BlackBerry Maker RIM Buys Swedish Software Firm

Release Date 2 Dec, 2010 in ABC News

 
   

Happy holidays seen for RIM

Globe and Mail - Darcy Keith - 2 Dec, 2010
It should be a merry Christmas for Research in Motion Ltd., RIMM-Q judging by the latest checks into store sales conducted by Canaccord Genuity. ...

BlackBerry Maker RIM Buys Swedish Software Firm

ABC News - Dana Wollman - 2 Dec, 2010
AP By DANA WOLLMAN AP Technology Writer Research In Motion Ltd., maker of BlackBerry smart phones, said on its blog Thursday that it will buy Swedish ...

Blackberry Aims for a Better Look

New York Times (blog) - Nick Bilton - 2 Dec, 2010
Research In Motion, which gave us the Blackberry, was once considered the leader in mobile phone technology, creating mobile devices that ...

RIM snaps up The Astonishing Tribe for UI skills

ZDNet UK (blog) - Ben Woods - 2 Dec, 2010
A head in the cloud and a phone on your wrist - it's the future, don't you know. RIM has purchased 3D user interface ...

RIM arming itself for smartphone battle

CNET - Erica Ogg - 2 Dec, 2010
The tried and true Blackberry has some intense competition in the corporate world these days. Bringing in Swedes as mercenaries to reverse a ...

RIM buys Swedish firm to improve screen design

Reuters - Alastair Sharp, Peter Galloway - 2 Dec, 2010
TORONTO (Reuters) - Research In Motion has bought Swedish design company The Astonishing Tribe (TAT) as the BlackBerry maker seeks to enhance the look and ...

The BlackBerry is dead! Or is it?

CNNMoney - Paul R. La Monica - 2 Dec, 2010
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Is BlackBerry maker Research in Motion on the verge of becoming obsolete, or is it the next big thing in tech? ...

An Introduction To TAT, BlackBerry's New Designers

Forbes (blog) - Elizabeth Woyke - 2 Dec, 2010
Motion announced Thursday that it had acquired Swedish firm The Astonishing Tribe (TAT). The move, said RIM Chief Technology Officer ...

RIM Snags Top Design Firm for PlayBook

PC Magazine - Sara Yin - 2 Dec, 2010
Research In Motion (RIM) has acquired a Swedish design firm known for cutting-edge mobile projects to improve upon its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet and ...

RIM acquires TAT, designer of user interfaces

CNET (blog) - Don Reisinger - 2 Dec, 2010
Research In Motion has acquired user interface specialist The Astonishing Tribe for an undisclosed sum, the company announced on its blog ...

FP Tech Desk: RIM acquires user interface design firm The Astonishing Tribe (TAT)

Financial Post - 2 Dec, 2010
As the launch of Research In Motion's PlayBook tablet device draws ever nearer, the BlackBerry maker seems intent on beefing up its talent arsenal as it ...

BlackBerry wins US government security approval

CNET - Lance Whitney - ‎Dec 1, 2010‎
Research In Motion has been butting heads with foreign governments over its tight security, but its latest BlackBerry 6 OS has won approval ...

Case study: Research in Motion

Financial Times - Partha Mohanram - ‎Dec 1, 2010‎
Research in Motion is a leading manufacturer of wireless devices. The Canadian company's breakthrough product was and continues to be the ...

BlackBerry stock jumps 5.4 per cent as investors return

Economic Times - ‎Dec 1, 2010‎
TORONTO: Aggressive market posturing by the BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) after its recent tit-for-tat salvos with Apple seems to have fired the ...

BlackBerry 6 Gains FIPS Security Certification for U.S. Government Agencies

MarketWatch (press release) - ‎Nov 30, 2010‎
WATERLOO, ONTARIO, Dec 01, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ:RIMM) (THE:CA:RIM) announced today that BlackBerry(R) 6, ...

RIM Climbs as Analysts Forecast Growing Demand for PlayBook

Bloomberg - Hugo Miller - ‎Nov 30, 2010‎
Research In Motion's BlackBerry PlayBook tablet computer on display during the BlackBerry DevCon 2010 ...

RIM shares jump more than five per cent on analysts' expectations for Playbook

CanadianBusiness.com - ‎Nov 30, 2010‎
By The Canadian Press TORONTO - Shares of Research In Motion (TSX:RIM) gained more than five per cent on Tuesday after the BlackBerry maker was given a ...

RIM Jumps On Jefferies Upgrade

Forbes - ‎Nov 30, 2010‎
Also, Barclays raises its price target on Western Digital to $41 as gross margins are expected to rise. This morning, Barclays raised its price target on ...

Ahead of the Bell: RIM shares climb after upgrade

BusinessWeek - ‎Nov 30, 2010‎
Shares of BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. climbed ahead of regular trading Tuesday after a Jefferies & Co. analyst upgraded the stock, ...

Shares in BlackBerry maker Research In Motion jump more than six per cent

Winnipeg Free Press - ‎Nov 30, 2010‎
TORONTO - Shares of Research In Motion (TSX:RIM) jumped more than six per cent on Tuesday after the BlackBerry maker received a "buy" rating from a ...

Mobile computing catches up to RIM's vision

Reuters - Robert Galbraith - ‎Nov 30, 2010‎
Mike Lazaridis, president and co-chief executive officer of Research in Motion, holds the new Blackberry PlayBook which is 9.7mm thin as he speaks at the ...

Jefferies on Research in Motion: 'Buy'

Wall Street Journal (blog) - Matt Phillips - ‎Nov 30, 2010‎
Jefferies hit the buy button on Research in Motion in a note Tuesday, upgrading the shares from “hold.” The optimism from Jefferies analyst ...

RIM shares jump

Financial Post - ‎Nov 30, 2010‎
The tides are beginning to turn for Research in Motion Ltd., with shares of Canada's smartphone maker having risen by more than 5.7% on the NASDAQ to ...

RIM: Jefferies Says Buy On QNX Appeal

Barron's (blog) - Tiernan Ray - ‎Nov 30, 2010‎
Shares of Research in Motion (RIMM) are up 91 cents, or 1.5%, at $59.90 after Jefferies & Co. analyst Peter Misek this morning raised his ...

Play RIM through Celestica?

Globe and Mail (blog) - David Parkinson - ‎Nov 29, 2010‎
Thinking about getting yourself a piece of Research In Motion's RIM-T action, but that $60-a-share price tag has you hesitating? Then why not try Celestica ...

Buy RIM shares pre-PlayBook: analyst

Financial Post - David Paul Morris - ‎Nov 29, 2010‎
Months before Research in Motion Ltd. ships a single unit, Dundee Securities is already expecting the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet to be a major profit driver ...

Official OS 5.0.0.900 For The BlackBerry Curve 8900 From Rogers Wireless

BlackBerry Rocks! - 2 Dec, 2010
Note: The Software Platform and Applications version numbers can be found under Options-About screen on the handheld. Please report any feedback/findings in ...

RIM acquires Swedish design company

NASDAQ - 2 Dec, 2010
As part of an effort to improve its screens' appearance and operations, Research In Motion ( RIMM ) has acquired a design company based in Sweden, ...

RIM Acquires Mobile Interface Designer

Mediapost.com - Mark Walsh - 2 Dec, 2010
Aiming to enliven the on-screen experience of its devices, BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion Thursday announced that it has ...

RIM buys phone software designer

Investor's Business Daily - 2 Dec, 2010
The maker of BlackBerrys unexpectedly bought Sweden's The Astonishing Tribe, more widely known as TAT, a designer of user interfaces for smart phones and ...

 

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