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RIM accused of imitating HP’s TouchPad through their PlayBook

Published on: 3rd March, 2011

Following some reports that clearly showed the similarity between the tablets hardware and software, HP accused RIM of copying the TouchPad, as well as the webOS when the company created its PlayBook. Jon Oakes, director of product marketing at HP, declared that his company has observed some mysterious resemblances between the tow tablets. On the [...]

Acerb competition between iPad 2 and TouchPad, Xoom, PlayBook – similar speed, but lower price

Published on: 3rd March, 2011

Many manufacturers have been evaluating their tablets by comparing them with the original iPad, but the arrival of the iPad 2 could definitely change the game. Apple’s new device has the speed and its cameras to help it get the right end of the stick, but the question is if it is a better buy [...]

Kik responds and says RIM is anti-competitive on BlackBerry

Published on: 20th February, 2011

Kik has recently responded to the patent lawsuit filed by Research in Motion with its own counterclaim. It denied violating any patent of RIM and even accused it of envy because eventual competition to BlackBerry Messenger. The sudden success Kik had made RIM contradict its more than enthusiastic support of Kik, break agreements and also [...]

First games for the launch of BlackBerry PlayBook to be provided by Electronic Arts

Published on: 20th February, 2011

Electronic Arts has committed to provide the first games destined to the BlackBerry PlayBook marking the intention of Research in Motion of entering a market segment it was not renowned for. Thus, buyers of PlayBook tablets will be surprised to find pre-installed EA’s popular Need for Speed Undercover and Tetris titles, to offer a gaming [...]

BlackBerry still has 69 percent of business, iPhone intruding

Published on: 26th January, 2011

RIM’s BlackBerry still holds a comfortable majority lead with respect to the corporate space but seems to lose ground to Apple’s iPhone at smaller shops. Although the BlackBerry still has 69 percent of all businesses in the United States, its share dropped significantly outside of big companies. RIM dominates enterprises with more than 1,000 staffers, [...]

RIM will censor porn content on BlackBerry to comply with Indonesian laws

Published on: 26th January, 2011

Research in Motion faces another ultimatum coming from a government related to the use of BlackBerry’s services. The Indonesian government threatens to shut down its browsing service if pornographic Internet content is not filtered properly. RIM has agreed to the request of Indonesian officials who have also requested that the smartphone maker opens a local [...]

BlackBerry PlayBook will get 4G on Sprint network in summer

Published on: 11th January, 2011

Research in Motion recently confirmed the possibility of a 4G-capable version of its BlackBerry PlayBook on Sprint. The seven-inch tablet will have a new version with built in WiMAX meant to improve the speed of downloads for the dual-core tablet. However, the new model of the slate is not expected to ship until this summer. [...]

While Android and iPhone go up, BlackBerry and Symbian share crashes

Published on: 17th November, 2010

As Gartner says, Symbian has lost an important part of its smartphone market share, precisely more than a sixth. The platform is almost exclusively used by Nokia and fell to 36.6 percent this year, from 44.6 percent a year before. The BlackBerry platform of Research in Motion, although having record high sales, dropped sharply from [...]

Dell replaces BlackBerry with Windows Phone 7 for its workers

Published on: 10th November, 2010

Dell has hurt Research in Motion recently by switching its entire BlackBerry-equipped staff to the company’s own phones. More than 25,000 workers currently using BlackBerries will switch over to the Venue Pro based on Windows Phone 7. David Frink, representative of the company, said that the switch would start in the near future, but the [...]

Bank of America and Citigroup to replace BlackBerry with iPhone for their staff

Published on: 10th November, 2010

Citigroup and Bank of America are testing services that would allow workers to use iPhones instead BlackBerries, according to leaks coming from both companies. Contacts say software is under trial to keep e-mail secure. Bloomberg did not specify however whether the companies were simply trying built-in Exchange support or third-party applications were involved. Experiments have [...]

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