BlackBerry maker Research in Motion says it would be "plain wrong" for its future models not to have physical keyboards favoured by its users.
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/ 23 January 2012
The CEOs of BlackBerry maker Research in Motion have resigned, handing the reins to former Siemens executive Thorsten Heins.
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/ 23 January 2012
Research in Motion founders, Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis have resigned, paving the way for a change at the helm of the BlackBerry phone maker.
Research In Motion’s UK boss has admitted the company was too slow to update customers during the massive disruption to its network last week.
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/ 17 October 2011
Research In Motion, the company behind BlackBerry, will offer free premium apps to customers as compensation for last week’s internet outage.
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/ 16 October 2011
Under pressure from Apple, and with a clientele furious over a lengthy blackout, the pioneering firm has suffered a startling fall from grace.
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/ 14 October 2011
The mobile-phone industry is a brutal business. There may be gold in them thar hills, but it can be painful to extract.
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/ 11 October 2011
BlackBerry users across Europe, the Middle East and Africa were hit with internet service disruptions again after a glitch on Monday.
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/ 10 October 2011
Millions of BlackBerry users in Africa, Europe and the Middle East have been unable to use their BlackBerry messaging services and email since midday.
Asian phone vendors relying on Google’s Android operating system could increase their exposure to rival mobile platforms
RIM once dominated the corporate smartphone market but has been struggling to come up with a device to compete with Apple’s iPhone.
The next version of Microsoft’s mobile operating system, due in autumn, will power Nokia handsets and claims to have more apps than Blackberry.
Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer announced on Tuesday Bing search engine and maps would be the default service on BlackBerry devices.
Rim is to release the tablet in United States and Canada on April 19. The PlayBook will start at $499 and some features put it ahead of the iPad.
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/ 18 November 2010
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion is ready to allow Indian authorities access to the emails and messages of its corporate customers.
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/ 29 September 2010
RIM to roll out "world’s first professional tablet" from next month, as rivals also make bids to join Apple’s iPad in market.
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/ 28 September 2010
Nine months since the launch of the iPad, 25 days following Samsung’s Galaxy Tab, Research In Motion has revealed details of its tablet computer.
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/ 1 September 2010
India’s government on Wednesday said BlackBerry, Google, Skype and other communications providers must set up servers in the country.
Top Indian telecom and security officials were set to meet on Monday to discuss a security stand-off with the maker of BlackBerry handsets.
Disputes between Gulf Arab states and the maker of the Blackberry over access to encrypted communications highlight nervousness over security threats.
BlackBerry manufacturer Research in Motion is "optimistic" the company can resolve security demands from the Indian government.
Indian BlackBerry users reacted with dismay on Friday to a government threat to block data services on security grounds.
Research In Motion has agreed to hand over user codes that would let Saudi authorities monitor its BlackBerry Messenger.
Saudi Arabia told the kingdom’s telecom operators on Saturday to test a fix to the perceived national security threat posed by BlackBerry smartphones.
Saudi Arabia and BlackBerry maker Research In Motion are making progress in talks over access to the device’s encrypted network.
The manufacturer of BlackBerry smartphones on Tuesday took the wraps off the Torch, which combines touchscreen capability with a slide-out keyboard.
Research In Motion, Canadian maker of BlackBerrys, is rumoured to be working on a rival to the iPad, dubbed the BlackPad by tech watchers.
There were concerns on Monday night that other governments could suspend BlackBerry data services including email and web browsing
Research in Motion, maker of the Blackberry, released its first cellphone with a touch-screen on Wednesday, its answer to the popular Apple iPhone.
As the internet goes mobile and companies such as Apple and Google find cool ways to embrace the trend, mobile market leader Nokia is rewriting its product development rulebook. Instead of working in secrecy and isolation, it wants to start sharing.
Apple is expected to give details this week of how outside programmers can create software for its iPhone, a move aimed at spurring demand for the multifunction device. Apple also said it will unveil new iPhone features aimed at businesses, potentially stepping up competition with Research in Motion’s popular Blackberry devices.
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/ 13 September 2007
Apple may bid for the rights to a wireless spectrum auctioned by the United States Federal Communications Commission, a risky but intriguing move that would help carry the consumer electronics company into the telecommunications realm. The auction will take place in January.