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Research In Motion has made it known that consumers shouldn’t expect BlackBerry 10 handsets to hit the market until the start of 2013. An analyst believes the new devices won’t see the light of day until March. As a result, this leaves the Waterloo company a lot of time to build up BB10’s ecosystem. Today RIM announced it’s accepting…
Research In Motion has been trying its hardest to stay relevant as it loses market share by the day. The Waterloo company told people months ago that it wasn’t releasing BlackBerry 10 phones until the start of 2013. Now, many of us expected that date to be somewhere in the month of January, but this might not…
According to a report in TechHive, RIM’s PlayBook tablet is disappearing from online retailers in the US. The blog notes that the PlayBook is no longer available at Wal-Mart.com, BestBuy.com, RadioShack.com, Staples.com and OfficeDepot.com. IDC analyst Bob O’Donnel believes RIM is selling through its inventory and not replenishing its supply of the tablet. The company may be…
Believe it or not, the BlackBerry PlayBook is still alive and kicking. Research In Motion hasn’t forgotten about its tablet users, as the company rolled out an update. In version 2.1, users gain the support of some much-needed features, including SMS text messages, portrait view in email, calendars and contacts. The upgrade also brings Android App Player…
The BlackBerry Aristo is an upcoming member of the BlackBerry A-series devices, and according to a leaked spec sheet, the Aristo may be the BlackBerry 10 device of your dreams. The Aristo would come with a quad-core Snapdragon Krait processor clocked at 1.5 GHz, as well as a 4.65″ display with 1,280 x 720 resolution,…
RIM announced its earnings for Q2 2013 and the company performed better than expected. RIM posted a net loss of $235 million in the quarter, which is significantly better than the $518 million loss reported in Q1. Revenue climbed slightly from $2.8 million in Q1 to $2.9 million in Q2, a 2 percent quarterly increase.…
RIM showed off Blackberry 10 yesterday to a press hungry for the day the company becomes relevant again. The platform won’t release to the public until 2013, though the software is nearly completion as RIM prepares for carrier testing. There was a lot to like about Blackberry 10 from CEO Thorsten Heins’ keynote, from the…
Back in June, RIM made the unpopular announcement that the company’s BlackBerry 10 OS would miss the holiday season, instead launching in early 2013. Amid growing economic uncertainty at RIM, many were doubtful of even an early 2013 release, but CEO Thorsten Heins took the stage at BlackBerry Jam today, where he confirmed that BlackBerry 10…
Guess what RIM has been up to today! Actually wait, before you take your guess, let’s just poke a little fun at the answer. What should a company do when one of its biggest competitors launches a new product after receiving overwhelmingly positive reviews from critics and two million pre-orders in 24 hours for said…
We’ve already told you about the great deal on BlackBerry PlayBook. If you missed that opportunity, now may be the time act with Walmart Canada offering the 32GB model for just $118. You’ve read that correctly, it’s less than $120, making for an awesome deal. When you think about it, components inside RIM’s tablet gotta…