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BlackBerry Surrenders on Consumer Market

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:57:38 CDT

Struggling BlackBerry maker Research in Motion said today it will cede most consumer markets after failing to compete with flashier touch-screen phones such as Apple's iPhone and models that run Google's Android software. Instead, RIM said it will return to its roots and focus on business customers, many of whom...

RIM's Co-CEOs Step Down

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:58:20 CST

A big shuffle at Research in Motion last night, as Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis—who have served together as co-CEOs for two decades—stepped down, turning over the top position at the struggling company to former chief operating officer Thorsten Heins. Balsillie and Lazaridis also gave up their co-chairmanship,...

Is India Spying on US With Help From RIM, Apple?

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:31:58 CST

An internal memo from India’s Military Intelligence posted online by hackers contains some disturbing allegations: It claims RIM, Nokia, and Apple provided the Indian government with backdoor access to their mobile devices in exchange for "Indian market presence." The story was initially picked up by Manan Kakkar, an Indian blogger...

Your Android Phone May Be Spying on You

Kevin Spak — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:15:05 CST

A hidden piece of software in your Android phone may be watching your every move and sending that information to an unknown recipient, a security researcher has alleged. In a video posted earlier this week, Android researcher Trevor Eckhart shows a program called Carrier IQ logging keystrokes, text messages, and...

BlackBerry Users Sue RIM Over Outage

Kevin Spak — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 11:38:05 CDT

Research In Motion has been slapped with a pair of lawsuits over its recent protracted email, IM, and web outage , one on behalf of users in the US and the other on behalf of users in Canada. The US suit, filed yesterday in California, was filed by user Eric Mitchell...

RIM: Sorry About BlackBerry Outage ... Want Free Apps?

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 07:00:15 CDT

In an attempt to appease the tens of millions of angry customers who were affected by the days-long BlackBerry outage last week, Research In Motion is handing out $100 worth of free premium apps starting Wednesday. "We’ve worked hard to earn [customers’] trust over the past 12 years and we’re...

Text, Email Backlog Blamed for BlackBerry Outage

Rob Quinn — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 04:17:32 CDT

The BlackBerry service outage that has spread worldwide and annoyed millions of users started with the failure of a link in Research In Motion's European infrastructure, the Blackberry maker says. The back-up system also failed, and the subsequent backlog of European texts and emails caused the outage to spread to...

BlackBerry Outage Hits US

Kevin Spak — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 10:28:15 CDT

BlackBerry's epic service outage finally struck North America today, as users in the US and Canada lost access to various communication services. Today is the third straight day of outages, which began in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and India, Reuters reports. RIM blamed the problem on a core switch...

Blackberry Music Service in the Works

Rob Quinn — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 02:17:05 CDT

Blackberry maker Research in Motion is aiming to give itself an edge in the smartphone market with a new music service designed to run on its instant messaging system. The new service, to be called BBM Music, will allow users to access and share up to 50 songs at a...