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RIM Brings New Services to the BlackBerry App World

Canadian mobile phone maker Research in Motion recently announced the launch of a new services platform for developers of applications for its BlackBerry operating system. According to the company, the fresh platform is aimed at offering them the possibility to build highly responsive, location-aware, revenue-generat...

10 November 2009
04:42 GMT

Rumor Mill: Microsoft to Takeover RIM

Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion has been rumored quite a few times before to be on the verge of being taken over by Redmond-based software giant Microsoft, and now the same rumors made it back to the headlines. The basis is a very simple one: RIM has seen its shares falling recently, and that would lea...

7 November 2009
05:35 GMT

RIM Officially Releases BlackBerry Desktop Manager 1.0 for Mac OS X - Free Download

As previously reported, BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion has been busy creating a comprehensive management tool for Mac owners and users of its smartphones. With the beta version of the app previously leaked to the Internet, RIM has now officially introduced the final version of the management tool, making BlackBe...

5 October 2009
04:27 GMT

RIM's Q2 FY2010 Profits Sink

Waterloo, Ontario-based mobile phone maker Research In Motion announced on Thursday, September 24, 2009 its financial results for the second quarter of the fiscal year 2010, and posted revenues of 3.5 billion, up 37 percent compared to the same quarter a year ago. Even so, the company's earnings were only of $47...

25 September 2009
04:35 GMT

BlackBerry Curve 8520 Becomes Official

Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion has finally decided it was high time to introduce the BlackBerry Curve 8520 officially, and now enthusiasts can see the device listed on the company's website. The new handset is expected to become available for purchase via T-Mobile USA and Vodafone UK as soon as n...

27 July 2009
06:58 GMT

RIM Ramps Up for BlackBerry Social Network Launch

Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion, the company that brought to the market the highly popular BlackBerry devices, is reportedly preparing for the launch of its own social-network-like service, in a move meant to enable BlackBerry users to share opinions on some of their favorite software solutions, as wel...

14 July 2009
05:54 GMT

RIM Not Scared by $99 iPhone 3G

On Friday, Apple and AT&T released into the wild the latest iPhone in the series, 3G S, and also lowered the price tag of the older iPhone 3G model to $99 (down from $199). While the shift is expected to affect the market share of BlackBerry's maker, Research In Motion, it seems that the Canadian manufacturer is...

22 June 2009
08:30 GMT

Research In Motion Announces 28.5 Million Subscribers

Research In Motion Limited, a leading company on the mobile phone market, announced on Thursday its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2010. The company mentioned that during the three months ended May 30, 2009 it managed to add almost 3.8 million net new BlackBerry subscriber accounts, and that the to...

19 June 2009
03:17 GMT

BlackBerry Tour Is Now Official

Research In Motion officially announced on Tuesday the introduction of its latest Blackberry device, the BlackBerry Tour. The new handset comes with CDMA connectivity options, while also sporting high-end communications and multimedia capabilities, as well as impressive performance. In addition, the phone comes as a ...

17 June 2009
03:26 GMT

BlackBerry Storm Launched in Taiwan

Taiwan Mobile and Research In Motion announced recently that the BlackBerry Storm, the first BlackBerry mobile phone that features a touchscreen display, would become available for purchase in Taiwan. The handset comes with the world’s first “clickable” touchscreen, and can provide the renowned usab...

10 June 2009
09:58 GMT

BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0 Goes Official

Research In Motion announced on Monday the availability of BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0, the company's next-generation secure, push-based server software developed for business mobility. The new 5.0 version comes with support for advanced IT administration features, as well as with smartphone controls that a...

5 May 2009
12:21 GMT

BlackBerry Storm 2 Confirmed Again

Research In Motion confirmed once again on Monday that a second iteration of its touchscreen BlackBerry Storm mobile phone was in the works. The company's co-CEO Jim Balsillie is reported to have stated that the phone maker was working on the development of the next-generation device, which builds on the success...

