iPhone best at retaining resale value and offers lowest total cost of ownership
Wed, Feb 8, 2012 - A study by Priceonomics "indicates that Apple phones are a better value than smartphones on other platforms," adding, "the market has spoken, and Android and Blackberrys do not age well." ( 23 comments )
RIM says BlackBerry App World has 60K apps, 13% of publishers earn more than $100K
Tue, Feb 7, 2012 - Research in Motion announced on Tuesday that its BlackBerry App World is the second most profitable mobile application store behind Apple's App Store, beating out Google's Android Market. ( 35 comments )
Halliburton to ditch BlackBerrys in corporate transition to Apple's iOS platform
Mon, Feb 6, 2012 - Exclusive: In yet another blow to troubled Research in Motion, one of the world's largest energy service corporations — Halliburton — plans to phase out thousands of employee BlackBerrys in favor of advancing its business via the iPhone and Apple's iOS platform, AppleInsider has learned. ( 76 comments )
New RIM CEO will not change strategy on PlayBook, BlackBerry 10
Mon, Jan 23, 2012 - Despite the fact that it has a new CEO at the helm, Research in Motion will not see a major shakeup in the near future, and will continue to support the PlayBook tablet and the BlackBerry 10 platform as previously planned. ( 46 comments )
64GB iPhone 4S takes 21% of sales, 36% of iPhone buyers come from another platform
Mon, Jan 23, 2012 - A new survey of recent iPhone customers found that 21 percent of iPhone 4S buyers chose Apple's highest capacity 64-gigabyte model, while 36 percent of users migrated from another platform like Android, BlackBerry or Palm. ( 20 comments )
RIM co-founders step down as chairmen, CEOs
Sun, Jan 22, 2012 - Research in Motion co-founders Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie have resigned from their posts as co-chairmen of the board and co-Chief Executive Officers and are to be replaced by former Chief Operating Officer Thorsten Heins as CEO and Barbara Stymiest as independent chair. ( 72 comments )
iPhone 4S launch propels surging Apple 20% to close the gap with Android
Wed, Jan 18, 2012 - The launch of the iPhone 4S last October had an "enormous impact" on the U.S. smartphone landscape, boosting Apple's share among new buyers by almost 20 percent and putting it neck-and-neck with Android in December. ( 69 comments )
54% of future smartphone buyers say they'll choose Apple's iPhone
Mon, Jan 9, 2012 - A new survey has found Apple has "explosive momentum" at the beginning of 2012, with more than half of people who plan to buy a smartphone in the next 90 days choosing Apple's iPhone. ( 49 comments )
RBC exec said to be a "lock" to replace RIM co-chairmen
Fri, Jan 6, 2012 - Royal Bank of Canada executive Barbara Stymiest is reportedly a "lock" to become the new chairwoman at Research in Motion as investors have become increasingly critical of co-chairmen Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie. ( 30 comments )
Apple gains ground while Android pushes to 50% share of US market
Thu, Dec 29, 2011 - Apple's iPhone grew 1.4% in the U.S. mobile OEM and smartphone OS markets during the three months ending in November, but Google's Android platform continued to dominate and gained 3.1% in its march to acquire half of America's subscribership. ( 97 comments )
RIM turned down multiple takeover bids despite financial woes
Tue, Dec 20, 2011 - Research in Motion reportedly turned down offers from Amazon and other potential buyers, and is opting to fix its own problems by leveraging upcoming BlackBerry handsets and existing services. ( 74 comments )
RIM now worth less than Apple's App Store alone
Mon, Dec 19, 2011 - Research in Motion's struggles in the smartphone market have driven its stock price so low that the company is worth less than the estimated value of just Apple's App Store. ( 65 comments )
Delayed again, RIM's BlackBerry 10 OS viewed as too little, too late
Fri, Dec 16, 2011 - Following Research in Motion's announcement that its forthcoming BlackBerry 10 mobile operating system has been delayed yet again, Wall Street watchers have begun to wonder if the company will be too late to the high-end smartphone market to recover. ( 29 comments )
RIM's BlackBerry shipments flatten, PlayBook shipments decline
Thu, Dec 15, 2011 - Quarterly shipments of Research in Motion's BlackBerry smartphones saw a slight decline year over year to 14.1 million units, while PlayBook shipments dropped sequentially to 150,000, according to the company's latest quarterly earnings report. ( 27 comments )
