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Thorsten Heins takes over as President and CEO of Research In Motion
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Thorsten Heins takes over as President and CEO of Research In Motion

Posted by Team CrackBerry on 23 Jan 2012 10:26 am
Thorsten Heins has taken over as President and CEO of Research In Motion. With Jim Balsille and Mike Lazaridis stepping down, Heins has big shoes to fill and will no doubt need to prove himself right from the start. RIM has already posted quite a few video spots talking on the current state and future of the company, and Mr. Heins has even dropped a phone call to Kevin for a quick chat (which...
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Thorsten Heins, new CEO, talks about the future of RIM and BlackBerry

Posted by Simon Sage on 23 Jan 2012 12:42 am
RIM introduced their new CEO, Thorsten Heins, in a video tonight, and he had some interesting things to say about the future of BlackBerry. Here are some of the key takeaways. Heins starts off by talking about how grateful he is for the opportunity. He says RIM's "journey isn't over yet", and sees BlackBerry being among the top 3 wireless players worldwide if they keep doing what they're...
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Video: Meet Thorsten Heins the new president and CEO of Research In Motion

Posted by Simon Sage on 22 Jan 2012 11:07 pm
[youtube link for mobile viewing] RIM just posted this video of their new President and CEO, Thorsten Heins. You might have heard the news earlier tonight.
Press Release: Research In Motion Names Thorsten Heins President and CEO
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Press Release: Research In Motion Names Thorsten Heins President and CEO

Posted by Kevin Michaluk on 22 Jan 2012 9:23 pm
Wow. HUGE news is out tonight from Research In Motion. Lots of follow up to come so keep it locked to CrackBerry. Read the official press release below and check out all of our related stories in the links at the bottom of this post. Press Release WATERLOO, ONTARIO, Jan 22, 2012 -- The Board of Directors of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) today announced that, acting on the...
Official statement from Research In Motion regarding Kodak patent infringment suit
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Official statement from Research In Motion regarding Kodak patent infringment suit

Posted by Adam Zeis on 20 Jan 2012 2:00 pm
If you remember waaaaayyy back in January of 2010, Eastman Kodak had brought forth some allegation that both RIM and Apple were infringing upon some of Kodak's image and image processing patents. We obviously haven't heard much in the way of progress thus far, but a few weeks back the US ITC had delayed ruling on on the case and a judge moved the date for a court ruling to September 21, 2012....
Samsung says they're not interested in buying RIM, nor has RIM approached Samsung to discuss the matter
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Samsung says they're not interested in buying RIM, nor has RIM approached Samsung to discuss the matter

Posted by Michelle Haag on 17 Jan 2012 6:38 pm
Directly following up on the rumors of a Samsung acquisition of Research In Motion, Samsung has now come forward to lay down some official word on the matter. In speaking to Reuters, Samsung spokesman James Chung noted: "We haven't considered acquiring the firm and are not interested in (buying RIM),"  To address the news further, James Chung also noted that Research In Motion had...
CrackBerry Asks: What Would You Think of a Samsung Acquistion of Research In Motion?
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CrackBerry Asks: What Would You Think of a Samsung Acquistion of Research In Motion?

Posted by Adam Zeis on 17 Jan 2012 1:58 pm
  Do you think a Samsung Acquistion of Research In Motion is a good idea?  The rumors have been flying around for weeks that some big name companies like Amazon are looking to purchase Research In Motion. RIM's stock has hit an all time low, and with delays on new BlackBerry 10 phones and the PlayBook 2.0 OS, 2011 wasn't exactly the greatest year for RIM. The latest company to be rumored to...
Research In Motion looking for sale to Samsung?!
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Research In Motion looking for sale to Samsung?!

Posted by Kevin Michaluk on 17 Jan 2012 11:26 am
Now this is crazy/fun news for a Tuesday morning.... With Research In Motion's stock price low these days, rumors of a RIM acquisition by another company have been whispered about for a while now. Behind the scenes we've heard company names anywhere from Amazon and Orange (the carrier) be rumored about and today BGR has thrown fuel on the fire adding Samsung as the company RIM would want to be...
RIM's JanuBerry contest kicks off January 16th on Twitter - Win tons of cool prizes!
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RIM's JanuBerry contest kicks off January 16th on Twitter - Win tons of cool prizes!

Posted by Michelle Haag on 14 Jan 2012 3:15 pm
Research In Motion is sponsoring another contest this month on Twitter, with lots of great prizes available to be won. From January 16th - 27th, questions will be posted to the @BlackBerry twitter account. To enter to win the prizes, answer the question, and be sure to include the hashtag #JanuBerry in the message. You can enter once per question, and every 10th correct answer wins a prize. You...
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A ride in the BlackBerry Limo at CES!

Posted by IsaacKendall on 11 Jan 2012 9:08 am
[ youtube link for mobile viewing ] After a long day walking the show floor at CES2012 the last thing we wanted to do was to walk to the monorail station, ride the train back to our hotel and forge our way through the maze that is the MGM Grand Hotel back to our room. RIM came to our rescue with the BlackBerry limo. All we had to do was send a BBM us for a ride!! and presto! within 20...

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