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RIM's chief legal officer jumps ship ahead of massive job cuts
RIM's chief legal officer Karim Bawa has left the ailing mobile phone manufacturer just days before the Canadian brand is expected to axe thousands of jobs. Bawa, who has been at RIM for 12 years, was thought to be discussing…
RIM to cut 2,000 jobs as BlackBerry brand limps on
Research in Motion are lining up another large set of job cuts, with over 2,000 members of staff to be let go, according to reports from Canadian publications The Globe and Mail. The cuts are expected to be effective from…
RIM make new budget push with BlackBerry Curve 9320
After a brief leaked look at the handset last month, RIM have finally unveiled the BlackBerry Curve 9320, their latest QWERTY-packing phone aimed squarely at the budget market. The most obvious differentiating feature of the Curve 9320 over previous models…
BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha phone reveals further BB10 devices
After a run of bad luck for the BlackBerry brand, things look to be brightening up for RIM. A positive response to the BlackBerry World 2012 showcase showed promise of a better year ahead, while the release of an Alpha…
BlackBerry Music Gateway Bluetooth streamer revealed
While we wait with baited breath to see if RIM can pull a showstopper out of the bag at their BlackBerry World 2012 conference this week (BlackBerry 10 to save the day!), the ailing smartphone manufacturer have revealed a tasty…
BlackBerry BBM party with Jessie J ends with stabbing
Breaking news coming in tonight of sad, shocking scenes at a BlackBerry media party that has ended with violence. A night meant to promote RIM's BBM and BlackBerry Music services (held at a South East London venue, with popstar Jessie…
RIM pulling back from consumer market? Reveal huge losses (UPDATED)
RIM have today revealed that they will be pulling back from the consumer mobile market, focussing on the business sector after posting huge losses. It's been a rough 12 months for the Canadian mobile phone manufacturer, jumping from PR blunder…
RIM giving away BlackBerry Playbooks to app developers
It seems the major price cuts RIM offered on their BlackBerry Playbook tablets still hasn't been enough to shift the backlog of unsold slates, as today the company revealed they will be giving some units away for free to those…
Possible BlackBerry 10 London full-touchscreen smartphone press shot leaks
Could this be the turning point for BlackBerry makers RIM? We hope so, as an apparent leaked shot of their first BlackBerry 10-packing superphone, dubbed the "London" leaks online. Looking like a cross between a BlackBerry PlayBook and an…
RIM CEOs Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie step down
Joint CEO's Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie have stepped down from their top-level roles at the BlackBerry-owning firm. Founder Lazaridis will now take the role of vice chairman, with Jim Balsillie taking a non-operational role on the board of…
