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Photos: New BlackBerry Bold-ly goes for European design
Photo Speaking at a press briefing in Bochum today, Mike Lazaridis said the one common request of users of the original Bold was 'can't you make it a little smaller'? The trackball has also been swapped for a... [21 Oct 2009]
RIM: "literally pulled into the consumer space"
News In a talk Wednesday at the D: All Things Digital conference, CEO Mike Lazaridis talked about the company's move from making email devices for executives, to making phones for the masses. We had to... [28 May 2009]
RIM execs to pay $74m in stock-backdating case
News Co-chief executives Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis, chief financial officer Dennis Kavelman, and finance director Angelo Loberto have agreed to contribute $31m to RIM for the benefit they received from... [06 Feb 2009]
2008: The year in mobile
News Meanwhile BlackBerry-maker RIM has also felt winds of change - with co-CEO Mike Lazaridis telling silicon.com Qwerty keyboards are the future - only for the company to launch a touchscreen device a few... [30 Dec 2008]
"It's either Segways or Strangeways"
News RIM co-CEO Mike Lazaridis, discussing touchscreen technology in an interview with silicon.com - several months before the launch of the touchscreen BlackBerry Storm January There are very few companies... [23 Dec 2008]
BlackBerry apps get their own online store
News RIM co-CEO Mike Lazaridis gave the 700 registered developers sound but strange advice. The key to successful BlackBerry development isn't just good programming, Lazaridis told the room,... [22 Oct 2008]
Photos: RIM does first touchscreen BlackBerry
Photo The Storm - previously codenamed the BlackBerry Thunder - sports a 'clickable' touchscreen which RIM believes solves the problem of touchscreen users confusing navigation and confirmation, according to co-CEO Mike... [08 Oct 2008]
'BlackBerry Storm was Vodafone's idea': RIM co-CEO
News RIM co-CEO Mike Lazaridis and Vodafone's global director of terminals, Jens Schulte-Bockum were in London yesterday to show off the device. Last summer Vodafone] invited Mike... [08 Oct 2008]
Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie
AS Profile Surprising as it may sound, this is the first year on the Agenda Setters list for Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie, the co-CEOs of BlackBerry-maker RIM. Long overdue, the Agenda Setters panel picks... [07 Oct 2008]
Qwerty beats touch for smart phone fans
News Speaking to silicon.com last month, co-CEO of BlackBerry-maker RIM, Mike Lazaridis, claimed Qwerty keyboards on mobiles are only going to get more important as smart phone use ramps up. Qwerty keyboards... [02 Jun 2008]
Qwerty vs touch, WFH, iPhone 2.0, Segway madness
News Speaking to silicon.com in an exclusive interview, RIM's Mike Lazaridis also poured cold water on iPhone-style touchscreen tech ("this is not new… this has been tried before") - and claimed the future of... [30 May 2008]
RIM co-CEO: Qwerty is the next big thing
Comment At the conference, co-CEO Mike Lazaridis caught up with silicon.com reporter Natasha Lomas to tell us why he believes smart phones are the future, why Qwerty is so exciting, and why the Bold has nothing... [16 May 2008]
RIM reveals BlackBerry roadmap
News Speaking at RIM's Wireless Enterprise Symposium (WES) in Orlando, Florida, the BlackBerry maker's co-CEO Mike Lazaridis said the company's vision is "no less than maintenance-free BlackBerry" - or "the... [14 May 2008]
BlackBerry goes Bold with super-3G
News RIM president Mike Lazaridis said: "The new BlackBerry Bold represents a tremendous step forward in business-grade smart phones and lives up to its name with incredible speed, power and functionality,... [13 May 2008]
Mobile World Congress 2008 Diary - Wednesday
Comment RIM's Balsillie gets to the point: "My partner and I Mike Lazaridis have been doing the BlackBerry thing for 16 years," he begins, establishing his credentials before moving off to talk about Facebook. [14 Feb 2008]
