BlackBerry Work Use Hits All-Time Low?

RIM risks losing out on the crucial enterprise market they once owned clearly. Electronista reports that a Goldman Sachs analyst is advising holders to sell RIM stock. Plans for corporations to shrink their Berry use rose from 4% in October to 21% in August. Desire to expland BlackBerry use is down to 54%, a sharp drop from last year's 68%.

Uncertainty about BlackBerry plans is up to 13%, a new high (2% was the previous year). This is very bad news for RIM. They've had trouble moving into the mainstream smartphone market with much success, and now their fortress-niche is being threatened. Businesses are starting to look towards Android and iPhone, as RIM's insistence on using "proven" last gen technology draws increasing ire.

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Apple's Tim Cook Voluntarily Forgoes $75 Million Payout

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This is an interesting little turn up for the books. Apple‘s CEO, Tim Cook, is voluntarily giving up a potential $75 million in dividend payments over the next decade. It’s a slightly complicated arrangement so ...
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Disgruntled gentleman honestly thinks he can strip Google of its trademark

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Over in the land of slightly crazy lawsuits, a man from Arizona filed a lawsuit Friday to make “Google” a generic word, Paid Content reports. David Elliot filed the complaint in the United States District Court of Arizona. Elliot is a ”third-party benef ...
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Facebook rumored to be in talks to acquire Opera to create "Facebook Browser"

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I promised I wouldn’t write about Facebook this week. Well sorry, I couldn’t help myself. A rumor has been flying this afternoon about a potential Facebook acquisition of Norwegian browser company Opera. Pocket-lint broke the news in a post earlier to ...
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