Neowin News Feed for: Thorsten heins

BlackBerry CEO predicts demise of tablets within five years

Andy Weir — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:11:55 +0100

BlackBerry's CEO thinks users will no longer want tablets within five years, claiming they "are not a good business model", adding that BlackBerry will be "the absolute leader in mobile computing." Read more...

BlackBerry CEO: Windows Phone and Android are “not mobile computing platforms”

Andy Weir — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 08:00:46 +0000

Following earlier comments about the iPhone's "five year old" UI, BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins has taken a shot at Windows Phone and Android, saying they're "not mobile computing platforms." Read more...

BlackBerry CEO: We won't be selling ultra-cheap phones

John Callaham — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 20:40:34 +0000

BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins said this week that the smartphone company has no plans to enter into the ultra-cheap smartphone market, saying, "This is not BlackBerry." Read more...

RIM CEO: "I don't expect things to get much worse"

Andy Weir — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:32:44 +0000

After two years of declining market share and disastrous headlines, RIM is focusing on the future. Its CEO, Thorsten Heins, hopes that the worst is over, and has been talking up the new BlackBerry 10 OS. Read more...

RIM: Other manufacturers may want BlackBerry 10 too

Andy Weir — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 14:03:03 +0100

RIM CEO says that the company is considering licensing its much-delayed BlackBerry 10 OS to third parties, and appears to suggest that other manufacturers could build BlackBerry devices in the future. Read more...

RIM confirms no upgrade path to BlackBerry 10 from BB7

Andy Weir — Thu, 03 May 2012 11:33:58 +0100

The new BlackBerry 10 OS represents a new start for RIM - and for its users, as they're told by CEO Thorsten Heins that their current-generation BlackBerry 7 handsets cannot be upgraded to BB10. Read more...