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So RIM’s PlayBook will support Android Apps.. Um, okay.
So in an effort to quickly establish a large library of apps on launch, RIM recently announced that its upcoming PlayBook tablet will be able to run Android apps via en emulator. BusinessInsider reports: When asked why anyone would ever bother developing for RIM’s own platform again if they could just make Android apps that […]
Continue reading...Weeks ahead of PlayBook launch, RIM loses its chief marketing officer
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
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The tablet market is fierce. The iPad 2 is set to ship in just a few days, and companies like HP and Samsung are also poised to release new tablets in the first half of 2011. RIM, the maker of those oh-so-popular BlackBerrys is also planning to release its own tablet device in just a […]
Continue reading...Breaking down app store market share and revenue
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
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Whether or not you believe Apple app store success is rooted in dumb luck or foresight, there’s no denying that Apple’s been on the vanguard of a mobile app industry that has quickly become a multi-billion dollar business. Following in Apple’s footsteps, competitors like Google, Nokia, RIM, and Microsoft have all released competing app stores […]
Continue reading...RIM’s PlayBook tablet experiencing battery performance issues – Report
Thursday, December 30, 2010
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Vaporware – a product, usually computer hardware or software, not released on the date announced by their developer, or announced months or years before their release. Fact: The iPad owns the tablet market Fact: Competitors are trying their damndest to release iPad competitors and steal away some of that iPad marketshare Fact: They are not suceeding Fact: […]
Continue reading...RIM was in disbelief following the introduction of the iPhone in January 2007
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
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When Steve Jobs first introduced the iPhone, he explained that Apple was trying to create a smartphone that would leapfrog the competition by at least 5 years. Given that Android has made impressive strides as of late, the 5 year head-start afforded to Apple by the iPhone might be a bit generous, but there’s no […]
Continue reading...Apple makes more money per handset sold than RIM and Motorola combined – and here’s why
Thursday, December 23, 2010
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Much like the iPod before it, the success and vision of the iPhone forced a slew of companies to step up their game in a serious way, but in the end, no competing device has yet been able to hold a candle to Apple’s offering. From a business standpoint, Apple’s success with the iPhone is similarly difficult, if not impossible, […]
Continue reading...RIM’s Jim Balsillie takes shots at the iPad, promises “higher performance” on the Playbook
Friday, December 17, 2010
During RIM’s earnings conference call yesterday, RIM co-CEO Jim Balsillie took a few minutes to hype up the upcoming RIM Playbook while also taking a few shots at Apple. When asked about plans to take on Google and Apple in the tablet space, Balsillie didn’t mince words. “I think the PlayBook redefines what a tablet […]
Continue reading...RIM earnings beat analyst expectations
Friday, December 17, 2010
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With many folks believing the smartphone wars is being fought exclusively between Google and Apple, RIM isn’t going out without a fight. On the contrary, RIM’s earnings over the past quarter beat analyst expectations as the company recorded revenue of $5.5 billion and earnings per share of $1.74. The consensus on Wall Street was that […]
Continue reading...Mobile marketshare broken down by geographic region [Photo]
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
An interesting graph courtesy of Pingdom breaks down the mobile OS marketshare across geographic regions. While it appears that Nokia’s Symbian OS still reigns supreme in Africa, Asia, and South America. the iPhone seems to have North America, Europe, and Australia on lockdown. Note, though, that this graph doesn’t purport to accurately reflect actual OS marketshare, […]
Continue reading...RIM acquires TAT in efforts to improve Blackberry UI experience
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
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After a number of failed, okay okay – lackluster, attempts to compete with the iPhone (Storm 1&2 anyone?), RIM is finally waking up and realizing that a capable email device is decidedly not enough to compete with the big boys. Sure, RIM still dominates the business market, but the iPhone is slowly but surely creeping […]
Continue reading...iPhone accounts for 23% of business smartphones
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
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While many people may think of the iPhone as a cool little gadget good for playing games and browsing the web, Apple’s smartphoen is quietly making serious inroads into corporate America and threatening RIM’s longtime stranglehold in the business market. According to recent data compiled by ComScore, the iPhone now accounts for 22.7% of business […]
Continue reading...Study: iPhone owners are the most loyal
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
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GfK, a German market-research firm, recently surveyed 2,653 smartphone owners in Brazil, Germany, China, Britain, Spain, and the US and found that iPhone owners are by far the most loyal measured against all other mobile device owners. 59% of iPhone owners indicated that they plan on sticking with Apple for future phone purchases. 35% of […]
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Tuesday, March 29, 2011
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