5 May 2009
03:19 GMT

RIM to Partner with Foxconn for Smartphone Manufacturing

It seems that Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) could become a manufacturing partner of Research in Motion (RIM), the maker of BlackBerry. The Canadian company is reported to be looking for an EMS partner that will produce its smartphones in Asia Pacific, and the Taiwan-based manufacturer is the main c...

14 April 2009
08:39 GMT

New BlackBerries to Come to AT&T and T-Mobile

According to the latest news on the Web, the wireless operator AT&T is getting ready for the release of two new BlackBerry mobile phones, while T-Mobile is also reported to prepare the launch of another BlackBerry handset. Basically, all the three devices are said to come with about the same features, but no info on ...

6 April 2009
03:11 GMT

RIM's Revenues Are Higher than Expected

Research In Motion seems to be in a rather great shape these days, as the latest fiscal fourth quarter results it posted show. The company's results for the time frame were higher than expected, as its revenues went up by 84 percent compared to the same period a year ago. The company that brought to life the p...

3 April 2009
04:31 GMT

BlackBerry Users Can Now Enjoy Shazam

Shazam, a worldwide leader in mobile music discovery, announced on Wednesday the release of an application meant for BlackBerry smartphone users. The owners of a handset developed by Research in Motion will be able to discover, purchase and share music regardless of where they are. The new Shazam on BlackBerry smartp...

2 April 2009
02:30 GMT

RIM to Surprise Us at WES 2009

According to the latest news on the Web, there are quite a few things that we might expect to see becoming reality as soon as WES (Wireless Enterprise Symposium) 2009 is here. Rumor has it that Canadian mobile phone maker Research in Motion is set to unveil some surprises for us at the show, among which a 8900 Curve ...

1 April 2009
09:50 GMT

BlackBerry Handsets to Get Skype in May

It seems that BlackBerry users will soon have yet another popular application available for their devices, namely Skype. While a version of the software solution was recently announced to become available for Apple's iPhone, now we learn that another version is to be released for Research in Motion's device...

1 April 2009
08:18 GMT

RIM to Announce Over-the-Air Television Service at CTIA

More news reports for BlackBerry users out there are coming down the pipe, unveiling the fact that Research in Motion is set to make yet another announcement at CTIA next week, namely that it plans to launch a full-episode television service for its users. We already reported that the company intended to announce the...

27 March 2009
09:23 GMT

RIM to Announce Its App Store on April 1st

It seems that Research in Motion is set to make the big step into the mobile app store area as soon as April 1st. To be more precise, the company's co-CEO Mike Lazaridis is expected to announce at the CTIA wireless annual trade show in Las Vegas the much expected online application portal. The new BlackBerry App...

27 March 2009
04:36 GMT

Canadian MP Pushes for Legislation to Lower BlackBerry Security

The security of the BlackBerry smartphones and their communications, one of the features that has made them so popular, is making certain police investigations impossible, a Liberal member of the Canadian Parliament argues. Therefore, she has reintroduced a bill that forces wireless service providers to make the tech...

26 March 2009
07:07 GMT

RIM Seeks to Hire More People This Year

Research in Motion, the maker of BlackBerry, is reported to plan hiring a great deal of new people, mainly looking to acquire some of the staff that other companies lay off during the economic turmoil. It seems that the mobile phone maker intends to hire about 3,000 new workers during this year, so as to increase its...

14 March 2009
07:09 GMT

Certicom Accepts RIM's Acquisition Offer

Certicom Corp. announced that it has entered into an arrangement agreement with Research In Motion Limited, according to which RIM will purchase all of Certicom’s issued and outstanding common shares for the cash price of C$3.00 per share. Yesterday, the company announced that VeriSign, Inc. had sent it a notic...

11 February 2009
08:32 GMT

OSC and RIM Settle for C$90 Million, Balsillie Leaves the Board

The Ontario Securities Commission has reached a decision for a possible settlement with RIM in what concerns the company's backdating scandal. According to the news, Research In Motion Co-Chief Executive Jim Balsillie will have to step down from the board. At the same time, he and other executives of the company...