40% of BlackBerry, Windows & Android smartphone owners prefer Apple's iPad
Thu, Dec 8, 2011 - More than 40 percent of owners of smartphones on BlackBerry, Windows Phone and Android platforms prefer Apple's iPad to tablets from their current smartphone operating system makers, according to a recent survey. ( 18 comments )
Carrier IQ data logging controversy prompts scrutiny from US Senate
Thu, Dec 1, 2011 - Extensive data logging software known as "Carrier IQ" has been discovered to be secretly running on many mobile phones, including a number of handsets powered by Google Android, prompting one U.S. senator to demand answers from the company. ( 99 comments )
Apple still No. 1 manufacturer in growing US smartphone market
Tue, Nov 29, 2011 - While smartphones sales continue to grow in the U.S., accounting for 56 percent of all cellphone sales in Q3, Apple remained the top individual device maker despite buyers holding out for October's iPhone 4S release. ( 28 comments )
RIM branching out into security software for iPhone, Android
Tue, Nov 29, 2011 - After struggling to gain an edge over its competitors with its BlackBerry smartphones and tablets, Research in Motion has conceded some ground to Apple and Google with the announcement of Mobile Fusion, upcoming security software for the iPhone and Android. ( 26 comments )
Pent-up demand helps iPhone take top spot in UK market with 43% share
Mon, Nov 28, 2011 - Existing iPhone users' demand for a new device helped push Apple's U.K. market share to nearly 43% in October, beating Android-based handset sales in the region for the first time since late 2010. ( 60 comments )
Retailers ready BlackBerry PlayBook fire sale for holiday push
Thu, Nov 17, 2011 - Retailers are getting ready to slash as much as $300 off the price of Research in Motion's BlackBerry PlayBook in hopes of clearing out inventory this holiday season. ( 32 comments )
Gartner: Apple's iOS lost smartphone share to Android in Q3 2011
Tue, Nov 15, 2011 - With a limited number of iPhone models taking on a plethora of Android-powered handsets from multiple manufacturers, Apple's iOS actually lost market share in the worldwide smartphone market last quarter despite growing sales, according to the latest sales data from Gartner. ( 85 comments )
'BlackBerry London' photo claims to show RIM's first BBX OS phone
Tue, Nov 15, 2011 - A new photo allegedly shows Research in Motion's next-generation touchscreen BlackBerry device powered by its new BBX operating system. ( 63 comments )
Twitter sees 40% of photos from iOS as Photos app becomes 7th largest client
Thu, Nov 10, 2011 - Apple's handheld devices now account for more than 39% of the photos being posted on Twitter's social networking service, with Twitter-integrated built-in apps helping iOS 5 become one of its top 10 sharing clients. ( 27 comments )
RIM suffers another BlackBerry outage as Google plans to ax Gmail app
Wed, Nov 9, 2011 - Research in Motion has seen its second BlackBerry service problem in a month, while Google plans to pull its popular Gmail app for the platform. ( 17 comments )
Adobe rumored to be abandoning work on mobile Flash player
Wed, Nov 9, 2011 - Adobe has briefed its employees on the company's plans to abandon development of Flash player for mobile browsers in a blow to Google Android and Research in Motion PlayBook tablets, according to a new report. ( 65 comments )
Apple remains top US smartphone maker as iPhone holds 28% share
Thu, Nov 3, 2011 - With the iPhone representing 28 percent of smartphones in the U.S., Apple is still the No. 1 domestic smartphone manufacturer, according to the latest data from Nielsen. ( 51 comments )
BlackBerry, Android secondhand trade-ins spike at iPhone 4S launch
Wed, Oct 26, 2011 - A popular site for selling second hand smartphones has reported an 80 percent increase in used BlackBerry phones and a 72 percent increase in Android trade-ins during the launch week of Apple's iPhone 4S. ( 30 comments )
RIM apologizes for BlackBerry downtime with $100 worth of free apps
Mon, Oct 17, 2011 - Research in Motion is offering BlackBerry owners $100 worth of free apps and one month of free technical support on top of formally apologizing for last week’s extended downtime that affected its mobile services both locally and aboard. ( 29 comments )
Apple, Google gain in US smartphone share as RIM, Microsoft continue slide
