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While Microsoft and Research In Motion are competing for the hearts and minds of smartphone users, that won’t stop the two companies from teaming up to help business users get their software on the go. RIM introduced the BlackBerry Cloud Service for its handsets and this will enable BlackBerry users to access Microsoft Office 365.…
Surprise, surprise … BlackBerry owners are older and wealthier, according to the latest study conducted by comScore. The study shows that BlackBerry smartphones are occupied of age groups ranging from 35 and above, while folks who are 55 to 64 years of age have the highest ownership index. Owners of BB devices are wealthier, as the…
Research In Motion has a new CEO but you can be pretty sure that its 2012 roadmap will remain the same unless something dramatic happens. Well, the spies over at BGR have got their hands on what the BlackBerry maker will reportedly release over the next 15 months and I’d be lying if I said…
Well, the stock market doesn’t seem to be impressed with Research In Motion’s leadership change, as RIM’s stock ($RIMM) fell 8.59% to close at $15.56 today. This was the first business day since the news came out that former COO Thorston Heins would be replacing former co-CEOs Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis. Balsillie and Lazaridis…
Research In Motion dropped the bomb Sunday night (conveniently during a very popular football game) that co-CEOs Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis would be stepping down from their leadership positions at the top of the company and as chairmen of the board. Thorsten Heins will be taking over as CEO of RIM but there are…
Everyone knows who Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis are. Lazaridis founded Research in Motion back in 1984 and Balsillie joined in 1992. Together, the pair have led RIM since the early 90s. But who is Thorsten Heins, the new President and CEO of the Canadian company? Where did he come from and how is he going…
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that RIM’s Co-CEOs Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis will step down from their leadership positions at RIM. The pair will turn over the reigns of the Canadian company to Thorsten Heins, who is the current COO. This transition is expected to occur on Monday. Speaking with The Globe and Mail, Lazaridis said…
If you’re looking for an affordable, entry-level BlackBerry on Verizon, you’re in luck, as the Curve 9370 is now available on Verizon Wireless for about $100 on a new, two-year contract and a rebate. This was introduced at CES 2012 and it didn’t really draw that much attention due to the slate of other high-profile…
There’s no secret that Research In Motion’s future has been cloudy for awhile now, but underneath the fog is a company who’s quietly been equipping many of its devices with NFC capability. Although a chip resides in some of it devices, a mobile wallet application has yet to appear on the BlackBerry OS until now.…
Do you remember that rumor yesterday about Samsung wanting to buy Research In Motion? Well, turns out that was horse apples, as Samsung is officially stating that it doesn’t plan to buy RIM and that it never planned to. “We haven’t considered acquiring the firm and are not interested in (buying RIM),” Samsung spokesman James…