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RIM is going through some tough times. the company’s products though popular aren’t getting positive reviews. BlackBerry is being clobbered by Apple and Android; to make matters worse, Microsoft’s Windows Phone is being considered as the third mobile ecosystem. Speculations and suggestions of RIM being bought keep surfacing frequently. With a brave face RIM introduced [...]

Google inc. will no longer sell or support its Gmail app for rival RIM’s BlackBerry smartphones beginning November 22, but users may continue to use the app if they already have it downloaded, the search giant said in a blog posting on Thursday. Those who have the app will be able to continue to use [...]

Editor’s note: Freestyle staff writer mark Miller is currently a student at Azusa Pacific University. BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) announced in a press release in October that it would offer “a selection of premium apps” worth more than $100 free of charge to subscribers as “an expression of appreciation for their patience during [...]

Touch is the new black. No, make that “Multi-touch, is the new black” when it comes to smartphones. This year, Reasearch in Motion released their new line of multi-touch smartphones that will carry the latest BlackBerry 7 Operating System. Back in the spotlight is the BlackBerry Bold 9900. Design Looking at the Bold 9900, I [...]

RIM’s white BlackBerry Bold 9900 has been revealed, with carrier Vodafone UK the first to commit to offering the pale-hued QWERTY smartphone. We grabbed some hands-on playtime with the new variant, to see if a new color option could be enough to persuade us to stick it out with RIM for another contract cycle. Check out [...]

Research In Motion (RIM) has announced that the BlackBerry Curve 9360, which features the new BlackBerry 7 operating system (OS), is now available in the Philippines. Hastings Singh, vice president of South Asia at RIM commented, “The new BlackBerry Curve 9360 is a stunning, easy-to-use smartphone that will appeal to Filipino customers who want to [...]

Come with me while we travel back in time, not far, just 5 years or so. now that we’re here, take a look around. What do you see? I bet you see just about all of those corporate folks using their Blackberries to make calls and check email. Poof now we’re back in current times. [...]

After reporting sales of 13.2 million smartphones during the third quarter, HTC is now the fourth largest smartphone vendor after having outpaced Research in Motion, according to market research company Canalys. Similar Articles: A diverse product offering, expanded distribution network and growing global brand recognition resulted in HTC’s highest-ever quarterly revenue at NT$135.82 billion (US$4.54 [...]

The Blackberry Pearl 9100 offers some excellent improvements over the original Blackberry Pearl. The original Pearl was one of the hottest selling phones in the market during its prime, and it was responsible for truly bringing RIM to the top of the market. with RIM’s recent Blackberry releases, the Blackberry Bold 9700, Blackberry Curve 8500, [...]

Favourable market conditions have been fueling robust consumer electronics spending in the UAE over the past three quarters and the trend is expected to continue throughout the year, according to Dubai-based Jacky’s Electronics. Ashish Panjabi, the retailer’s chief operating officer, said they are expecting their sales figure to post a double-digit growth of about 15 [...]