BlackBerry, formerly known as Research In Motion, is once again getting pulled into an alleged patent infringement case. Handal & Associates on behalf of its client, e.Digital, Corporation, have filed an infringement suit against BlackBerry among others. The suit claims BlackBerry, Motorola, Apple, Huawei and ZTE have infringed e.Digital’s patents covering the use of flash memory technol... »
During the BlackBerry 10 launch event it was announced that Research In Motion would be formally changed to BlackBerry. Things have begun to be changed to the new moniker. On February 4th, 2013 Research In Motion will officially cease to exist as a company on the Toronto Stock Exchange and NASDAQ. RIMM will be changed to “BBRY” on NASDAQ and “BB” on TSX. However, shareholde... »
Today during the BlackBerry 10 launch event, Research In Motion has announced they will now be known just as “BlackBerry”. The move makes perfect sense when you think about it. The BlackBerry brand is huge. While it may not be the biggest in the world, it is certainly up there. Why not unify the brand by renaming the company after its primary hardware product? RIM did not initially st... »
Research In Motion was in a dire time. The stock was tumbling and it seemed like there was no clear way out of spiraling down. Though, with perseverance, smart acquisitions, and excellent staff RIM looks to become “the greatest comeback in tech history.” One of our readers, Eduardo Chávez, made a mash-up video that is quite motivational. We even had the pleasure of getting one of our v... »
RIM’s New Multiplatform Enterprise Mobility Management Solution Makes Mobility Easy for Businesses Waterloo, ON – Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced that its new Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) solution, BlackBerry® Enterprise Service 10, is now available for download. BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 re-invents RIM’s EMM by bringing together device management, ... »
It’s no mystery that BlackBerry 10 is gaining lots of traction. Developer and partner excitement continues to grow for BlackBerry 10. “Over the past few months, we have seen tremendous enthusiasm and anticipation from developers around the globe, and especially here on our home soil. We have worked closely with Canadian developers to bring the brands Canadians love to the mobile space so the... »
Research In Motion’s last earnings report beat the street, which prompted their stock to shoot up to $15.50 in after hours on December 20th. However, that all changed when RIM CEO Thorsten Heins announced that users will no longer be required to purchase a special BlackBerry plan. This special BlackBerry plan, known as BIS, accounts for roughly 40% of RIM’s service revenue. In total, B... »
We previously saw Forbes list their 5 ways BlackBerry 10 will beat the iPhone. Seeking Alpha is now putting forth their 10 reasons BlackBerry 10 will save Research In Motion: 1. 80 million subscribers - Research in Motion, Ltd is reported as having 80 million subscribers. These subscribers have used RIM and its services despite being promised a new smartphone previously and being disappointed; 80 ... »
Research In Motion won’t solely have the BlackBerry 10 excitement at the launch events scattered around the world. No, they plan to keep the spirit alive in their home town, Waterloo, Ont. RIM plans to hold skating parties at community rinks, as well as decorate light poles in areas of Waterloo and neighbouring Kitchener with banners to promote BlackBerry and thank the community for its supp... »
As apart of the $1 Billion savings plan, Research In Motion has begun to layoff more employees in the projected 5,000 job cut. The most recent cuts were from their IT Service Desk, which will be outsourced to NCR. “We understand the difficulties that these changes have on individuals, their families and the community and we are grateful for the continued support and understanding of our community ... »
You might have noticed that all BlackBerry Facebook pages have come under one roof. There are over 27 different region pages now interconnected via the main US page. This may be one cause for BlackBerry being this weeks ‘People Talking About This’ top gainer. BlackBerry had over 9.6 million stories published on user’s pages this week. Here’s the top 10 product and service pages w... »
Back in August, there were rumors that RIM was trying to unload some parts of the company. One of those being the cloud services company, NewBay, that it had purchased for $100 million. RIM has been pretty cloud services savvy themselves, which may be why it was an easy sell. Though, they just made over half by selling it for $55 million to Synchronoss Technologies. Check out the press release bel... »
It’s kind of a no-brainer that Research In Motion will continue to support BlackBerry 7 even once BlackBerry 10 is available. Those legacy BlackBerry devices are the foundation of the company. In a recent report from DigiTimes, it stated that RIM’s supply chain is excited for BlackBerry 10: “Handset supply chain sources stated that RIM has been making changes according to trends ... »
Back in November Nokia was seeking to ban the sales of BlackBerry devices which had WLAN capabilities. Allegedly, RIM and Nokia had not come to agreement on royalties. That’s all changed as RIM and Nokia have settled their differences and entered into a new patent licensing agreement. Check out the press release below: Press Release RIM payments to Nokia settle all legal actions between the ... »
Earlier today, Research In Motion announced their Q3 2013 earnings. While they had a loss in subscribers, the company has profited. Check out the transcript from the earnings call below: Operator Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Research In Motion Third Quarter Fiscal 2013 Results Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being record... »
During Research In Motion’s Q3 2013 earnings call, CEO Thorsten Heins mentioned the company is looking at ways to have BlackBerry Messenger provide additional service revenue. How could BBM add to RIM’s service revenue? There are a few possible scenarios, but the most likely is expanding BBM into a cross-platform messenger. There were previous rumors that RIM had been working on BBM. T... »
WATERLOO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – December 20, 2012) – Research In Motion Limited (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM)(TSX: RIM), a world leader in the mobile communications market, today reported third quarter results for the three months ended December 1, 2012 (all figures in U.S. dollars and U.S. GAAP, except where otherwise indicated). Highlights: – Cash increase of approximately $600 mi... »
Today after the closing bell at 5pm EST, Research In Motion will announce their Q3 2013 earnings. RIM’s stock has taken a beating, but on added faith in BlackBerry 10′s success has increased over 100% since September. Here’s what Seeking Alpha says to expect from today’s earnings call: What to Expect from Q3 Results At the time of the release of its second-quarter financial... »
While the general media tends to paint all the players in the smartphones industry as bitter rivals, there are many places where they can get along and even work together for mutual benefit. The imaging titan, Kodak, has decided to put its imaging patents up for sale, as a result of its decline since the dawn of digital imaging. RIM, Google, Facebook and others have worked together in a consortiu... »
Watch this 15 minute interview and listen to Frank Boulben who has now been with RIM for about 6 months. Frank talks about why he took the Job at RIM and what he is doing to achieve the 2 objectives put out by Thorsten Heins. Those objectives include: creating a first class marketing organization and building the launch of BlackBerry 10. Frank changed RIM’s Marketing organization because ... »