6 February 2009
04:59 GMT

Trigcom Offers BlackBerry Curve 8900 in Norway

Trigcom and Research In Motion announced the launch of the BlackBerry Curve 8900 in Norway. The smartphone brings email, messaging, organizer, web browser and multimedia applications, as well as global connectivity support, built-in GPS, Wi-Fi, a high-resolution display and a next-generation 512Mhz processor. &ldquo...

3 February 2009
05:11 GMT

Bouygues Telecom Launches BlackBerry Curve 8900 in France

Bouygues Telecom and Research In Motion announced the launch of the BlackBerry Curve 8900 handset in France. The smart phone comes with a nice range of features meant to offer users easy connectivity with their friends, family and office. The BlackBerry Curve 8900 brings to users in France built-in Wi-Fi and GPS, as ...

27 January 2009
02:43 GMT

New Lotus Features and Tools Released for BlackBerry Smartphones

Research In Motion and IBM announced recently the introduction of new Lotus collaboration features and developer tools for the BlackBerry platform, meant to facilitate the access to live expertise and collective intelligence via BlackBerry handsets. Through the new features, users will be able to find expertise form ...

21 January 2009
05:51 GMT

T-Mobile to Offer RIM's BlackBerry Curve 8900

T-Mobile USA, Inc. and Research In Motion (RIM) have announced today that the carrier will be adding the new BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphone to its offering. The new device is the smallest and lightest full-QWERTY BlackBerry smartphone on the market, featuring a titanium-colored finish with chrome highlights and pai...

7 January 2009
05:51 GMT

BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 Goes to India

Research In Motion (RIM) and Airtel have announced the launch of the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 smartphone on the Indian market. The handset is the first clamshell released by RIM, one that does not feature the same wide, brick-like body that other handsets do. It rather continues the line of compact devices like the...

6 January 2009
09:52 GMT

RIM Sues Motorola for Ex-Employee Issue

According to the latest news on the Web, Motorola is trying to prevent Research in Motion from hiring its employees, who either have been fired or are about to be. The report says that RIM, the manufacturer of Blackberry, has started legal action against Motorola, regarding the issue of the former hiring ex-employees...

30 December 2008
04:31 GMT

RIM Reports Excellent Financial Results for the First Quarter of 2008

Research In Motion, the Canadian handset manufacturer that rolls-out BlackBerry smartphones since 1997, has announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2008. As expected, RIM is doing great, both when it comes to profits and handsets sold. The company says that, in the first quarter of the current fi...

26 June 2008
09:12 GMT

BlackBerry 8320 Curve Smartphone Available in Jordan

Zain in Jordan, part of the Zain group, EMS and Research In Motion announced the immediate launch of the Wi-Fi enabled BlackBerry Curve 8320 smartphone in Jordan. The BlackBerry Curve 8320, with its elegant design and powerful mix of features, is as perfect for staying close to friends and family as it is for a bus...

6 May 2008
04:29 GMT

Alcatel-Lucent and RIM Sign Agreement to Distribute BlackBerry in China

Alcatel-Lucent and Research in Motion announced they have signed a strategic agreement for the distribution of BlackBerry devices in China. The first smartphone to be offered to Chinese enterprise customers as a result of the partnership is the BlackBerry 8700. "This strategic partnership perfectly matches Alcatel-Lu...

26 October 2007
09:14 GMT

RIM Brings Facebook for BlackBerry

Research In Motion just launched Facebook for BlackBerry Smartphones, a new software application specially created to provide quick, streamlined and optimized access to the in-vogue Facebook social networking website, directly from Blackberry devices. The first carrier to provide the new Facebook for BlackBerry to it...

25 October 2007
07:16 GMT

BlackBerry Smartphones Hit the UK Market

The Carphone Warehouse will be from now on the only supplier for BlackBerry smartphones in the UK. The British will have the chance of buying their own such device from outlet stores throughout UK as well as online, from the shop's online store.Research in Motion will bring their BlackBerry phones in three netwo...

17 July 2007
11:12 GMT


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