Investor Central launches BlackBerry 10 app
BlackBerry 10 users won’t have to wait to get CBC’s breaking news stories, weather, videos and photos delivered in an optimized form to their new mobile device.
How did RIM lose its way? Five things that cost the BlackBerry its dominance
By Michael Oliveira, The Canadian Press TORONTO - Research in Motion went from being a company revered worldwide for its innovative phones—- coveted status symbols proudly carried by world leaders, executives and celebrities—- to an industry also-ran that’s down to its last chance with BlackBerry 10. How did RIM fritter away its marketshare? Here are [...]
BlackBerry secure platform available to iPhones, Android
Smartphone owners who want to use their personal phones at work can now pick whether it’s a BlackBerry, iPhone or Android device. Research In Motion made the latest update to its secure enterprise service available for download to IT professionals on Wednesday, which it said gives IT departments the flexibility to accommodate a growing trend [...]
RIM ready for battle in smartphone war, analyst says
Research in Motion’s upcoming models of BlackBerry 10 phones are better than the current generation iPhone and many Android devices, something that could be enough to propel the stock higher, according to an analyst at Scotia Capital. In a research report on the company issued Tuesday. Scotia analyst Gus Papageorgiou upgraded his rating on the [...]
RIM surges ahead of BB10 unveiling
Shares in BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion are continuing their upward march. RIM stock closed up more than 10 per cent, or $1.70, at $17.41 on the Toronto Stock Exchange Monday. The stock has gained some 14 per cent since the close last Monday, and more than 170 per cent since hitting a 52-week low of [...]
Kitchener waives city policy for RIM’s BlackBerry 10 launch
Research In Motion will be using Kitchener’s downtown core to celebrate the launch of its new BlackBerry 10 smartphone on Jan. 30, despite a municipal regulation stating that private companies may not use publicly owned property for self-promotion. RIM is putting up banners in the Ontario communities of Kitchener and Waterloo, where it is based, [...]
RIM shares fall after outage, downgrade
Shares of Research in Motion fell after BlackBerry users in Europe, Middle East and Africa were affected by a service outage and an analyst downgraded its stock. RIM recovered from a 2.6 per cent drop at the open to trade down eight cents, or 0.68 per cent, at $11.71 in late morning trading Friday in [...]
