Posted on
July 3rd, 2012 by
David
While much of the news in the mobile phone industry is usually about mergers and new products, the rise of a new company or the influence of a new technology in smartphones, the days of excitement for the company Research In Motion may be behind them. Despite having bold plans for the BlackBerry 10 operating system that RIM executives have been promoting as the product that will turn around the company’s cash flow problems, there have been signs that RIM may be too weak to survive until the BlackBerry 10’s release. Read more »
Posted on
June 6th, 2012 by
David
Businesses that endure in the marketplace, by and large, weather trends that are cyclical. No company has an unfettered ascent; there are adjustments, products that fail to launch the way the company anticipated they would, and economic events unrelated to the particular business that nevertheless impacts the business. In the tech sector, companies that were once leaders suddenly find the niche they dominated crowded by competitors who devour their market share. That is where smartphone manufacturer Research In Motion, inventor of the Blackberry, now finds itself. Read more »
Posted on
May 2nd, 2012 by
David
There are, essentially, two ways to sell new technologies in a new market. The first is to create a device that is entirely indispensible. Creating a product that consumers feel they absolutely need is a great way to sell millions of units of a product. The other way to sell new technologies in an emerging market is to reduce prices to move inventory. It is that approach that Research In Motion is taking in India. Read more »
Posted on
September 28th, 2010 by
David
Research in Motion (RIM), the company behind the BlackBerry line of products, has announced the impending release of a tablet style device known as the PlayBook.
The PlayBook will feature a 7 inch touchscreen, front and rear facing HD cameras, and will run on a new OS developed around QNX’s Neutrino software.
While RIM has yet to announce a firm release date or price point for the PlayBook, the announcement of the device’s specs was major news. Unlike the recently released BlackBerry Torch, which featured a touchscreen but still ran the BlackBerry OS, the PlayBook is being viewed as a major step for RIM. Read more »
