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While new Research In Motion CEO Thorsten Heins has to fix a lot of things with the company’s BlackBerry smartphones, I think it’s safe to say that durability isn’t going to be at the top of the list. Besides the old trackball nightmares, BlackBerry handsets are known to be pretty durable and that’s not an…
RIM’s BlackBerry Music Store now lives in Canada where users can download the free Music Store app from the BlackBerry App World and use it to discover new tracks, purchase and download them right away, and tell their inner circle about the songs they dig. You can either use the built-in search to find the…
Big ups to our pals at CrackBerry, as they unearthed what looks to be an official image of the first BlackBerry 10 smartphone: Say hello to the London. This isn’t the first time we’ve seen the London but this image does look more complete than the prototype models which appeared late last year. Blake says…
McAfee today announced Mobile Security 2.0, a new version of its protection software for smartphones and tablets. The security company’s new app will work for Android, BlackBerry OS and Symbian OS. Mobile Security 2.0 has a feature called App Alert, which help protect users from malicious apps that abuse personal information. The feature specifically checks whether…
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.…
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…