BlackBerry phones losing favor with software developers

Release Date 28 Jun, 2011 in Boston Globe

Has RIM met its Waterloo? Challenges, yes. Defeat, no Globe and Mail - 28 Jun, 2011 These are stories Report on Business is following Tuesday, June 28. Get the top business stories through the day on BlackBerry or iPhone by bookmarking our mobile-friendly webpage. The guys that gave the world the smart phone are under attack on ...
	BlackBerry phones losing favor with software developers Boston Globe - Devin Banerjee, Hugo Miller - 28 Jun, 2011 NEW YORK �" Research In Motion Ltd., struggling to compete in the smartphone market with Apple and Google, is losing support among some software developers who have been making programs for the company's BlackBerry ...
BlackBerry co-CEOs told to loosen grip on RIM Economic Times - 28 Jun, 2011 TORONTO: BlackBerry co-CEOs were on Monday asked to loosen their hold on the company to reverse its declining fortunes. As investors put pressure on the top technology company for changes in management, the US-based Institutional Shareholder Services ...
	More calls to split RIM's CEO, chairman roles CNET - Erica Ogg - 28 Jun, 2011 The calls for Research in Motion to reconsider its current executive structure are getting louder. Today major shareholder advisory group International Shareholder Services (ISS) added its voice to the mix, telling clients they should ...
ISS supports vote to split CEO and board chair jobs at Research In Motion CanadianBusiness.com - 28 Jun, 2011 By The Canadian Press \| June 27, 2011 A Blackberry user thumbs through a menu near to Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Oct. 5, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick TORONTO - Shareholder advisory firm ISS is backing a call to split the jobs of chief ...
RIM Investors Should Vote to Split Top Roles, ISS Says Bloomberg - Hugo Miller - 28 Jun, 2011 Research In Motion Ltd. (RIMM)'s investors should back a proposal to split the roles of chief executive officer and chairman, said Institutional Shareholder Services Inc., the second major proxy adviser to ...
More RIM Investors Call for CEO-Chairman Split Forbes (blog) - ‎Jun 27, 2011‎ By MOBILEDIA Research in Motion is facing more pressure from investors to split the roles of CEO and chairman, as the company continues its nose dive from the top of the smartphone ladder. San Francisco-based investor voting firm Glass Lewis & Co. ...
Second proxy firm advises RIM CEO/chairman split Reuters Canada - ‎Jun 27, 2011‎ TORONTO (Reuters) - Proxy adviser Institutional Shareholder Services on Monday joined calls for Research In Motion management to step away from leading the BlackBerry maker's board. Shareholders will vote on the issue at RIM's annual meeting next month ...
Splitting RIM's CEO and chair CanadianBusiness.com (blog) - Chris MacDonald - ‎Jun 27, 2011‎ Of late, Research in Motion (RIM) has been under pressure to split the role of CEO and chair, if not to find new leadership altogether. Splitting the role of CEO and chair would be an awfully good start. ...
RIM: Losing Developers, Says Bloomberg Barron's (blog) - Tiernan Ray - ‎Jun 27, 2011‎ In case you missed it, Bloomberg's Devin Banerjee and Hugo Miller this morning write that Research in Motion (RIMM) is losing developers to Apple's (AAPL) iOS and Google's (GOOG) Android operating system, citing anecdotal evidence from a ...
More Bad News for RIM: The Developers Are Fleeing Wall Street Journal (blog) - Shira Ovide - ‎Jun 27, 2011‎ As if the evaporation of $65 billion in investor money wasn't bad enough for Blackberry-maker Research in Motion, developers may be defecting, too. Two important companies that write the software programs, or apps, for Blackberry phones ...
	BlackBerry in trouble: five reasons why Telegraph.co.uk - Tom Chivers - ‎Jun 27, 2011‎ BlackBerry's latest offering, the PlayBook tablet, is being slammed by critics; its parent company, RIM, is crashing on the stock market. But where has it all gone wrong? We take a look. RIM's BlackBerry PlayBook, with its needlessly capitalised B's. ...
	RIM losing some app developers, veterans sticking around CTV.ca - ‎Jun 26, 2011‎ An employee holds the BlackBerry Tour before the Research In Motion (RIM) annual general meeting on Tuesday, July 14, 2009 in Waterloo, Ont. (Dave Chidley / THE CANADIAN PRESS) A customer plays with the Blackberry Playbook during the tablet's launch in ...
	Blackberry losses developers Gmtennis - Techno News - 28 Jun, 2011 After reporting in the middle June that their shares were losing, RIM Ltd. recently sees that it is also losing the developers' supports. Developers that have been making the apps for Blackberry are pulling out from the smartphones. ...
