Following reports that RIM had lied about the reason behind its BlackBerry 10 delay, the company has expectedly shot back with a statement calling the rumors "inaccurate and uninformed." RIM stands by its original explanation, which attributed the delay to the wait on a new dual-core 4G LTE chip that would not arrive until mid-2012.
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RIM lied on BlackBerry 10 delay excuse claims pessimistic insider
RIM coCEO Mike Lazaridis lied about the cause of the BlackBerry 10 smartphone delay, an insider at the Canadian firm has alleged, with neither hardware nor software ready for public view. "RIM is simply pushing this out as long as they can for one reason, they don’t have a working product yet" the high-level source told BGR, suggesting that Lazarisis' hint that RIM was waiting on a new 4G LTE chipset was misleading.
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BlackBerry PlayBook gets Angry Birds, and there was much rejoicing
The BlackBerry PlayBook isn't exactly one of mobile's greatest success storied, and RIM's attempt at making BlackBerry function as a tablet-sized OS hasn't quite taken off yet the way they'd planned in the beginning, but all that is set to change amid news this week that finally, at long last, Rovio has released Angry Birds for the device. And not just one game, three! You'll now be able to download Angry Birds, Angry Birds Seasons, and Angry Birds Rio from BlackBerry App World for your PlayBook, just in time for the holidays!
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Vultures circle BlackBerry but Samsung and HTC rebuff BB10
RIM rejected takeover overtures from Amazon for its BlackBerry business, sources have revealed, though the Canadian company's attempts to license BlackBerry 10 to Samsung and HTC met with indifference. Neither firm could "see the value in tying up with BlackBerry" Reuters' sources say, meaning RIM will likely be on its own pushing out smartphones and tablets based on the new platform at the end of 2012.
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Apple App Store sees 6x revenue versus Android in top apps
Apple’s App Store generates six times the revenue of Google’s Android Market for the top 200 grossing titles, app analysis firm Distimo has calculated, while in-app purchases account for 65-percent of revenues for the top grossing 200 Android software. The findings, part of Distimo’s January to November 2011 report, also include news that the Windows Phone Marketplace, Microsoft’s mobile download store, has overtaken Nokia’s Ovi Store and RIM’s BlackBerry App World for games, and is now the fourth largest app store in that category.
Microsoft and Nokia mull BlackBerry buy
Microsoft and Nokia discussed a potential takeover of beleaguered BlackBerry manufacturer RIM, leaks have revealed, while RIM itself has approached Samsung, HTC and others about potentially licensing the new BlackBerry 10 OS. Talks between Microsoft and Nokia began several months ago, the WSJ reports, though while executives from the two firms apparently regularly meet with top brass at RIM, it's unclear whether the Canadian company has been involved in potential acquisition planning.
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BlackBerry porn problem triggers investigation
Uncontrollable mobile porn on BlackBerry handsets has prompted UK communications regulator Ofcom to demand RIM account for its smartphones' security, summoning the Canadian firm to a smut summit. "It was brought to our attention that there was a problem" an Ofcom spokesperson told The Telegraph, "to do with the way in which the BlackBerry operating system works"; it's suggested that the secure browsing functionality on BlackBerry devices allows underage users to bypass the usual carrier blocks on pornographic content.
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RIM’s BlackBerry 10 delayed until late 2012, hints at dual-core 4G device
During RIM's conference call to discuss its fiscal Q3 2012 earnings report, the company revealed that its major platform transition to BlackBerry 10 will be delayed. New devices running the new QNX-based BlackBerry 10, such as the rumored BlackBerry London, will not reach the market until late 2012.
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RIM reports Q3 earnings, falling profits, shipped only 150k PlayBooks
RIM released its fiscal Q3 2012 earnings report today and although the numbers are dismal, the company remains chipper about what lies ahead. Profits fell to just $256 million with a revenue of $5.2 billion, just shy of the projected $5.6 billion for this quarter. These numbers are down from $329 million in profit from the previous quarter and $911 million from the previous year.
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BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 reveals 4G LTE icons, 1280×768 resolution
When you're in the business of developing software and producing awesome bits of hardware, especially in this modern "what's next" consumer market of ours, you often toss a loss aside in favor of producing something much better in a second generation - this appears to be what RIM is doing with the BlackBerry PlayBook's next release. What's been found today at N4BB courtesy of intrepid code-sniffer Lucky45 is a couple of clues regarding RIM's next play for tablets (or very strange smartphones.) Both 4G and 4G LTE icons have been found in the guts of PlayBook OS 2.0 aside screen resolutions of 1280×768 pixels.
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BlackBerry Milan next-gen BlackBerry 10 slider leaked
What we're looking at here is the first image of the BlackBerry Milan, a slide-up QWERTY keyboard revealing BBX (aka BlackBerry 10) device that shows the future of RIM-made smartphones in several clearly new features both in image and in rumor surrounding the device. The image is from CrackBerry where writer Kevin Michaluk notes he also has a set of tips on the device that make it a good indicator of what's to come from RIM in 2012. Rounded corners looking like the PlayBook and a higher density pixel array through the display are but two of the innovations coming down the chute.
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BBX renamed BlackBerry 10 as RIM loses trademark case
RIM has been forced to rethink branding for its next-gen smartphone and tablet OS, changing the name to BlackBerry 10 after a trademark suit saw it blocked from using "BBX" as planned. The QNX-based platform had been announced in October, with RIM hoping to pull together the OS already in use on the little-loved BlackBerry PlayBook tablet with its 2012 smartphone refresh. However, software company Basis International had already registered BBX, and secured a temporary restraining order against the Canadian company blocking it from using the name at DevCon this week.
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