RIM's CEO has given an upbeat assessment of the development of its next-gen OS, BlackBerry 10. Now being tested by over 50 carriers around the world, BB10 remains on track to launch early next year.
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Federal agency is set to switch employees from BlackBerry to iPhone as RIM "can no longer meet the mobile technology needs of the agency". They are set to purchase over 17,600 devices.
RIM has announced it is now taking applications from developers who want to submitted their BlackBerry 10 apps for being published via the BlackBerry App World download store.
RIM's got some fight left in it, if specs for its new flagship prove correct. With 2GB of RAM, 4.65" OLED and quad-core processor, 'Aristo' is set to be the thinnest, most powerful BlackBerry ever.
Microsoft's Windows Phone OS may soon overtake RIM's BlackBerry market share in Europe thanks to an increased marketshare in the 12 weeks leading up to September 2nd.
With losses recorded, service outages and delayed hardware, RIM has had a tough 12 months. With the Blackberry L series being delayed until 2012, new specs have leaked for the London handset.
A video which appears to be a marketing film for RIM's upcoming Blackberry 10 smartphones was leaked to the Internet on Thursday. It was quickly pulled but not before images of the video were made.
Research in Motion recorded a $235 million loss for its latest fiscal quarter. The company's CEO also hinted that RIM might release an entry level version of a BlackBerry 10 smartphone later in 2013.
RIM is showing off their brand new Facebook app for Blackberry 10. It sports support for timeline and other popular features.
Smartphone manufacturers manage to cram in more and more technology into ever thinner devices; and while the trend now appears to be screensize, we ask you where smartphones will be in five years time
As part of its BlackBerry Jam Americas conference in San Jose today, Research in Motion released a new video that has a cover band put in new and awful lyrics in REO Speedwagon's Keep On Loving You.
Microsoft and RIM have announced a licensing agreement to allow RIM to use Microsoft's exFAT properties. The deal has been announced jointly by Microsoft and RIM; make the jump to learn more.
Pacific Crest analyst James Faucette claims that their research shows very low current sales for BlackBerry devices, with some stores had "not sold a single BlackBerry in over a month."
A new image of what is reportedly one of Research in Motion's upcoming BlackBerry 10-based L-Series touch screen smartphones has found its way to the Internet, showing some of its apps.
Research in Motion says that it has shown off Blackberry 10 to other wireless carriers this week and they claim those carriers are "visibly positive and visibly enthusiastic" based on the BB 10 demo.
A new projection of figures supplied by StatCounter shows that Microsoft's Windows Phone OS could overtake Research in Motion's Blackberry operating system in the US market sometime this fall.
Research in Motion CEO Thorsten Heins reveals in a new interview that he is now starting to use a smartphone based on the company's upcoming Blackberry 10 OS for his own work.
Research in Motion is looking into selling off a number of its side businesses, including NewBay, which the company bought less than a year ago for $100 million.
A new study by the research firm Canalys claims that sales of Windows Phone-base devices jumped up 277 percent worldwide in the second quarter of 2012 but are still well behind iOS and Android phones.
In a new interview, Research in Motion's CEO Thorsten Heins has admitted that the company looked "seriously" into using Google's Android OS but in the end decided against it.
Research in Motion has officially confirmed it will release a 4G version of its Blackberry Playbook and that it will make its debut in Canada on August 9th, with a release in the US later.
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.
Earlier today photos of a 10" PlayBook and a 4G-capable version of the current 7" PlayBook appeared on a Vietnamese forum. Is BlackBerry 10 OS ready? Make the jump to see a few pics of the tablet.
The New York Times has decided to cut off support for its native Blackberry application, along with the app made for the Palm Pre smartphone, saying its mobile website offers better support.
Research in Motion is trying to remain relevant in the smartphone market and are placing all of their chips on the new Blackberry 10 OS. The latest developer release has added voice command features.
Research in Motion has announced that over 3 billion apps have been downloaded from its Blackberry App World store and that there are now over 90,000 Blackberry apps now available.
RIM CEO Thorsten Heins has taken the unusual step of answering questions sent to a Canadian newspaper by some of its readers as the Blackberry maker continues its PR push.
With a new product roadmap leaked to the public, it suggests RIM are planning to bring several Blackberry 10 devices as soon as January 2013. Will this be the start of RIM's big come back?
In a new radio interview, Research in Motion CEO Thorsten Heins tries to defend the Blackberry phone maker, saying, "This company is not ignoring the world out there, nor is it in a death spiral."
New data from ComScore shows that Microsoft's share of the smartphone market in the US rose slightly between February and May 2012, while RIM's market share fell drastically.
Matias Duarte, the Director of Android User Experience at Google, says he he would like to work with Research in Motion on an Android-based smartphone with a Blackberry-like physical keyboard.
According to three sources, struggling BlackBerry maker RIM is considering a potential alliance with Microsoft to save its business as well as the sale of its proprietary network.
Research in Motion has delayed the launch of its Blackberry 10 operating system and smartphone. Originally set for the end of 2012, it will now launch in the first quarter of 2013.
New details about the first Blackberry 10 smartphones have reportedly been leaked, which will be referred to as the L-series (touch screen) and the N-series (QWERTY keyboard).
Research in Motion is rumored to be considering a plan that could see its Blackberry handset business spun off from its messaging network, according to an article in the Sunday Times newspaper.
Research in Motion is reportedly laying off a large fraction of its workforce beginning today. A spokesperson for RIM confirmed the layoffs but would not say how many workers are affected.
A former AT&T employee has admitted to leaking sales information of products from companies like Apple and RIM, which would then be used by traders to illegally make investments.
A new study shows that project starts for Windows Phone apps have accelerated by a whopping 600 percent in the past 12 months, while project starts for Blackberry apps have remained flat.
Research in Motion has confirmed it will no longer make the 16 GB version of the Blackberry Playbook, although it will still make the 32 GB and 64 GB versions of the tablet.
Apple's proposed specification for nano-SIM cards, which is 40% smaller than current micro-SIM cards, has been approved by ETSI, over a rival design proposed by RIM and Motorola.