RIM’s old CEO is so impressed with BB10 that he dumped all of his 26.8M shares in the company

February 14, 2013 10:27 AM Jolie O'Dell
Jolie O'Dell

Balsillie's 26.8 million shares of common stock amounted to a 5.1 percent stake in the company. At one point -- literally in the days right after the first iPhone launched -- that much stock was worth around $6 billion. But, oh, how the mighty have fallen.

RIM sloughs off manufacturer Celestica as it reevaluates supply chain

June 18, 2012 10:48 AM Meghan Kelly
Meghan Kelly

Research in Motion is cutting its supply chain up, starting with smartphone manufacturer Celestica, which will stop RIM production completely within the next 3-6 months.

The manufacturer expects to spend around $35 million on restructuring after RIM’s departure.

RIM has …

BlackBerry 10 revealed: RIM finally brings the PlayBook’s magic to phones

May 1, 2012 6:47 AM Devindra Hardawar
Devindra Hardawar

It’s been a long time coming — today we finally got our first glimpse at Research in Motion’s next-generation platform, BlackBerry 10, which aims to breathe new life into the company’s aging smartphones.

New RIM CEO Thorsten Heins hit the …