Blackberry Playbook Contract- An ultra smart Tablet PC from the company Prfire (press release) - 28 Jun, 2011 By emilybrandon @ 28th Jun 2011 15:25:00 Various mobile phone brands have produced Tablet PCs in the recent times. Of course Blackberry could not be left behind. So, RIM decided to come up with the Blackberry Playbook, which offers exclusive looks ...
BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet Available in Singapore from 23rd June VAdvert Press Center (press release) - 28 Jun, 2011 Singapore �" Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced that the BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet will be available in Singapore on 23rd June 2011 from SingTel, M1, and Starhub, as well as a number of nation-wide retail stores. ...
Research In Motion (RIMM): The Analysts Were Right GuruFocus.com - 28 Jun, 2011 Analysts have been chided quite a bit on this site for their poor predictions and focus on the short-term. So when they get it right, they deserve some credit. As recently as two months ago, management of Research In Motion (RIMM) re-iterated that it ...
	New BlackBerry PlayBook apps and review Product Reviews - Marlon Votta - 28 Jun, 2011 For those of you that have invested in a BlackBerry Playbook and got to grips with the operating system you might be interested in some apps. We have found a couple of great apps that you could find a welcome addition to your BlackBerry Playbook. ...
RIM faces pressure to split co-CEOs roles ITvoir - 28 Jun, 2011 The demands for Research in Motion to reassess its current executive structure are gaining momentum. According to the sources, a key shareholder advisory group International Shareholder Services (ISS) also supported the idea of splitting the company's ...
	Developers walk away from Blackberry TechEye - Nick Farrell - 28 Jun, 2011 Seesmic, which makes social-media software, and Mobile Roadie, which makes apps for fans of the Miami Dolphins and country singer Taylor Swift, have decided to stop making products for RIM. While this might only affect people who follow Miami sports ...
RIM's reasons for optimism 570 News - 28 Jun, 2011 A temporary reversal of fortune for Research in Motion may actually be opening a new window of opportunity. Many analysts are suggesting that the company's recent layoffs and missed earnings are just part of the cycle in the ever competitive high-tech ...
Is Blackberry PlayBook your smart business partner? IT PRO India - Ruchika Mehta - 28 Jun, 2011 Blackberry PlayBook, which RIM codes as a Blackberry Amplifier and enterprise-ready tablet, is all set to compete with brand majors such as Apple and Samsung in the much-heated tablet segment. ...
BlackBerry PlayBook (64GB) CNET Australia - Joseph Hanlon - 28 Jun, 2011 The PlayBook is a beautiful machine with an imperfect suite of apps, showing immense potential that could be realised with updates in the coming months. Note: The price stated is for the 64GB storage variant of the ...
Are developers withdrawing support for BlackBerry maker? ITvoir - 28 Jun, 2011 Research In Motion, trying hard to ward off the competition from Apple Inc and Google's Android, is losing out some critical software developers who have been designing programs for the company's BlackBerry devices. Trusted aides have reported that ...
	RIM: The smell of death TECH.BLORGE.com - Ronald O Carlson - 28 Jun, 2011 Developers, developers, developers are what you need to succeed and the one-time market leader is losing the battle for these all important hearts and minds. Thereupon, three top names in the mobile app development space are taking ...
Can RIM Right the Ship? No Jitter (blog) - Jim Burton - 28 Jun, 2011 I had been a long time BlackBerry user, but I switched to an iPhone (and a Mac) about a year ago--as the saying goes, I'm not looking back. From the spate of bad news that's hammering RIM, the Waterloo ...
Blackberry Bold 9900 SYS-CON Media (press release) (blog) - Paula Cheung - 28 Jun, 2011 At Research In Motion's BlackBerry World 2011 in this May, the company pulled the curtain off the frequently leaked BlackBerry Bold 9900 together with Blackberry 7 OS and Blackberry 9300. Even at BlackBerry World, where everyone was expecting the ...
BlackBerry Playbook flies into Delhi Airport afaqs! - Surina Sayal - 28 Jun, 2011 The new tablet device with wide-scale branding, aims to reach out to the SEC A, A+ audience at the airport. Have you seen it yet? While everyone's talking about the new tablet device, the BlackBerry ...
	Should RIM's pair of CEOs be split up? PhoneDog - 28 Jun, 2011 When Kevin Michaluk, leader of the CrackBerry Nation (the undisputed largest online gathering of BlackBerry fans), coins the term “RIMAGEDDON,” it's pretty obvious the BlackBerry makers are in a rough spot. Being a long time fan, I have tried my best ...
RIM Appears to be Biggest Loser in Mobile App War DailyTech - 28 Jun, 2011 Now the company appears to be plodding slowly towards extinction as app developers and customers abandon it. (Source: George Arthur Bush) Software developer Seesmic, maker of popular social media management smartphone apps, delivered stinging news to ...