BlackBerry losing its cool even among owners

Release Date 11 Nov, 2011 in Los Angeles Times

 
   

Competition is eating away at the BlackBerry

MarketWatch - 11 Nov, 2011
The maker of the BlackBerry has seen its share price tumble this year. And Research in Motion came under fire after a massive service outage on five continents. Now the BlackBerry.

RIM lost 1.8m subscribers in past three months in US, says comScore

The Guardian - 11 Nov, 2011
Loss follows 1m fall in three months to June; Android now accounts for nearly half of installed base of smartphones, while Apple grows faster than market but lags behind Google's. Microsoft and Symbian grew more slowly This article was published on ...

BlackBerry losing its cool even among owners

Los Angeles Times - 11 Nov, 2011
Faster iPhones and Android devices have been taking market share from Research in Motion's once-addictive BlackBerry, but analysts and its executives are not ready to count the smartphone out yet. A BlackBerry store in Mumbai, India. ...

New BlackBerry BBX phones will look like the PlayBook, report says

Los Angeles Times - ‎Nov 10, 2011‎
Research In Motion's upcoming line of smartphones, which will run the company's in-development BBX operating system, won't look like the BlackBerry Bold smartphone, but more so like the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, according to a new report. ...

RIM's BBX phones may abandon classic Bold look

CNET - ‎Nov 10, 2011‎
The iconic BlackBerry Bold look may be going the way of the dinosaurs once Research In Motion introduces its line of next-generation smartphones. Is the Bold's iconic look going away with ...

RIM's BBX phones could be touchscreen only

Inquirer - ‎Nov 10, 2011‎
SMARTPHONE MAKER Research in Motion's (RIM) upcoming BBX handsets could be touchscreen only and share some of the Playbook's aspects. RIM has confirmed that the first handsets to be based on the new BBX operating system (OS) will have ...

RIM investigates reports of BlackBerry delays

Reuters India - ‎Nov 10, 2011‎
Thousands camp out in HK outside the flagship Apple store, awaiting the release of the iPhone4S on Friday. Video Adobe throws in towel to Apple in Web software war. Full Article | Related Story Amazon finds startup investments in the 'cloud'. ...

BlackBerry finds safe haven in UK, despite a fall in sales

ZDNet (blog) - ‎Nov 10, 2011‎
Summary: While BlackBerry sales continues to suffer across the US and Canada, the smartphone has found safe haven in the UK, of all places. BlackBerrys, despite their once popular status across the US, ...

BlackBerry's business problem

CNNMoney - ‎Nov 10, 2011‎
Slow browsing, few apps, and an embarrassing service outage. Can BlackBerry recover from its biggest crisis yet? FORTUNE -- Addictions are tough to break, yet Research in Motion seems ...

BlackBerry users experience delays

Times of India - ‎Nov 10, 2011‎
TORONTO: BlackBerry maker Research In Motion was investigating reports some users experienced delays, but said it was not fighting an outage similar to the one that took down its service for four days last month. "We're getting reports that some users ...

Blackberry suffers a service jitter

Inquirer - ‎Nov 10, 2011‎
CANADIAN MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS FIRM Research in Motion (RIM) suffered a small period of downtime last night, and reported that some of its users were experiencing connection problems. RIM is coming back from a four day long outage, ...

RIM investigates service delay reports

ZDNet UK (blog) - ‎Nov 10, 2011‎
Research In Motion said on Wednesday that it was investigating reports of delays in its BlackBerry services, although it subsequently said everything was operating normally. RIM first addressed the situation in a ...

BlackBerry services normal - RIM

News24 - ‎Nov 9, 2011‎
Ottawa - Research In Motion said late on Wednesday that BlackBerry services are working normally after earlier announcing a probe into reports that users hit by a recent outage were still experiencing e-mail woes. "BlackBerry services are currently ...

RIM: BlackBerry Services Affected, but Not Another Outage

PCWorld - ‎Nov 9, 2011‎
Research In Motion said on Wednesday that it was investigating reports from some users who were experiencing delays. "There is no system-wide outage, however we are investigating reports that some users in EMEIA (Europe, ...

RIM investigates reports of BlackBerry delays

Reuters UK - ‎Nov 9, 2011‎
A person uses the new Blackberry Bold 9900 at a release party to promote the BlackBerry OS 7 devices in Toronto August 3, 2011. (Reuters) - BlackBerry maker Research In Motion was investigating reports some users experienced delays, ...

RIM scores low on environmental record but praised for use of non-conflict ...

