The former Co Ceo Jim Balsillie has liquidated all of his stock holdings of his former company. For those interested you can find the SEC filing here. Mr. Balsillie was a valuable asset to the company formerly known as Research In Motion and helped the company grow great ties with carriers that now play a pivotal role in the success of BlackBerry 10. Problem was the former Co Ceo always spoke b... »
The Empire Club of Canada has welcomed Thorsten Heins for his first public address since yesterday’s BlackBerry 10 launch. The event is sold out, but you’ll be able to watch the webcast for only $25. If you’re a member of Empire Club, you can watch it for free. Thorsten will be discussing the future of mobile computing and sharing his vision for the future of technology around th... »
Cantech Letters has nominated RIM’s awesome CEO, Thorsten Heins, for the TSX Tech Exec of the Year award! It’s no news that ever since Thor is in control, things at RIM have changed a lot and most of it for the best. We’re so close to the BlackBerry 10 launch, which is a totally new OS and quite a change for the entire BlackBerry community. He’s managed to bring hope back t... »
In a response to the quite controversial (and rather insulting) New York Times article which painted BlackBerry users as “embarrassed” to seen with their BlackBerry smartphones, Research in Motion CEO Thorsten Heins has come out defending his company’s products. The letter accuses the New York Times of a “lack of balance” in their original article. Thorsten also stat... »
Research in Motion (RIM) is set to host their “BlackBerry Jam Americas” conference in San Jose on September 25th-27th, drawing thousands of developers to learn everything about making apps for the new BlackBerry 10 platform. RIM’s CEO, Thorstein Heins will not only be attending the event, but also giving the opening keynote much like in similar events like “BlackBerry Dev... »
After RIM’s earnings release and the announcement of BlackBerry 10, RIM’s upcoming OS, being delayed and pushed back to Q1 2013, all sorts of rumors about the company’s fate have been circling around. Some have said they are leaving to another platform, while others remain faithful and still wait for BB10 to be launched but nobody really knows what’s going to happen to RIM ... »
A new ERA has began at RIM. Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie are officially stepping down from their roles of co-CEO and co-Chairmen. A new CEO, Thorsten Heins, has been named and confirmed by Research in Motion. Here’s the full press release: Press Release WATERLOO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – Jan. 22, 2012) - The Board of Directors of BlackBerry® maker Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDA... »
