TAG: Research in motion

RIM tells European developers it's "ready to compete"

08 Feb, 2012, 9:44 am IST Smartphones

Next-generation software for BlackBerry's smartphones is "ready to compete", Research In Motion's new chief executive, Thorsten Heins, told more than ... More

Facebook and Twitter to be tied into BBM

02 Feb, 2012, 10:46 am IST Padmini Harchandrai BlackBerry

Research in Motion seems to be working on tying in Facebook and Twitter applications into its ever popular ... More

RIM's Bold Heroes campaign faces Twitter thrashing

01 Feb, 2012, 1:18 pm IST Padmini Harchandrai BlackBerry

Research in Motion has come into a bit of Twitter trouble with their Bold campaign. The campaign started towards ... More

Cellphone makers can expect poor reception in 2012

19 Jan, 2012, 8:45 am IST Mobile phones

Cellphone makers are set to struggle with slow sales growth this year as a weaker global economy discourages consumers from replacing older handsets. More

RIM not on Samsung's shopping list right now

18 Jan, 2012, 10:41 am IST Mobile phones

Samsung Electronics Co said on Wednesday it was not interested in buying ailing Blackberry maker Research In Motion or licensing its operating system ... More

CES 2012: RIM touts PlayBook 2.0, minor BlackBerry upgrade

11 Jan, 2012, 9:33 am IST Tablets

Research In Motion showed off a major update to the QNX-based software running its poor-selling PlayBook ... More

Samsung estimates record Q4 profit on strong smartphones

06 Jan, 2012, 12:52 pm IST Tablets

Samsung Electronics, the world's top maker of memory chips and smartphones, estimated on Friday its October ... More

RIM close to stripping co-CEOs of chairman role

04 Jan, 2012, 6:27 pm IST

Research In Motion is close to a decision on stripping its co-chief executives of their other shared role as chairman ... More

Angry Birds finally flies to the BlackBerry PlayBook

22 Dec, 2011, 10:34 am IST Padmini Harchandrai

Angry Birds is finally available on the BlackBerry PlayBook, according to a report by Reuters. The PlayBook ... More

Amazon considered buying RIM in the summer

21 Dec, 2011, 3:47 pm IST Padmini Harchandrai General

This past summer, sources close to the matter state that Amazon had considered a merger with Research in Motion, hiring an investment bank for the merger. More

U.S. court temporarily bars RIM from using BBX trademark

08 Dec, 2011, 9:05 am IST General

Software company Basis International Ltd said a U.S. federal court in Albuquerque has granted a temporary restraining order against Research in Motion (RIM.TO) ... More

RIM renames BBX platform to BlackBerry 10

07 Dec, 2011, 9:30 am IST Ivor Soans General 1 Comments

Research In Motion (RIM) has changed the name of it's forthcoming BBX platform (based on QNX) to BlackBerry 10 after legal challenges in the US. The More

RIM to bear $485 million charges for low PlayBook sales

03 Dec, 2011, 4:17 pm IST Anuradha Shetty General 1 Comments

Reports over the past months have made it clear that PlayBook, RIM's ambitious step at tablets did not quite perform the way ... More

BlackBerry PlayBook sold out on Best Buy

29 Nov, 2011, 1:52 pm IST Anuradha Shetty General

Now, after all the hype over the rumour about RIM planning on dropping the PlayBook tablet in the wake of less than satisfactory sales ... More

BlackBerry Curve 9380 Review

26 Nov, 2011, 3:41 pm IST Shayne Rana General 1 Comments

It seems like there’s no stopping RIM from launching new devices. The latest to make it out from the Canadian firm ... More

BlackBerry announces Bold 9790 and Curve 9380

16 Nov, 2011, 10:03 am IST Shayne Rana General

Recent setbacks are in no way hampering RIM’s ability to dish out new products. Designed to cater to the new age market and eager to prove that their More

RIM pushing Indian mobile app development

14 Nov, 2011, 1:16 pm IST Padmini Harchandrai General

Research in Motion, the maker of the BlackBerry phones, has launched a project in Tamil Nadu which will train ... More

Google pulls Gmail app off BlackBerry smartphones

10 Nov, 2011, 2:54 pm IST Anuradha Shetty General 1 Comments

In a move, which will strengthen its rivalry with the manufacturers of popular BlackBerry smartphones (Research in Motion), ... More

RIM investigating reports of BlackBerry delays

10 Nov, 2011, 10:29 am IST General

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion is investigating reports some users are experiencing delays, but it said on Wednesday that it is not fighting a outage similar to the one ... More

RIM dissidents pushing for a change from BlackBerry maker

09 Nov, 2011, 3:29 pm IST General 1 Comments

The company that makes the BlackBerry has a short window to revive its sagging share price and shake up its business, or risk the escalation of a dissent movement ... More