Jan 28

3 Reasons Why Thorsten Heins is the Right CEO For RIM

Thorsten Heins

Since Thorstein Heins became the new CEO of RIM on Monday, January 23rd, the market has reacted mostly negatively.  For some observers, it was not as dramatic a move (versus a sale or break-up) as they were hoping for.  For … Continue reading

Jan 16

Motorola releasing Droid RAZR Maxx on January 26, 2012

Droid RAZR Maxx

The Droid RAZR carries its iconic thin design in a touchscreen smartphone.  The original Droid RAZR featured 1780mAh non-removable battery, which provided 10hrs or usage. This was one of the downside of using a smartphone like the Droid RAZR.  Well … Continue reading

Jan 01

Exclusive: RIM to Launch 4 Curve Smartphones in 2012

BlackBerry Curve 9350/9360 and 9380

After RIM’s December 15th earnings call, tech bloggers and analysts focused on the delay of the QNX-based BB 10 smartphones to the latter part of 2012.  Some even panicked about the fact that it appeared RIM would not launch a … Continue reading

Dec 28

Apple to Leave Argentina Following iPhone Ban?

Apple to Exit Argentina Following iPhone Ban?  Source: Wikipedia

Faced with a stagnating economy, the Government of Argentina today announced a ban on sales of BlackBerry smartphones and iPhones. The move is an attempt to force RIM and Apple to either set up a plant in the country, or partner … Continue reading

Dec 28

RIM U.S. Marketing Campaign in Full Force

Blackberry be bold

On RIM’s earnings conference call on December 15th, Co-CEO Jim Balsille stated that the company would be conducting a major marketing campaign in the U.S. shortly. There are two reasons behind the move. First, RIM’s share of the U.S. smartphone … Continue reading