Vancouver Sun - ‎Nov 9, 2011‎
Research In Motion Ltd., whose co-CEO Mike Lazaridis is shown in this file photo, has made a list of green tech companies â€" but placed dead last. Canada's Research In Motion Ltd., maker of the BlackBerry, ...

Firms Will Flee Cloud If Lessons From Siri and RIM Outages Not Learned

PCWorld - ‎Nov 9, 2011‎
In light of the recent Apple Siri and RIM BlackBerry outages firms will avoid moving to cloud services unless suppliers stop "designing them to fail", says cloud research firm Saugatuck Technology. ...

RIM investigating reports of BlackBerry delays

Reuters Canada - ‎Nov 9, 2011‎
(Reuters) - BlackBerry maker Research In Motion is investigating reports some users are experiencing delays, but it said on Wednesday that it is not fighting a outage similar to the one that took down its service for four days last month. ...

More email woes for BlackBerry users

New Zealand Herald - ‎Nov 9, 2011‎
Photo / AP Research In Motion is investigating reports of Blackberry users still experiencing email woes, after a service outage affected millions of people worldwide last month. "We're getting reports that some users are experiencing delays," the ...

BlackBerry reported 'delays' with email service, cause under investigation

ZDNet (blog) - ‎Nov 9, 2011‎
Summary: Research in Motion is currently investigating delays with its BlackBerry service, only a month after a global outage left users without data access over a period of four days. ...

RIM Investigating BlackBerry Delays

Wall Street Journal - ‎Nov 9, 2011‎
BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion Ltd. said Wednesday on its official Twitter account that "some users" are experiencing delays. The Canadian company said it's looking into the matter and will provide an update as soon as possible. ...

RIM's BBX Phones Won't Look Like Bold, Will Support BES

PC Magazine - ‎Nov 9, 2011‎
RIM's new BBX phones may not look like the BlackBerry Bold, but they will support BlackBerry's core enterprise email features, Alec Saunders, RIM's vice president of Developer Relations and Ecosystem Development told PCMag.com. ...

BlackBerry maker hits bottom of green electronics rankings‎

The Guardian - ‎Nov 9, 2011‎
This article was published on guardian.co.uk at 16.05 GMT on Wednesday 9 November 2011 . It was last modified at 16.06 GMT on Wednesday 9 November 2011 . Research In Motion, the makers of BlackBerry, is a member of a trade association that has attacked ...

RIM demos solution to tap BBM, awaits government nod

Moneycontrol.com - ‎Nov 9, 2011‎
In an bid to appease the Indian government, who continue to worry about the growing security concerns surrounding the encrypted nature of BlackBerry's messenger service, BBM, maker RIM has devised a plan, reports The Economic Times. ...

RIM Developer Chief Sees Benefits From BlackBerry Outage 'Free Apps' Offering

Forbes - ‎Nov 8, 2011‎
In mid-October, as an apology for a three-day, near-global outage of BlackBerry service, Research In Motion (RIM) offered $100 of applications free to BlackBerry users. Alec Saunders, RIM's new head of developer relations. ...

RIM Offers auto-solution to tap its messenger service

Economic Times - ‎Nov 8, 2011‎
KOLKATA: The maker of Blackberry smartphones, Canada's Research In Motion (RIM) has demonstrated an auto-solution to tap its messenger services to assuage India's security concerns and is awaiting feedback from the government, a top company executive ...

RIM Plans 'Big Push' For NFC-Enabled BlackBerry Apps

Forbes - ‎Nov 8, 2011‎
Inspired by the ability to turn cellphones into mobile wallets, many major handset makers are building NFC (Near Field Communications) technology into their devices. Research In Motion (RIM) is going one step further by targeting NFC applications as a ...

RIM dissidents push for change at BlackBerry maker

Reuters UK - ‎Nov 8, 2011‎
A woman walks outside Research in Motion's (RIM) headquarters in Slough, southern England in this October 13, 2011 file photo. By Pav Jordan and Alastair Sharp TORONTO (Reuters) - The company that makes the BlackBerry has a short window to revive its ...

RIM dissidents push for change at BlackBerry maker

Reuters Africa - ‎Nov 8, 2011‎
TORONTO, Nov 8 (Reuters) - The company that makes the BlackBerry has a short window to revive its sagging share price and shake up its business, or risk the escalation of a dissent movement that claims support from ...

RIM should buy webOS from HP

ZDNet (blog) - ‎Nov 8, 2011‎
Summary: HP is supposedly going to tell the webOS group what will happen with them in an all-hands meeting today. Working in the webOS business unit at HP must be one of the most depressing places to ...

 

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