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Research In Motion Ltd (BBRY) Faces Tough Competition Here
Research In Motion Ltd unveiled the BlackBerry Q5 smartphone at the company's annual BlackBerry Live conference in Orlando, Florida.
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Research In Motion Ltd generated some buzz coming out of its BlackBerry Live conference in Florida last week with several of its announcements, which basically can be capsulized into the company changing its focus to becoming a software and services company rather than an "ecosystem" company that features hardware and native applications.
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BlackBerry reinvigorated [Financial Express (India)]
Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) With an expanding app platform, the Canadian device maker now looks to regain the market share The mood was somber about 12 months ago when erstwhile Research In Motion took the bull by the horns to announce a new platform based on QNX.
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When I learned about BlackBerry's acquisition of QNX in 2011, I was admittedly curious about who these folks were and how the BlackBerry 10 OS was "built on a QNX OS." What was it that Research in Motion, and at the time, Mike Lazaridis, saw in this developer of UN operating systems? In recent interviews, Thorsten Heins lauded QNX for providing the ... (more)
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Canadian start-up hub thrives near Toronto
Twenty years ago, no one would have believed the Kitchener-Waterloo area would blossom into the most vibrant technology start-up community in Canada - the Silicon Valley of the North.
Analyst Downgrades: Sodastream International Ltd, Research In Motion Ltd, and SunTrust Banks, Inc.
However, the brokerage firm also lifted its price target for the stock to $70 from $56. Despite Sodastream International Ltd's technical prowess, bearish speculation toward the equity remains alive and well.
Some Respect for Mike Lazaridis of BlackBerry
Lazaridis is now completely disconnected from RIM, which now operates as BlackBerry, other than being a shareholder.
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Research In Motion Ltd (BBRY), Apple Inc. (AAPL): Who Will Create An Invisible CPU Of The Sky?
Heins predicted that computer users would become increasingly dependent on a single computing device, such as a smartphone docked into a workstation, for all their daily tasks.
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RIM unveils cheaper BlackBerry
Research In Motion unveiled a lower-cost BlackBerry aimed at consumers in emerging markets on Tuesday, stepping up its efforts to regain market share lost to Apple's iPhone and Android devices powered by Google's software.
A downgrade for RIM, an upgrade for Rona
CEO Thorsten Heins will give a keynote speech on Tuesday in Orland which may give clues to the future of the company's products.
Forget Q5 and BBM, U.S. is crucial BlackBerry market
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Premarket: RIM slips after downgrade
U.S. stock index futures were little changed on Wednesday, indicating the S&P 500 may hold near its most recent record high, ahead of data on inflation and manufacturing.
BlackBerry Unveils Entry-Level Smartphone BlackBerry Q5 with QWERTY Keypad
Research in Motion President and Chief Executive Officer Thorsten Heins introduces a new RIM Blackberry 10 device during their launch in New York January 30, 2013 The BlackBerry Q5 smartphone sports a re-engineered and newly designed keypad for faster typing and boasts a 3.1-inch LCD screen with 720x720p HD display powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core ... (more)
RIM updates Fusion while founder Lazaridis pledges $100M to nano lab September 20th, 2012
RIM's official product news drew scant headlines compared with the huge financial donation committed by Mike Lazaridis to a new nano lab in Waterloo, Ont.
BlackBerry and Flurry announce Flurry Analytics for BlackBerry 10
Flurry Analytics is a tool developers can easily integrate with their apps to enable access to user data.
BlackBerry CEO unveils 'slim, sleek' new version
We're a little more than a month away from the second edition of Firefly Music Festival and the music gurus over at Firefly have just released The Food Network's Mr.
Missouri lawmakera s uncle pleads guilty in KC vote fraud case
The trek by 24-year-old Ryan Chalmers, who is scheduled to be in Kansas City on Tuesday, aims to inspire people with disabilities and raise money for charity.
US Stock Futures Fall For Second Day
U.S. futures are down for a second day, following markets overseas, after indexes across the globe set a blistering pace over the past several weeks.