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RIM: Profits soar in second quarter
News RIM has been trying to expand its footprint beyond the enterprise to consumers, the target for devices like Apple's iPhone. In addition, the US launches of the BlackBerry Bold and the BlackBerry Pearl... [26 Sep 2008]
RIM chasing Apple with "lifestyle" features?
News In what looks like an attempt to compete toe-to-toe with Apple's iPhone, RIM announced a slew of new integrated application deals on Thursday to make its email-optimised smart phone more appealing to consumers. [12 Sep 2008]
RIM's Pearl shows its flip side
News The drive for retail consumers has put the company in more direct competition with hardware makers such as Apple and its iPhone, as well as Motorola and Nokia. Some cite a strong slate of upcoming product launches... [10 Sep 2008]
Jet packs, army tech and Victorian gadgets
Photo The device is due to arrive in the UK in September, squaring up to Apple's iPhone and vying to be the enterprise's gadget of choice. RIM unveiled its latest addition to the BlackBerry line-up with the Bold. [02 Sep 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 15.08.08
Round-Up The past tense is important as the app was pulled by Apple this week. Sharkey, as you'll almost certainly not recall, is a robotics expert from the University of Sheffield and he's no stranger to making... [15 Aug 2008]
Is BlackBerry taking a leaf out of Apple's book?
Comment Either the BlackBerry-maker has appalling control over the people who design and manufacture its products - but control that bad is surely more than a tad unbelievable - or else it's sanctioning or at least encouraging carefully timed... [14 Aug 2008]
Microsoft's Zune tunes into video
News Microsoft's Zune is looking to Hollywood to gain an edge on Apple's iPod. While Microsoft has denied persistent rumours that Zune would expand into communications in the style of Apple's iPhone, the... [12 Aug 2008]
Photos: Latest BlackBerry Boldly arrives in UK
Photo RIM's latest addition to the BlackBerry line-up - the Bold - is due to arrive in the UK next month, squaring up to Apple's iPhone which has been touting its business credentials. The BlackBerry maker was... [11 Aug 2008]
Nokia buys Symbian and looks to open mobile future
News Gavin Byrne, research analyst at Informa Telecoms & Media, described the move as "a land grab for the application developers' mindshare" - pointing to Android's developer-friendly credentials and Apple releasing the... [24 Jun 2008]
Qwerty vs touch, WFH, iPhone 2.0, Segway madness
News This month the BlackBerry vs iPhone war reached near boiling point as RIM's co-CEO dismissed suggestions its Bold new smart phone (see photos here) is a response to competition from Apple. On the... [30 May 2008]
Smart phone battle: Qwerty vs touchscreen
News Apple may be set to release the new super-duper all-singing 3G iPhone this summer but RIM has hit back with the BlackBerry Bold, claiming users prefer the Qwerty keyboard over touchscreen. That view is... [22 May 2008]
RIM co-CEO: Qwerty is the next big thing
Comment But I think what happened was the amount of marketing and the attention they [Apple] generated in the market - the customers are now coming to the store and saying I didn't know you could do all that with a phone. [16 May 2008]
Photos: BlackBerry Boldly goes Qwerty over touch again
Photo The Bold has a shiny black face and curved silver edges - but unlike Apple's iPhone device however, it does not have a touchscreen interface. The Bold is 114mm x 66mm x14mm - slightly... [15 May 2008]
RIM quiet on touchscreen BlackBerry rumours
News RIM is banking on the Qwerty keyboard to keep its users happy - despite Apple's success in creating truck-loads of chatter around its touchscreen iPhone. The new BlackBerry Bold may have been touted as... [14 May 2008]
BlackBerry goes Bold with super-3G
News He wrote: "RIM - like Apple at the iPhone launch - has long been an advocate of Edge. Unveiled on Monday, the BlackBerry Bold - also known as the BlackBerry 9000 - includes not only tri-band HSDPA but... [13 May 2008]