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Tag Archives: BlackBerry
RIM committee stresses importance of independent chair
(Reuters) – A review of Research In Motions’ leadership structure by a committee of independent directors has concluded that no future chief executive or other employee can be chairperson of the BlackBerry maker. The panel’s findings were published on RIM’s … Continue reading
RIM CEO eyes "significant" plans for BlackBerry
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Research in Motion’s Thorsten Heins plans to waste no time in his new job. The BlackBerry maker’s chief executive said he will present the board with his plan for company’s future in just a matter of … Continue reading
BlackBerry maker’s CEOs hand reins to insider
WATERLOO, Ontario (Reuters) – Research In Motion’s Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie have bowed to investor pressure and resigned as co-CEOs, handing the top job to an insider with four years at the struggling BlackBerry maker. Thorsten Heins, a former … Continue reading
Smartphones power Samsung to record quarterly profit
SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics, the world’s top maker of memory chips and smartphones, reported a record quarterly profit on Friday, aided by one-off gains and best-ever sales of high-end phones. The South Korean firm, which surged past Apple as … Continue reading
BlackBerry’s annus horribilis in Indonesia
Few companies better understand the difficulties of doing business in Indonesia than BlackBerry maker Research In Motion.
Apple gains ground while Android pushes to 50% share of US market – Apple Insider
AFPApple gains ground while Android pushes to 50% share of US marketApple InsiderCanadian company Researtch in Motion saw its BlackBerry product line take another hit as the devices suffered the steepest loss of marketshare, dropping 0.6 points to account for … Continue reading
RIM now faces legal challenge on "BBM" trademark
TORONTO (Reuters) – Research In Motion, still smarting over having to change the name of its yet-to-come operating system, faces a similar trademark challenge to its popular instant-messaging service BlackBerry Messenger. The service, which allows BlackBerry users to send each … Continue reading
Exclusive: Amazon weighed buying RIM, interest cooled
(Reuters) – Research In Motion Ltd has turned down takeover overtures from Amazon.com Inc and other potential buyers because the BlackBerry maker prefers to fix its problems on its own, according to people with knowledge of the situation. Amazon hired … Continue reading