Posts tagged "BlackBerry"

New York Times Abandons BlackBerry

    NEW YORK – Users of Research in Motion’s BlackBerry may not use the official application of the New York Times to read news on their cell phones in a new blow against the manufacturer of smartphone that was considered an essential tool for people business. New York Times Co, which publishes the prestigious...

BlackBerry Loses Patent Suit

    A grand jury in San Francisco ruled that the battered Blackberry manufacturer, Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM), will pay 147.2 million dollars in damages for infringing patents from Mformation Technologies. Amar Thakur, Mformation’s lawyer, said on Saturday that the verdict issued on Friday night followed a three-week trial and five days of deliberations...

BlackBerry Denies Having Problems

  TORONTO – The chief executive of Research In Motion, manufacturer of BlackBerry phones, said Tuesday that there’s nothing wrong with the company in its present form, and denies that the firm is in a “downward slope” . In a radio interview with Canadian half, the executive Thorsten Heins, said that RIM is facing very...

BlackBerry Studying Alliance with Microsoft

  NEW YORK – Research In Motion Ltd. is under increasing pressure to consider unpleasant options, like selling their business network or form a partnership with Microsoft Corp, after the maker of Blackberry delayed the launch of its new line, said three people familiar with the matter. Shares of the company, which on Thursday announced...

BlackBerry;s Physical Keyboards Leave

  TORONTO – The first BlackBerry to operate the new Research In Motion Ltd (RIM) operational program will not have a board, but a touch screen. The BlackBerry 10 program will be offered later in devices with top equipment , but RIM spokeswoman, Rebecca Freiburger, did not say when. It is believed that RIM will start selling...

Samsung Wants to Unseat Apple

  SEOUL – Samsung Electronics will move its chief executive, Choi Gee-sung, a new role as head of global strategy of Samsung Group, at a time when the company faces stiff competition from Apple for market supremacy phone advanced. Choi, 61, has worked at Samsung for over three decades and has served in key business...

BlackBerry Launches Application for the Blind

Research In Motion (RIM) launched a free software application that helps blind or visually impaired customers to operate their smartphones. The Senior Product Manager of RIM, Greg Fields, said that the BlackBerry Screen Reader provides an audible output based on the visual information displayed on the smartphone. Thus, it helps visually impaired customers to stay connected...