Bad news for RIM's BlackBerry today. Vancouver's Absolute Software, a provider of firmware-embedded, endpoint security and management solutions, has released Absolute Manage 6.1, which includes expanded Bring Your Own Device support for smartphones and laptops.
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Lloyed Lobo is right in saying that Nokia’s Lumia 900 is getting some pretty solid reviews. Pulled videos aside, Nokia’s goal is to be the premier provider of smartphones that run on Microsoft’s Mango operating system here in North America.
You could say that Nokia has basically built a competitive minimum viable product with a few basic features added in an attempt to re-capture some of the mobile market. The phone is only available at Rogers in Canada but is selling well worldwide.
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Don't sell your Android device.
Seriously, don't. Getting a new one? That's fine. Tuck your old one in your closet. Better yet, drill a hole through its hardrive or take a sledgehammer to the thing.
Just. Don't. Sell. It.
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Research In Motion's newest mobile platform, BlackBerry 7, has been officially approved for use by the US Department of Defence, the Waterloo company said today. BB7 has won security certification and specified BlackBerrys are now listed on the department's unified communications approved product list. Those models are the Bold 9900 and 9930, the Torch 9850 and 9860, and the Curve 9360.
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When will RIM catch a break? It was only last month that Dutch semiconductor company NXP sued the Waterloo-based BlackBerry maker for patent infringement. Now, a patent troll has emerged from the shadows to kick RIM while it's down.
Seattle-based shell company Hunter Point Ventures has come forth to claim that RIM's smartphones violate a "method for musical playlist selection in a portable audio device" that it owns. Specifically, HPV says RIM is infringing on US Patent 7667123.
read moreIt's finally happened.
Today, Waterloo-based BlackBerry makerResearch In Motion announced the hiring of a new COO and a new CMO. Kristian Tear will take over as Chief Operating Officer and Frank Boulben will take over as Chief Marketing Officer.
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Research In Motion's Australia division has followed up its bizarre flash mob marketing flop with a scrolling text campaign online, supposedly a teaser for something larger in the works. Mentioning the word "business" a whopping eight times in a short speech makes it pretty obvious who the target demographic is.
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Waterloo's Research In Motion today launched BlackBerry Screen Reader. The free software application helps customers who are blind or visually impaired operate their smartphone. RIM says that Screen Reader provides an audible output based on visual information displayed on a BlackBerry.
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A Canadian police force is outfitting cop cars with Research In Motion's BlackBerry PlayBooks.
Mobile Innovations is the company behind the integration, which will see Canadian police use RIM tablets from their vehicle dashboard to control their car's lights and sirens, as well as receive traffic alerts and access GPS maps, plus be alerted of 911 emergencies.
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Research In Motion lost its chief marketing officer right when the PlayBook launched in March 2011. Now more than one year later, the beleaguered company may finally be close to filling that void.
RIM CEO Thorsten Heins says the company is close to hiring a new CMO that will bring some unity to a currently scattered marketing team. Recent RIM ads have been embarrassing, while bizarre viral marketing attempts have backfired.
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