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iPhone soars, Microsoft 'main loser'
News Apple iPhone's market share grew significantly over past year while newcomer Android also made waves and Windows Mobile suffered, says Canalys.
Tags: Smart phones, Windows Mobile, Symbian, BlackBerry, Apple Inc., Motorola Inc., Smart Phone, Android, Microsoft Windows Mobile, OEM
RIM may go open source
Insight newsmaker Research In Motion co-CEO Jim Balsillie says there "may be some open source stuff that makes sense" for the Blackberry but there is no pressure even though rival Symbian has gone that route.
Tags: Network infrastructure, Development/design, Mobile/Wireless, BlackBerry, Open source, Mobile applications, RIM BlackBerry, Mobile, Research In Motion Ltd., Touch Screen
Obama's new BlackBerry: The NSA's secure PDA?
News RIM's BlackBerry may not be certified by the National Security Agency to handle top-secret material, but a PDA-phone called the Sectera Edge has been. Its operating system: Microsoft Windows Mobile.
Tags: BlackBerry, Mobile/Wireless, Wireless e-mail devices, Politics, RIM BlackBerry, Security, Sectera, Flexispy.com, e-mail, aide
US-CERT warns about free BlackBerry spyware app
News Creator of PhoneSnoop program that can be used to eavesdrop on BlackBerry calls releases a new program to help protect users from stealth spyware apps.
Tags: BlackBerry, Mobile, Security Management, RIM BlackBerry, Phone, Security, software, Indonesia, e-mail, spyware
BlackBerry smartphones open to SMS attack
News Certificate notification issue means BlackBerry users could be tricked into visiting malicious Web sites, Research In Motion has warned.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Network security, BlackBerry, Research In Motion Ltd., Smart Phone, E-mail, dialog box, Web Site, RIM BlackBerry, software
Corporate BlackBerrys to get Google Apps syncing
News If you've got a company-issued BlackBerry and your company subscribes to Google Apps, you could soon receive push e-mail and find global contacts on your phone.
Tags: Business applications, Mobile applications, Mobile platforms, BlackBerry, RIM BlackBerry, Archiving, Server, RIM Blackberry Enterprise Server, enterprise server, Google Apps
RIM buys Torch Mobile browser company
News BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion has picked up Torch Mobile, the company behind the Iris handheld browser.
Tags: Browser, BlackBerry, RIM BlackBerry, Research In Motion Ltd., Web Browser, Browser Company, Developer, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Dashboard, Web
RIM warns of BlackBerry PDF vulnerability
News The BlackBerry maker has highlighted a flaw in its software that could be used to shut down a server or execute malicious code.
Tags: BlackBerry, Smart phones, RIM BlackBerry, Research In Motion Ltd., Vulnerability, Secunia, computer, Server, RIM Blackberry Enterprise Server, enterprise server
Microsoft-Nokia pact takes aim at RIM
News BlackBerry maker, not Google or Apple, is the main target of the new team effort. Also, mobile Office apps for Symbian could take until 2011.
Tags: 3G (Third Generation), BlackBerry, Symbian, Windows Mobile, Cellular phones, Smart phones, Research In Motion Ltd., Microsoft Windows Mobile, Windows Mobile, phone
BlackBerry Bold sales suspended in Japan
News Japanese mobile operator NTT DoCoMo stops selling the smartphone after a handful of consumers complain about it overheating.
Tags: BlackBerry, Sales/revenue, Battery, RIM BlackBerry, Research In Motion Ltd., NTT DoCoMo Inc., BlackBerry Bold, Cell Phone, Sales, Japan
RIM, HP unveil fruits of BlackBerry partnership
News BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion and Hewlett-Packard are teaming up for new services aimed at the Blackberry platform.
Tags: Web services, BlackBerry, Hewlett-Packard Co., RIM BlackBerry, Smart Phone, Research In Motion Ltd., Server, printer, RIM Blackberry Enterprise Server, enterprise server
BlackBerry has twice failure rate of iPhone
News Apple's iPhone is twice as reliable as BlackBerry and Palm Treo, a new study of more than 15,000 handsets, shows.
Tags: Smart phones, BlackBerry, Mac OS, Battery, Apple Inc., RIM BlackBerry, Smart Phone, Research In Motion Ltd., Palm Treo, Sales
BlackBerry sales to disappoint Wall Street
News Research In Motion, maker of BlackBerry smartphones, reduces sales expectations for its third fiscal quarter, citing economic troubles in the United States.
Tags: Wireless e-mail devices, BlackBerry, 3G (Third Generation), Palm Inc., RIM BlackBerry, Smart Phone, Research In Motion Ltd., Sales, Verizon Wireless, Wall Street
RIM signals margin squeeze ending
News Research In Motion's stock soared on the news that profit margin pressure is expected to ease, despite competition from Apple.
Tags: BlackBerry, Mobile platforms, Mobile/Wireless, Apple Inc., RIM BlackBerry, Smart Phone, Research In Motion Ltd., Small Business, Stock, Sales
iPhone effect makes operators rethink handset strategy
News Mobile operators are coming to terms that they need to align devices with their brand and services, and "more practical" apps will be developed in 2009, says analyst.
Tags: Applications and tools, 3G (Third Generation), BlackBerry, Mobile Broadband, Mobile, Operator, Broadband, phone, London, Facebook
