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RIM shows the love at CES2012 through BBM
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RIM shows the love at CES2012 through BBM

Posted by IsaacKendall on 11 Jan 2012 2:21 am
RIM says thank you to the BlackBerry faithful at CES2012 RIM has an army out in full force at CES2012 adding BlackBerry users to BBM for the purpose of pampering us with limo rides, snacks and charged batteries. We were met on the platform coming off the monorail at the Las Vegas Convention Center by these PR folks with QR codes hanging around their necks. We were asked to scan the code to...
RIM Showcases New BlackBerry 7.1 OS at CES 2012
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RIM Showcases New BlackBerry 7.1 OS at CES 2012

Posted by Adam Zeis on 9 Jan 2012 9:17 am
RIM has announced that BlackBerry OS 7.1 will begin rolling out for devices starting today and over the coming weeks. While we've alreday seen OS 7.1 arrive on Sprint and Verizon (as well as leak for some devices), many users who don't yet have it will certainly be anxious to get their hands on an official version. The new software will include BlackBerry Tag in addition to other new features...
RIM board looking to replace co-CEOs Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie as chairman?
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RIM board looking to replace co-CEOs Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie as chairman?

Posted by Adam Zeis on 3 Jan 2012 10:10 am
The Financial Post is reporting that the RIM board may soon be looking to replace co-CEOs Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie as chairman. According to the report, RIM is facing constant pressure from the shareholders and is looking to replace the current co-chairman roles with Barbara Stymiest, an independent director who joined RIM's board back in 2007. A committee of independent directors have...
BlackBerry sponsoring Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest
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BlackBerry sponsoring Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest

Posted by Michelle Haag on 29 Dec 2011 9:04 am
Seriously, where did 2011 go? I know people say it every year, but I swear I blinked and 6 months flew by. The new year is just a few days away, which means everyone is getting set to party like it's 1999. (People still do that, right?) The biggest party of them all takes place in New York City, where since 1972 Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve has been held (with Ryan Seacrest as co-host...
RIM issues media statement responding to BBM trademark suit
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RIM issues media statement responding to BBM trademark suit

Posted by Bla1ze on 23 Dec 2011 3:15 pm
Following up on the previous information surrounding RIM and their use of the BBM mark brought forth by BBM Canada, RIM has now issued the following media statement: “Since its launch in July 2005, BlackBerry Messenger has become a tremendously popular social networking service. In 2010, RIM started to formally adopt the BBM acronym, which had, at that point, already been organically...
Amazon purportedly looked into RIM purchase, RIM rejected
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Amazon purportedly looked into RIM purchase, RIM rejected

Posted by Bla1ze on 20 Dec 2011 6:27 pm
With RIM's stock now hitting a 52 week low, new information is suggesting that RIM may have cut short buyout talks that were happening earlier this summer. The ones to come knocking, and showing interest? Amazon. As reported by Reuters, Amazon allegedly hired an investment bank to get the negotiations started, but how far along they got during those discussions remains a mystery. The talks...
RIM summoned to meeting to discuss underage viewing of porn in the UK on BlackBerry smartphones
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RIM summoned to meeting to discuss underage viewing of porn in the UK on BlackBerry smartphones

Posted by Bla1ze on 18 Dec 2011 9:59 pm
Over the past little while we've seen mainstream media go after RIM is some obscene ways but the latest news coming from the UK really takes the cake. In the UK, Research In Motion is noted to have eight million and growing subscribers -- of those eight million a large number of them are suggested to be under the age of 18. Now, the telecommunications regulator in the UK, Ofcom has summoned...
RIM Co-CEOs Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis reduce their salaries to $1 per year
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RIM Co-CEOs Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis reduce their salaries to $1 per year

Posted by Adam Zeis on 15 Dec 2011 5:07 pm
Early on in the Third Quarter 2012 Earnings Call today, Jim Balsillie took the reins as we anxiously awaited news on the results. He prefaced the third quarter results by stating that both he and Mike Lazaridis will be lowering their salaries to just $1 per year. Woah. I guess this means they won't be stepping down anytime soon. A pretty amazing move by the CEOs here, but we'll have to see how...
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What do you think were the BEST and WORST points this year for RIM?

Posted by Adam Zeis on 15 Dec 2011 3:02 pm
What was the BEST moment for RIM in 2011?  What was the WORST moment for RIM in 2011?  This past year was a bit of a rollercoaster for RIM. On the good side we started out 2011 on a high note as we first got a glimpse of the BlackBerry PlayBook and all it had to offer at CES. We moved through the year to the PlayBook release, then the BlackBerry Bold 9900/9930 announcement at BlackBerry...
Looking Ahead to Research In Motions’s Q3 Report Tonight
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Looking Ahead to Research In Motions’s Q3 Report Tonight

Posted by Chris Umiastowski on 15 Dec 2011 12:21 pm
After the market closes this afternoon, RIM will publish its financial results for Q3 of its Fiscal 2012 year. For non-financial types, remember RIM's fiscal year ends in February. It was only two weeks ago when RIM dropped its latest bomb. No, I'm not talking about the inventory write off. As I explained in my last article, the bigger issue is about the market demand for BlackBerry 7...

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