Entries in 'blackberry' (69)
Developer fined £50,000 over fake Angry Birds app
NEWSA Latvian firm was fined after over 1,000 people were conned into buying fake versions of Angry Birds, Assassin’s Creed and Cut The Rope on Google Play (formally the ...
RIM shows off BlackBerry 10
NEWSBlackBerry maker RIM has lifted the lid on the upcoming BlackBerry 10 software but analysts are already asking if the new release is too little, too late to salvage market ...
RIM co-CEOs step down for insider Heins
NEWSStruggling BlackBerry-maker RIM has announced that co-CEOs Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsilli have stood down to be replaced by insider Thorsten Heins.
RIM moves to restore confidence with $100 BlackBerry app givaway
NEWSBlackBerry maker RIM has moved to apologise for the three-day down time which left millions of BlackBerry customers without email and web, offering free applications worth $100.
BlackBerry update: RIM says outages now resolved
NEWSRIM claimed as of Thursday morning that the BlackBerry outage problems experienced by users across the world since Monday were all in hand.
BlackBerry down again
NEWSBlackBerry is now into its third day of service issues, with users flocking to social networks to convey their frustrations.
RIM shares hammered following disappointing BlackBerry sales
NEWSBlackberry maker RIM saw the firm's shares plunge following the announcement of disappointing second quarter profits down to $329m from $797m the same quarter last year.
Tech retailers count riot costs
NEWSAs the country reels from the riots that swept England’s cities last month, the PC and electrical retail sector in particular has had a stark warning over the risks associated ...
PCR?s week in review
NEWSAs the worst civil unrest the country has seen since the Brixton riots in 1981 unfolded this week, there was little room for anything else in the media – save for ...
MP calls for BlackBerry ban
NEWSMP for Tottenham David Lammy has called for RIM’s BlackBerry Messanger service to be suspended, following its use by rioters to coordinate mayhem across the UK.
Is this the dark side of social media?
NEWSLike many others across the country, my attention last night flitted from the coverage of the London riots on TV, to social networking portals where it was the only topic ...
BlackBerry launches updated smartphone range with BB7 OS
NEWSBlackBerry maker RIM launched a slew of new smartphones running the new BlackBerry 7 operating system.
RIM slashes 2,000 jobs in 'cost optimisation'
NEWSBlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM) announced that the firm would slash 10 per cent of the firm's work force, up to 2,000 jobs, describing the job losses as a ...
O2 dumps BlackBerry PlayBook
NEWSBritish mobile network O2 has decided not to offer the BlackBerry PlayBook tablets citing 'customer experience' issues according to Engadget.
The network operator wrote to users who had ...
RIM goes Bing for BlackBerry
NEWSBlackBerry maker RIM is set to climb into bed with Microsoft to offer the Bing search engine and Bing Maps as the default services on new BlackBerry devices.
RIM shows off new handsets and apps
NEWSResearch In Motion has announced a series of devices and applications at the start of its BlackBerry World conference, having warned financial markets that it expects a tough quarter ahead.
Instant messaging to result in reduced SMS use
NEWSUse of instant messenger applications is on the increase with consultancy firm Mobile Youth claiming that use of text messaging by the younger generation will fall.
RIM boss walks out on BBC interview
NEWSSensitive RIM CEO Mike Lazaridis has for the second time demonstrated a lack of ease with the press, storming out of a BBC Click interview.
RIM BlackBerry PlayBook reviews
NEWSReviews have appeared for BlackBerry-maker RIM's debut tablet, the PlayBook, due to go on sale on the 19th.
BlackBerry boss on the defensive
NEWSIn an interview with the NYT last week, Research In Motion co-chief executive Mike Lazaridis bitterly defended his company’s success with a few questions of his own.
