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Pocketnow Throwback: BlackBerry Curve 8330 review (Video)

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Taylor Martin

BlackBerry, formerly known as Research In Motion, has most definitely seen better days. It’s on the brink of a buyout, with Fairfax offering a $4.7 billion bid, undergoing layoffs, and retreating from the consumer market. No thanks to rapid mobile innovation and operating systems like Android and iOS, BlackBerry has faced years of plummeting sales, profits, market share, and mind share. It wasn’t always so bleak when talking about ...

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RIM Has A Mountain To Climb, But They Are Well Equipped

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Anton D. Nagy

Fifty-five percent is what Research in Motion’s US Market share was in 2009 — the number differs depending on the source, but nonetheless above 50% — and if you compare that with the below-five-percent figures (going as low as 1.4%) for December 2012, you’ll immediately recognize a monumental drop. Of course, key players like Android and Apple’s iOS contributed to RIM’s decrease, both platforms stealing the majority of BlackBerry users over time. Research in Motion’s recent history is quite agitated but the company that once ruled the mobile corporate world, becoming ...

Lenovo Debunks RIM Acquisition Reports

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Anton D. Nagy

A report, citing Lenovo’s CFO, claimed last week that the company might consider the acquisition/merger or a strategic alliance with Research in Motion, in order to strengthen its mobile line-up. According to a company statement, the quote is out of context and pure speculation: “we are aware that Lenovo’s CFO [Wong] Waiming was speaking broadly about M&A strategy in a recent interview. RIM was raised as a potential target by the journalist and Mr. Wong repeatedly answered in a manner ...