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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.

Verizon’s Cure for CrackBerry Addiction: Android

John Paczkowski in Mobile on December 10, 2010 at 3:00 am PT

Another handful of worrisome data points for Research in Motion, which appears to be slipping down carriers’ priority lists as the BlackBerry struggles for purchase in an increasingly sophisticated market. New Verizon sales metrics from ITG Investment Research analyst Matthew Goodman paint a picture of RIM that, while not yet dire, describe a worrisome trend.

An App With a Knack for Contacts

Katherine Boehret in The Mossberg Solution on March 16, 2010 at 3:08 pm PT

Xobni Mobile for BlackBerry app compiles contact information on the BlackBerry for anyone you’ve emailed–regardless of whether or not you saved their information in your address book.

A BlackBerry Priced Right For Newcomers

Katherine Boehret in The Mossberg Solution on August 12, 2009 at 12:52 am PT

A new BlackBerry costs less than any other BlackBerry did at launch—that is, if you buy it at the right place.

First Impressions of the New BlackBerry App Store

Walt Mossberg in Mossblog on April 1, 2009 at 11:09 am PT

Walt gives his first impressions of the new BlackBerry App World. The store has hundreds of apps available at launch, and RIM says it expects around a thousand to be available in its first week. Like Apple’s store, RIM’s offers both free and paid apps that download directly to your device.

How BlackBerry Models Differ

Walt Mossberg in Mossberg’s Mailbox on March 18, 2009 at 4:12 pm PT

Walt answers questions on the differences in the main BlackBerry models, whether it’s safe to upgrade Vista to the beta version of Windows 7, and more.

BlackBerry Storm: Press and Be Depressed?

John Paczkowski in News on February 11, 2009 at 9:35 am PT

Are Research in Motion customers opting for the company’s Curve and Pearl BlackBerries over the BlackBerry Storm, its new touchscreen smartphone? Or are they trading the Storm in for one of those older models? That would seem to be the implication of the company’s announcement today that its fourth-quarter profits could fall on the low end of forecasts despite good growth in subscriptions.

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RIM: Despite Decline in U.S., Avian Sees Hope

Tiernan Ray, Blogger, Barron's, Tech Trader Daily in News on December 30, 2008 at 11:22 am PT

After combing through Research in Motion’s Dec. 19 6-K filing, Avian Securities wireless analyst Matthew Thornton writes that the company’s prospects are still intact as it moves past its recent product delays in introducing new BlackBerrys.

RIM: A Less-Than-Perfect Storm?

John Paczkowski in News on December 3, 2008 at 5:40 am PT

Research In Motion’s downside guidance for the third quarter is playing hell with the company’s share price today. After market close Tuesday, RIM said revenues for the three months ended November will fall short of its earlier forecast. The company blamed the news on product-launch timing, general economic conditions and foreign-exchange volatility, but could there be something else at work here a well? Like an uncompelling product line?

BlackBerry’s Storm Presses Into the Touch-Phone Fray

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on November 19, 2008 at 6:32 pm PT

Walt reviews the hotly anticipated BlackBerry Storm, the first BlackBerry model without a physical keyboard. Typing and navigation require tapping on glass, just as users do on the iPhone. Verizon will be selling the Storm for $250 with a two-year contract, though a $50 mail-in rebate can bring the price down close to the $199 that Apple charges for the base model of the iPhone.