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Tag: PlayBook

More blood on Apple iPad’s touchscreen: BlackBerry’s Playbook is dead

Friday, June 28, 2013 9:33 amFriday, June 28, 201330 Comments

The PlayBook, an attempt at securing a foothold in the popular tablet category largely dominated by Apple Inc.’s iPad…

BlackBerry CEO: In five years, I don’t think there’ll be a reason to have a tablet anymore

Tuesday, April 30, 2013 9:58 amTuesday, April 30, 201363 Comments

BlackBerry Chief Executive Officer Thorsten Heins said he sees a limited future for tablets…

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…

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…

Hapless BlackBerry Twitter campaign backfires on beleaguered RIM

Wednesday, July 11, 2012 5:22 pm49 Comments

Beleaguered Research In Motion can’t catch a break…

CEO vows to transform beleaguered RIM into ‘lean, mean, hunting machine’

Wednesday, July 11, 2012 2:18 pmWednesday, July 11, 201223 Comments

Research In Motion Ltd’s new CEO vowed on Tuesday to turn around the embattled…

Beleaguered RIM’s customers working on contingency plans: iPhones and iPads

Monday, July 9, 2012 8:37 am12 Comments

Research In Motion Ltd. customers from GoDaddy Group Inc. to asset manager Thames River Capital…

Beleaguered RIM’s plunge adds pressure to ‘sell, break up or die’

Friday, June 29, 2012 3:03 pmFriday, June 29, 201216 Comments

Beleaguered RIM’s loss last quarter was more than five times bigger than what analysts had predicted…

BlechBerry: Beleaguered RIM slashes 5,000 jobs, 30% of workforce; sales crumble

Friday, June 29, 2012 8:59 amFriday, June 29, 201223 Comments

RIM’s death spiral picks up considerable speed…

Why beleaguered RIM won’t be bought: Not much value in a dying platform

Tuesday, June 26, 2012 1:06 pm11 Comments

There’s been rampant speculation that the rescue strategy…

Beleaguered RIM shares dive to 9-year low after Morgan Stanley downgrade

Monday, June 25, 2012 5:32 pmMonday, June 25, 20129 Comments

Shares of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion dove to a nine-year low Monday…

Beleaguered RIM calls report of company splitting in two a ‘silly fantasy’

Monday, June 25, 2012 11:27 am7 Comments

Research In Motion Ltd. wants to separate the hardware side of the business from the services side…

Beleaguered RIM reportedly considers splitting business in two

Sunday, June 24, 2012 1:24 pmSunday, June 24, 201241 Comments

BlackBerry maker Research in Motion is considering splitting its business in two…

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…

More blood on Apple iPad’s touchscreen: Beleaguered RIM axes 16GB PlayBook

Friday, June 8, 2012 8:45 amFriday, June 8, 201222 Comments

Beleaguered Research In Motion today said that it plans to axe…

38% of U.S. iPhone sales are to refugees from Android or RIM, up from 29% in February

Thursday, June 7, 2012 2:02 pmThursday, June 7, 201211 Comments

More iPhones were purchased in April by U.S. customers leaving Apple’s competitors…

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 RIM’s latest woes seen speeding loss of BlackBerry users

Friday, June 1, 2012 8:34 am12 Comments

Research In Motion’s appointment of bankers to advise on drastic options…

Beleaguered RIM struggles to arrest fall in share price

Wednesday, May 30, 2012 3:39 pmWednesday, May 30, 201217 Comments

If investors in Research In Motion thought in January that a change in leadership…

Beleaguered RIM shares halted, stock falls 13%: CEO sees loss this quarter

Tuesday, May 29, 2012 5:31 pmTuesday, May 29, 201215 Comments

Shares of Research in Motion (RIMM) were today halted…

Beleaguered RIM to eliminate 6,500 employees by early next year, sources say

Tuesday, May 29, 2012 2:42 pm6 Comments

Further cost realignment in the face of falling revenue and margins…

Beleaguered RIM slips amidst talk of unsold inventory write-down

Tuesday, May 29, 2012 2:29 pmTuesday, May 29, 20124 Comments

Beleaguered “Research In Motion Ltd.’s stockpiles of BlackBerry smartphones and PlayBook tablets…

