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iPhone marketshare in the US growing faster than Samsung’s
It’s funny how an anonymously sourced rumor about the iPhone supply chain can send shares of Apple reeling and prompt analyst to adjust their estimates while favorable research based on cold hard data doesn’t seem to have much of an impact on anything. So it goes in the land of investing. But as for the […]
Continue reading...Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency drops RIM in favor of Apple’s iPhone
Monday, October 22, 2012
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NextGov reports: The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency plans to end its eight-year relationship with the BlackBerry in favor of iPhones, according to solicitation documents posted Friday. The move could prove a major blow to ailing BlackBerry maker Research In Motion. ICE plans to purchase iPhones for more than 17,000 employees, according to the notice, which states that RIM’s […]
Continue reading...BlackBerry 10 predictive text keyboard
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
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Will this new feature help save the BlackBerry? Not likely, but it’s an interesting concept, for sure.
Continue reading...Thanks to the iPhone, BlackBerry no longer the top dog in Canada
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Bloomberg reports: Canada’s love affair with the BlackBerry is waning. RIM has been ousted from the top spot for smartphone shipments in its home market for the first time, trailing Apple’s iPhone. RIM, based in Waterloo, Ontario, shipped 2.08 million BlackBerrys last year in Canada, compared with 2.85 million units for Apple, data compiled by […]
Continue reading...ATF abandoning BlackBerrys in favor of the iPhone
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
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Further exemplifying RIM’s fall from grace, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is planning to drop support for Blackberry devices and exchange many of them for iPhones. In an interview relayed first by Politoco, ATF chief information officer Rick Holgate said bluntly, “We’re going to delete the BlackBerry from the mix. The government […]
Continue reading...Amazon considered making a bid for RIM
Friday, December 30, 2011
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Like a bat out of hell, the iPhone came along in 2007 and forever changed the smartphone landscape. Amazingly, some companies are still struggling to recover from Apple’s foray into the smartphone market, with RIM being a prime example. The Canadian based purveyor of BlackBerry devices is in turmoil. Earnings are on the decline because, […]
Continue reading...Gazelle says BlackBerry trade-ins reach all-time high in wake of iPhone 4S release
Thursday, October 27, 2011
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Just a few years ago, Blackberry was synonymous with smartphone. The profits at RIM were plentiful and Blackberry devices were considered the creme de la creme. And then along came the iPhone and completely turned the smartphone market upside down. In one swift stroke, Apple redefined the very notion of what a smartphone looked like […]
Continue reading...Android and iOS usage broken down by state
Saturday, August 6, 2011
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Mobile ad network Jumptap just released data relaying smartphone preferences measured across the entire contiguous United States. According to Jumptap’s data, Google’s Android OS appears to be dominant across western United States with commanding shares in states such as California, Washington, Texas and Florida. iOS, meanwhile, appears to have the market cornered in much of […]
Continue reading...iOS devices comprise 2/3 of all in-flight WiFi users
Sunday, July 31, 2011
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Accessing the Internet for the first time while flying 30,000 feet up in the air is one of those “holy crap!” moments that make you marvel at the wonder of technology. While some airlines like Virgin America offer passengers free Wi-Fi service, others like Southwest offer it for a small service fee. But no matter […]
Continue reading...RIM to layoff 2000 employees
Monday, July 25, 2011
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Things continue to look bleak for RIM. The Canadian based handset maker announced today that it plans to slash 2000 jobs to help reduce costs and redouble its efforts to remain relevant in the smartphone market and make a dent in the burgeoning tablet market. Indeed, RIM explained that the job cuts, while regrettable and […]
Continue reading...Behind the scenes look at RIM’s lack of vision and corporate infighting
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
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It’s no secret that RIM is struggling to stay relevant. Whereas the purveyor of Blackberry’s once defined what a smartphone was, the Canadian-based company is now desperately trying to play catchup in a market that has largely passed them by. Just a few weeks ago, BGR posted an anonymous post from a member of RIM’s […]
Continue reading...Open letter to RIM from anonymous executive highlight’s RIM’s troubles
Friday, July 1, 2011
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Yesterday BGR posted a scathing letter to RIM’s senior management team from an anonymous RIM executive highlighting the companies many inefficiencies and explaining the fundamental problems the company faces in its attempts to stave off ever more threatening competition from the likes of Google and Apple. A few excerpts: We are in the middle of […]
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Thursday, March 7, 2013
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