Wed, Oct 5, 2011 - Apple's iPhone continues to gain market share in the U.S., now representing 27.3 percent of handsets, while competitors RIM, Microsoft and Nokia continue to slip. ( 53 comments )
Adobe keynote coincides with Apple's 'Let's talk iPhone' event
Fri, Sep 30, 2011 - Adobe is planning to hold a keynote on Tuesday, Oct. 4, at 10 a.m. Pacific, the same date and time of Apple's highly-anticipated press event, where the company is expected to announce a next-generation iPhone. ( 60 comments )
Nielsen: Apple's iOS holds at 28% in US as Android rises to 43% smartphone share
Mon, Sep 26, 2011 - Android's market share gains in the U.S. continue to come at the expense of its competitors, except for Apple, which held steady at 28 percent despite the lack of a new iPhone model, according to the latest figures from Nielsen. ( 122 comments )
Gartner projects Apple's iPad to maintain 50% market share through 2014
Thu, Sep 22, 2011 - Apple's iPad will continue to dominate the tablet market, maintaining more than 50 percent market share through 2014, according to a new analysis. ( 19 comments )
RIM's PlayBook manufacturer cutting production lines as sales slump
Wed, Sep 21, 2011 - After sales of Research in Motion's PlayBook tablet slumped last quarter, Quanta Computer has laid off about 1,000 workers working on production lines set up specifically for the device, according to a new report. ( 41 comments )
Apple's iPhone 5 expected to 'steamroll' RIM's BlackBerry 7 phones
Fri, Sep 16, 2011 - Following a poor earnings report this week, Research in Motion's woes are expected to continue with the impending launch of Apple's fifth-generation iPhone. ( 96 comments )
RIM ships 10.6 million BlackBerry phones, just 200,000 PlayBooks
Thu, Sep 15, 2011 - Research in Motion reported disappointing earnings for its most recent quarter, announcing that profits has slipped 47 percent while it shipped just 10.6 million smartphones only 200,000 PlayBook tablets. ( 48 comments )
Best Buy slashes RIM PlayBook tablet price by $150
Thu, Sep 1, 2011 - Big-box retailer Best Buy has dropped the price of Research in Motion's 64GB BlackBerry PlayBook to $549, making it the latest salvo in an ongoing price war among non-iPad tablet makers. ( 31 comments )
Openwave sues Apple over iPhone, iPad mobile connectivity
Wed, Aug 31, 2011 - Openwave Systems has accused Apple in a new lawsuit of violating patents related to mobile device connectivity with its iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. ( 26 comments )
Apple continues to gain US smartphone share as iOS hits 27%
Tue, Aug 30, 2011 - Apple's stateside share of the smartphone market continued to grow last quarter, with the iPhone representing 27 percent of the domestic mobile operating system market. ( 92 comments )
Briefly: Mac OS X 10.7.2 build; iOS market share; Starbucks promotion
Mon, Aug 22, 2011 - Apple recently issued a new build of Mac OS X 10.7.2 along with the eighth beta release of iCloud for Lion. Also, Research in Motion and Microsoft suffered heavy market share losses last quarter as Apple's iOS and Google's Android continue to grow. Finally, Starbucks is said to be adding TV shows and extended e-book previews, in addition to apps and music, as part of its "Pick of the Week" promotions. ( 15 comments )
RIM's BlackBerry music service to cost $5 a month for 50 songs
Sat, Aug 20, 2011 - New details on Research in Motion's rumored BlackBerry Messenger music service have emerged, with the mini-subscription plan expected to cost $5 a month for 50 songs when it arrives this fall. ( 76 comments )
RIM working on its own music streaming service for BlackBerry
Thu, Aug 18, 2011 - Research in Motion is reportedly getting ready to launch its own music streaming service specifically designed for BlackBerry mobile devices. ( 43 comments )
Sprint abandons plans to sell 4G BlackBerry PlayBook tablet after weak demand
Fri, Aug 12, 2011 - Sprint Nextel announced on Friday that it has scrapped plans to sell a 4G WiMax version of Research in Motion's BlackBerry PlayBook tablet after the device failed to generate sufficient interest. ( 57 comments )
Beleaguered RIM to lay off 2,000 employees, 11% of workforce
Mon, Jul 25, 2011 - Research in Motion, which has seen its BlackBerry lineup struggle against Apple's iPhone and Google Android, announced on Monday that it will cut 2,000 jobs, or about 10.5 percent of its workforce. ( 79 comments )
ITC rules in favor of Kodak in Apple patent suit
