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Kif Leswing Aug 18, 2014 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Blog Post

More restructuring for Blackberry: QNX, Project Ion, and crypto software combined into new business unit

It’s been a year full of tumult for Blackberry since CEO John Chen took over the company last November, but there’s at…

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Technology
Kevin C. Tofel Feb 24, 2014 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

Why your next Ford car may run on BlackBerry, not Microsoft, software

A report surfaced on Monday suggesting that Ford may consider using BlackBerry's QNX software over Microsoft Sync in vehicles. Such a deal would be a boon to BlackBerry, as the connected car market is just revving up.…

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Mobile, Technology
Kevin C. Tofel Jan 28, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

After a rise and fall, BlackBerry 10 is RIM’s last, best comeback attempt

BlackBerry devices took the world by storm and enjoyed several years of dominance. But a slow reaction to a changing market brought RIM's fall. Now, all of the right pieces are in place for BlackBerry 10.…

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Mobile, Technology
Tom Krazit Nov 15, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

RIM CEO hopes carriers do for BlackBerry 10 what they once did for Android

Research in Motion must regain the confidence of the U.S. smartphone buyer if it wants to once again thrive. CEO Thorsten Heins thinks that support from U.S. carriers is going to help in a big way, as those companies look for a third handset supplier.…

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Mobile, Technology
Kevin Fitchard Oct 16, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

RIM invites its developers to test drive the connected car

RIM's QNX has pulled the wraps off the developer program for its new connected car platform, Car 2. Launching in early 2013, the SDK uses the same WebWorks tools as BlackBerry 10, creating the industry's first dev program that bridges the smartphone and dashboard.…

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Mobile, Technology
Kevin C. Tofel May 2, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

A tough strategy: BB 10 isn’t going on current phones

Research In Motion continued to outline its BlackBerry 10 strategy at its annual developer event, saying customers will need to buy new phones for the BB 10 experience as the company confirmed it won't be upgrading any BlackBerry 7 phones to the new operating system.…

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Mobile, Technology
Ryan Kim Jan 23, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Yo, RIM: Where’s your sense of urgency?

Research In Motion's new CEO, Thorsten Heins, held his first conference call on Monday morning, reiterating his view that the company is not in need of a major shakeup but instead some improvements in processes, marketing and consumer focus.…

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Mobile, Technology
Barb Darrow Jan 9, 2012 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Cars, gadgets on collision course at CES

The line between car and home entertainment center is getting blurrier by the minute as electronics makers and car companies take to the Consumer Electronics Show 2012 and concurrent Detroit Auto show to strut their stuff. Here's a sampling of the news.…

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Cloud & Infrastructure, Technology
Darrell Etherington Nov 2, 2011 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Why the decline of the iPad is highly exaggerated

Yet another analyst report has joined the chorus of those claiming Apple will see its majority market share for tablet devices slide to less than a majority by 2014-2015. It's quickly becoming a theme, but one which I find hard to back up in reality.…

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Apple, Mobile
Darrell Etherington Oct 25, 2011 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

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.…

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Apple
Kevin C. Tofel Oct 20, 2011 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

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.…

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Mobile, Technology
Kevin C. Tofel Sep 22, 2011 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Gartner: Still no true iPad challengers through 2015

Tablet sales will continue to rise from 17.6 million sales last year to 326.3 million by 2015, says Gartner, but the iPad will still dominate the market. There's good reason to believe Gartner's iPad estimates, but some of the other platform numbers don't quite make sense.…

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Apple, Mobile, Technology
Kevin C. Tofel Sep 21, 2011 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

RIM’s poor play: QNX on PlayBook before smartphones

Amid lackluster BlackBerry PlayBook sales, 1,000 production line workers have been let go at Quanta in Taiwan where the tablets are made. Instead of jumping in the tablet game with an incomplete product, RIM may have been better off to get QNX on its smartphones first.…

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Mobile, Technology
Tom Krazit Sep 9, 2011 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Analyst Believes RIM Rushing To Launch QNX BlackBerry For CES Or MWC

