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NEWS ABOUT: RIM

RIM stories: 6 news summaries

 How to Improve the BlackBerry 

RIM dominates in sales, but the iPhone has big advantages

Sep 3, 09 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - The iPhone has become a cultural phenomenon, but RIM sells way more units than Apple does. Why, then, does the BlackBerry have such obvious flaws? Wired lists five improvements RIM needs to make:
  1. Browser. The web looks much the same on an iPhone or Palm Pre as it does
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iPhone • Research In Motion • Apple • list • BlackBerry • WiFi • smartphones • RIM • App Store • touchscreen • Palm Pre

Patent Battle Breaks Out Between Motorola, RIM

Firms exchange suits after licensing agreement disintegrates

Feb 19, 08 11:45 AM CST
(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... More »

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cell phones • Research In Motion • BlackBerry • Motorola • RIM • wireless industry • patent infringement • patent disputes • Waterloo, Ontario • Schaumburg, Ill • US District Court

BlackBerry Maker On a Sales Roll

Consumer demand means RIM ends 2007 on a revenue high

Dec 21, 07 12:26 AM CST
(Newser) - Blackberry maker Research in Motion is seeing its sales and profits soar, CNN reports. Third-quarter results show revenue has doubled from a year ago and the Canadian company looks set to end the year on a high. Much of the growth is credited to Blackberry use expanding beyond its corporate... More »

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technology • stock market • cell phones • email • BlackBerry • telecommunications • RIM

iPhone Gains Ground as Business Tool

Could challenge the ubiquitous Blackberry with on-the-move execs

Dec 7, 07 12:35 AM CST
(Newser) - Apple's iPhone is rapidly become the new weapon of choice of the corporate road warrior. Reuters reports that the iPhone, already popular  for  personal communications and entertainment,  is gaining ground as a business tool. Analysts say if its e-mail capabilities are upgraded,  the iPhone could even challenge the... More »

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email • iPhone • Apple • iPod • BlackBerry • RIM • SAP AG • corporate sales • Palm Inc

BlackBerry To Grow in China

RIM takes smartphone into untapped market

Oct 24, 07 11:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - BlackBerry developer Research in Motion is pushing its smartphone into the huge Chinese market for personal communications devices, with major multinationals its first market target. Reuters reports RIM's Chinese partner, China Mobile, already has a two-thirds market share, but the Blackberry is expected to face tough opposition from a low-cost... More »

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China • wireless • Jim Balsillie • BlackBerry • smartphones • RIM • Research in Motion • China Mobile • RedBerry • Alcatel Lucent

BlackBerry Maker Beats Own Forecast

Company earns $287.7M as gadgets reach beyond work world

Oct 5, 07 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - BlackBerry maker Research In Motion beat its own forecasts for the second quarter, earning profits of $287.7 million, twice what it made the same quarter last year. Earnings were predicted to jump from 50 cents a share to between 59 and 63 next quarter.The company is growing at... More »

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BlackBerry • RIM

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