Mobile giants rest on shifting sands

01 Aug, 2012, 10:26 am IST Jamshed Avari Mobile phones 7 Comments

It’s hard to watch tech icons decline, but things are far from over for two of the mobile world’s biggest names. More

RIM seeks patience until BlackBerry 10 ready

11 Jul, 2012, 11:13 am IST Smartphones 1 Comments

The CEO of embattled BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. asked disgruntled investors for patience Tuesday as the company develops ... More

CEO vows to turn RIM into "lean, mean machine", to sell corporate jet for funds

11 Jul, 2012, 8:53 am IST General

Research In Motion Ltd's new CEO vowed on Tuesday to turn around the embattled company with the new generation of BlackBerry devices coming ... More

RIM CEO says "nothing wrong" with company

04 Jul, 2012, 12:07 pm IST General

Research In Motion Ltd's freshman CEO insisted on Tuesday that nothing is wrong with the maker of BlackBerry smartphones and that it certainly isn't ... More

What could have caused the fall of the RIM empire?

03 Jul, 2012, 5:49 pm IST Shayne Rana General 8 Comments

RIM has been in a state of steady and what seems like, inevitable decline, for about a year now. From a drop in stock market shares, drastic changes in upper More

Will RIM's cash hold out long enough?

02 Jul, 2012, 10:01 am IST General

For the next year or two, Research In Motion Ltd is as much about preserving cash as about selling BlackBerrys. More

RIM sticking with BlackBerry OS, not interested in partners

30 Jun, 2012, 1:04 pm IST Shayne Rana Software

Research in Motion has not been faring too well in 2012. This is definitely not their best year and it seems like this ship ... More

Analysts say RIM prospects are dire after BB10 launch delay

29 Jun, 2012, 5:44 pm IST Software

Research In Motion Ltd could run out of cash and ultimately fail, even with the launch of its now-delayed BlackBerry 10 device early next year, More

Sources say possible Microsoft tie-up and network sale among RIM options

29 Jun, 2012, 9:55 am IST Software

Research In Motion Ltd's board is under mounting pressure to consider unpalatable options such as selling its network business or forming ... More

RIM swoons on analyst's call for its downsizing

26 Jun, 2012, 8:53 am IST Software

Shares of Research In Motion (RIM.TO)(RIMM.O) fell more than 7 percent on Monday after a Morgan Stanley analyst said the BlackBerry maker would More

RIM shares drop after minor board shuffle

15 Jun, 2012, 11:00 am IST Software

Shares of Research In Motion fell more than 4 percent on Thursday morning after the struggling Blackberry maker named a financier to replace a telecom ... More

RIM's new woes seen speeding loss of BlackBerry users

01 Jun, 2012, 1:16 pm IST Software 1 Comments

Research In Motion's appointment of bankers to advise on drastic options, including an outright sale of the BlackBerry maker, may only hasten moves ... More

RIM: What are its businesses really worth?

31 May, 2012, 1:00 pm IST Software

Research In Motion Ltd's latest profit warning and its move to hire bankers to explore strategic options have ... More

RIM continues to run out of options

31 May, 2012, 10:15 am IST Software

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd may be running out of options as it struggles to turn around its slumping fortunes with the help of a coterie of investment bankers. More

RIM's top lawyer joins parade of resignations

29 May, 2012, 8:48 am IST Software

The top lawyer at Research In Motion Ltd has resigned and will soon leave the struggling BlackBerry maker, RIM said on Monday, joining a parade of long-time ... More

New report says Canada's RIM to cut at least 2000 jobs worldwide

28 May, 2012, 8:28 am IST Software 1 Comments

Research In Motion Ltd is preparing for a major restructuring beginning in the next couple of weeks that will see it eliminate at least 2,000 jobs worldwide .. More

BlackBerry maker hires law firm for restructuring

21 Apr, 2012, 11:07 am IST Software

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion has hired law firm Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP to work out a restructuring plan that could include selling assets ... More

BlackBerry maker posts loss; some executives exit

30 Mar, 2012, 1:44 pm IST Software

Research In Motion posted a net loss and its first slump in BlackBerry shipments for its holiday quarter since 2006, as its new CEO announced ... More

Jaguar says support grows for a RIM shake-up

12 Oct, 2011, 12:01 pm IST Software

An activist Research In Motion investor says holders of at least 8 percent of the BlackBerry maker's stock back its call ... More