Breaking news, information, and analysis on the latest mobile phones and mobile technology
There it is, the 10-inch BlackBerry PlayBook from RIM. It’s not a mockup; it’s the real deal. Someone from Vietnam got their hands on it and posted it along with a full gallery of other photos in the Tinh te online forum. Nobody knows when or even if RIM will ever launch the 10-inch PlayBook, but…
The IDC have released their Q2 report on the mobile market, and it paints the same picture we’ve seen in quarters past. Mobile customers are adopting smartphones than feature phones en masse, with a 42% increase in smartphone sales year over year. Overall, more phones were sold in Q2 than ever before, with 406 million…
Leaked images online reveal that RIM is gearing up to unveil a 4G LTE BlackBerry PlayBook tablet for release on July 31st. It’ll supposedly launch on Bell with the possibility of a few other Canadian carriers, but the 4G PlayBook here in the United States is looking like a no-go at the moment. MobileSyrup got the…
It’s no secret that Research in Motion is bleeding customers in the consumer market, while business customers remain somewhat steady. Well, steady is becoming a bit more uneasy, as companies worldwide are beginning to seek out greener pastures. In the latest major company departure, Australia’s Qantas Airways is dropping BlackBerry in favor of the iPhone.…
Back at BlackBerry World, RIM announced that it was seeding money to developers in an effort to get them to develop applications for the company’s upcoming BlackBerry 10 platform. Since that time, the company’s very future has been placed in doubt. RIM has delayed the launch of BlackBerry 10 from fall 2012 to early 2013,…
Phew, that was a close call. For a second we were all worried RIM was about to dive straight into the deep end without any hope of floating back up to the surface, am I right? Well fear not because RIM’s saving day has arrived. The company is announcing the BlackBerry Curve 9310 for Verizon…
The life of luxury is over at Research in Motion. According to a Bloomberg report, a company insider had indicated that the company plans to sell off one of its two luxury jets as part of a plan to save $1 Billion in operating costs by the end of fiscal 2013. If true, RIM will only…
While RIM Ceo Thorston Heins continues to talk rosily about RIM’s future, the dire state of the company is becoming all too real for employees in its Ottawa headquarters. According to a report in the Ottawa Citizen, RIM is curtailing summer vacations and telling workers they must work six days a week. This big push…
Okay, I’m convinced. RIM leadership is delusional. CEO Thorsten Heins gave an interview to CBC’s Metro Morning program, where the leader of the struggling smartphone maker made some puzzling remarks about the state of the company. “There’s nothing wrong with the company as it exists right now… I’m not talking about the company as I,…
Oh, how the mighty have fallen. The analysts have spoken, and most believe it would take nothing short of a Jobs-ian miracle to save ailing Research in Motion. As a refresher, the company announced a $518 million loss yesterday, and delayed its savior BlackBerry 10 platform to early 2013. Its stock fell nearly 15% at…