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Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie have stepped down as co-CEOs of Research In Motion and Thorsten Heins has been named the new CEO. While we are happy to see a potential change in attitude at the top RIM’s corporate ladder, myself and obviously investors think this is too small of a change. As of writing, [...]
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RIM’s New CEO Thorsten Heins Not A Favorite Of Investors
Posted by Paul Barraza on January 23rd, 2012
Posted in BlackBerry 
Tags: BlackBerry, CEO, Jim Balsillie, Mike Lazaridis, RIM, Thorsten Heins 
No Comments »RIM Pulls an HP, All Playbooks on Sale
Posted by David Brown on January 4th, 2012
In one of the oddest sale pricing strategies I’ve ever seen, RIM has slashed the prices on all models of the Blackberry Playbook to $299. That’s right, the 16gb is the same price as the 32GB model is the same price as the 64GB model. With a savings of $400 on the 64GB model, this [...]
Research In Motion Pushing Out BlackBerryOS 7.1
Posted by Paul Barraza on December 20th, 2011
Research In Motion has started pushing out updates for BlackBerry OS 7.1 for Sprint users. Version 7.1 allows users to turn their BlackBerry handsets into a mobile hotspot if you are on a qualifying data plan. As of now owners of the BlackBerry Bold 9930 and BlackBerry Torch 9850 have been receiving this update. If [...]
Posted in BlackBerry Tags: 7.1, BlackBerry, BlackBerry OS, Mobile Hotspot, RIM, smartphone 1 Comment »RIM’s BBX Renamed BlackBerry 10
Posted by Paul Barraza on December 8th, 2011
According to a tweet from BlackBerryDev the next platform will be renamed to BlackBerry 10 instead of BBX. The tweet stated “Asia Keynote: BlackBerry 10 is the official name of the next generation platform that will power future BlackBerry smartphones!” The reason for the BlackBerry 10 name is RIM lost a legal battle to BASIS [...]
DingleBerry Provides Tool For Rooting BlackBerry PlayBook
Posted by Paul Barraza on December 5th, 2011
If you want to have some fun with your cheaply obtained BlackBerry PlayBook, now is the time. DingleBerry has been released providing PlayBook users with a tool to root (jailbreak) their tablet. Only a Windows version is available right now, but a MAC download is on its way. Having root access to a device allows [...]
Posted in BlackBerry, Tablets Tags: BlackBerry, DingleBerry, JailBreak, PlayBook, QNX, RIM, Rooting, Tablet Comments OffScoreMobile – A Must Have Sports Application
Posted by Paul Barraza on December 5th, 2011
If you’re a huge sport fan and looking for the right application to feed your sports craving you might want to check out ScoreMobile. ScoreMobile is an easy to use application that allows you to customize your app to follow your favorite sports, teams and players. ScoreMobile even provides you with up-to-minute scores, box scores, [...]
Posted in Android, Applications, BlackBerry, Featured, iPhone, Windows Phone Tags: Android, Application, BlackBerry, iOS, ScoreMobile, Sports Application, Windows Phone7 2 Comments »RIM Addresses BlackBerry PlayBook Jailbreak
Posted by Troy D. Brown on November 30th, 2011
I’m not sure why RIM felt it was necessary to issue a statement on the DingleBerry root / jailbreak that is pending release for the BlackBerry PlayBook. Usually device and OS (Operating System) developers remain silent and just fix the security vulnerability. Following is their official statement. Research In Motion (RIM) is aware of a [...]
RIM Introduces Mobile Fusion, BlackBerry, iOS & Android Device Management
Posted by Paul Barraza on November 29th, 2011
Research In Motion has announced BlackBerry Mobile Fusion which is a management tool giving corporate customers the option of linking employee’s personal phones to the BlackBerry network whether a Android, BlackBerry or iOS device. Features Mobile Fusion has to offers include asset management, configuration management, security and policies, ability to secure and protect lost or [...]
Posted in Android, Beta, BlackBerry, Featured, iPhone, Mobile News Tags: Android, Android OS, BES, BlackBerry, BlackBerry OS, iOS, iPad, iPhone, Mobile Fusion, RIM Comments OffBest Buy Cancels BlackBerry PlayBook Orders
Posted by Paul Barraza on November 28th, 2011
Best Buy wasn’t fully ready for Black Friday as the company had to cancel orders for the BlackBerry PlayBook; some sources say all orders were cancelled while others said it was sporadic. It appears now the reason for the cancelled orders was Best Buy online continued to sell the PlayBook even though they ran out [...]
Posted in BlackBerry, Tablets Tags: Best Buy, BlackBerry, BlackBerry OS, PlayBook, QNX, RIM, Tablet 1 Comment »AT&T’s Black Friday And Cyber Monday Deals
Posted by Paul Barraza on November 20th, 2011
AT&T has announced their Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals that can only be taken advantage of online. Starting Friday November 25th at 12:01 a.m. and throughout the weekend ending Monday there will be a series of rotating promotions while supplies last. Customers will be able to enjoy select Windows, BlackBerry and Android devices starting [...]
Posted in Android, AT&T, BlackBerry, Mobile News, Windows Phone Tags: Android, Android OS, AT&T, Black Friday, BlackBerry, BlackBerry OS, Cyber Monday, Smartphones, Tablets, Windows Phone 7 Comments OffApple’s iPhone Named The #1 Enterprise Smartphone
Posted by Paul Barraza on November 16th, 2011
The Apple iPhone is now the top enterprise smartphone passing up the long time holder BlackBerry. iPass one of the leading providers of mobility services for enterprises and service providers shared their Mobile Workforce Report detailing the numbers. The iPhone has a 45 percent enterprise market share, up 14 percent from last year. Surprisingly the [...]
Posted in Android, Apple, BlackBerry, iPhone Tags: Android, Android OS, Apple, BlackBerry, BlackBerry OS, iOS, Smartphones Comments OffT-Mobile Holding Magenta Saturday Sale November 19
Posted by Paul Barraza on November 16th, 2011
We knew T-Mobile was prepping for another All Hands Day and they have announced that they will be holding a Magenta Saturday Sale on November 19th. A handful of smartphones and tablets will be available for free with sale prices going to $49.99 after a mail-in rebate and a new two year agreement. Phones that [...]
Posted in Android, BlackBerry, HTC, Mobile News, Samsung, T-Mobile, Tablets Tags: Amaze 4G, Android, Android OS, BlackBerry, BlackBerry OS, Bold 9900, Galaxy S II, HTC, myTouch Q, Radar 4G, Samsung, Smartphones, T-Mobile, Tablets Comments Off
