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News The move comes as Microsoft is also struggling to keep up in the smartphone race against heightened competition from the likes of Apple, Google, RIM and others. Microsoft on Monday announced plans for mobile software... [25 Aug 2009]
Target Apple's weak spots, mobile's old boys warned
News RIM, manufacturer of the BlackBerry smartphone, held a 20.9 per cent share in the second quarter of this year, with Nokia on top at 44.3 per cent. The Finnish phone manufacturer recently announced a tie-up with... [20 Aug 2009]
BlackBerry app store echoes Apple with online version
News BlackBerry maker RIM, following Apple's iTunes App Store model, has created an online "web store" for its applications. Launched on Tuesday, the online version of RIM's BlackBerry App World mirrors the... [19 Aug 2009]
Midrange mobiles choked out as phone world polarises
News During the second quarter of 2009, RIM and Apple each increased market share in the smartphone category. RIM increased its share to 18.7 per cent, up from 17.3 per cent during the same period last year. [14 Aug 2009]
Gadget Watch: The BlackBerry Curve 8520
Photo With the BlackBerry Curve 8520, RIM has done a good job of creating an affordable phone with all the right features, although you might miss 3G connectivity. Considering hitting the shops at the weekend? [14 Aug 2009]
Microsoft, Nokia: 'We're going after BlackBerry with mobile Office deal'
News This is really about creating a formidable challenge for RIM rather than anyone else," Nokia executive vice president Kai Oistamo said in a conference call Wednesday. In an interview, Nokia executive vice president... [13 Aug 2009]
Microsoft's Office coming to Nokia phones
News The deal comes even as Microsoft is trying to figure out how to keep its Windows Mobile operating system in the game amid stiff competition from Nokia in Europe as well as Apple's iPhone, RIM's BlackBerry, and an... [12 Aug 2009]
Future BlackBerrys to pack hybrid touchscreens?
News BlackBerry maker RIM has applied for a patent on a hybrid resistive-capacitive touchscreen. In the screen described in RIM's application, the outer of the two layers has a conductive coating, allowing... [07 Aug 2009]
The 'smartphone-lite' devices aiming to hook Twitter users
News The phones do not run full browsers and the operating system used on the device is Java-based and not nearly as sophisticated as smartphone operating systems used on devices such as the Apple iPhone or RIM's BlackBerry. [05 Aug 2009]
BlackBerry maker RIM unleashes new developer tools
News RIM has released new and updated tools for developers who want to build BlackBerry web applications. The smartphone maker made its first BlackBerry Web Development Plug-In for Eclipse available on Tuesday, along with... [29 Jul 2009]
Microsoft lays down developer challenge for Windows Mobile apps
News It will be the distribution nexus for free and premium Windows Mobile applications that is similar in concept - and likely in form - to Apple's iTunes App Store, Google's Android Market, and RIM's BlackBerry App World. [28 Jul 2009]
'Cheapest ever' BlackBerry coming to the UK
News RIM has announced UK release details for its new entry-level BlackBerry, the Curve 8520. The device, which RIM expects to be available at a lower price than any of its predecessors, will go on sale from... [27 Jul 2009]
Minority Report: iPhone puts the 'smart' in smartphone
Comment RIM, the BlackBerry maker, is in a similar position. Of that 13 per cent, Apple and RIM command a 32 per cent share. RIM has an established user base in the corporate space. Apple's... [27 Jul 2009]
Minority Report: iPhone App Store takes my breath away
Comment Google, Microsoft, Nokia, Palm and RIM have all announced they are following the lead of the Cupertino fireball. Apple's App Store has plenty of competitors - but it's looking harder and harder for any of them to catch... [15 Jul 2009]
Is Apple's iPhone App Store too far ahead for others to catch up?
News RIM launched its BlackBerry App World store in March. Companies, such as Nokia, Google, LG Electronics, RIM and Microsoft are hoping they can. Apple's popular App Store has proven that selling mobile... [15 Jul 2009]
