RIM provided a decent amount of details for its BlackBerry 10 (BB10) operating system during a keynote on Tuesday at BlackBerry World 2012 in Orlando. The operating system looks great: there’s a fluid user interface that allows users to view notifications by side swiping, a much improved messaging platform, homescreen widgets and much more. Except there’s one huge problem: it’s still...
It looks like Research In Motion (RIM) may be looking at 2012 as the year of change in how they do business. After a disastrous 2011 that saw the share price of RIM stock lose over 70 percent of its value, news came yesterday that Co-CEOs Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie might step down as Co-Chairs of the board. The rumor is that Barbara Stymiest could step up as the first...
Research In Motion got itself into the mess its currently in, and by golly it’s going to get itself out. Despite enduring a difficult 2011, the Waterloo-based company insists it is, unquestionably, still relevant, even with its new BlackBerry 10 OS not hitting until late next year. Seeing as ouster calls and unanswered questions have hit a crescendo these past few months, you’d think...
On the heels of Research In Motion’s disappointing announcement Thursday, company shares have taken a 12 percent dive Friday. The Waterloo-based company revealed it didn’t expect to launch any BlackBerry 10 powered devices until late 2012 at the earliest, giving more fodder to ouster calls of RIM’s co-CEOs. This year has been bad enough for the handset maker as it is – this could be...