There's no question that Research in Motion (NSDQ: RIMM) is under the gun to deliver new BlackBerry handsets based on the QNX operating syst……

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Media, Mobile
Tom Krazit Aug 24, 2011 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

RIM Eyeing Android Apps For First QNX-Based BlackBerry Phones

Research in Motion (NSDQ: RIMM) continues to hedge its bets when it comes to mobile applications. It's reportedly going to allow Android app……

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Media, Mobile
Tom Krazit Aug 8, 2011 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

RIM Could Launch Next-Generation Phone Without Corporate BlackBerry E-Mail

With five new BlackBerry 7 models set to appear later this month, all eyes are turning to Research in Motion's next trick: the addition of t……

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Media, Mobile
Kevin C. Tofel Aug 8, 2011 (Jun 8, 2020) -- Blog Post

RIM’s reinvention: Early 2012 with BlackBerry Colt, QNX

After bringing QNX to it's PlayBook tablet, Research In Motion is reportedly planning a QNX-powered BlackBerry handset, the Colt, for the first quarter of 2012. The hardware is rumored to be relatively low-end, but that could easily change. More important is the company's transition to QNX.…

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Mobile
Kevin C. Tofel Aug 3, 2011 (Jun 8, 2020) -- Blog Post

New OS 7 phones won’t help BlackBerry’s turnaround

Research In Motion announced five new BlackBerry 7 handsets, which will start to arrive in stores by the end of this month. BlackBerry faithful will be happy, but the handsets still represent a transition for the company, which will use QNX software to power newer phones.…

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Mobile, Technology
Colin Gibbs Jun 21, 2011 (Jun 8, 2020) -- Blog Post

Lots of promise, lots of competition for enterprise tablets

The market for enterprise tablets shows enormous promise as end users take their own devices to work and IT departments begin to deploy the new gadgets. But a small army of manufacturers is vying for a slice of the market, and competition will be fierce.…

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Mobile, Technology, Work & Collaboration
Kevin C. Tofel Jun 20, 2011 (Jun 8, 2020) -- Blog Post

Seesmic dumps BlackBerry: Start of a stampede?

Seesmic, a popular third-party Twitter client for desktop and mobile devices, today announced it would end support for BlackBerry handsets at the end of June. One developer doesn't make a trend, but this could be the start of one, given RIM's struggles as it slowly transitions.…

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Mobile, Technology
Tom Krazit Jun 16, 2011 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Backslapping As Waterloo Burns: Tough Times Ahead For RIM’s Co-CEOs

It must be comforting for the Research in Motion (NSDQ: RIMM) employees who won't lose their jobs this summer to know that their co-CEOs wor……

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Media, Mobile
Kevin C. Tofel Jun 3, 2011 (Jun 8, 2020) -- Blog Post

RIM’s Woes Worsen: Reported Delays and Slowing Sales

If I said one of the leading smartphone companies faces a decline in market share as it works to transition to a new mobile operating system, would you say I was talking about Nokia? That would be right, but Research In Motion is just as correct.…

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Mobile, Technology
Colin Gibbs May 4, 2011 (Jun 8, 2020) -- Blog Post

Why Apple — Not RIM — Is Poised to Own the Mobile Enterprise

Despite a series of promising announcements at this week's BlackBerry World, Research In Motion’s share of the smartphone market continues to erode, and no QNX handsets are yet on the horizon. Apple, meanwhile, could be poised to take RIM's crown as king of the mobile enterprise.…

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Apple, Mobile, Technology
Kevin C. Tofel May 3, 2011 (Jun 8, 2020) -- Blog Post

Why Microsoft and Research In Motion Are New BFFs

The mobile landscape is entering a new, consolidation phase as late-comers are banding together to fight against Apple and Google. The latest loose alliance is between Microsoft and RIM as Bing will be integrated as the default search and map engine for future BlackBerry products.…

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Mobile, Technology

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