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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.

Going cold turkey off a handheld

November 14, 2007 4:00 AM PST

Internet attorney Eric J. Sinrod describes what it's like to function after circumstance plucks away his PDA.

'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

Week in review: Taxing times

April 20, 2007 10:17 AM PDT

Online sales taxes, Internet access taxes, even IRS look-alike sites--there's plenty out there to boost anxiety levels.

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.

Everything's coming up rosy for AT&T smart phones

March 26, 2007 7:29 AM PDT

Company is adding red to its smart-phone lineup with a new ruby-colored BlackBerry Pearl and a crimson Treo 680.
Photos: AT&T phones see red

Subscription-based Google Apps for businesses ready

February 21, 2007 9:05 PM PST

New ad-free version will include Docs & Spreadsheets, BlackBerry support, more storage.

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.

Motorola to buy Netopia for $200 million

November 14, 2006 12:23 PM PST

Cell phone giant plans to acquire the DSL equipment maker as it pushes into the digital living room.

NTP slaps Palm with patent infringement suit

November 7, 2006 1:05 PM PST

Palm's response: The lawsuit targeting the company's wireless e-mail devices is "unwarranted" and based on "dubious patents."

Tough gear for tough travel woes

August 16, 2006 10:50 AM PDT

Meet the laptops, PDAs and luggage that won't get beat up in airplane cargo holds.
Photos: Rugged stuff