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You may remember that back in March, Research in Motion’s then chief marketing officer, Keith Pardy, resigned for personal reasons.  Well, earlier this week RIM announced that Jim Balsillie, co-CEO of RIM, would be taking over the top marketer spot, becoming Chief Marketing Officer while maintaining his co-CEO role.  Adding more mix to the pot, RIM yesterday announced that it has also recently named Roger Baxter vice president of brand and marketing communitcations, replacing Paul Kalbfleisch who resigned from the vice president of brand creativity after 11 years at RIM…

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Research In Motion Acquires Cloud-Based Calender And Scheduling Services Provider Tungle.me

by Robb Dunewood on April 28, 2011 · 0 comments

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Research in Motion announced yesterday that it has acquired cloud-based calender and scheduling management services provider Tungle.me. Tungle is a leading provider of cloud-based calendar and scheduling services that makes it easy for users to share their availability and schedule appointments regardless of their choice of desktop, mobile or cloud-based calendar. Tungle connects users on Read more...

Is Reserach In Motion Skipping CTIA?

by Robb Dunewood on March 2, 2011 · 0 comments

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Research in Motion had a very big presence at both CES and Mobile World Congress this year.  The company behind BlackBerry, however,  is not a listed exhibitor at CTIA Wireless 2011.  With BlackBerry World, formerly Mobile World Congress coming up in May, we wonder if RIM is skipping CTIA to focus more on their own Read more...

RIM Now Offereing Beta Builds Of BlackBerry 6 In BlackBerry Beta Zone

by Robb Dunewood on January 31, 2011 · 0 comments

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It looks like in an effort to get a wrangle on all the leaked BlackBerry 6 builds floating around the net, Research in Motion will start offering beta builds of BlackBerry 6 in BlackBerry Beta Zone. Read more...

RIM Posts BlackBerry WebWorks for BlackBerry PlayBook Webcast Series Schedule

by Robb Dunewood on January 28, 2011 · 0 comments

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Back at BlackBerry DEVCON Asia Research in Motion announced the BlackBerry WebWorks SDK for BlackBerry Tablet OS which provides developers with an additional mechanism for writing applications for the BlackBerry PlayBook.  A series of 4 webcasts for the BlackBerry Weborks SDK for BlackBerry Tablet OS which will be hosted by by Application Development Consultants Adam Read more...

BlackBerry World 2011 Registration Now Open

by Robb Dunewood on January 18, 2011 · 1 comment

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BlackBerry World, formerly WES, registration for this years conference down on Orlando, Florida is now open.  Running May 3rd through the 5th, attendees who register by Feb. 25th can save $400 off the regular price ($2199) of admission with the early bird rate of $1799.  This year attendees can buy one day passes in case Read more...

Research In Motion In Talks To Acquire Social CRM Startup Gist

by Robb Dunewood on December 20, 2010 · 1 comment

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In an effort to possibly re-invent the phone address book and make it integral to its core offering, Research in Motion is in talks to acquire Social CRM startup, Gist… Read more...

Rant: Jim Balsillie On RIM Is Going To Stat Competitive With Apple And Google

by Robb Dunewood on December 17, 2010 · 10 comments

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Research in Motion co-CEO Jim Balsillie is known for going off on stream of consciousness tangents when asked questions during earnings calls and he doesn’t disappoint during RIM’s third quarter fiscal 2011 teleconference yesterday… Read more...

Research In Motion Reports 3rd Quarter Fiscal 2011 Results

by Robb Dunewood on December 16, 2010 · 2 comments

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Research in Motion has reported third quarter fiscal year 2011 results, and, although the BlackBerry hasn’t made any gains in market share over its competitors, the company beat the street in most every category. Read more...