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RIM's Lazaridis: Qwerty is the next big thing

May 16, 2008 1:39 PM PDT

RIM's co-CEO tells Silicon.com why smartphones are the future, Qwerty is exciting, and the Bold has nothing to do with the iPhone.

India: No intention of banning the BlackBerry

March 14, 2008 12:15 PM PDT

Country's telecommunications department to meet with the operators of RIM's service regarding security concerns.
(From Reuters)

iPhone finds favor with business users

March 5, 2008 2:09 PM PST

Survey indicates 59 percent of business customers "very satisfied" with their iPhone; 47 percent say the same of their BlackBerry.
The New York Times

RIM: BlackBerry's future lies in social networking

February 14, 2008 6:03 AM PST

Research In Motion Co-chief executive Jim Balsillie says an enterprise social-networking revolution is on the way.

'Berry bad work-life balance?

July 19, 2007 7:32 AM PDT

Despite their potential negative impact, using mobile devices helps increase productivity, CIOs say in a survey.

RIM's Curve leads latest phone pitches

May 3, 2007 1:46 PM PDT

Smallest BlackBerry yet doesn't skimp on features. Plus: The Barracuda and more from Nokia.

BlackBerry goes international

April 26, 2007 6:22 AM PDT

Research In Motion and Verizon Wireless unveil a BlackBerry designed to keep a traveler connected in more than 60 countries.
Photo: Globe-trotting BlackBerry

RIM offers explanation for massive outage

April 20, 2007 8:01 AM PDT

After two days of silence, Research In Motion finally provides some details of what wiped out its BlackBerry e-mail service.

BlackBerry outage: RIM a victim of its own success?

April 19, 2007 6:41 AM PDT

The very nature of RIM's network could have led to the outage that caused millions of BlackBerry users to go without e-mails for hours.

BlackBerry e-mail is back, but problems remain

April 19, 2007 1:25 PM PDT

RIM restores e-mail and Net browsing for most customers overnight, continues monitoring networking systems.

Gadget owners beware: Daylight saving time has changed

March 7, 2007 9:56 AM PST

Smart phones will need a software update to know when to adjust to DST, but TiVo owners needn't worry about missing an episode of 24.

BlackBerry 8800 makes its debut

February 13, 2007 6:03 AM PST

Research In Motion's new handset includes trackball screen navigation, GPS, media player, other multimedia features.
Photos: RIM's BlackBerry 8800

The devil wears a Prada phone

January 29, 2007 7:21 AM PST

As cell phones increasingly wed tech and fashion, designers from both worlds chime in about which devices make their best- and worst-dressed lists.
Photos: Phone design hits and misses

BlackBerry Pearl now in white

January 17, 2007 5:56 AM PST

Price for RIM device, identical in features and function to the black original, drops from $199 to $150 with contract discounts.
Photos: Pearl-colored BlackBerry

Push-to-talk comes to BlackBerry handsets

January 5, 2007 5:43 AM PST

RIM licenses PTT technology that offers voice mail, call waiting, and allows easy segue to conference calling.

RIM sues Samsung over BlackJack name

December 12, 2006 6:01 AM PST

Maker of BlackBerry devices files lawsuit charging copyright infringement for the naming of Samsung's new smart phone.

Green thumb good, BlackBerry thumb bad

December 7, 2006 6:51 AM PST

Attorney Eric J. Sinrod says BlackBerry thumb may be joining modern-day vocabulary, as did "tennis elbow" some time ago.

Mobile e-mail heading for the masses

September 30, 2008 9:41 AM PDT

Carriers and other service providers are poised to give consumers cheap, easy access to personal e-mail on their regular phones.

Securing consumer-friendly smart phones

December 19, 2006 6:23 AM PST

Smart-phone security has been a staple for business users, but now consumers are getting the devices--and their security needs are growing.

RIM chief upbeat about BlackBerry's future

November 10, 2006 12:43 PM PST

Co-chief Jim Balsillie tells San Francisco tech confab he's confident RIM will increase subscriber numbers.