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Wi-LAN, a company known for its patent trolling, has filed a new lawsuit against Research In Motion in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Wi-LAN is suing the Waterloo company because it feels that RIM’s BlackBerry smartphones infringe U.S. Patent No. 6,260,168, which relates to Bluetooth implementation. Devices that supposedly infringe on this patent include…
RIM has been all in the news this morning. First, we reported that the company released a WiFi calling feature within BlackBerry Messenger 7 called BBM Voice. Now the Waterloo company has shown what seems to be a glimpse of its new BlackBerry 10 smartphone in a recent press release. If you look at the…
Research In Motion has some great news for you loyal BlackBerry users out there. The Waterloo company has finally released BlackBerry Messenger 7 with BlackBerry Messenger Voice available in the App World. BBM Voice is coming to users straight out of beta, and it allows users to have free Wi-Fi calling between BBM users by…
It was an interesting year for Research In Motion that’s been a roller coaster filled with both highs and lows. The company was considered on life support for most of 2012, with shrinking market share, management shake-ups, etc. However, as of late, the Waterloo company has begun to receive some praise from phone carriers and…
RIM will be unveiling first BlackBerry 10 devices in less than 2 months and after many shots of leaked devices, we have the list of accessories the Canadian company will offer to its customers. You can see the leaked list from the image above, but let us recap the key “components” – the forthcoming BlackBerry…
Research In Motion just received another upgrade from another prominent Wall Street darling. Goldman Sachs has given the Waterloo company a rare upgrade, giving its investors more optimism for buying RIM stock. Interestingly, lots of analysts are beginning to feel more confident that the Canadian based smartphone maker will get through its tough times, with its soon to…
As part of its BlackBerry 10 promotion tour, RIM is organizing a series of events across the world. One of the most important ones [events] is BB Jam Asia, currently taking place in Bangkok, Thailand. Perhaps the most interesting announcements from the show is that BlackBerry App World has been renamed to BlackBerry World to…
RIM suffered a setback in a contract dispute with Nokia. According to a Reuters report, a Swedish arbitrator said “”RIM was in breach of contract and is not entitled to manufacture or sell WLAN products without first agreeing royalties with Nokia.” These WLAN-enabled products include BlackBerry handsets and the PlayBook tablet. RIM could face a…
Before the first BlackBerry 10 device(s) start shipping, RIM is doing everything it can to keep the momentum going. Just recently, they’ve informed the world that BlackBerry developers will be able to benefit from integrated carrier billing. The Canadian company has struck deals with more than 50 mobile operators around the world, 5 from its…
Its no secret that RIM is working on two BlackBerry 10 devices that’ll launch in early 2013. RIM confirmed it will be announce the handsets in January 2013, and several leaks claim to show the devices in the wild. The latest image to hit the rumor mill comes from TechCrunch and allegedly shows a BB10 device…