Mon, Jul 18, 2011 - The U.S. International Trade Commission ruled on Monday that Kodak did not infringe on Apple's patents, upholding an ITC judge's decision from May. ( 16 comments )
46% of smartphone buyers prefer Apple's iOS, 32% choose Google Android
Mon, Jul 18, 2011 - Among consumers who plan to buy a smartphone in the next three months, the iPhone is the top choice, with nearly half of all prospective buyers choosing Apple. ( 70 comments )
Google Android continues growth streak over Apple's iPhone
Tue, Jul 5, 2011 - Google's Android mobile OS has continued to widen its lead on Apple's iOS in terms of U.S. smartphone subscribers, while Research in Motion and Microsoft have fallen even further behind, according to a new survey. ( 86 comments )
Apple's iPad commands 1% of all web traffic after just one year
Mon, Jul 4, 2011 - A new report indicates the iPad now holds a 1 percent share of global web browsing, more than 50 times greater than its closest competitor. ( 22 comments )
RIM forms committee to investigate CEO roles as exec's open letter calls for change
Thu, Jun 30, 2011 - Faced with strong pressure from investors and an open letter from an anonymous executive calling for a new CEO, BlackBerry maker Research in Motion has agreed to establish a committee to look into the company's executive and board roles. ( 37 comments )
Nielsen: Apple's iPhone growing, Android flat as smartphone sales surge
Thu, Jun 30, 2011 - Smartphone sales in the U.S. have become a majority of new mobile phone sales, and Apple's iPhone is leading that growth while Android has plateaued, according to the latest data from Nielsen. ( 91 comments )
Direct revenue from mobile 'app stores' expected to top $14B in 2012
Wed, Jun 29, 2011 - Software sales from Apple's mobile App Store as well as competing options like the Android Market are expected to continue their huge growth in the coming years, reaching $14.1 billion in direct revenue in 2012 and nearly $40 billion by 2015. ( 16 comments )
RIM called a 'one-trick pony,' company's 'nightmare' seen as benefit to Apple
Fri, Jun 17, 2011 - With Research in Motion's first quarter of fiscal 2012 officially in the books, analysts on Wall Street have begun to pile on the beleaguered smartphone maker, declaring its outlook bleak as competitors like Apple are poised to gain on its losses. ( 119 comments )
RIM hit by plummeting sales, prices and profits, announces layoffs
Thu, Jun 16, 2011 - Once a rising star among smartphones, Canadian Blackberry maker Research In Motion announced sharply lower profits related to product delays an intense competition, pushing it to sack workers while the market attacked the company's valuation. ( 57 comments )
IDC revises 2015 smartphone estimates, predicts iPhone share will drop to 16.9%
Thu, Jun 9, 2011 - IDC released new long-term forecasts for worldwide smartphone operating systems on Thursday, predicting that Apple's iPhone will fall from 18.2 percent market share in 2011 to 16.9 percent in 2015. ( 97 comments )
Apple's iPhone passes RIM's BlackBerry in US smartphone usage
Fri, Jun 3, 2011 - While the iPhone has outsold Research in Motion's BlackBerry line for some time now, a new survey found that Apple's handset has now surpassed RIM in terms of active U.S. users. ( 37 comments )
Launch of Apple's iCloud predicted to cause 'collateral damage' on RIM
Fri, Jun 3, 2011 - The anticipated ability of Apple's iCloud network to take some processing and traffic burdens from wireless carriers' networks has been predicted by one analyst to cause "collateral damage" for rival handset maker Research in Motion. ( 55 comments )
JP Morgan: Apple's iPad rivals reduce build plans after 'early dose of reality'
Wed, Jun 1, 2011 - A new investor report from J.P. Morgan on Wednesday indicates that Apple's competitors in the tablet market have reduced their build plans after receiving an "early dose of reality" in the form of lackluster sales. ( 80 comments )
US 'federal government 2.0' ditches BlackBerry, embraces Apple
Tue, May 31, 2011 - A new story offers a look at how employees of the U.S. government are making major tech changes, trading BlackBerries for iPhones, and laptops for Apple's iPad. ( 57 comments )
As RIM continues to fall behind Apple, investors call for ouster of co-CEOs
Mon, May 30, 2011 - With Apple's iPhone now significantly outperforming Research in Motion's BlackBerry line and the company struggling to respond, some investors have called for a change in leadership at the Canadian smartphone maker. ( 66 comments )
