BlackBerry Hit With Lawsuits Over Outage, But Cases Look Weak
Even since BlackBerry users lost service for three days in mid-October, many have speculated that Research In Motion will be smacked with a… Read more at paidContent »
RIM Delays Playbook 2.0 Software As Angry BlackBerry Owners File Suit
RIM’s rough year hasn’t gotten any better this week. The company was forced to delay the implementation of the feature for which it is known… Read more at paidContent »
U.K. survey finds consumers underwhelmed by iPhone 4S
U.K. site MyVoucherCodes polled over 1,500 smartphone shoppers, and found that a third of those surveyed were “disappointed” with the 4S. Of those questioned, only 29 percent said they’d be interested in buying one. Might initial fervor mask a mostly underwhelmed buying public? Read more »
BASIS Makes Good On Threat, Sues BlackBerry Over BBX
Research In Motion probably can’t wait for the year to end. After a spate of bad news, the BlackBerry-maker was hoping to turn the corner wi… Read more at paidContent »
RIM’s pain could be Apple’s enterprise gain
A new survey of business professionals out of the U.K. reveals that RIM’s recent network problems could work out very well for enterprise adoption of Apple’s iPhone. A survey revealed a lot of individuals interested in defection, and Apple’s platform as the life raft of choice. Read more »
New headache for RIM: Trademark lawsuit over BBX name
Research In Motion has another headache with a trademark lawsuit over its new BBX operating system name. Basis International, a New Mexico software company, has followed up with threats against RIM with a lawsuit claiming that it owns the trademark to the BBX name. Read more »
More Headaches For RIM, As Trademark Complaint Could Be Filed Against BBX
Research in Motion (NSDQ: RIMM) just can’t catch a break these days. As we start to wind down a year in which the company’s U.S. market shar… Read more at paidContent »
Survey says: RIM’s core users are abandoning ship
Research In Motion’s BlackBerry platform has long ruled the mobile enterprise, but the end of its reign appears to be near. A recent survey of enterprises that have 10,000 or more BlackBerry users show that 30 percent are planning to leave RIM’s platform. Here’s why. Read more »
RIM Demos Future Software, But Mum On Next-Gen Handset Details
Research in Motion (NSDQ: RIMM) showed off some impressive capabilities of its next-generation BBX development platform Tuesday at BlackBerr… Read more at paidContent »
Motorola Xoom Discounted Again In The Tablet Race To The Bottom
There were such high hopes for the Motorola (NYSE: MMI) Xoom when it was first unveiled at the beginning of this year: meticulously crafted,… Read more at paidContent »
Updated: RIM stares into abyss as BlackBerry blackout spreads
What started as a brief message interruption for BlackBerry users in Europe has now become a worldwide problem that has left millions of people unable to get service — and highlights the leadership problems at the top of Research in Motion. Read more »
RIM CTO: Blame The BlackBerry Outage On A Message Backlog
David Yach, the CTO of software for RIM (NSDQ: RIMM), today said that the ongoing service outage that is affecting millions of BlackBerry us… Read more at paidContent »
NPD: Already, More Than One In Five Smartphones Sold Is 4G-Ready
Some interesting stats out today from the NPD Group underscore just how fast-moving the evolution is in devices today. Although fast mobile… Read more at paidContent »
NPD: Already, More Than One In Five Smartphones Sold Is 4G-Ready
Some interesting stats out today from the NPD Group underscore just how fast-moving the evolution is in devices today. Although fast mobile… Read more at paidContent »
Update: BlackBerry Outage Day Three, RIM Still Investigating, U.S. Impact?
Beleaguered BlackBerry maker Research In Motion’s bad week is not getting much better.
As the company entered its third day of service outa… Read more at paidContent »
Kindle Fire Hit With Patent Suit
photo: Amazon
Amazon’s new tablet won’t be available until November 15, but it’s never too early to file a patent suit. Smartphone Technologies LLC, which… Read more at paidContent »
RIM, Chasing Its Own iCloud, Buys NewBay For $100 Million
Here’s an acquisition that has come unexpectedly, but not surprisingly: BlackBerry and PlayBook maker RIM (NSDQ: RIMM) has bought New Bay, a… Read more at paidContent »
Update: Nuance’s Swype Buy Could See The Text Input System Go Large
The other day, when a plane I was on landed in Newark, I noticed the elderly woman sitting next to me pull out a Droid Bionic and start answ… Read more at paidContent »
Apple Will Soon Face Two Big Challenges
These are without a doubt Apple’s glory years. The company has a stellar range of consumer products including the block busters: iPad 2, iP… Read more at paidContent »
Comscore’s Latest U.S. Stats: Android Crosses 40 Percent, RIM Still Tanking
Samsung and Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) continue to clean up in the U.S. smartphone market while it now seems clear that the launch of the Verizon iP… Read more at paidContent »
Samsung, Apple grow U.S. phone sales as others lag
From May to August of this year, Samsung and Apple continue to grow handset sales in the U.S. while Motorola, Research in Motion and LG are losing ground. Making matters worse for the laggards: the smartphone is becoming central for more activities in our lives. Read more »
Jumptap Figures Suggest Tablet Penetration Is Higher Outside The U.S.
Using stats from a mobile advertising network do not give the most complete picture of the mobile market, but they do highlight some interes… Read more at paidContent »
How Will Apple’s iPhone 4S Stand Up To Competition? Depends On The Market
Quite a few commentators expressed a sense of deflation when Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) finally announced its newest device yesterday, the iPhone 4S… Read more at paidContent »
Even iPad 1 Will Beat Android Tablets Until Prices Fall To Kindle Levels
New research underscores how Android tablet makers are struggling to replicate their smartphone success – but suggests Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) c… Read more at paidContent »
The Rising iPhone Tide Will Lift Some Carrier Boats More Than Others
Only one day left to iPhone news nirvana, and a lot of leaks are coming through about who will get to sell the device — and what, exactly,… Read more at paidContent »
Angry Birds Aside, Think Globally, Act Locally When It Comes To Mobile Apps
There’s no question that apps have become a global phenomenon in the mobile world — and who doesn’t want to catapult a cute red bird onto s… Read more at paidContent »
Apple’s mobile market share climbs in September
Apple’s iOS once again dominated the mobile OS market share picture in September, according to new data from Net Applications. The enterprise application maker and web monitoring company found that iOS accounted for 54.65 percent of mobile market share, up from 53 percent in August. Read more »
Does the world need another mobile OS?
The race in mobile has defaulted to Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android operating systems, but that hasn’t stopped Samsung from thinking about open-sourcing Bada, or Microsoft from pushing ahead with Windows Phone 7 and a partnership with Nokia. But do we need another mobile OS? Read more »
Game Over For RIM’s PlayBook? No Way, Says RIM
Even without the added pressure of a very inexpensive Kindle Fire tablet from Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN), the tablet market is bound to see some mo… Read more at paidContent »
The Morning Lowdown 09-29-11
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