Research In Motion has so far only committed to the launch of a BlackBerry 10 device sometime in the “later half of 2012.” N4BB has now learned that RIM will announce this first device by mid-August and then launch it in the first half of October. The timeline lines up well with news that BlackBerry 10 phones will begin undergoing […]
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Oracle considered buying RIM and Palm to enter smartphone market
You can add one more to the list of suitors who were at one point interested in buying Research In Motion. At the trial between between Oracle and Google over Java patents used in Android. Oracle CEO Larry Ellison revealed that the company entertained the thought of entering the smartphone business. “I had the idea we could enter the smartphone […]
RIM releases BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0.1.358 update
Research In Motion today announced the availability of BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0.1.358. The following updates are included: Browser enhancements to address performance with some websites Improvements to support Android apps Optimizations to Video Chat, PIM and BlackBerry Bridge applications And much more! The update is free and is available over-the-air. PlayBook users will receive a notification that the software update […]
Rumours of BBM heading to Android and iOS resurface
Rumours a year ago suggested that Research In Motion could bring its BBM platform to Android and iOS as the popularity of apps that offer similar functionality but across different platform continued to grow. Images obtained by TechnoBuffalo now suggest that while the rumours died down, the work at RIM did not. The images show BBM for Android version 0.8.87 […]
Rumour: Microsoft to invest US$3.5 billion in RIM
RIM CEO Thorsten Heins recently said that the company is conducting a “comprehensive review of strategic opportunities” and that any and all options, including a complete sale, were on the table for the company as it struggles to remain relevant in the mobile device space. A rumour today suggests that one potential saviour cold be Microsoft. According to Benzinga‘s sources, […]
Rumour: RIM still working on BlackBerry 10 slider
Older rumours suggested that Research In Motion was at one point working on several different BlackBerry 10 devices. Then came word that RIM was cancelling all but one BlackBerry 10 device codenamed London. Among the casualties was a BlackBerry 10 slider codenamed Milan. It now appears that RIM may still be working on such a device. According to a N4BB […]
RIM to stop PlayBook app sideloading with upcoming OS update
Research In Motion will put an end to users ability to sideload applications on the BlackBerry PlayBook with the next update. In response to a developer enquiry, RIM Developer Relations VP Alex Saunders’s Twitter response was unequivocal: we’re removing sideloading for consumers. Pretty sure we’ve got a solution for devs. Saunders defended RIM’s decision with a further tweet: piracy is […]
RIM management exodus continues
Research In Motion continues to lose senior executives as the company struggles to reverse its sliding fortunes. The latest to leave is Alistair Mitchell, a BBM vice president. He will shortly be followed by Alan Brenner, a senior vice president for the BlackBerry platform, who will leave after a transition period. A number of executive departures, including that of Jim […]