Posts Tagged ‘ RIM ’

RIM Sues Kik Messenger for Patent Infringement

December 1, 2010

RIM recently removed popular messaging app Kik from the BlackBerry app store. The only reason given for the removal was “breaching contractual obligations”. But according to a Canadian court filing, RIM has now sued Kik for patent infringement. It is n…

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Analyst Bets Big on RIM PlayBook

November 23, 2010
Analyst Bets Big on RIM PlayBook

Samsung has already racked up 600,000 Galaxy Tab sales and the iPad still dominates the tablet market, so where does that leave the competition? In really good shape, apparently. Ittai Kidron, an analyst with Oppenheimer, predicts that Research In Moti…

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Has RIM Agreed to Let India Snoop BlackBerry Email?

November 17, 2010
Has RIM Agreed to Let India Snoop BlackBerry Email?

Reports earlier in the day seemed to make it pretty clear that BlackBerry maker RIM had reached an agreement with Indian authorities regarding access to their encrypted email system. The word was that India would get access to encrypted BlackBerry user…

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RIM Boss Disses iPhone App Model

November 17, 2010
RIM Boss Disses iPhone App Model

Oh, it’s on like Donkey Kong (don’t sue us, Nintendo). Jim Balsillie, head honcho over at Research In Motion (RIM) had plenty to say about Apple’s smartphone business model during an on-stage interview at a Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, AFP reports….

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RIM Shows Off BlackBerry PlayBook Browser Trouncing iPad

November 16, 2010

One of the most important aspects of any mobile device in this day and age is the quality of the browsing experience. While the iPad is understood to have a great browser, it might have met its match in the upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook. RIM is going al…

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Dell Ditching BlackBerrys, Handing Out WP7 and Android Phones

November 5, 2010
Dell Ditching BlackBerrys, Handing Out WP7 and Android Phones

The hits just keep on coming for RIM as Dell has apparently decided to encourage their employees to use phones the company actually makes. The Wall Street Journal reports that about 25,000 Dell employees will be moved to devices like the Windows Phone …

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NPD: Android Surging, BlackBerry Falling Fast

November 1, 2010
NPD: Android Surging, BlackBerry Falling Fast

Market analytics firm NPD has just finished culling the last quarter’s data, and the results are great news for one search company out of Mountain View. Apparently, the Android operating system is now far and away, the fastest selling mobile platform f…

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RIM Demos PlayBook Tablet at Adobe MAX

October 25, 2010

When RIM introduced the BlackBerry PlayBook, a real live demo of the device was conspicuously absent. At today’s Adobe MAX conference, RIM put some of these doubt to rest by showing off the tablet in all its QNX-running glory. CEO Mike Lazaridis demoed…

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