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The Mobile Patent War’s Suits [INFOGRAPHIC]
This graphic from Thomson Reuters shows just who is suing whom in our current patent wars.
Categories Amazon, Apple Inc., Barnes & Noble Inc., Eastman Kodak Company, Ericsson Inc., Foxconn, Google, HTC, Huawei Technologies, Inventec, LG Electronics, Microsoft Corporation, Motorola, Noki, Oracle Corporation, Qualcomm, Reuters Group PLC, RIM, Samsung Electronics Inc., Sony Corporation, Thomson Reuters, ZTE
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BlackBerry Bold 9930 Smartphone Now Available On Verizon
Verizon Wireless is now selling the BlackBerry Bold 9930 by RIM. The BlackBerry Bold 9930 sells for $249.99 on contract. The 9930 is available online at www.verizonwireless.com and will be available in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores on August 25th. The Bold 9930 is the thinnest BlackBerry smartphone so far as it measures at 10.5mm. The Bold is the first to integrate a touch display with a BlackBerry keyboard. The Bold 9930 runs on the BlackBerry 7 operating system. Press release is below:
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Categories BlackBerry Bold 9930, Research In Motion, RIM, Verizon Wireless
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Google’s Acquisition Of Motorola May Serve As A Wake Up Call For RIM
BlackBerry company Research In Motion Limited (TSE:RIM) will face an increase in pressure due to Google’s acquisition of Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. RIM is now seen as a smaller rival compared to other mobile companies. This may force RIM to sell themselves or partner with another major company.
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Categories Google, Motorola Mobility, Research In Motion, RIM
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RIM To Cooperate With Police Over BBM Service Playing A Key Role In London Riots
Research In Motion Limited (NASDAQ:RIMM) said on Monday night that they will be cooperating with a police investigation into claims that the BlackBerry Messenger service played a role in organizing the London riots.
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RIM Testing A QNX-Powered Phone Code-Named “Colt”
Research In Motion Limited (TSE:RIM) is actively working on getting their first QNX Realtime operating system mobile phone off the ground in time for the new year. The first phone is believed to have a dual-core processor. Rumor also has it that RIM is having a hard time getting QNX to work well with the BlackBerry Enterprise Server software. This is evidenced by the lack of stand-alone e-mail and other productivity applications on the PlayBook tablet device. The QNX-powered phone has the code-name Colt. [IntoMobile]
Categories BlackBerry, Research In Motion, RIM
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Android is Top Smartphone OS but Apple is Top Manufacturer
New data from Nielsen shows that Android rules the OS market with 39% of the smartphone market, but that Apple is currently the #1 smartphone manufacturer, selling 28% of the devices. Struggling RIM’s BlackBerry OS only accounts for 20% of the market, and Windows Mobile comes in at a paltry 9%. [Nielsen]
Categories Android, Apple Inc., BlackBerry, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Nielsen, RIM
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RIM Buys Video Editing Company JayCut
Research In Motion Limited (TSE:RIM) has acquired JayCut. The company JayCut is best known for designing the online video editor software by the same name as the company. RIM plans on using JayCut’s technology to improve the video editing experience on the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. [UberGizmo]
Categories BlackBerry PlayBook, JayCut, Research In Motion, RIM, RIM PlayBook
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BlackBerry App World Hits One Billion Downloads
It took a bit over two years, but Research In Motion has hit a major milestone. The company has hit one billion downloads on the BlackBerry App World application store. The milestone was achieved between smartphones and tablets. It took about the same amount of time for the Android Market to hit the same milestone. Apple is currently seeing about one billion downloads per month for their App Store. [Inside BlackBerry]
Categories BlackBerry App World, Research In Motion, RIM
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RIM Announces 7 New BlackBerry Devices Are Arriving In Next Couple Months
At the recent shareholders meeting held by Research In Motion Limited (TSE:RIM), it was revealed that seven new BlackBerry devices will be arriving in the next couple months. RIM Co-CEO Jim Balsillie said that there will be several new devices launched “within rapid succession” next month. Three of the BlackBerry devices are expected to be the Bold 9900, the Touch 9680, and the Torch 9850. It is uncertain what the other four BlackBerry devices will be. [IntoMobile]
RIM Launching 10-Inch BlackBerry PlayBook In The Fall [RUMOR]
Some rumors have been floating around BlackBerry World 2011 that Research In Motion Limited (TSE:RIM) will be releasing a new version of the BlackBerry PlayBook this holiday season. The new tablet will have a 10-inch range and an updated operating system. This information is not official and is just a rumor. [BGR]
Categories Research In Motion, RIM
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