For those of you that haven’t heard, Research in Motion has a new CEO. His name is Thorsten Heins and he is replacing former co-CEOs Mike Lazaridis and Jim Ballsille.
The street has been calling for a change for at the top of RIM for some time. Unfortunately, however, for Thorsten Heins, not just any ole CEO would make investors happy.
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One week ago to the day we talked about an update to WhatsApp Messenger for BlackBerry that took a bit longer to arrive in BlackBerry App World than we initially thought. We are happy to report, however, that WhatsApp Messenger for BlackBerry v2.7.2330 is now available for download.
Download WhatsApp Messenger for BlackBerry…
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The BlackBerry Curve 9370 is now available on Verizon for $99 when you sign up to a 2-year service plan.
The BlackBerry Curve 9370 is almost identical to the Curve 9350, but, has more RAM, 512 MB, and, is a world phone sporting both a CDMA radio for use in the United States on Verizon’s network and a GSM radio for use overseas.
Find more information about the Verizon BlackBerry Curve 9370 here…
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Waterloo, ON – The Board of Directors of BlackBerry® maker Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced that, acting on the recommendation of its Co-Chief Executive Officers to implement the succession plan they previously submitted to the Board, it has unanimously named Thorsten Heins as President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Heins was also appointed to RIM’s Board. The Board acted after conducting its own due diligence. Both appointments are effective immediately.
Mike Lazaridis, former Co-Chair and Co-CEO, has become Vice Chair of RIM’s Board and Chair of the Board’s new Innovation Committee. As Vice Chair, he will work closely with Mr. Heins to offer strategic counsel, provide a smooth transition and continue to promote the BlackBerry brand worldwide.
Mr. Heins said he looks forward to continuing to work with Mr. Lazaridis, globally recognized as a technology pioneer. He said, “Mike created a whole new way of communicating and I look forward to continuing our close collaboration.”
On the transition to CEO by Mr. Heins, Mr. Lazaridis said, “There comes a time in the growth of every successful company when the founders recognize the need to pass the baton to new leadership. Jim and I went to the Board and told them that we thought that time was now. With BlackBerry 7 now out, PlayBook 2.0 shipping in February and BlackBerry 10 expected to ship later this year, the company is entering a new phase, and we felt it was time for a new leader to take it through that phase and beyond. Jim, the Board and I all agreed that leader should be Thorsten Heins.”
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It’s been a while since we’ve run a contest on RIMarkable, so, we are going to make this one really easy. For a chance to win a Callet case/wallet, all you have to do is leave a comment on this post telling us what type of BlackBerry you use.
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Episode #100 of the SMRpodcast, Corporate Ego, with special guest Andrew Zarian from the Guys from Queens Network, and guest host Kevin Wheeler from WinGadgetNews, has been recorded, posted online, and is ready for download and streaming. This week we talk a lot about Research in Motion and the Samsung buyout rumors and where we the company going in the future. We also talk a bit about Ice Cream Sandwich, Windows Phone,and of course, we’ve all got our picks.
Have a listen…
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Last week shares in Research in Motion (RIMM) were up over 4% on rumors that the company hired Goldman Sachs to “explore strategic options”, a.k.a., figure out how to get someone to buy the company.
Today RIM’s stock is up over 7% (at the time of this posting) on rumors that RIM is indeed pushing for a sale to Samsung.
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I was taking a look at this recent BlackBerry commercial and I am torn on whether or not I like it.
My gut tells me that that it will appeal to people who already are, and, enjoy being BlackBerry users. I wonder, however, if it will appeal to folks who aren’t aren’t, namely new smartphone users who may not have recognized anything being done on that device less, maybe, texting (I know it is BBM).
Does this BlackBerry Commercial hit its mark? We’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments…
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Research in Motion issued a press release last week announcing the availability of 5 new BlackBerry 7 devices in the Philippines.
New devices include:
Check out the full press release after the break…
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