RIM's BlackBerry Enterprise Server to support Apple's iOS devices
Mon, May 2, 2011 - Research in Motion announced on Monday that it will update its BlackBerry Enterprise Server software to support Apple hardware running the iOS operating system, including the iPhone and iPad, as well as devices that run Google Android. ( 31 comments )
115% growth propels Apple to 5% share of global phone shipments
Fri, Apr 29, 2011 - The latest estimates for total mobile phone shipments worldwide place Apple in fourth place with 5 percent of the market, thanks to a record quarter and huge year over year growth for the iPhone. ( 64 comments )
Struggling RIM's gap in new BlackBerry products viewed as opportunity for Apple
Fri, Apr 29, 2011 - As Research in Motion's struggles continue, delays in new BlackBerry product introductions are expected to chiefly benefit Apple and the growing market share of the iPhone. ( 37 comments )
RIM PlayBook launch disappoints; Intel earnings soar
Tue, Apr 19, 2011 - Research in Motion's lackluster launch of the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet spooked investors on Tuesday. Meanwhile, record earnings bolstered Intel's confidence in continued growth of the PC market, even as CEO Paul Otellini admitted that tablets like Apple's iPad had cannibalized PC sales "a little bit." ( 35 comments )
RIM may top Google's $900M bid for Nortel patent 'treasure trove,' sources say
Sat, Apr 16, 2011 - A new report claims BlackBerry maker Research in Motion is contemplating a bid that would top Google's $900 million offer for a valuable collection of patents from Nortel that include key technologies for the LTE 4G networking standard. ( 120 comments )
Briefly: RIM defends PlayBook; It Gets Better employee video; white iPhone 4
Thu, Apr 14, 2011 - Research in Motion executives spoke out in defense of the BlackBerry PlayBook, calling it "superior," while Apple employees from the LGBT community have posted a video for the It Gets Better project. Finally, Apple has again confirmed that the white iPhone 4 will launch this spring. ( 61 comments )
Review roundup: BlackBerry PlayBook a promising start, but not quite finished
Wed, Apr 13, 2011 - Ahead of the Apr. 19 launch of Research in Motion's BlackBerry PlayBook, the first reviews have appeared, with reviewers recommending that consumers hold off on purchasing the 7-inch tablet due to the "rushed to market" feel of the device. ( 87 comments )
Gartner's iPhone, Android predictions radically revised in a year and a half
Sat, Apr 9, 2011 - Gartner recently issued a new prediction of the direction of the smartphone industry, but its last one from 2009 doesn't suggest the company has very accurate foresight. ( 209 comments )
Given a BlackBerry choice, 92% of Clorox employees picked iPhone
Thu, Apr 7, 2011 - As part of an effort to replace IT designated PCs and mobile phones with devices employees want, Clorox has dropped RIM's BlackBerry and workers have overwhelmingly selected iPhones instead. ( 55 comments )
Apple reportedly caused display shortage that delayed RIM PlayBook 1 month
Thu, Apr 7, 2011 - A new report out of the Far East suggests that a one month delay to Research in Motion's PlayBook tablet may have been a result of Apple booking up most of the available touch panel production capacity. ( 35 comments )
Cheaper iPhone could give Apple control of China's smartphone market
Wed, Mar 30, 2011 - A new survey shows that Apple is poised to capitalize on an explosion in sales of 3G smartphones in China, with the iPhone the most popular option, though lower prices could give it the lion's share of sales. ( 41 comments )
IDC predicts Windows Phone will top Apple's iOS in market share by 2015
Tue, Mar 29, 2011 - A new forecast of the global smartphone platform market from research firm IDC has predicted that Microsoft's Windows Phone platform will see a resurgence in the next four years, overtaking Apple's iOS platform which powers the iPhone. ( 150 comments )
Kodak says patent dispute with Apple worth more than $1B in royalties [u]
Fri, Mar 25, 2011 - The CEO of Eastman Kodak told reporters Thursday that his company could receive more than $1 billion in royalty revenue if it can achieve a victory against Apple and Research in Motion in a patent dispute over digital camera technology used in the two companies' mobile devices. ( 58 comments )
RIM adds Android OS 2.3 app support to Playbook
