BlackBerry boss Stephen Bates answers your questions

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Research In Motion expected to unveil next-generation of BlackBerry smartphones CanadianBusiness.com - 18 Oct, 2011 By The Canadian Press \| October 18, 2011 SAN FRANCISCO - Research In Motion is expected to unveil a new generation of BlackBerrys at a software developer's conference in San Francisco to better compete with Apple and Android smartphones. ...
	RIM expected to unveil next-generation BlackBerries CTV.ca - 18 Oct, 2011 SAN FRANCISCO �" Research In Motion is expected to unveil a new generation of BlackBerrys at a software developer's conference in San Francisco to better compete with Apple and Android smartphones. The new generation of BlackBerrys will use the same ...
	BlackBerry Bold 9900 Review GMANews.TV - Abe Olandres - 18 Oct, 2011 RIM's newest flagship smartphone is the BlackBerry Bold 9900, sometimes also referred to as the BlackBerry Bold Touch. RIM's back with a fresh new Bold that's undoubtedly the best BlackBerry RIM has ever made. I have to admit that I have not been a ...
	BlackBerry boss Stephen Bates answers your questions BBC News - Dan Whitworth - 18 Oct, 2011 One week on from when BlackBerry services crashed for a second time we've put your questions to the managing director of RIM UK, the company behind BlackBerry. Speaking to Newsbeat, Stephen Bates defended his firm's handling of the ...
Summary Box: BlackBerry maker offers free apps BusinessWeek - 18 Oct, 2011 By AP THE GIVEAWAY: BlackBerry's maker is offering more than $100 worth of free software to customers. It's also offering a month of free technical support to corporate customers. THE REASON: Research in Motion Ltd. is trying to soothe tens of millions ...
Business Highlights BusinessWeek - 18 Oct, 2011 AP TORONTO (AP) -- The BlackBerry has left a bitter taste in the mouths of its users. Trying to make amends for massive outages last week, Research In Motion on Monday promised BlackBerry users free premium apps and a month of technical support. ...
BlackBerry maker tries to soothe angry customers BusinessWeek - Rob Gillies, Peter Svensson - 18 Oct, 2011 The maker of the struggling BlackBerry tried to soothe tens of millions of frustrated customers Monday, offering more than $100 worth of free software to each one and giving some a month of technical support as compensation for last ...
	Blackberry - what went wrong? News24 - Malik Saadi - 18 Oct, 2011 It looks like the BlackBerry service outage is now behind us. This incident couldn't have come at a worse time for RIM, following some harsh criticism in recent months as a result of its recent financial performance, product delays, ...
Business Highlights Washington Post - 18 Oct, 2011 By AP, Trying to make amends for massive outages last week, Research In Motion on Monday promised BlackBerry users free premium apps and a month of technical support. But the apology is unlikely to placate miffed customers who are considering whether ...
RIM might compensate operators Inquirer - Dave Neal - 18 Oct, 2011 CANADIAN COMMUNICATIONS FIRM Research in Motion (RIM) is considering compensating the operators that were the first line of defence when its services went down for four days earlier this month. When services went down for Blackberry users ...
	Bold 9900 is the best BlackBerry to date AsiaOne - 18 Oct, 2011 RIM, the maker of BlackBerry devices, has been in a tight spot of late, what with the breakdown in services across a number of countries. Nonetheless, some of the devices it has brought to the market recently do show that its innovative streak has not ...
Investors unexcited by RIM's free app offer Montreal Gazette - 18 Oct, 2011 An offer of free games, translation software or other apps to compensate BlackBerry users for last week's prolonged outage left Research In Motion investors cool on Monday, and the shares fell almost six per cent. RIM declined to say if it would need ...
	RIM offers free software in wake of outages Sydney Morning Herald - 18 Oct, 2011 Trying to make amends for outages around the world last week, Research In Motion announces a free premium apps giveaway for millions of its customers. End of enterprise honeymoon not helped by outages. BlackBerry's outlook in Australia appears bleak, ...
Three ways to profit from the iPhone revolution Sydney Morning Herald - Scott Phillips - 18 Oct, 2011 Apple (Nasdaq:AAPL) didn't invent the first MP3 player, and Research in Motion's (Nasdaq:RIMM) Blackberry was the first device to crack the mobile email market. There were internet-enabled mobile phones well before the iPhone hit the shelves. ...
HTC loses patent case against Apple San Francisco Chronicle - 18 Oct, 2011 Trying to make amends for massive BlackBerry outages last week, Research In Motion announced a free premium apps giveaway for millions of its customers who may still feel jolted, and a month of technical support for some. The Canadian company said ...
