by Robb Dunewood | Feb 7, 2012 | BlackBerry
At least a couple of times now I have mentioned on the SMRpodcast that Research in Motion should partner with Amazon to bring their ecosystem to the BlackBerry PlayBook and RIM’s next-generation BlackaBerry 10 operating system. Here is a short list of 5 reasons...
by Robb Dunewood | Dec 21, 2011 | BlackBerry
Word on the street is that Amazon was interested in buying Research in Motion last summer and even hired an investment bank to review a potential merger, but, never got to the point of making a formal offer because RIM’s management did not want to sell or break...
by Robb Dunewood | Oct 14, 2011 | BlackBerry
We just heard that all Verizon phones, including the BlackBerry Bold 9930, are on sale at Amazon Wireless for $0.01 until October 17th. You won’t see any better deals than this so if there is Verizon phone, less the iPhone 4 or 4S, that you’ve had your...
by Robb Dunewood | Oct 5, 2011 | BlackBerry
Last week rumors that RIM was planning on getting out of the tablet game and discontinuing production of the BlackBerry PlayBook spread like wild fire, and, even though RIM put out a statement calling the rumors “pure fiction” and that the company...
by Robb Dunewood | Sep 29, 2011 | BlackBerry
Research in Motion’s first stab at a tablet device, the BlackBerry PlayBook, isn’t really doing all that well. The hardware is pretty good, but, the software has been weighed, measured, and found wanting. We’ve seen pricing on the PlayBook drop 40%...