Thu, Mar 24, 2011 - BlackBerry vendor RIM worked to distract from its weak future guidance by announcing that its upcoming Playbook tablet will indeed run Android 2.3 apps as was previously rumored. ( 47 comments )
Android tops RIM in US smartphone market share, Apple's iPhone third
Mon, Mar 7, 2011 - Google's Android surpassed Research in Motion's BlackBerry to become the largest mobile platform at the start of 2011, while Apple's iOS and iPhone took third before the Verizon iPhone 4 was released. ( 105 comments )
Analyst: Apple could benefit from Nokia, Microsoft partnership
Fri, Feb 11, 2011 - Commenting on Nokia's recent announcement that it will abandon its Symbian mobile operating system on smartphones in favor of Microsoft's Windows Phone OS, one analyst claimed that Apple could stand to benefit from the transition. ( 32 comments )
Nearly half of small business users accessing work email use iPhone
Fri, Feb 11, 2011 - A look at the email use of a quarter million business email users indicates that 48.5 percent of small business users who access email from their smartphone now use an iPhone. ( 15 comments )
RIM to craft PlayBook to run Android apps but fears Oracle lawsuit
Thu, Feb 10, 2011 - RIM plans to add support for running existing Android 2.x apps on its upcoming PlayBook tablet to narrow its "app gap," but also fears retribution from Oracle were it to use Android's Dalvik Virtual Machine to do so. ( 26 comments )
Google Android widens lead on Apple's iPhone in US smartphone market
Mon, Feb 7, 2011 - New data released Monday revealed that Google's Android mobile OS has widened its lead on Apple's iPhone and gained significantly on Research in Motion, the top smartphone platform in the US. ( 102 comments )
IDC: Apple still leads RIM as No. 2 worldwide smartphone maker
Mon, Feb 7, 2011 - Global smartphone sales have continued their explosive growth, topping 100 million total units last quarter, with Apple retaining second place among all vendors, according to IDC. ( 26 comments )
54% of Verizon's Android, Blackberry users to switch to iPhone, survey says
Thu, Feb 3, 2011 - More than half of Verizon's current Android and Blackberry users indicated they are likely to switch to the iPhone when it arrives on the Verizon network on Feb. 10, according to a new survey. ( 104 comments )
Apple's share of tablet market slides to 77%, Android rises to 22% [u]
Mon, Jan 31, 2011 - Despite posting impressive sales of the iPad last quarter, Apple saw its tablet market share drop from 95 percent to 77 percent as shipments of Google Android-based tablets chipped away at the company's tablet dominance, a new report says. ( 109 comments )
Apple slips to 5th in global cell phone maker rankings
Fri, Jan 28, 2011 - New data from IDC shows that Apple is among the top 5 mobile phone sellers worldwide for the second quarter in a row, though it slipped from fourth to fifth place. ( 25 comments )
Verizon BlackBerry glitch casts doubt on iPhone launch
Wed, Jan 26, 2011 - Though Verizon's executives have emphatically asserted that execution of the upcoming iPhone launch will be flawless, a recent glitch in BlackBerry data traffic on the network could be cause for concern, a new report claims. ( 33 comments )
iPhone, iPad extend lead over Android in mobile enterprise adoption
Wed, Jan 26, 2011 - Enterprise mobile services vendor Good Technology reported a 64 percent increase in the iPad's share of all device activations over the past quarter among its more than 2,000 companies deploying mobile devices. The jump extended Apple's iOS lead over Android, with more than twice as many device activations over all of 2010. ( 9 comments )
RIM PlayBook only garnering half the prelaunch interest of iPad
Tue, Jan 25, 2011 - An analyst's survey of 1,100 consumers found just 6 percent reporting they are "likely" to buy RIM's new playbook, less than half the number who said the same of Apple's iPad last February. ( 55 comments )
Deutsche Bank very positive on iPhone trial, 'no going back' to BlackBerry
Mon, Jan 24, 2011 - After a two month iPhone trial using Good Technology's secure email app, Deutsche Bank Equity Research reports an "overwhelmingly positive" experience that left it waving goodbye to RIM's BlackBerry. ( 45 comments )
1M BlackBerry PlayBooks, Wikipedia founder calls App Store 'dangerous,' iPad 2 cameras
Fri, Jan 14, 2011 - A report out of the Far East claims volume production of Research in Motion's BlackBerry PlayBook tablet will reach 1 million shipments in the first quarter of 2011, while Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales criticized Apple's App Store as "very dangerous" and a threat to Internet freedom. Finally, more evidence that cameras are coming to Apple's second-generation iPad has been discovered in the iOS 4.3 beta. ( 127 comments )
