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  • October 2008

    • BlackBerry Storms Onto Touch-Screen Market

      CRN  |  Oct 8, 08 12:43 PM CDT

      BlackBerry Storms Onto Touch-Screen Market

      (Newser) - Hoping to broaden its corporate image and dethrone the iPhone, Research in Motion unveiled its first touch-screen smart phone today, reports CRN. The BlackBerry Storm will be available later this fall on Verizon’s US network, RIM said. The phone features a unique “clickable” touch screen that depresses slightly and releases with a click, giving it more of a traditional keyboard feel. More »

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      iPhone  • BlackBerry  • smartphones  • Research In Motion  • touch-screen technology  • accelerometer

  • September 2008

    • BlackBerry Unfolds Its First Flip Phone

      CNET  |  Sep 10, 08 3:31 AM CDT

      BlackBerry Unfolds Its First Flip Phone

      (Newser) - Research In Motion rolled out its first Blackberry flip phone at a consumer show last night, CNET reports. The BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 features the same multimedia features and keyboard as its predecessor in a consumer-friendly clamshell design. The company plans to launch it worldwide this fall, with T-Mobile as the sole US carrier. More »

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      cell phones  • BlackBerry  • smartphones  • T-Mobile  • handsets  • Research In Motion

  • August 2008

    • Modest Gains From Mixed Day

      Wall Street Journal  |  Aug 20, 08 3:29 PM CDT

      Modest Gains From Mixed Day

      (Newser) - The markets ended up after alternating from gains to losses in today’s session, MarketWatch reports. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac continue to make traders uneasy about financial firms, but strong results from Hewlett-Packard provided a welcome distraction. The Dow closed up 68.88 at 11,417.42. The Nasdaq gained 4.72 points, closing at 2,389.08, while the S&P 500 climbed 7.85 to 1,274.54. More »

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      Financial Crisis  • Dow Jones  • S&P 500  • Nasdaq  • Fannie Mae  • Freddie Mac  • Dell  • Hewlett Packard  • Research In Motion

  • April 2008

    • AT&T Delays New BlackBerry Rollout

      Fortune Magazine  |  Apr 25, 08 4:12 PM CDT

      AT&T Delays New BlackBerry Rollout

      (Newser) - Research in Motion’s latest BlackBerry has been delayed two months, Fortune reports. The Meteor phone, to run on AT&T’s 3G network, was pushed back from June to August. No reason was given, but sources say AT&T had concerns about audio quality. More »

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      Apple  • iPhone  • BlackBerry  • AT&T  • smartphones  • handsets  • Research In Motion

    • BlackBerry Maker Sees Earnings Soar by 54%

      Wall Street Journal  |  Apr 3, 08 6:53 AM CDT

      BlackBerry Maker Sees Earnings Soar by 54%

      (Newser) - Strong North American sales helped Research in Motion to a 54% fourth quarter earnings increase, despite a global economic slump, reports the Wall Street Journal. The BlackBerry smartphone maker said quarterly sales doubled to $1.88 billion. RIM yesterday also projected first-quarter sales of $2.3 billion, topping analysts' estimates of $2.01 billion. RIM stock rose 4.8% in after-hours trading. More »

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      cell phones  • corporate earnings  • BlackBerry  • smartphones  • Research In Motion

  • February 2008

    • Patent Battle Breaks Out Between Motorola, RIM

      Wall Street Journal  |  Feb 19, 08 11:45 AM CST

      Patent Battle Breaks Out Between Motorola, RIM

      (Newser) - A patent battle has flared between BlackBerry maker RIM and Motorola after the two failed to agree on terms to renew an existing licensing agreement, reports the Wall Street Journal .The friction comes as each company is intruding into the other's turf: Motorola by building Blackberry-like email devices, RIM by developing cell phones. More »

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      cell phones  • BlackBerry  • Motorola  • wireless industry  • Research In Motion  • patent infringement  • RIM

    • BlackBerry Service Down in US and Canada

      PC World  |  Feb 11, 08 6:45 PM CST

      BlackBerry Service Down in US and Canada

      (Newser) - Blackberry's wireless service is down across the US and Canada today, PC World reports. Blackberry-maker Research in Motion, at a loss to explain the outage, first reported it at 3:30 p.m. EST and called the outage "ongoing." Only half of Blackberries are currently without email, RIM added. More »

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      cell phones  • email  • Wi-Fi  • BlackBerry  • Research In Motion

  • June 2007

    • French Government Develops BlackBerry Allergy

      Times (UK)  |  Jun 20, 07 11:37 AM CDT

      French Government Develops BlackBerry Allergy

      (Newser) - BlackBerrys may feel like tools of high-tech spycraft, but they're not—or so the manufacturer is attempting to convince the French government. Worried that American intelligence could intercept transmissions from the addictive devices, the government has renewed an apparently futile 18-month-old ban on high-level officials' use, according to the Times of London. More »

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      France  • BlackBerry  • encryption  • Research In Motion  • French government

  • April 2007

    • BlackBerry Blackout Lasts 12 Hours

      New York Times  |  Apr 19, 07 8:57 AM CDT

      BlackBerry Blackout Lasts 12 Hours

      (Newser) - Five million BlackBerry scrollers in the U.S. and Asia were stymied for 12 hours over Tuesday night and yesterday morning while Research in Motion frantically fixed a service outage. Early-riser Wall Streeters working on deals with London were particularly annoyed by the downtime. Experts surmise the blackout was a side effect of rapid expansion. More »

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      US economy  • United Kingdom  • technology  • BlackBerry  • wireless  • Research In Motion

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