By Eric Savitz, Forbes Staff Well, now all they have to do is get someone to buy them.
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Review: RIM tries to get back in the game with sleek and fast Z10 BlackBerry
Touch-screen smartphone retains most of the strengths that made the platform a corporate favorite while making a player for consumers as well.
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BlackBerry unveils new smartphones, drops RIM name
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BlackBerry 10 Debut Bombs, Lacks Key Features to Beat Apple's iPhone
By Louis Bedigian, Contributor Over the past few months, media attention has shifted from Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) to Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM). The assumption was that RIM could make a comeback and turn BlackBerry 10 into the next great mobile OS. With RIM shares now trading down well over 5 percent on Wednesday, it seems obvious that many traders were not impressed with BB10’s debut.
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RIM faces make-or-break BlackBerry 10 launch
It’s the moment of truth for BlackBerry maker Research in Motion.
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Lenovo buying RIM? Not necessarily
Lenovo played down reports that it was interested in buying Research In Motion, saying that the BlackBerry maker was one of many companies it was looking at as a potential takeover target.
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RIM faces 'make or break' with BlackBerry 10
It's finally go time at Research In Motion. After delays that have tested the resolve of even its most enthusiastic customers, the Canadian company will finally launch its BlackBerry 10 OS on Wednesday and the stakes couldn't be higher.
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Analyst: Why BlackBerry 10 Won't Save RIM
By Parmy Olson Research in Motion will make a giant leap towards relevance on Wednesday when it unveils a new BlackBerry 10 smartphone and operating system. RIM showed Forbes a demo of the new-look interface earlier this month, and the software looked sleek, efficient and perfect for professionals. But can its much-hyped launch reverse a long-term decline that has beset Research in Motion in the last two years: a share price down by 73%, along with slimming market share and profits?
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RIM hints at two BlackBerry 10 phones launching in early February
Research In Motion has hinted that it will launch two new handsets early next month to accompany the release of its BlackBerry 10 operating system.
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Phone Wars: As Apple Drops Will Samsung, Nokia, RIM, Or Lenovo Replace Them
By Rob Enderle, Contributor Apple’s weakness has become very evident this quarter with their gamble to step away from the screen size race clearly backfiring on sales. The drop in sales growth isn’t as significant as the increasing perception that not only is Apple no longer leading they can be beat and Samsung is currently doing the most damage with Nokia’s strengthening phone numbers adding to the perception that that Apple is vulnerable. RIM’s valuation has been strengthening in advance of their Blackberry 10 launch which, given they don’t have product in market, likely makes them a beneficiary rather than a cause of Apple’s weakening, and Lenovo came out of left field to dominate the Chinese market while everyone else was focused on Apple and the Western World.
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RIM's Z10 Leaked: BlackBerry for the iPhone Era
The usually reliable EVLeaks has just released leaked press images of RIM’s BlackBerry Z10 handset, a device which some consider to be the company’s Hail Mary Pass as their financial situation has been on a steady decline for months. While these aren’t the first images we’ve seen of BlackBerry’s upcoming Z10 smartphone, they do appear to be the first official press images of the device which might be released as early as February 5th. The beleaguered RIM is pinning its hopes on its new BlackBerry 10 OS so it’s possible that the future of the company is riding on the success of the Z10.
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Phone Wars: As Apple Drops Will Samsung, Nokia, RIM, Or Lenovo Replace Them
By Rob Enderle Apple?s weakness has become very evident this quarter with their gamble to step away from the screen size race clearly backfiring on sales. The drop in sales growth isn?t as significant as the increasing perception that not only is Apple no longer leading they can be beat and Samsung is currently doing the most damage with Nokia?s strengthening phone numbers adding to the perception that that Apple is vulnerable. RIM?s valuation has been strengthening in advance of their Blackberry 10 launch which, given they don?t have product in market, likely makes them a beneficiary rather than a cause of Apple?s weakening, and Lenovo came out of left field to dominate the Chinese market while everyone else was focused on Apple and the Western World.
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RIM's mobile management software supports iOS, Android
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion has announced new mobile management software that adds support for Apple and Android devices, but analysts say time will tell if the company’s new emphasis on bring-your-own-device (BYOD) will succeed.
RIM announced BlackBerry Enterprise Server 10 (BES 10) is available to download as of today. The product combines mobile device management (MDM), mobile application management and mobile security. Unlike previous versions, BES 10 enables BYOD with support for Android and iOS devices in addition to BlackBerry.
The decision to support non-BlackBerry devices “was really driven by our customers,” RIM senior director of enterprise product management, Jeff Holleran, told Computerworld Australia.
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Apple Smartphone US Share Over 50% According to Kantar
By Chuck Jones, Contributor Kantar’s Worldpanel ComTech survey released its latest smartphone market share data, which shows Apple’s smartphone market share at 51.2% with Android at 44.2% for the twelve week timeframe ending on December 23. Windows phones moved up to third place with 3.6% share while RIM slipped substantially from 7.5% to 1.6% share.
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The Apple iPhone at Age 6: My, How Things Have Changed
By Danny Turnbull, AdVoice So my colleague asked me to write a piece on the Apple iPhone as it’s now 6 years old. I thought, who better to ask than someone who has never owned one? I’m fiercely loyal to a couple of brands, one of which is BlackBerry, made by RIM. I did once try an iPhone, but fielding hundreds of emails a day from one just didn’t work out for me.
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New BlackBerry mobile management tools ready for download
Analysts are unsure whether RIM‘s new enterprise mobility software, now available for download, can halt the migration away from BlackBerry smartphones.
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TECH STOCKS: RIM, Dell Lead Gains For Tech Stocks
Tech stocks managed to put in a mostly upbeat market session Tuesday, with Research In Motion Ltd. scoring big gains, but Google Inc. failing to join in the advance ahead of the company’s fourth-quarter earnings report, due after the closing bell.
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TECH STOCKS: RIM, Apple Gain With Earnings Set To Roll In
Tech stocks started the week mixed Tuesday, as Research In Motion Ltd. and Apple Inc. advanced, but the bulk of the sector remained in the red.
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RIM renames store BlackBerry World, adds content
Research In Motion has renamed its web store BlackBerry World, as it gets ready to add more content ahead of the launch of the BlackBerry 10 operating system.
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Dear Research In Motion, Licensing The BlackBerry 10 OS Would Be A Bad Idea
By Ewan Spence, Contributor Research in Motion would be happy to license their operating system to another manufacturer, says CEO Thorsten Heins in an interview with Die Welt (reported by TechCrunch. Really? Well that’s a bad idea right there. RIM may be many things, but they aren’t a Microsoft or a Google. Having their new BlackBerry 10 OS appear on rival handsets would bring RIM a huge amount of structural upheaval, for little immediate financial return and potentially damaging sales of their new handsets… handsets that need to re-establish RIM as a major player in the smartphone world.
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