Android and iOS are currently dominating the global smartphone landscape. A new report from IDC suggests that Android has a 59% market share while Apple has a 23% grip on the market. Those percentages are out of 152.3 million smartphones that were shipped during the first quarter of this year. Even more stunning: Android and iOS

Noah’s subbing for Jon R this week to tackle questions and queries from Buffalo readers, viewers and fans! In this episode, Noah addresses whether you should you buy an iPhone now or wait for iOS 6 and the next iPhone. And what about BB10 – does RIM still have a shot? Find out in this

The United States Department of Defense has officially approved six of Research In Motion’s BlackBerry 7 devices for use on its networks. The approval will allow members of the Defense Department, including members of the U.S. Army, to upgrade to RIM’s latest BlackBerry models. The DoD requires that each phone go through extensive testing before it

Following a series of leaks, there isn’t much we don’t already know about the BlackBerry Curve 9320. But today Research in Motion has made the budget handset official. It looks just like the device we’ve already seen in those leaked images, with a built-in FM radio and a dedicated BlackBerry Messenger key. The Curve 9320

This week on The Evolution of Research in Motion, the Canadian smartphone maker has announced that it will be teaming up with TomTom to bring HD Traffic to BlackBerry devices. We’re a bit surprised that the company didn’t out this announcement during its own show last week, but at least it’s a step forward for

Research In Motion on Tuesday appointed Frank Boulben as its new chief marketing officer and Kristian Tear as its new chief operating officer. “Kristian and Frank bring extensive knowledge of the rapidly changing wireless global market and will help RIM as we sharpen our focus on delivering long-term value to our stakeholders,” said Thorsten Heins, RIM’s

Viber, a popular service that provides free calls and messages to smartphone users, has extended its reach to the BlackBerry and Windows Phone platforms today with an official application that will initially be in beta. It joins the Viber apps already available to Android and iOS devices, which currently boast over 70 million users worldwide. There

Jon R. is back to tackle more questions and queries from Buffalo readers, viewers and fans! In this episode, Jon talks about the rumors of Apple using “liquid metal” to build the iPhone 5. Jon also shares his thoughts on the Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 as well as his opinions on BlackBerry 10

Research in Motion unveiled its next-generation BlackBerry operating system during its BlackBerry World event in Orlando, Florida, earlier this week. And if you’re a BlackBerry fan, it was a rather bittersweet event. BlackBerry 10 looks like it’s going to be a very promising release — even to an iOS user like me — but it’s

You may associate the BlackBerry brand as being all business, but Research In Motion is hashing out deals in order to cater to the full spectrum of mobile trends. The handset maker announced a partnership on Wednesday that will bring 11 Gameloft games to BlackBerry 10 at launch. Among the titles optimized for the platform:

We met up with a developer yesterday to bring you a quick unboxing of a BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha unit. We should note that this device doesn’t actually run BlackBerry 10 — none of them do — instead, it’s a watered down version of BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0. There’s only a browser and a camera

During a press briefing at BlackBerry World 2012 in Orlando, Research In Motion CEO Thorsten Heins promised that RIM will launch a 4G-capable BlackBerry PlayBook later this year. The device will support LTE networks, but Heins didn’t provide an exact launch date for the enhanced tablet. He did, however, say that enterprise customers will have

During the BlackBerry 10 Jam keynote here at BlackBerry World 2012 in Orlando, RIM’s vice president of developer relations Alec Saunders discussed BlackBerry App World’s growth. Saunders confirmed that the application store is now home to more than 99,500 applications and 25% of them are compatible with RIM’s BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. That’s a far ways

Despite cries that devices such as the Kindle Fire were “killing” Android, Google’s mobile operating system is continuing to strengthen its presence among U.S. smartphone buyers. According to the latest figures published by comScore on Tuesday, Android had a 51% grip of the U.S. smartphone market in the three-month period ended March 2012. That’s up

Research In Motion may be heading toward an all-touchscreen future with BlackBerry 10, but the company says it doesn’t plan to abandon its hardware QWERTY fans. In addition to addressing the issue during Tuesday’s keynote, a RIM spokesman confirmed with PhoneScoop that keyboard-equipped devices running the company’s newest software will arrive after the first wave

RIM may not be ready to show off the first BlackBerry 10 hardware, but that isn’t stopping from leaks happening. Just yesterday RIM confirmed that no hardware would be handed out at BlackBerry world, but that hasn’t stopped a render of the supposed Dev Alpha unit from leaking out.  Engadget ran the image you see

BlackBerry maker Research in Motion has confessed to being the orchestrator behind those embarrassing protests staged outside Apple retail stores in Melbourne and Sydney, Australia. The marketing stunt saw a coach-load of people dressed in black pull up outside the Apple store with signs that read “Wake Up.” The group then proceeded to chant at

Like every other Angry Birds release to date, we expected Angry Birds Space to become a huge hit. In just 35 days after its release, the bird flinger was downloaded more than 50 million times, making it the fastest-growing mobile game of all time. That 50 million figure combines downloads on the iPhone, iPad, Android-

Even though we might’ve glimpsed a BlackBerry 10 developer device over the weekend, don’t expect this week’s BlackBerry World 2012 (what? you didn’t know that was going on?) to introduce any new hardware. Simply, a RIM spokesman told CNET, “We are not unveiling any BlackBerry 10 hardware.” This year’s event has never been more pivotal

As a New York City resident I don’t often travel in style. It’s too expensive, so I usually take the subway, a bus or a cab to wherever I’m going. I always take a cab to the airport since it’s typically the fastest way from my neighborhood, but it’s also expensive. That’s why I was

Images of what is said to “most definitely” be a BlackBerry 10 Developer Alpha device have made their way online, potentially giving us a small glimpse of Research In Motion’s future. The candy bar form device — which looks like a popular handset from Cupertino — will apparently be what RIM hands out at BlackBerry

RIM’s newest board member Prem Watsa, also the company’s third largest investor, says the firm could take 3-5 years to turn itself around. Ouch. During the company Q4 earnings call, RIM CEO Thorsten Heins said that his company could do a 180 by partaking in licensing agreements, a joint venture or possibly a partial sale,

Remember that BlackBerry Curve 9320 that was outed by T-Mobile U.K. earlier this month? It has now shown its face in a leaked photo that has been circulating the web this morning. It’s certainly not the prettiest BlackBerry we’ve ever seen, but it does have a few nice features that will undoubtedly appeal to budget

Jon R is back to tackle more questions and queries from Buffalo readers, viewers and fans! In this episode, Jon shares his thoughts on the mythical rumored beast that is the iPad mini! Jon only sheds some light on the best Android tablet(s) available on the current market, as well as some clarification on the

Research In Motion has reportedly hired a law firm to aid with its restructuring plans, and it would seem that no option is currently off of the table. According to an exclusive report to Reuters, RIM has retained the services of  Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP to assist in its plans to restructure the