RIM hires a search firm to find more U.S. tech experience for its board

July 10, 2012 7:23 AM Devindra Hardawar
Devindra Hardawar

Canada-based BlackBerry maker Research in Motion has plenty of problems, and among them is a board that isn’t as technically savvy as its competitors. Today at its annual shareholder meeting, RIM chairwoman Barbara Stymiest confirmed that the company is indeed …

Hopeful, or clueless? RIM CEO says there’s “nothing wrong with the company”

July 3, 2012 9:45 AM Devindra Hardawar
Devindra Hardawar

While anyone with half a brain can see that BlackBerry maker Research in Motion is in trouble, the company’s new CEO, Thorsten Heins, doesn’t agree.

“There’s nothing wrong with the company as it exists right now,” Heins told the Canadian …

Can Windows Phone 8 save RIM?

June 29, 2012 6:52 AM Devindra Hardawar
Devindra Hardawar

After Research in Motion’s disastrous earnings report yesterday — with a loss of 37 cents a share, an additional BlackBerry 10 delay to 2013, and the reveal that it would cut 5,000 jobs — it’s no surprise that shareholders are …

RIM earnings: bad financials, axing 5K jobs, BlackBerry 10 delayed again

June 28, 2012 2:05 PM Sean Ludwig
Sean Ludwig

Research in Motion reported its worst quarter in ages after the market closed on Thursday, and showed that it deserved every bit of scorn over the delay of its vital BlackBerry 10 OS until the first quarter of 2013.

RIM …

RIM might sell its handset business to Facebook or Amazon

June 24, 2012 12:15 PM Sean Ludwig
Sean Ludwig

Troubled BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion could sell off its handset business to “potential buyers” Facebook and Amazon and focus on messaging services, according to a report from The Sunday Times.

Still relatively new RIM CEO Thorsten Heins (pictured) previously …

RIM begins slashing jobs in hope of saving $1B

June 20, 2012 9:43 AM Ed Sutherland
Ed Sutherland

In a move many have expected, beleagured smartphone maker Research in Motion Wednesday confirmed it has begun cutting jobs and suppliers to trim costs by $1 billion.

“Headcount reductions are part of this initiative,” a spokeswoman for the Waterloo, Ont. …

Former AT&T employee admits to selling key info on Blackberry, iPhone

June 19, 2012 8:25 AM Ricardo Bilton
Ricardo Bilton

The U.S. government’s ongoing crusade against insider trading has claimed its latest victim.

Alnoor Ebrahim, a former network consultant for AT&T, admitted on Monday that he fed sensitive information to traders and hedge fund managers, who then used that information …

RIM kills off its cheapest BlackBerry PlayBook

June 7, 2012 12:38 PM Jolie O'Dell
Jolie O'Dell

The 16GB PlayBook is soon to be no more.

Research In Motion reps have let customers know that the pared-down version of the BlackBerry maker’s tablet is no longer being manufactured and will only be sold until supplies run out.…

RIM halts trading on awful financials, hires banks for ‘strategic review’

May 29, 2012 2:49 PM Sean Ludwig
Sean Ludwig

BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion temporarily halted stock trading 15 minutes after the market closed today, and issued a “business update” where it admitted it will “likely have an operating loss” for its fiscal first quarter.

“RIM is going through a …

Don’t shoot the BBM: BlackBerry Messenger’s fate in question as RIM struggles

May 24, 2012 7:59 AM Ricardo Bilton
Ricardo Bilton

Amid RIM’s seemingly-unending struggles, the company has seen a light: BlackBerry Messenger.

RIM says that use of its proprietary instant message service has spiked from 5.3 to 55 millions users over the past three years, even as the Blackberry’s user …

RIM guarantees $10,000 to BlackBerry 10 app developers, or your money back

May 1, 2012 2:09 PM Jolie O'Dell
Jolie O'Dell

If you’ve got a great idea for a BlackBerry app, you might as well go ahead and develop it. If you don’t make at least $10,000 in the first year, RIM will write you a check for the difference.

At …

Tap it out: Foursquare for BlackBerry updated with NFC support

April 27, 2012 4:27 PM Jennifer Van Grove
Jennifer Van Grove

Check-in service Foursquare is helping its BlackBerry fans bridge the cross-platform communication gap, enabling them to exchange tips, lists, venues, and profiles with friends by way of near field communication support in the newest version of its BlackBerry app.

Friday, …

Retracing where it all went wrong for Research in Motion

April 23, 2012 4:45 PM Meghan Kelly
Meghan Kelly

Research in Motion is a really forward-thinking, technologically-advanced smartphone creator, said no one recently.

The company is in a downward spiral, and a look at its timeline shows just how the company progressed from innovator to struggling dinosaur.

The Canadian …

Advertising to predictable old men just got easier: Twitter brings ads to BlackBerry

April 16, 2012 1:24 PM Tom Cheredar
Tom Cheredar

If your company’s target audience is average, middle-aged men who don’t like change (e.g. Hank from King of the Hill), then Twitter just did you a huge favor.

The microblogging social network announced today it is extending the ability …

RIM’s Jim Balsillie tried to reinvent the company, expand BBM, before he quit

April 13, 2012 7:16 AM Devindra Hardawar
Devindra Hardawar

It was a bit of a surprise when former Research in Motion co-chief, Jim Balsillie, resigned from the company at the end of March, but a new report today offers some insight into his departure.

Balsillie was working on radically …