker's Turnaround To Be Slow, Painful

AP | ROB GILLIES | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Blackberry Turnover, Video, Research in Motion Blackberry, Rim Turnover, Rim Smartphone Company, RIM BlackBerry, Blackberry Smartphone Company, Rim Blackberry Maker, Research in Motion, Rim Prem Watsa, Blackberry-Smartphones, Technology News

TORONTO -- The newest board member of BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. said Thursday that a turnaround could take three to five years. Prem W...

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Glimmer Of Hope Seen In New BlackBerry Strategy

Reuters | Jeremy Wagstaff, Asia technology correspondent | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Blackberry, Video, Rim Asia, Blackberry India, Rim, Rim India, Blackberry Asia, Reuters, Research in Motion, Technology News

By Jeremy Wagstaff, Asia technology correspondent JAKARTA (Reuters) - The launch in India of a new BlackBerry by Research In Motion Ltd...

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BlackBerry Users: BBM Is Getting An Upgrade

Reuters | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Blackberry, Video, Blackberry RIM, Research in Motion Blackberry, Reuters, RIM BlackBerry, Blackberry Messenger, Blackberry Research in Motion, Rim, Blackberry App Update, Blackberry Apps, Research in Motion, Technology News

(Reuters) - Research In Motion said it will shortly release a slew of updates for its BlackBerry apps, making it easier for users to stay connected wi...

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Stabbing At BlackBerry Event

The Huffington Post | Andres Jauregui | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Blackberry, Channel 4, Video, Jessie J, Stabbing, Benjamin Cohen, Rim, London, Research in Motion, Pulse, Technology News

A 37-year-old man is in critical condition after being stabbed in the neck with a broken beer bottle at a concert hosted by BlackBerry maker Research ...

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BlackBerry Maker Announces Major Refocusing Plan

AP | ROB GILLIES | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Blackberry, Video, Blackberry Enterprise, RIM BlackBerry, Blackberry Maker, Rimm, Rim, Blackberry Consumer, Research in Motion, Technology News

TORONTO — Struggling BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. said Thursday that it plans to return its focus to its corporate customers after f...

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More Bad New For BlackBerry Maker

Reuters | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Rim q4 2011, Video, Rim Earnings, Rim Results, Reuters, Rimm, RIM Profits, Research in Motion, Technology News

By Alastair Sharp TORONTO (Reuters) - Research In Motion posted a net loss and its first slump in BlackBerry shipments for its holiday ...

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U.S. Agency Ditches BlackBerry For iPhone

Reuters | Alastair Sharp | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Blackberry, Blackberry Iphone, NOAA BlackBerry, Video, Blackberry RIM, Research in Motion Black Berry, NOAA iPhone, Reuters, RIM BlackBerry, Iphone Blackberry, Blackberry Research in Motion, Noaa, NOAA Blackberry iPhone, Research in Motion, Technology News

By Alastair Sharp TORONTO (Reuters) - Research In Motion's BlackBerry smartphone has struggled to win over U.S. consumers but the Canad...

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My Biggest Worry for 2012

Naomi Troni | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Smartphones, Blackberry, Business, Technology, Rim, Research in Motion, Technology News
Naomi Troni

Like millions of long-standing BlackBerry users, my stake in the company isn't financial; it's the time and effort I've spent learning to use my BB.

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New RIM CEO On His Plans For BlackBerry

Reuters | Sinead Carew and Nicola Leske | Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Video, Thorsten Heins, Thorsten Heins RIM, Rim Ceo, Reuters, Thorsten Heins CEO, Rim, New Rim Ceo, Research in Motion, Technology News

By Sinead Carew and Nicola Leske NEW YORK (Reuters) - Research in Motion's Thorsten Heins plans to waste no time in his new job. The Bl...

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7 Big BlackBerry Fails

The Huffington Post | Timothy Stenovec and Catharine Smith | Posted 01.24.2012

Read More: Rim Fails, Blackberry, Video, Slidepollajax, Rim Problems, Rim, Research in Motion Problems, Research in Motion, Blackberry Problems, Backberry Fails, Technology News

Research in Motion (RIM) announced on Sunday that Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis, the company's co-CEOs, had resigned from their positions and that ...

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Bianca Bosker

From RIM's New CEO, Expect More Of The Same: No 'Drastic Change Needed,' He Says

HuffingtonPost.com | Bianca Bosker | Posted 02.06.2012

Read More: Blackberry, Video, Thorsten Heins, Thorsten Heins RIM, Rim Ceo, Rim, Slidepollajax, RIM New CEO, Research in Motion, New Rim Ceo, Technology News

Sure, Research in Motion's stock price has plummeted, its market share is dwindling, and its offerings are an afterthought. But that doesn't mean anyt...

