All the stories tagged with RIM
RIM is the acronym for Research In Motion, the Canadian company behind the BlackBerry brand. RIM was founded in the mid 90s by Mike Lazaridis and with Jim Balsillie and went IPO (Initial Public Offering) in 1998. Its claim to fame was to make mobile email really effective and enterprises quickly adopted its devices and associated software and services which were highly lucrative. With the rise of iOS and Android devices, the BlackBerry franchise bumped into trouble and its decline prompted RIM to take a radical step by overhauling its BlackBerry operating system (OS) completely with QNX. The first version of the QNX BlackBerry OS is BlackBerry 10 or BB10.
Oman will not ban BlackBerry services
08/09/2010, The tiny Gulf state known as Oman will not ban the BlackBerry, which goes to show that not all countries in the Middle East are paranoid enough to discontinue the BlackBerry Messenger service due to alleged security reasons. While Saudi [...]
RIM and Saudi mobile servers aim to come to amicable solution
08/08/2010, The standoff isn’t over yet, but there seems to be movement in the right direction with Research in Motion (RIM), the BlackBerry maker, talking to Saudi mobile firms while testing a trio of servers which will be used to send [...]
Indonesia denies claims of banning the BlackBerry
08/05/2010, Looks like our earlier report sang a different tune, as Indonesia has denied that it is considering banning BlackBerry smartphone services for security reasons. According to Communications ministry spokesman Gatot Dewa Broto, the government did ask RIM to open a [...]
BlackBerry OS 6 is now official
08/03/2010, We all know that the Blackberry Torch (aka Bold 9800) has just been released on an official capacity, whereby it will run on the BlackBerry 6 OS in order to separate itself from the rest of the pack. Unfortunately for [...]
BlackBerry Torch goes official, arrives via AT&T this August for $199.99
08/03/2010, Research in Motion’s latest smartphone, the slider BlackBerry Torch (also known as the BlackBerry 9800), will be arriving on AT&T and hitting the market this August 12th for $199.99 a pop if you decide to agree to a 2-year contract, [...]
BlackBerry Torch 9800 Site Goes Live
08/03/2010, Looks like someone might have jumped the gun at AT&T, as the official site for the BlackBerry Torch 9800 has gone live just before the scheduled press conference which is (probably) going to be about said device. From the site, [...]
RIM To Address India’s BlackBerry Security Concerns
08/03/2010, RIM seems to be pretty busy working to put out fires with governments in various places recently, and after the UAE decided to ban the BlackBerry, word is out that RIM is planning to address the security concerns of the [...]
RIM Won’t Compromise On Security And Privacy Over UAE Ban
08/03/2010, With RIM’s BlackBerry recently deemed too secure for the UAE, it’ll be an interesting challenge for RIM to work out a compromise with the UAE as to how it will be able to continue to operate there. The company has [...]
RIM To Launch BlackPad BlackBerry Tablet In November?
08/02/2010, Rumors of a BlackBerry tablet device have been going around for a while now, and the recent registration of the blackpad.com domain name just seems to lend credibility to the rumor. Now word is going around the RIM will be [...]
India will not ban BlackBerrys
07/29/2010, Rest easy, boys and girls – India will not be passing a blanket ban on BlackBerry use in their country anytime soon, according to its internal security chief. This is also good news for RIM as they will certainly want [...]
RIM Promotes Its BlackBerry Offerings Using Cardboard Cutouts
07/29/2010, It’s not surprising to see companies releasing promotional videos to promote their products or services, but a rather cute YouTube video was released by RIM recently, promoting the benefits of using its solutions, but using paper cut-outs with sticks and [...]
BlackBerry May Be Banned In India Due To Its Strong Encryption
07/29/2010, Seems like the UAE government isn’t the only government that RIM is having some trouble placating, as word is going around the Indian government isn’t too happy with RIM’s encrypted email and messaging services. According to reports, the government has [...]
RIM expected to unveil iPhone killer next week
07/28/2010, Since the iPhone was released a few years ago, companies have released what the public has dubbed to be an iPhone killer, although none have managed to fulfil that role, the competition is getting close especially with Android-powered handsets making [...]
