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PlayBook 2.0 update is here, and does it really matter?

Posted February 21, 2012 - 2:26 pm

Research in Motion finally releases its long-promised update of its PlayBook tablet OS, but will it matter to anyone not already an RIM fanboy?
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No. 3 tech story of 2011: Seismic smartphone shift

Posted December 29, 2011 - 9:00 am

The smartphone market in 2011 witnessed a Hail Mary pass and a possible implosion.
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More bad news for RIM: PlayBook OS update delayed 4 months (or maybe forever)

Posted October 26, 2011 - 2:04 pm

It's been a bad year for Research in Motion. Fortunately, the latest news about its PlayBook tablet OS is encouraging-- oh, wait, it's not.
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Microsoft wants Samsung to shake that Android money maker

Posted September 28, 2011 - 3:14 pm

Software giant Microsoft now has licensing agreements with eight makers of Android devices.
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Samsung CEO scotches rumors of webOS purchase

Posted September 2, 2011 - 12:07 pm

South Korean mobile device maker Samsung does not plan to purchase webOS from HP, according to CEO Choi Gee Sung.
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'Design' won't get Nokia back in the smartphone game

Posted August 30, 2011 - 5:10 pm

Does Nokia really think that "design" will get it back into the smartphone game against Google and Apple?
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RIM continues to slide in U.S. market

Posted July 6, 2011 - 8:03 am

Research in Motion is now actually shedding U.S. subscribers, not merely losing market share.
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China wholesaler preps mobile OS with a twist: apps run in cloud, not on gadget

Posted July 5, 2011 - 12:20 pm

Chinese IT wholesaler Alibaba said it is working on a mobile OS that will do natively what mobile virtualization does expensively: run the hard logic on servers to lighten the load on the phone.
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Nokia shares hit 13-year low on Q2 warning

Posted May 31, 2011 - 12:01 pm

Finnish mobile device maker Nokia warns investors that Q2 sales and profit margins will be well below previous forecasts.
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Android emerges as clear leader in U.S. smartphone platform market

Posted May 6, 2011 - 4:49 pm

More than one-third of U.S. smartphone subscribers now own devices powered by Google's Android mobile operating system.
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Microsoft-RIM partnership prelude to more?

Posted May 3, 2011 - 12:47 pm

Microsoft may have embarked upon a major smartphone partnership with Nokia, but clearly Redmond has its own agenda in the mobile market.
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Android to invade Microsoft's netbook turf

Posted March 7, 2011 - 2:28 pm

Sure, Microsoft may have lost its way in the smartphone market and fallen far behind in tablets, but at least Redmond has one unassailable stronghold in mobile devices -- netbooks! (Also see: Netbooks, we hardly knew ye)
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Who's winning in U.S. smartphone market? (Hint: It's not Nokia)

Posted March 3, 2011 - 7:14 pm

The latest Nielsen research on the U.S.
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Apparently Dell plans to release a bunch of Android tablets

Posted February 17, 2011 - 3:19 pm

Web site Android Central claims it has received 2011 product road maps for tablets and smartphones from a "very reliable tipster."
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RIM co-chief: We're still a major player in smartphones. Really.

Posted February 15, 2011 - 3:11 pm

RIM co-chief executive Jim Balsillie took exception to recent comments by Nokia CEO Stephen Elop that omitted the BlackBerry maker from the short list of mobile "ecosystem" players.
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Motorola exec nails it: Windows Phone 7 isn't the problem, Microsoft is

Posted February 15, 2011 - 12:53 pm

Microsoft hopes Windows Phone 7 gets it back into the smartphone game, but the device can't fix whatever problems in Redmond are causing mobile projects to languish in development while competitors roll out products to eager consumers.
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What 'magic' does Sprint have in store on Feb. 7?

Posted January 12, 2011 - 7:07 pm

Just a day after Verizon announced it would begin selling Apple's iPhone, wireless carrier rival announced a special event in New York City on Feb. 7 featuring magician David Blaine.
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Verizon isn't going to forsake its Android smartphones

Posted January 12, 2011 - 12:42 pm

Apple Insider has a post about Verizon's plan to launch a major promotional campaign for its new iPhone. Neil Hughes writes:
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U.S. smartphone market a tightening 3-way race

Posted January 7, 2011 - 7:18 pm

The latest mobile OS data from analytics firm comScore have to be sobering for BlackBerry maker Research in Motion.
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Slate sticker shock: Asus Windows 7 tablet priced at $999

Posted January 5, 2011 - 3:00 pm

For years it's been said that Apple and co-founder Steve Jobs use a "reality distortion field" to create buzz about the company's products and cultivate an army of devoted customers.
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Sprint, T-Mobile plan tablets for faux 4G networks

Posted December 10, 2010 - 5:58 pm

Sometime next year -- who knows when -- consumers presumably will be able to buy tablet computers from Sprint Nextel and T-Mobile USA running unspecified operating systems that will be able to connect with each carrier's not-quite-4G (but called 4G by them) wireless networks.
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Fighting words over Windows Phone 7, Android

Posted December 7, 2010 - 7:26 pm

They should get these guys on stage together next time. Then they could exchange nasty text messages in front of the audience.
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RIM rides analyst upgrade to big day on Wall Street

Posted November 30, 2010 - 10:59 pm

It may be bleeding mobile OS market share to Google's Android, but Research in Motion shares (NASDAQ: RIMM) moved sharply north on Tuesday after an analyst for Jefferies & Co. raised his price target for the smartphone manufacturer by a whopping 45 percent.
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Samsung's odd mobile OS priorities

Posted November 22, 2010 - 5:32 pm

There's an interesting post on GigaOm which informs readers that Samsung, the No. 2 cell phone manufacturer in the world, is "reportedly shifting its focus to Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 in 2011":
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RIM continues to lose smartphone market share in Q3

Posted November 10, 2010 - 2:44 pm

Google's Android vaulted into second place among mobile operating systems in the third quarter, while Symbian -- though still No. 1 -- and Research in Motion lost ground.
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