RIM CEO Considers Operator Compensation to Restore Trust San Francisco Chronicle - Jonathan Browning - 18 Oct, 2011 Oct. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Research in Motion Ltd. will this week consider offering compensation to network operators following one of its worst BlackBerry service disruptions, co- Chief Executive Officer Jim Balsillie said today. ...
RIM Offers Free Apps in Apology New York Times - Ian Austen - 18 Oct, 2011 BlackBerry users will soon be able to find out at no cost if there are $100 worth of apps that interest them. By way of apology for a service collapse that left millions of BlackBerry users around the world without service for up to three ...
BlackBerry maker offers free apps The Seattle Times - Rob Gillies - 18 Oct, 2011 Trying to make amends for massive outages last week, Research In Motion on Monday promised BlackBerry users free premium apps and a month of technical support. By ROB GILLIES The Associated Press I use the Blackberry for business. ...
BlackBerry offers to award 'patient' users with $100 worth free apps Indian Express - 18 Oct, 2011 In a fruity attempt to reconcile with BlackBerry users across the world who suffered service outages last week, Research In Motion is giving away users free access to applications worth $100 for a month. The makers of BlackBerry said customers would be ...
	Balsillie forecasts RIM rebound Globe and Mail - 18 Oct, 2011 After a year of stumbles, Jim Balsillie is predicting a turnaround for Research In Motion Ltd. RIM-T The BlackBerry maker's co-chief executive officer, under siege from investors and customers after of a series of public missteps, says the company will ...
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	RIM Offers Free Apps After Outage Wall Street Journal - Chip Cummins - 18 Oct, 2011 TORONTO�"Research in Motion Ltd. ramped up damage control in the wake of last week's globe-spanning BlackBerry outages, offering free applications to subscribers and promising to wow apps developers this week with details about its ...
RIM co-CEO Jim Balsillie: 'We've leapfrogged everyone' National Post - Ramin Talaie - 18 Oct, 2011 On Monday, RIM's co-chief executive Jim Balsillie joined FP Tech Desk editor Matt Hartley and technology reporter Jameson Berkow for an interview about the $100 application offer, RIM's upcoming BlackBerry Developer Conference and the future of ...
RIM's next act National Post - Matt Hartley, Jameson Berkow - 18 Oct, 2011 TORONTO �" When the world finally sees what Research In Motion Ltd. has in store for the future of the BlackBerry, Jim Balsillie believes it will be impossible for an increasingly skeptical technology sector not to be ...
	BlackBerry in charm offensive Times LIVE - Andile Ndlovu - 18 Oct, 2011 After a disastrous few days of server crashes and poor communication, BlackBerry manufacturer Research In Motion has launched a charm offensive to save face with its customers. The Canadian company announced yesterday that it was offering its millions ...
Summary Box: BlackBerry maker offers free apps Seattle Post Intelligencer - 18 Oct, 2011 AP, FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2010 file photo, a Research In Motion Blackberry is displayed at Best Buy in Mountain View, Calif. Trying to make amends for massive outages last week, Research In Motion announced Monday, Oct. 17, 2011, a free premium apps ...
	Summary Box: BlackBerry maker offers free apps Atlanta Journal Constitution - 18 Oct, 2011 AP THE GIVEAWAY: BlackBerry's maker is offering more than $100 worth of free software to customers. It's also offering a month of free technical support to corporate customers. FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2010 file photo, a Research In Motion Blackberry is ...
Much at stake at RIM developer conference Toronto Star - Michael Lewis - 18 Oct, 2011 As it attempts to rebound from its prolonged and widespread BlackBerry outage last week by offering free apps to its customers, Research In Motion Ltd. could be pinning its hopes on the Colt. The Waterloo company is developing a new platform for its ...
RIM Suffers 'Awful' Timing for Snag as IPhone Debut Lures Users San Francisco Chronicle - 18 Oct, 2011 Oct. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Research In Motion Ltd., struggling to recover from one of its worst BlackBerry service disruptions, may see more defections as the snag gives users another reason to turn to Apple Inc.'s new iPhone, set to hit stores tomorrow. ...
	Free apps for disgruntled BlackBerry users Sydney Morning Herald - Kate Holton, Tarmo Virki - 18 Oct, 2011 Canada's Research In Motion will offer free premium apps worth more than $US100 to appease BlackBerry customers frustrated by service disruption last week which ran for days and affected millions. Research In Motion said the complete selection of ...