Beleaguered RIM to axe at least 2,000 jobs

Sunday, May 27, 2012 9:30 amSunday, May 27, 201225 Comments

Patrick Spence, who quit this week as Research In Motion Ltd.’s global sales chief…

Beleaguered RIM exec shakeup continues with naming of new COO, marketing chief

Tuesday, May 8, 2012 12:05 pm9 Comments

Beleaguered Research In Motion today announced additions to its executive ranks…

Research shows U.S. feds making tectonic shift from antiquated BlackBerry to Apple iPhone, iPad

Thursday, May 3, 2012 5:00 pmThursday, May 3, 201216 Comments

We don’t want to be stuck with BlackBerrys…

Beleaguered RIM shares tank further as CEO hit with tepid response to Blackberry 10

Tuesday, May 1, 2012 4:55 pmTuesday, May 1, 201225 Comments

RIM is sticking to points to a late 2012 release for BlackBerry 10 handsets, which would be problematic for the company…

Beleaguered RIM might be behind Apple Store Sydney ‘Wake Up’ campaign

Monday, April 30, 2012 9:30 amMonday, April 30, 201214 Comments

It appears it’s Poor Old RIM who put together this embarrassing campaign…

Beleaguered RIM said to discuss hiring bank to weigh strategy options

Monday, April 16, 2012 5:24 pm10 Comments

Research In Motion, the beleaguered maker of antiquated BlackBerry smartphones…

Beleaguered RIM clings to delusional thinking as U.S. federal agencies move to Apple’s iOS

Tuesday, April 10, 2012 2:31 pmTuesday, April 10, 20125 Comments

2012 hasn’t been shaping up to be a good year for beleaguered RIM…

Beleaguered RIM pulls PlayBook app sideloads, says Android 25% pirated

Monday, April 9, 2012 10:01 amMonday, April 9, 201211 Comments

Beleaguered RIM is dropping app sideloading support from the BlackBerry PlayBook…

Beleaguered RIM intros ‘BlackBerry Mobile Fusion’ to manage Apple iPhones, Google Android, BlackBerry phones

Tuesday, April 3, 2012 11:09 am17 Comments

Beleaguered Research In Motion today introduced BlackBerry Mobile Fusion…

Microsoft, Nokia joint bid for beleaguered RIM bid would put Windows on BlackBerrys

Saturday, March 31, 2012 1:01 pmSaturday, March 31, 201233 Comments

Research In Motion Ltd.’s new chief executive faces two bleak options…

Beleaguered RIM weighs sale; Microsoft seen as potential buyer

Friday, March 30, 2012 9:07 amFriday, March 30, 201221 Comments

The new chief executive of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd…

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 misses badly on revenue, EPS, unit shipments; Former half-CEO Balsillie resigns; CTO, COO also out

Thursday, March 29, 2012 4:55 pmThursday, March 29, 201226 Comments

Research In Motion today reported fourth quarter results for the three months…

Apple iPad apps far outnumber rivals; $70k spent per day on iPad Newsstand publications

Wednesday, March 28, 2012 9:03 am3 Comments

An extensive analysis of the Apple App Store for iPad shows…

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?

End is nigh for beleaguered RIM as clients upgrade to Apple iPhones and iPads

Monday, March 5, 2012 6:01 pmMonday, March 5, 201233 Comments

According to analysts, Research in Motion will be forced to lower the fees…

Beleaguered RIM may pre-announce poor Q4 results, says Jeffries

Thursday, March 1, 2012 8:39 amThursday, March 1, 201211 Comments

Beleaguered Blackberry maker Research in Motion Ltd (RIM) is likely to preannounce poor Feb. quarterly results and forecast a “very weak” May quarter…

Netflix: No plans to support beleaguered RIM’s PlayBook, BlackBerry devices

Friday, February 24, 2012 11:46 amFriday, February 24, 201217 Comments

Online and mail-order video company Netflix has no plans…

Beleaguered RIM tries again with Playbook, again fails to impress

Wednesday, February 22, 2012 1:31 pmWednesday, February 22, 201230 Comments

After months of delays, the software upgrade to Research in Motion’s Playbook…

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