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Bianca Bosker

RIM Co-CEOs Step Down After Bruising Year

HuffingtonPost.com | Bianca Bosker | Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: Video, Rim Ceo Stepping Down, Rim Ceo, Research-in-Motion, Rim Ceos Stepping Down, RIM CEOs, Jim Balsillie, Rim, Mike Lazaridis, Technology News

After a bruising year and growing calls for their resignation, Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis, the co-chief executives and co-chairmen of BlackBerry...

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The Worst Product Flops of 2011

Posted 12.29.2011

Read More: Tech Flops, Business Flops, Playbook, 2011 Flops, Iphone 4s, Volt, Qwikster, Product Flops, Fiat 500, Ashley Push-Up Triangle, Research in Motion, Technology Flops, Business News

A number of incredible new products were launched this year. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) introduced the iPhone 4S — a phone with voice command — and Boei...

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RIM's Only Road Back: Building a Better Product

Aaron Shapiro | Posted 02.11.2012

Read More: Leadership, Blackberry, Blackberry Playbook, Technology, BlackBerry Outage, Blackberry vs Iphone, Rim, Research in Motion, Business News
Aaron Shapiro

There's still time for RIM to save itself and recapture its former glory. How? It's time to get up off the floor, stop wasting time with me-too products and finally build a product that's better than the iPhone.

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Jason Gilbert

The Future Of BlackBerry Is ... Fun?

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Gilbert | Posted 11.20.2011

Read More: Blackberry, Blackberry Colt, Todd Wood, New Blackberry Phone, New Blackberry, New Rim Phones, Blackberry London, Blackberry Design, Fun Charming Whimsical Blackberry, RIM BlackBerry, Todd Wood Rim, Rim, Research in Motion, Technology News

Gumdrops. Lollipops. Candy canes. Rainbows. Jelly beans. Rays of sunshine. The carnival. Unrestrained joy and happiness. What do these things have ...

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A Farewell to BlackBerry: The End of the Affair

Richard Laermer | Posted 01.11.2012

Read More: Outages, Blackberry Playbook, Handhelds, Laermer.com, Technology News, Blackberry, Obsessive Emailing, Playbook, Research in Motion, 2011 Trendspotting, Small Business News
Richard Laermer

BlackBerry Inc. has sadly morphed into one more in a long list of corporate doofuses whose right hand and left hand refuse to communicate.

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Investors Make Critical Demand Of BlackBerry Maker

Posted 01.08.2012

Read More: Blackberry, Video, RIM BlackBerry, Rim, Rim Investors, Research in Motion, Technology News

By Pav Jordan and Alastair Sharp TORONTO (Reuters) - The company that makes the BlackBerry has a short window to revive its sagging share price...

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The Apple DeathStar: How The Rise Of Apple Has Created A Bull Market In Declining Companies

Paul Kedrosky | Posted 12.31.2011

Read More: Steve Jobs, Microsoft, Kauffman Foundation, Blackberry, Venture Capital, Apple Deathstar, Venture Capitalist, Apple, Star Wars, Startups, Technology, Research in Motion, Google, Small Business News
Paul Kedrosky

Apple has created a kind of interplanetary weapon that has the capacity to quickly raze entire planets -- or at least entire companies. Startups constantly forget this. While it's nice to imagine creating whole new markets, most new markets form by shrinking old ones.

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BlackBerry-Maker Handing Out Tablets--For Free

The Huffington Post | Jason O. Gilbert | Posted 12.28.2011

Read More: Blackberry, Video, Apple Ipad, Blackberry Playbook, Buy Two Get One Free Playbook, Blackberry Playbook Sale, Blackberry Playbook Deal, Rim, Playbook Offer, Research in Motion, Tablet, Ipad, Tablets, Technology News

If you were thinking of buying more than one BlackBerry PlayBook, then today is your lucky day. RIM has announced a Buy Two, Get One Free offer on ...

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Massive BlackBerry Outage Enters Third Day

www.reuters.com | By Georgina Prodhan | Posted 12.12.2011

Read More: Blackberry, Video, Switching Failure, Outage Blackberry, RIM BlackBerry, Blackberry Network Outage, Blackberry Blackout, Blackberry Network, Rim, Blackberry Problems, Research in Motion, BlackBerry Outage, Technology News

By Georgina Prodhan LONDON (Reuters) - Millions of BlackBerry users around the world were left without text communication services for a third day ...

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The Engadget Show: Watch Live At 6PM

Engadget | Brian Heater | Posted 10.19.2011

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The Engadget Show is live again, tonight, starting at 6:00PM ET! Not only will it be filmed live in New York City, it will be streaming live to you on...

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New BlackBerrys Reviewed: RIM Tries To Spice Things Up

Posted 10.19.2011

Read More: Blackberry Bold 9900, Blackberry, Blackberry Bold 9930, Blackberry Torch, New Blackberry, Blackberry Bold, Blackberry Torch 9850, Research in Motion, Video, Technology News

RACHEL METZ, AP/THE HUFFINGTON POST (AP Technology Writer) -- Well before the iPhone, BlackBerry gained its "CrackBerry" nickname for its seemingly vi...

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