These days, you’ve got to be crazy to sell a tablet for the same price as Apple’s iPad, so it’s no surprise that Research in Motion is planning to slash the price of its ailing Blackberry Playbook tablet.
RIM Co-CEO Jim Balsillie said that the company will soon offer rebates on the Playbook, according to Boy Genius Report. For …
Gauging the U.S. stock market’s like refereeing a game of psych-out, so caveat reader, but as short-term signals go, it looks like Apple’s misfortunes—say the world’s most illustrious CEO resigning—are not-so-disguised blessings for Research in Motion.
RIM shares surged more than 2% Thursday morning after the Blackberry …
If you’re the kind of person that trawls tech blogs for the latest gadget news, Research in Motion’s new BlackBerry Curve smartphones probably won’t do anything for you.
The latest BlackBerry Curves—model numbers 9350, 9360 and 9370—look like unremarkable upgrades to the standard BlackBerry formula. They’ve got 2.44-inch screens …
Last year’s BlackBerry Torch was supposed to catapult Research in Motion into the age of modern smartphones, but sluggish software and rusty specs left the Torch looking like an another product from a bygone era.
Now, RIM’s trying again with a few new BlackBerry Torch models that use faster processors, bigger screens, better cameras …
According to a new Reuters report, Canada-based Research in Motion (RIM) is planning on opening up its BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) service to embed in work and play apps.
The goal is not only to attract more app developers, but RIM is hoping that by inserting that popular instant messaging service into games, entertainment and …
It’s no secret that BlackBerry maker Research in Motion needs to make some big changes to stay relevant in the smartphone game, but one company executive thinks that point is lost on the company’s leadership.
An open letter, reportedly written by a senior RIM executive and published by Boy Genius Report, pleads with RIM co-CEOs Jim …
Research in Motion has never confirmed whether it was working on a 10-inch BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, but now the project is reportedly cancelled.
An unnamed source tells BlackBerry enthusiast site N4BB that RIM has ceased production of the 10-inch PlayBook, and for good reason: The company wants to focus on building a new smartphone …
Someone in retail’s not happy about Research in Motion’s BlackBerry PlayBook.
An anonymous source, reportedly from a “major big box retailer,” told Boy Genius Report that RIM’s tablet missed sales targets by more than 90 percent. The source also said that return rates were much higher than those of the Motorola Xoom, which itself was …
In a rare case where I hope the rumor proves false, Research in Motion may be planning a 10-inch BlackBerry PlayBook tablet.
According to Boy Genius Report, the 10-inch PlayBook would debut this holiday season. The original PlayBook, a 7-inch tablet, launched last month.
Here’s the problem: The existing 7-inch PlayBook needs a lot …
A funny thing happened at the Blackberry World conference today: Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer strode on stage and announced that Bing would be the default search engine and maps provider for Research in Motion’s Blackberry smartphones.
Yes, the same Blackberry that stakes its reputation on business use. The same business …
Though Research and Motion saw its shares slide as it struggles to compete against Android and iOS, the company announced two new additions to the BlackBerry family this morning, with a fancy new OS update to boot.
The BlackBerry Bold 9900 and 9930 both sport full VGA (640×480) capacitive touchscreens in addition to the full on QWERTY …
Research in Motion’s Blackberry Playbook tablet got dinged by critics for its reliance on a Blackberry phone for e-mail and calendar support, among other things, but with AT&T, it’s a moot point.
That’s because Blackberry Bridge, an app which connects Blackberry phones to the Playbook tablet, isn’t available to AT&T customers. …
