Tag: Research In Motion

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BlackBerry shakeup: Too little, too late for marketers?

Published: January 24, 2012

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion's effort this past weekend to dig itself out of a hole by replacing the top leaders may not warm the hearts of marketers looking to place bets on mobile platforms that will pull their weight through this decade.

Research In Motion’s problems multiply

Published: December 19, 2011

Research In Motion said late last week that it expects to launch smartphones powered by its new QNX operating system later in 2012 – several months later than it had previously promised.

RIM PlayBook feels the heat from Kindle Fire

Published: December 5, 2011

Research In Motion’s recent decision to write off $485 million worth of PlayBook tablet inventory points to the influence that Amazon’s Kindle Fire is having on the tablet market.

RIM buys NewBay to boost content strategy

Published: October 12, 2011

Research In Motion looks to boost its own content offerings with the recent deal to acquire NewBay, which provides cloud-based services for digital content.

Competitors slash prices as Amazon readies tablet entry

Published: September 28, 2011

Some tablet manufacturers are slashing prices before Amazon’s expected announcement of its own competitively priced tablet offering today.

RIM announces video store as tablet competition gets brutal

Published: September 19, 2011

With second-quarter shipments for the PlayBook lower than expected, Research In Motion is striking back and readying significant enhancements, including the introduction of a video store.

RIM mobile device shipments lower than expected

Published: September 19, 2011

Mobile device shipments were lower than expected during Research In Motion’s fiscal second quarter because of waning demand for older BlackBerry models.

Research In Motion, Sprint, Alibaba: News briefs

Published: July 29, 2011

News briefs: Research In Motion enables in-app chatting; Sprint adds more than 1M wireless subscribers in Q2; Alibaba introduces Web-based mobile OS.

RIM’s slow product development cycle drags down Q1 results

Published: June 20, 2011

Research In Motion reported a 12 percent revenue decline for the first quarter and said layoffs were coming as the company continues to face stiff competition for its BlackBerry and Playbook devices.

Which smartphone OS is easiest to develop mobile apps for?

Published: April 27, 2011

With so many different operating systems in the smartphone space, deciding where to launch a new app is no longer as simple as saying, “iPhone.”