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BlackBerry remains Canada’s most popular smartphone, for now
The Canadian flag flies higher than all others at Research In Motion Ltd. headquarters in Waterloo,
Canadians are still buying BlackBerrys more than any other smartphone, in stark contrast to the mobile whims of their southern neighbours.
Research In Motion Ltd. held 35.8% of the Canadian smartphone market in September, according to new data from market research firm comScore Inc., giving the Waterloo, Ont.-based BlackBerry maker the top spot in its home market. More than eight million Canadians owned a smartphone by early October, the report said, representing 40% of Canada’s mobile market… Read More
Source Photo and Text: Financial Post
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RIM shares surge after upgraded smartphones revealed
Research In Motion Ltd. got a boost Tuesday on a rare analyst upgrade and after the BlackBerry maker unveiled a pair of upgraded handsets.
The shares rose 5 per cent to close at $19.54 in Toronto after RIM launched the BlackBerry Bold 9790 and the BlackBerry Curve 9380 smartphones.
RIM also said its cloud-based BBM Music service is being rolled out in the U.K. after being launched in the U.S., Canada and Australia early this month… Read More
Source Text: The Toronto Star
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RIM delays PlayBook update
The BlackBerry PlayBook from Research In Motion Ltd.
Users of the first BlackBerry tablet from Research In Motion Ltd. will have to wait until at least next year before a long-promised, highly desired new software update is delivered.
In a blog post published on the Waterloo, Ont.-based company’s website late Tuesday evening, RIM said version 2.0 of the BlackBerry PlayBook operating system would not be released until February 2012. Even then, the software will ship without support for BlackBerry Messenger (BBM); a key feature of the company’s line of smartphones and an important driver of BlackBerry demand… Read More
Source Photo and Text: Financial Post
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RIM launches BlackBerry Business Cloud service for Office 365
Research In Motion introduced a new BlackBerry Business Cloud service on Tuesday
For those using a BlackBerry smartphone to access Microsoft Corp.’s Office 365 software, Research In Motion Ltd. just made the process a little easier.
On Tuesday, the Waterloo, Ont.-based company introduced a free cloud-based service for Office 365 users in more than 30 countries. Remotely accessible via RIM-controlled servers, the offering gives users secure access to Microsoft Exchange Online data on their BlackBerry smartphones and allows administrators to manage their company’s mobile network from anywhere with an Internet connection… Read More
Source Photo and Text: Financial Post
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RIM offers free premium apps in move to appease customers
A man walks past a large BlackBerry advertisement in Hong Kong on October 14, 2011.
Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM-T23.29-0.97-4.00%) is offering customers a selection of premium mobile applications free of charge as an attempt to save face after an embarrassing global service outage annoyed and enraged BlackBerry users around the world.
After a server failure halted data for millions of users last week cause, RIM co-CEO Mike Laziridis appeared in a video, apologizing to the Waterloo, Ont.-based company’s customers – many of whom are corporate users who rely on BlackBerry devices for security and efficiency… Read More
Source Photo and Text: The Globe and Mail
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Does activist Icahn want a piece of RIM?
Private equity investor Carl Icahn.
Is activist investor Carl Icahn riding to the rescue?
Shares in Research in Motion Ltd. spiked Tuesday on speculation the corporate raider famed for forcing changes at undervalued companies is assembling a stake in the Canadian tech icon.
“It would be fantastic if it is true,” said Vic Alboini, chief executive of Jaguar Financial Corp., a Toronto-based merchant bank agitating for a shakeup at RIM… Read More
Source Photo and Text: The Toronto Star
RIM in tight with Washington
U.S. President Barack Obama gives a boost to BlackBerry in Washington
While its share of the U.S. consumer market continues to dwindle, Research In Motion Ltd. is shoring up its status as a key supplier of secure wireless technology to Washington.
RIM says the U.S. government has granted the BlackBerry Smart Card Reader advanced level security certification for use by federal employees and contractors, a move that follows Washington’s certification of RIM’s PlayBook tablet PC early this year… Read More
Source Photo and Text: The Toronto Star
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New thinner, RIM smartphones shine
RIM shows off new Blackberry Bolds and Torches.
After spending nearly a week with three of Research in Motion’s (RIM) new BlackBerry smartphones it’s clear the new hardware will impress current users itching for an upgrade, but won’t likely woo new customers away from their iPhone, Android or Windows Phone 7 device.
A lot rides on these new smartphones, as the once-mighty Waterloo Ont. company attempts to regain lost market share, falling profits and a stock value that’s a fraction at what it was in 2008… Read More
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