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Live from RIM’s BlackBerry World 2012 keynote!

May 1, 2012
Research In Motion has its work cut out for it. Apple and Samsung went from dominating the smartphone industry to completely owning it in the first quarter this year, and RIM’s struggles continued as its BlackBerry 7 smartphone lineup really started showing its age. All eyes are on BlackBerry 10 as ...

RIM Officially Debuts BlackBerry 10 OS

May 1, 2012
As expected, Research In Motion (RIM) has just taken the wrap off its new BlackBerry 10 operating system, formerly known as BBX.Based on PlayBook OS, BlackBerry 10 was unveiled at the BlackBerry World conference in Orlando, Florida. For the time being, developers can download a toolkit for native and HTML5 ...

We’ll be reporting live from RIM’s BlackBerry World 2012 keynote today at 9:00AM

May 1, 2012
Research In Motion’s annual BlackBerry World conference kicks off Tuesday morning and new president and chief executive officer Thorsten Heins will take the stage to greet the thousands of show goers in attendance. Heins’s company has a daunting mountain to climb as its struggles continue, and this year’s show may ...

RIM, not Samsung, reportedly behind ‘Wake Up’ Apple protests

April 30, 2012
Reports of a staged protest outside an Apple Store emerged last week after a bus full of paid activists dressed in all black stood outside an Apple Store in Australia chanting “wake up.” Early reports suggested Samsung and marketing agency Tongue were behind the staged event, but after Samsung denied any ...

RIM’s first BlackBerry 10 phone said to launch in October

April 26, 2012
Research In Motion may be planning to unveil its debut next-generation smartphone this summer, with a launch to follow in in the fall. N4BB on Wednesday reported that RIM currently intends to take the wraps off its first BlackBerry 10-powered smartphone by mid-August, and it plans to launch the handset in ...

Oracle Reveals that It Wanted to Buy RIM or Palm; Trial With Google Continues!

April 19, 2012
This week the officials of Oracle and Google came to court to testify in the case of Oracle versus the search engine giant, on account of the trademark breach for Java tech. Oracle sued Google in 2012 for infringing patents on the Java programming language. Today, as the Oracle CEO ...

RIM and Movistar Launch BlackBerry Bold 9790 Smartphone in Spain

April 18, 2012
Four months after its official release on the market, RIM brings the BlackBerry Bold 9790 smartphone in Spain.The handset is available via Movistar with a range of promotional deals at all retail points of the carrier.The operator offers customers the chance to trade in their older BlackBerry device and ...

RIM Releases BlackBerry PlayBook OS v2.0.1.358

April 17, 2012
Today, Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion announced the availability of BlackBerry PlayBook OS v2.0.1.358 for all owners of the tablet PC. The new software was made available for download over-the-air and is now up for grabs for free. The update brings along a series of ...

Veto of radical strategy shift led to former RIM CEO’s resignation

April 13, 2012
Former Research In Motion co-chief executive Jim Balsillie sought a radical shift in strategy before he stepped down, Reuters reported on Friday. Citing two unnamed sources, the publication claims Balsillie wanted to allow wireless companies in North America and Europe to use RIM’s proprietary network for services on non-BlackBerry devices. ...

RIM Promises BBM Integration for Facebook, Twitter, Travel and More

April 11, 2012
No less than five BlackBerry applications will soon be updated with BBM integration, Research In Motion (RIM) has just confirmed.Facebook and Twitter for BlackBerry smartphones, BlackBerry Travel, BlackBerry App World, BBM Music, as well as BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) will receive important updates in the following 1... (read more)

RIM Says Sideloading of Apps Still There as a Developer Feature

April 10, 2012
Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion is making a series of changes to the manner in which users can load and run applications on their BlackBerry devices. RIM has just stepped up and provided a series of additional details on the matter, to clarify reports regarding its ...

Angry Birds Space Arrives on RIM’s PlayBook

April 10, 2012
Owners of a BlackBerry PlayBook tablet PC from Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion can now download and install a new Angry Birds game on their devices. Dubbed Angry Birds Space, the game was released several weeks ago on Android, iOS and other platforms, and proved one ...