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Apple’s new iPhones are going to destroy Samsung’s dog-slow Galaxy Note 9; in fact, Apple’s current iPhones will, too

Thursday, March 29, 2018 3:02 pmThursday, March 29, 201827 Comments

Samsung’s Galaxy Note 9, which will launch around the same time as Apple’s 2018 iPhone lineup, won’t even be as powerful as last year’s iPhones…

Apple is an exception to nearly every rule

Friday, March 23, 2018 10:55 amFriday, March 23, 201812 Comments

Walking into my first ever meeting with a structural packaging designer, I started rooting around in my bag before exclaiming…

Peddlers of dog-slow Android phones can’t copy Apple’s TrueDepth system; stuck with antiquated fingerprint readers instead

Friday, March 23, 2018 9:10 am13 Comments

Smartphone vendors in the Android camp are rushing to incorporate in-display fingerprint recognition technology…

MCX’s CurrentC postpones further releases, stops accepting transactions on June 28th

Tuesday, June 7, 2016 11:37 pm8 Comments

Weeks after CurrentC was delayed (again) and half the team was laid off, the mobile payment…

Walmart announces kludgy ‘Walmart Pay’ based on QR codes, but stays open to Apple Pay

Thursday, December 10, 2015 5:25 pmThursday, December 10, 201518 Comments

The move comes as CurrentC, the Apple Pay rival notably backed by Wal-Mart and other retailers, continues to face delays…

Walmart to roll out ‘Walmart Pay’ QR code-based mobile payment system in 2016

Thursday, December 10, 2015 8:55 amThursday, December 10, 201533 Comments

Wal-Mart = Android. Just sayin’…

Ex-BlackBerry half-CEO Balsillie: I knew we couldn’t compete with Apple’s iPhone

Tuesday, June 9, 2015 6:28 pm102 Comments

Former BlackBerry half-chief executive Jim Balsillie said Tuesday…

Ousted half-CEO Lazaridis to step down from beleaguered BlackBerry board on May 1

Thursday, March 28, 2013 4:33 pmThursday, March 28, 20137 Comments

Beleaguered BlackBerry co-founder Mike Lazaridis, who was ousted from the co-CEO role…

Former RIM half-CEO Jim Balsillie dumps all BlackBerry shares

Thursday, February 14, 2013 2:28 pmThursday, February 14, 201315 Comments

Jim Balsillie, the man who grew Research In Motion Ltd. from a small Waterloo…

Enderle: Why 2013 is RIM’s BlackBerry year

Monday, December 31, 2012 9:29 am37 Comments

As we look ahead to 2013, it’s becoming increasingly clear that the new year…

Goldman Sachs boosts rating on beleaguered RIM, shares surge

Thursday, November 29, 2012 9:08 amThursday, November 29, 201221 Comments

Research In Motion received a big boost on Thursday after Goldman Sachs…

Beleaguered RIM CEO confident of BlackBerry 10 success

Tuesday, November 13, 2012 4:02 pm52 Comments

Thorsten Heins, CEO of beleaguered RIM, says, “I don’t expect things to get much worse”…

Beleaguered RIM to unveil BlackBerry 10 on January 30, 2013

Monday, November 12, 2012 6:01 pm13 Comments

Research In Motion Ltd. plans to showcase the first two of its BlackBerry 10 smartphones…

Scientists: Beleaguered RIM’s BlackBerry phone could cause allergic reaction

Monday, November 12, 2012 11:21 amMonday, November 12, 201215 Comments

BlackBerry or iPhone? It’s been a battle for years, but Apple’s smartphone offering may be healthier…

Woolworths dumps beleaguered RIM’s Blackberry for Apple iPhone 5

Wednesday, October 17, 2012 8:28 amWednesday, October 17, 201219 Comments

Australia’s largest supermarket chain, Woolworths, is dumping its fleet of BlackBerrys…

Those still using BlackBerry phones ‘ashamed’

Tuesday, October 16, 2012 1:36 pm29 Comments

I want to take a bat to it…

Beleaguered RIM hit with $147.2 million verdict in California patent lawsuit

Saturday, July 14, 2012 11:39 am12 Comments

A northern California jury directed Research in Motion Ltd…

Beleaguered RIM has been quietly laying off employees over past several weeks

Wednesday, June 20, 2012 9:16 am16 Comments

Research in Motion Ltd. has started laying off small batches of employees…

Former half-CEOs Balsillie, Lazaridis pocket $12 million in ‘entitlements’ from beleaguered RIM

Friday, June 15, 2012 8:48 amFriday, June 15, 201216 Comments

Beleaguered “Research In Motion Ltd. will pay former half-CEOs…

Beleaguered RIM: Will a buyout happen before $5?

Tuesday, June 5, 2012 1:31 pmTuesday, June 5, 201227 Comments

Having lost its double-digit support, investors are now scrambling for answers…

Beleaguered RIM stock sinks below $10 of first time since December 2003

Monday, June 4, 2012 4:35 pmMonday, June 4, 201220 Comments

The maker of the BlackBerry mobile device has steadily lost ground to Apple Inc.’s iPhone…

Beleaguered BlackBerry-maker RIM gives up on most consumer markets

Thursday, March 29, 2012 10:08 pmThursday, March 29, 201221 Comments

Struggling BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. said Thursday…

Beleaguered RIM under the gun as pressures mount

Tuesday, March 27, 2012 7:03 pm19 Comments

Investors in Research In Motion Ltd. may be pondering a key question: Is Amateur Hour over, yet?

Adobe’s antiquated Flash obliterated by Apple in Web standards war

Friday, November 11, 2011 2:45 pmFriday, November 11, 201119 Comments

Adobe Systems Inc halted development of its Flash Player for mobile browsers…

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