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If you are running a company that makes smartphones that are struggling to stay relevant in the marketplace, the last thing you want to hear is that one of your company’s phones have just exploded on someone’s bed. RIM is right now having to deal with this nightmare scenario which has made headline news across [...]
December 6th, 2012 by Anthony West
Blackberry smartphones helped to define business communication and to a large extent productivity since 1999. But like similar companies over the years, RIM has failed to keep pace and now it seems that there’s little that can be done to salvage the company. Barack Obama may still be using one, but major companies across the [...]
October 21st, 2012 by Anthony West
The US has the largest concentration of smartphone users in the world, but that position is now under threat—from Canada. A survey conducted by eMarketer found that Canada now has over 10 million smartphone users. And although this number is still small in proportion to Canada’s population size, eMarketer predicts that in a few years [...]
April 10th, 2012 by Anthony West
The recent UK riots has left the role of social media and its regulation undecided among lawmakers and company executives, but one thing is certain; the ability of social media to ‘mobilize’ people has to be looked at seriously. And that is exactly what the UK government is looking to do. When the riots were [...]
August 28th, 2011 by Anthony West
Two months ago, Barron’s was bullish with its view of Research in Motion. Now its advice to people is to start selling their RIM shares. Since the paper recommended RIM, its shares plummeted 48 percent, which makes it the worst pick of the year. This is what the paper published in its June 20 edition. [...]
June 22nd, 2011 by Debbie Parker
RIM (Research In Motion) reported that profits have declined for the second quarter which is below that of what was forecasted. Although the company’s Playbook tablet is selling well and has exceeded the target it is still not enough to bring the company out of the red. Production delays in upcoming models have left the [...]
June 18th, 2011 by Chad Buenaflor
Research In Motion is losing money for delays in releasing new models in the market. It missed the opportunity provided by Nokia’s decision to abandon the development of its own software. This is according to an analyst from the Citigroup. Citigroup has downgraded RIM’s rating from but to hold. It said that the BlackBerry touchscreen [...]
June 12th, 2011 by Debbie Parker
According to a recent press release, RIM is set to release its BlackBerry PlayBook in the U.K. this coming June 16. Retailers in the U.K revealed that the price for the RIM tablet will be £400 for the 16GB model, £480 for the 32GB model and £560 for the 64GB model. The BlackBerry PlayBook has [...]
May 20th, 2011 by Debbie Parker
Research In Motion recalled a thousand defective units of its PlayBook tablet. Most of the tablets were just in the shelves of Staples retail stores. The reason for the recall was the defective build of the tablet’s operating system. Those who have already bought the PlayBook can go online to check whether the serial number [...]
May 17th, 2011 by Debbie Parker
RIM (Research In Motion) has announced that they had detected some faults in their BlackBerry Tablets that were sold at Staples and have issued a recall order. A total of 935 of these tablets are affected and their serial numbers have been released for easy tracking of the devices. RIM said that the faulty tablets [...]
May 17th, 2011 by Chad Buenaflor
RIM released their BlackBerry PlayBook a few weeks ago with sales reaching 100,000 units so far. The company is optimistic that the QNX platform that the device runs on will mature enough in the coming months that they are already planning a 10 inch version of their 7 inch PlayBook before the year ends. This [...]
May 8th, 2011 by Chad Buenaflor
Today, RIM and Microsoft announced its partnership against their rich competitors. One of Microsoft representatives, namely Steve Ballmer made a surprising statement on the possibility of integrating Bing search and map application to the BlackBerry operating system. Adding that Microsoft is going to invest a lot of money into the idea. This very statement was [...]
May 6th, 2011 by Debbie Parker
The company, Research In Motion Ltd, announced about a decrease in the sales of BlackBerry smartphones in the first quarter. This warning is made just right after the reporting higher profits last month. This decline can be easily explained by the growing competition with Apple and other smartphone producers, particularly in the market of the [...]
May 3rd, 2011 by Debbie Parker
BlackBerry PlayBook developed by RIM has become available and these three days made a lot of people feel frustrating about this new tablet. It seems that Rim was in such a hurry to develop this tablet in full that it misses a lot of necessary options. The reviews of the tablet are far from positive [...]
April 26th, 2011 by Debbie Parker
Why would you use the PlayBook? What are the advantages and disadvantages of it? The first thing to mention is that it is generated and produced by BlackBerry, supported with the powerful QNX operating system. The Playbook itself carries a 1GHz dual-core processor and features 1GB of RAM which provides high functionality and a vast [...]
April 22nd, 2011 by Debbie Parker
The Blackberry PlayBook is already available for sale, but it looks like that not so many consumers are interested in the product. The device underwent a few changes so as match the success of Apple’s iPad. The 16GB WiFi model of PlayBook is available for $499, the 32GB variant is offered for $599 and the [...]
April 20th, 2011 by Debbie Parker
On April 19 we will be able to see the BlackBerry PlayBook in stores for $499 to $699. The price depends on the storage capacity. The tablet is equipped with a 7-inch display, new operating system, known as BlackBerry Tablet OS as well as full touch functionality. The tablet is created for corporate customers. As [...]
April 18th, 2011 by Debbie Parker
On Friday, RIM released BlackBerry Mobile Conferencing. It is a free app with the help of which it is possible to make scheduling as well as join conference calls. One Click Join is the most exciting feature. When you are notified by the calendar that it is time for a conference call, you get a [...]
April 11th, 2011 by Debbie Parker
