RIM prepares for radical measures with global restructuring

Source: Globe and Mail

Patrick Spence, who quit this week as Research In Motion Ltd.’s global sales chief, was not the first senior executive to leave the struggling BlackBerry maker this spring and he will not be the last, as the company prepares for t ...
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Rumor: Facebook buying Opera team to make own browser

Source: Electronista

Choose an article from the archive listing on this page or refine your selection using the controls in the gray box below. 05/25, 1:15pm ViewSonic to bring Touch and Connect range of tablets, more, to Compu ...
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BlackBerry Exec Exits As Questions About License Deal Emerge

Source: RedOrbit

On Friday Research in Motion Ltd. (RIM) announced that its London-based head of global sales has stepped down. Patrick Spense is just the latest management change at the embattled smartphone maker, which has se ...
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Rumor: RIM drops plans to bring BBM to Android, iPhone

Source: Electronista

Unnamed source disputes rumored BBM on other platforms Research in Motion may not open up its BlackBerry Messenger service as previously thought . Rumors that the BBM service would expand to Android handsets and iPhones, as eviden ...
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Time for compliments

Source: The Record

Former Research In Motion co-CEOs Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie have endured much criticism of late — both of them with regard to RIM, and Balsillie in relation to the Balsillie School of International A ...
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Turchansky: Resource riches sap Canada’s creative spirit

Source: Montreal Gazette

EDMONTON — Canadians take great pride in the country’s history of creativity, citing Alexander Bell’s telephone, Frederick Banting’s insulin, Peter Robertson’s screw, Spar Aerospace’s Canadarm, Mike Lazaridis’ BlackBerry and Louise ...
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BlackBerry stock falls after sales chief resigns

Source: Reuters

TORONTO (Reuters) - Shares in Research In Motion Ltd fell more than 3 percent on Thursday morning after the BlackBerry maker said its global sales chief had resigned. The resignation of Patrick Spence, a 14-year RIM veteran, comes as the Canadian compan ...
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Did RIM shelve an idea to license BBM to competitors, carriers?

Source: CNET

According to a new report, RIM instead decided to focus its efforts on a new phone and BlackBerry 10. RIM CEO Thorsten Heins. (Credit: RIM) Research In Motion had at least considered licensing BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) before ...
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Fate of BlackBerry's Messaging Tool in Doubt

Source: Wall Street Journal

By Will Connors Research In Motion Ltd. may have lost its dominance in the global smartphone market, but its instant-messaging service is still widely popular around the world.Now even that strong suit is threatening to weaken as wor ...
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