SMRPodcast #102: Number One Somewhere

by Robb Dunewood on February 2, 2012 · 0 comments

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Check out episode #102 of the SMRpodcast, Number One Somewhere.  We talk a lot about Research in Motion and the BlackBerry this week and I point out that RIM is doing a lot better around the world than most folks in the U.S. give credit for.   Rod also tells us about the problems he Read more...

Images of the First BlackBerry10 Superphone Emerge

by Robb Dunewood on February 2, 2012 · 0 comments

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We first saw a mock-up of the BlackBerry London, Research in Motion’s first smartphone to run the next-generation BBX based operating system.  This image obtained by CrackBerry.com, however, is the first image of the London complete with BlackBerry10 branding at it looks a lot closer to being production ready Read more...

BlackBerry Innovation Forum 2012 Dates have been announced

by Robb Dunewood on January 31, 2012 · 0 comments

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Research in Motion has announced BlackBerry Innovation Forum 2012 dates for both the United States and Canada. Started back in 2011, the BlackBerry Innovation Forums are intended for anyone who manages, develops, or architects BlackBerry devices or BlackBerry Enterprise Server in the workplace. Head over to the BlackBerry Innovation Forum website for a complete list Read more...

Obviously, RIM doesn’t market test…

by Robb Dunewood on January 31, 2012 · 0 comments

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One of the first things the new Research in Motion CEO, Thorsten Heins, said he is going to do is find a new marketing boss.  I think this new Be Bolder infographic illustrates why… Read more...

The BlackBerry is the Number One Selling Smartphone in the UK… Again…

by Robb Dunewood on January 30, 2012 · 2 comments

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As bleak as the story is for Research in Motion in North America, primarily the United States, folks around the world are still fond of the BlackBerry.  This is definitely the case in the United Kingdom where, for the second year in a row, the BlackBerry is the most popular smartphone on the market. Read more...

RIM Launches BlackBerry Business Cloud Services for Microsoft Office 365

by Robb Dunewood on January 30, 2012 · 0 comments

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Waterloo, ON – Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced general availability of BlackBerry® Business Cloud Services for Microsoft Office 365 – a new service for business and government organizations that extends Microsoft Exchange Online to BlackBerry® smartphones and allows customers to manage their BlackBerry deployments in the cloud. The service is Read more...

16 GB BlackBerry PlayBook on sale for $199 again…

by Robb Dunewood on January 30, 2012 · 0 comments

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Earlier this month Research in Motion started selling all three models of the BlackBerry PlayBook for $299.  We didn’t quite understand this pricing because we couldn’t imagine that anyone would buy anything other than the 64 GB model. In a not so unexpected move, however, Research in Motion has lowered the price of the 16 Read more...

Thorsten Heins Says Cross Platform BBM Not Ruled Out

by Robb Dunewood on January 30, 2012 · 0 comments

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In a recent CrackBerry.com interview Research in Motion CEO, Thorsten Heins, had this to say when asked if we would ever see BlackBerry Messenger on other platforms… Read more...