BlackBerry

RIM’s Head of Sales Leaves for a New Gig

Ina Fried in Mobile on May 23 at 3:51 pm PT

The 14-year company veteran is leaving for “a leadership role in another industry,” RIM said.

RIM Corners the “You’ll Use BlackBerry 7 and That’s an Order” Market

John Paczkowski in Mobile on May 18 at 4:00 am PT

Well, at least one part of RIM’s business is on the upswing.

ESPN Retools Radio App, Launches on iPad

Lauren Goode in Product News on May 15 at 7:00 am PT

ESPN is boasting better sound and offline listening with its new $4.99 radio app. Like rabid sports fans needed an excuse to download it.

Pebble Creator on How He Closed $10 Million on Kickstarter: Build for Mom

Lauren Goode in Product News on May 10 at 10:20 am PT

The now-famous Pebble watch has received more than $10 million in pledges on Kickstarter.

BlackBerry 7 Approved for Pentagon Use

John Paczkowski in News on May 9 at 2:47 pm PT

The BlackBerry Bold 9900 and other BlackBerry 7 devices get the DoD nod.

In U.S., Slightly More Women Than Men Are Using Smartphones

Ina Fried in Mobile on May 7 at 8:00 am PT

Ethnic minorities that have a cellphone are also highly likely to have a smartphone, according to new Nielsen data.

LTE-Enabled PlayBook’s Latest Launch Date: “Later This Year”

John Paczkowski in News on May 3 at 4:06 am PT

First it was summer 2011. Then it was fall 2011. Is this a launch window RIM can actually stick to?

Voices

Thorsten Heins’s RIM Dreams (Comic)

Nitrozac and Snaggy in Voices on May 2 at 4:45 pm PT

Here is the latest comic from our Joy of Tech friends at Geek Culture, Nitrozac and Snaggy. Joy of Tech appears three times a week in the Voices section of this site.

Is RIM the Next Palm?

John Paczkowski in Mobile on May 2 at 3:35 am PT

RIM in 2012 seems to be even further behind its competitors than Palm was in 2009.

Are Macs More Secure?

Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on May 1 at 9:25 pm PT

Walt answers a reader’s question on whether Macs are as vulnerable to viruses as PCs.