Google Android passes Apple's iPhone in total US subscribers - comScore
Fri, Jan 7, 2011 - Strong sales of phones running Google Android throughout 2010 have managed to push the mobile platform past Apple's iPhone in total active subscribers for the first time, according to comScore. ( 164 comments )
RIM announces 4G PlayBook coming to Sprint summer 2011
Thu, Jan 6, 2011 - Research in Motion has revealed plans to release a 4G version of its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet this summer on the Sprint Nextel network, according to a new report. ( 100 comments )
Apple's iPhone maintains lead over Blackberry, Android in US
Mon, Jan 3, 2011 - Apple continues to take the top position in smartphone market share, even in the US where a variety of hardware makers have released popular phones using Android. RIM's Blackberry platform takes the number two spot. ( 108 comments )
RIM denies PlayBook tablet battery issues, promises "superior performance"
Thu, Dec 30, 2010 - In response to one Wall Street's analyst assertion that the upcoming PlayBook tablet was experiencing battery issues, Research In Motion responded with a statement denying the claim and promising "superior performance with comparable battery life." ( 180 comments )
RIM struggling to fix PlayBook tablet battery issues, analyst says
Tue, Dec 28, 2010 - Research in Motion is unable to match the iPad's longer battery life with its prototype PlayBook tablets, which get just a "few hours" of battery life, according to one analyst. ( 86 comments )
Report claims RIM was incredulous over Apple's original iPhone
Mon, Dec 27, 2010 - An alleged former employee of Research in Motion has revealed that RIM was incredulous over the original iPhone when Apple first unveiled the smartphone in January of 2007, according to a new report. ( 91 comments )
Verizon reportedly sees iPhone as "essential to future success"
Tue, Dec 21, 2010 - Verizon is "still excited" about launching Apple's iPhone early next year "to combat slowing Android momentum in the US," according to analyst Shaw Wu of Kaufman Bros. ( 36 comments )
RIM posts impressive earnings, co-CEO says PlayBook "way ahead" of iPad
Thu, Dec 16, 2010 - After Research in Motion beat Wall Street expectations with its quarterly earnings Thursday, co-CEO Jim Balsillie asserted on the company's earnings call that the upcoming PlayBook 7-inch tablet is way ahead of Apple's iPad. ( 152 comments )
RIM's BlackBerry rapidly lost Verizon share to Android
Fri, Dec 10, 2010 - Just over a year ago, Research in Motion's BlackBerry made up more than 90 percent of Verizon's smartphone sales. Its share is now below 20 percent, thanks to the heavily promoted launch of Android smartphones on the carrier. ( 43 comments )
RIM sees PlayBook OS as 10-year future for smartphones, tablets
Wed, Dec 8, 2010 - Research in Motion co-CEO Mike Lazaridis revealed Tuesday that the QNX-based BlackBerry Tablet OS in the upcoming PlayBook tablet will eventually make its way onto multi-core BlackBerry smartphones and different-sized tablets over the next ten years. ( 134 comments )
Women want Apple's iPhone, men prefer Google Android, Nielsen finds
Wed, Dec 1, 2010 - The iPhone and devices running Google Android are the most desired smartphones in the U.S., but men tend to prefer Android while women gravitate toward Apple's iOS, a new survey has found. ( 92 comments )
RIM's BlackBerry overtakes Apple's iPhone in US browser usage
Wed, Dec 1, 2010 - A new report shows that Research in Motion's BlackBerry platform overtook Apple's iOS in terms of U.S. mobile Internet usage in November. ( 115 comments )
Apple iPhone user loyalty twice that of Android
Mon, Nov 29, 2010 - A new survey by German market research firm GfK Group indicates that most smartphone users feel little loyalty to their device outside of Apple's iPhone, which commands more than twice the fidelity of Android devices or smartphones in general. ( 40 comments )
Apple hiring members of rival RIM's enterprise sales team
Tue, Nov 23, 2010 - Apple's efforts to muscle its way into the corporate market with iPhones and iPads is getting an infusion of talent from Research In Motion, maker of the BlackBerry, with at least five employees making the switch in the last year and a half. ( 23 comments )
