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RIM's Tablet Could Hit Sooner Than Expected

Posted 09/22/2010 at 10:22am | by Florence Ion

RIM is really shooting for some market share these days, especially now that the competition has really ramped up with Apple's iPhone in the business sphere and Google's Android OS stocked on all sorts of handsets. The Wall Street Journal reports that the company is now preparing a tablet that is supposedly their answer to an already very competitive market--where Apple reigns as King.

Dropbox Updates Apps and Adds Blackberry

Posted 09/22/2010 at 7:03am | by J Keirn-Swanson

Of the various cloud storage services out there, we're most partial to Dropbox. The interface is simple, the uploads fairly quick, and the app works beautifully. Plus, with their open API, Dropbox can sync with tons of our other apps and software making it our number one floating hard drive. Today, it seems, is update day.

Blackberry Caught on Some Thorns

Posted 08/05/2010 at 7:07am | by J Keirn-Swanson

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Blackberry maker Research in Motion (RIM) used to rule the mobile roost essentially unchallenged. Until the iPhone was introduced and began eating up its market share. The recent release of the BlackBerry Torch was designed as a counterstrike (its slide out keyboard no doubt an enticement to keep current BB users). However, two international stories threaten to put a damper on the company's comeback.

Apple May Have Put Down a Bid for Palm

Posted 07/16/2010 at 7:51am | by Florence Ion

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Earlier this year, the hot news in technology was all about who or what was going to acquire Palm. At the end of the fiasco, HP was the one who walked away victorious with Palm's secret blueprints, acquiring the company for $1.2 billion in late April.

However, word on the street is that the competition for Palm was probably greater than we thought. Apple, Google and BlackBerry makers Research in Motion were also vying for the company's mobile technology.

From 2-Way to 4G: The Complete History of Cell Phones

Posted 07/02/2010 at 10:45am | by Michael Simon

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It's hard to imagine life without our iPhones--let alone GPS, apps, an HD camera and a retina display. But before the RAZR, the BlackBerry and even the StarTAC, there was an unlikely phrase that gave rise to the notion that mobile radios will be able to make calls across countries and oceans: Over and out.

iPhone Sells 7.5 Million in Q1 2010, Happy Users Abound

Posted 04/08/2010 at 6:16am | by J.R. Bookwalter

One analyst believes that Apple had another record quarter for the iPhone in the first three months of this year, with a new study showing those users are quite happy with their choice, thank you very much.

Study: 40% of Blackberry Users Switching to iPhone

Posted 03/15/2010 at 4:21pm | by Brian Proffit

Electronista reports that a new Crowd Source study shows that Blackberry owners haven't developed long-term affinity for their devices. The study revealed that 39% of current Blackberry owners said they are "very likely" to buy an iPhone as their next device. Another 34% said they expect to try an Android next.

RIM Boss Says iPhone Will Bring Network Doom

Posted 02/16/2010 at 7:55am | by J.R. Bookwalter

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Everyone knows that iPhone is a notorious data hog -- prior to its debut in 2007, handsets had such a poor user interface that few people actually bothered to use them for anything but phone calls. Now, one of the makers of competing Blackberry devices says the iPhone will be a "prophet of a bandwidth-challenged future."

RIM Gives Mac Users The Cold Shoulder - For Now...

Posted 11/25/2009 at 7:37am | by Matthew Tilmann

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BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion has released the 3.0 version of their Media Sync software. But, you'll have to wait just a bit longer for the update if you're a Mac user.