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BlackBerry CEO Heins: Tablet Market is Kaput
BlackBerry CEO Heins: Tablet Market is Kaput (via slashdot) BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins believes that tablets will be dead within the next five years. “In five years I don’t think there’ll be a reason to have a tablet anymore,” he told an interviewer at the Milken Institute conference in Los Angeles, according to Bloomberg. “Maybe a big screen in… continue…
BlackBerry Reports 1 Million BlackBerry 10 Sales
BlackBerry Reports 1 Million BlackBerry 10 Sales (via slashdot) BlackBerry managed to earn a profit of $94 million in the fourth quarter of its fiscal 2013, and reported sales of roughly 1 million BlackBerry 10 devices. That’s good news for the beleaguered company, which is betting its future on the new BlackBerry 10 operating system. Although 1 million isn’… continue…
BlackBerry’s Rise or Fall Depends on BB10 Apps
In unveiling its long-awaited BlackBerry 10 operating system and slick-looking Z10 and Q10 smartphones, the renamed Research in Motion has offered up a critical key to winning over developers and, it hopes, building up its lackluster app ecosystem. Can the company — now named BlackBerry — pull it off? Developers say maybe, depending on how their community reacts to BB10′s Android porting and repackaging approach. Port Me Over, Scotty “BlackBerry is working to make an inclusive platform, one where you… continue…
RIM Unveils BlackBerry 10, Its Turnaround Hope
RIM Unveils BlackBerry 10, Its Big Turnaround Hope (via slashdot) Research In Motion has whipped the curtain back from BlackBerry 10. The revamped operating system is widely perceived as RIM’s best chance at staying relevant in a smartphone market dominated by Google Android and Apple’s iOS. Once a significant player in mobility, RIM watched its earnings and… continue…
Lenovo Considering Research In Motion Bid
Lenovo Considering Research In Motion Bid (via slashdot) Lenovo is reviewing a possible Research In Motion takeover. “We are looking at all opportunities—RIM and many others,” Lenovo CFO Wong Wai Ming told an interviewer at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, according to Bloomberg. A RIM acquisition would certainly make… continue…
Technology to Watch for in 2013
What’s coming to technology next year? Despite what consultants tell, predicting the future is all about educated guessing as opposed to science. Still, guessing can be fun. So let’s see… Apple Just before the end of this year, Tim Cook decided to speak — a lot. As the new CEO, it was probably a very tough year for him. In an interview with Business Week, he said that “Apple has changed every day since I have been here” and that… continue…
RIM Offers Glimpse of BlackBerry 10 Hardware
RIM Offers Glimpse of BlackBerry 10 Hardware (via slashdot) Research In Motion’s Website is now offering a glimpse of its upcoming BlackBerry 10 hardware. As glimpses go, it’s not much: the rear of a black smartphone, covered in what looks like pebbled leather or plastic, with a silvery BlackBerry logo front-and-center. There’s a camera aperture in the… continue…
Layoffs Come to Thousands at RIM, Motorola Mobility
Bad news is coming for thousands of mobile-company workers as Research in Motion and Google’s Motorola Mobility both prepare for layoffs. RIM is expected to let up to 3,000 people go today. Yesterday — Sunday — Google said it will cut 20 percent of Motorola Mobility’s workforce and close a third of its 94 offices worldwide. One-third of the Motorola cuts will be in the United States. Among the drivers of Google’s decision: a desire to exit unprofitable markets, stop… continue…
Why RIM Says BlackBerry 10 Will Be Worth Waiting For
Research In Motion’s rise and downfall has been well-documented, even more so after the it announced its less-than-stellar Q1 performance in June. Aside from the disappointing numbers, investors weren’t particularly happy with the fact that the first BlackBerry 10-powered device won’t be available in the market until next year. According to RIM CEO Thorsten Heins, he’s buying more time to deliver the most polished BlackBerry experience yet, instead of launching a half-baked product. The message Heins is trying to send is simple:… continue…
RIM Delays BlackBerry 10 Again, Will Lay Off 5,000
Research in Motion is delaying the launch of its BlackBerry 10 – again – and laying off 5,000 people from its workforce of 16,500. Although the layoffs were expected, it wasn’t until Thursday that it announced the size of the move. As for BlackBerry 10, the company is banking its entire future on the new operating system, and the unit behind it is said to be the only area of the company sheltered from the job cuts. BlackBerry 10 was supposed… continue…
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