BlackBerry World

Research in Motion: Strange Brew…

John Paczkowski in Mobile on May 4, 2011 at 4:30 am PT

If Research In Motion’s annual BlackBerry World developers conference was to be the company’s attempt at a comeback, well, better luck next year.

Research in Motion Taps Microsoft’s Bing to Power BlackBerry Search and Mapping

Ina Fried in Mobile on May 3, 2011 at 7:43 am PT

Under a deal announced on Tuesday, Microsoft’s search engine and mapping will become the main options for future BlackBerry devices and on the PlayBook tablet.

Touchscreen Bold, OS Upgrade Among New Pickings at BlackBerry World

Ina Fried in Mobile on May 2, 2011 at 8:36 am PT

RIM kicked off its yearly conference with a slew of announcements, including two new touchscreen phones, new features for its PlayBook tablet, as well as plans to allow its flagship server to manage Android and Apple phones in addition to BlackBerry devices.

Why Is RIM So Optimistic About the Second Half of the Year?

Ina Fried in Mobile on April 29, 2011 at 5:00 am PT

The surprising thing in RIM’s earnings warning wasn’t the fact that current BlackBerry sales are weak, but rather that the company is so convinced things will rebound in the second half of the year. It will be interesting to see if anyone walks away from next week’s BlackBerry World equally convinced that things will quickly turn around.