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. More...
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. More...
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. More...
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. More...
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. More...
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. More...
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? More...
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." More...
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. More...
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. More...
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. More...
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. More...
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). More...
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. More...
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. More...
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. More...
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. More...
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. More...
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. More...
Research in Motion has announced that its financial results for its current quarter will likely show an operating loss. RIM also hints that mass layoffs at the Blackberry phone maker are in the works. More...
The troubled Research in Motion is rumored to be preparing for a major restructuring in the next few weeks that could see the company lay off at least 2,000 more of its 16.500 workers. More...
Amongst compounding doubt about the future of Research In Motion's products, it has been decided that BBM will stay BlackBerry only, and won't be licensed to be used on Android or iOS. More...
RIM says it has no immediate plans to use quad-core CPUs in its BlackBerry 10 devices, stating that they're "just a great spec to write on the spec sheet" for vendors who "can only compete on spec". More...
It began as a slightly exciting 'fake protest' outside an Apple Store. It's ended up as a dull monologue loaded with buzz-phrases about modern business, and some irrelevance about 'being bold'. More...
A new report claims that Apple and Samsung are now sharing 99 percent of all operating profits for smartphone makers, leaving other companies like HTC, Nokia, RIM and others well behind. More...
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. More...
Research in Motion has confirmed it will include a physical keyboard in some of its smartphones that will run its upcoming Blackberry 10 mobile operating system More...
RIM CEO Thorsten Heins has confirmed that a new version of its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet is in the works that will have 4G wireless connectivity support. It's due out before the end of 2012. More...
Nokia has just re-upped its exclusivity agreement with Carl Zeiss and at the same time decided to sue just about everyone else including HTC, RIM and Viewsonic. More...
Research in Motion will be offering Blackberry 10 app developers who pass though a certification process a guarantee of $10,000 for the app's first year of revenue. More...
A new video from Research in Motion offers up the first glimpse of what the Blackberry 10 mobile operating system is designed to do when it is released later this year. More...
Research in Motion has shown off a prototype smartphone design for its upcoming Blackberry 10 operating system at a Blackberry developers conference today. More...
While Samsung denied involvement in a "Wake Up" protest outside an Apple Store in Sydney, Australia a few days ago, the real culprit of the marketing stunt may be their mutual rival - RIM. More...
Images of RIM's first handset featuring its next-generation BlackBerry 10 operating system have emerged - but it seems this device is destined for developers, rather than BlackBerry customers. More...
RIM's first next-gen BlackBerry 10 handset is months late - but its development now seems to be stabilised under the company's new management, and it's reportedly on track to go on sale in October. More...
Research in Motion has reportedly hired a law firm that would assist the company in creating a plan to restructure RIM. Those plans might include selling off assets and licensing its patents. More...
A report claims that Jim Balsillie, the former co-CEO of Research In Motion, had plans for some major changes for RIM but was voted down by the other CEO, Mike Lazaridis, and members of RIM's board. More...
Research finds that BlackBerry 7 is the most secure mobile OS, but researchers criticise Android's fragmentation as a security flaw, as well as its reliance on users understanding app permissions. More...
Research in Motion could be sold in the near future; with the Canadian government having approved it, could an investor simply swoop in and buy them out? More...
RIM clarifies its position, saying it will 'refocus' its efforts on business markets, building on its strengths, without trying to be 'all things to all people', but will still target consumers (!?). More...
Research In Motion announces a massive shake-up, abandoning the consumer space to focus exclusively on business and enterprise products, amid falling revenues and multiple executive departures. More...
Research in Motion has announced that it has shipped over 500,000 units of its troubled Blackberry Playbook tablet in its last fiscal quarter, along with 11.1 million Blackberry smartphones. More...
Research in Motion plans to begin sending 2,000 prototypes of its upcoming Blackberry 10 smartphone as part of its upcoming BlackBerry Jam conference in early May. More...
With a new breath of change for the struggling Blackberry brand coming later this year, RIM now has one milestone to be displeased of: they're no longer number one in their home turf of Canada. More...
Research in Motion has confirmed that Blackberry PlayBook owners will be able to upgrade their software to run the upcoming Blackberry 10 OS sometime after it is launched at the end of 2012. More...
California's Attorney General has announced a new agreement with Microsoft, Apple. Google, RIM, Amazon and HP and other to improve privacy protections for mobile apps. More...
Research in Motion has finally released the 2.0 version of the Blackberry Playbook tablet's operating system, adding a number of highly requested features to the OS. More...
New images have leaked out that claim to show Research in Motion's upcoming Blackberry 10-based smartphone, including what appears to be the OS's version of "widgets". More...
The US Justice Department cleared the way today for Microsoft, Apple and Research in Motion to purchase the rights to more than 6,000 patents previously owned by the now bankrupt Nortel. More...
Research in Motion said today at its DevCon Europe event that apps for its Blackberry operating system generate 40 percent more revenue than apps on Google's Android Market. More...