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Thoughts of a Black Sheep

by BlackBerry Hank on October 23, 2012 · 3 comments

My Answer to the NY Times infamous ” Black Sheep Article” BlackBerry and Proud! I know a majority of you have recently heard about or read the latest article at the New York Times basically bashing the BlackBerry brand big time. While articles like these use to get me highly upset and aggravated, I now Read more...

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BlackBerry Hank Arrives at BlackBerry Jam Americas!

by BlackBerry Hank on September 24, 2012 · 0 comments

Well folks, I have finally arrived in San Jose, California for BlackBerry Jam Americas 2012. I had a nice flight on Southwest Airlines(no bag fee’s), a driver was waiting for me at Baggage claim(with my name sign), and I’m all checked in at the San Jose Marriott and can see the San Jose Convention Center outside my Read more...

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BlackBerry 10, BlackBerry Jam Americas 2012

RIM Looking To Sell Recently Acquired Cloud Services Company, NewBay

by Robb Dunewood on August 14, 2012 · 0 comments

According to a Wall Street Journal report, Research in Motion is looking to sell NewBay, a cloud-based digital services company that was acquired by RIM last October for $100 million. NewBay was on a list of recent acquisitions that Research in Motion is trying to shed in an effort to streamline operations. Earlier this year Read more...

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$147.2 Million RIM Patent Infringement Ruling Overturned…

by Robb Dunewood on August 10, 2012 · 1 comment

Research in Motion, who is no stranger to being on the wrong side of patent infringement cases, has a bit of good news to report. A California judge as overturned the ruling that RIM infringed on patents held by New Jersey based mobile device management company Mformation Technologies and has vacated the $147.2 million in Read more...

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Mformation Technologies, Patent Infringement

Can BlackBerry pick up some Mobile Choice Awards?

by BlackBerry Hank on August 10, 2012 · 0 comments

The Bold 9900 and Curve 9320 are up for a Mobile Choice Award. With all the bad media and RIM bashing of late it’s good to see BlackBerry get some much-needed love. There are several different phones and categories to choose from and I personally will cast my vote for the Bold 9900, so this is Read more...

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Mobile Choice Awards

Register now for BlackBerry Jam Americas 2012!

by BlackBerry Hank on August 10, 2012 · 0 comments

Registration for BlackBerry® Jam Americas 2012 is now open! I personally will be attending this event and am quite excited to see what RIM has in store for BlackBerry 10. Register before August 31,2012 and get the early bird rate at $449, any time after that the rate will be $599. Is it worth it? Read more...

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BlackBerry 10, BlackBerry Jam, BlackBerry Jam Americas 2012

Former RIM Exec, Mike Kirkup, Speaks On RIM on CTV’s Canada AM

by Robb Dunewood on July 31, 2012 · 0 comments

Former Senior Director of Developer Relations at RIM, Mike Kirkup, give his take on the current state of Research in Motion and it’s affect on Waterloo, CA…. [Source: CTV] Read more...

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Research in Motion Considers Splitting Into Separate Handset and Messaging Network Divisions

by Robb Dunewood on June 25, 2012 · 6 comments

Reuters is reporting that Research in Motion is considering splitting its business into separate handset manufacturing and network messing divisions potentially selling the handset manufacturing business to the likes of Facebook or Amazon. Unnamed sources also state that the network messaging division could be sold or opened up to rivals such as Google or Apple, Read more...

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Reuters, RIM Acquisition

One of RIM’s Largest OEMs to Stop Making BlackBerry Hardware

by Robb Dunewood on June 18, 2012 · 3 comments

Toronto-based, electronics OEM, Celestica, who happens to be one of Research in Motion’s largest hardware manufacturers, announced today that the company will stop making BlackBerry hardware over the next 3 to 6 months. The company saw its BlackBerry related revenue which accounted for 32% of total revenue in Q1 2011 drop down to just 19% Read more...

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