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RIM Should Make the Move to Android

by Mike Mansell September 30, 2011
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RIM isn’t getting anywhere in the smartphone market, would the move to Android-based BlackBerry’s help the company in an uphill battle against Apple.

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Despite Lackluster Performance RIM Is Still King of the Enterprise Market

by Mike Mansell September 23, 2011
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The other day I came across an article that immediately caught my attention.  The article discussed the fact that RIM’s BlackBerry product line has begun to fall behind in the business mobile sector.  While I’ve been pretty critical of BlackBerry devices in the past, this article has definitely given me a bit of a new perspective on [...]

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Is RIM A Target for Acquisition?

by Mike Mansell August 17, 2011
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Google’s recent acquisition of Motorola has left many of us questioning if RIM is next in line to be acquired? While RIM isn’t exactly producing cutting edge technology right now and their efforts in the past years (the BlackBerry Torch and the BlackBerry PlayBook) have been somewhat pitiful are they appealing enough?

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Sprint Turns Down PlayBook 4G, But This Isn’t the End

by Mike Mansell August 15, 2011
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This afternoon I read a post from Wired that discussed the BlackBerry PlayBook, RIM’s first ever tablet, and the fact that Sprint recently turned down the opportunity to strike a deal with Resources In Motion to produce and sell a 4G version of the tablet.  Now, with the amount of competition in the tablet industry [...]

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Next Generation iPhone Will Crush the Competition

by Mike Mansell August 3, 2011
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In business there is nothing better than winning over new customers.  After all, when your product or service is of quality enough to gain serious traction in your industry you can pretty much be certain that you have done something right.  However, even winning over a customer isn’t always a surefire guarantee of long-term success.  [...]

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Should RIM Start Developing for iOS and Android?

by Mike Mansell May 18, 2011
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The last few years have brought amazing developments and innovations in the mobile industry.  Think about it.  Just a number of years ago, “smartphones” such as the BlackBerry were only justifiable and reasonable for those involved in business and hard-core productivity.  Now such devices have become commonplace in our society, and the innovations have made [...]

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Will the BlackBerry PlayBook Struggle to Attract Developers?

by Mike Mansell April 18, 2011
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It’s no secret that mobile communication devices (tablets in general) are the “in” thing in the tech industry right now.  After releasing the first generation iPad last year, Apple grandfathered an entirely revolutionary and previously unheard of market; one that many didn’t think would go far at all.  But here we are now, just a [...]

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Will the PlayBook Be Successful?

by Mike Mansell March 25, 2011
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A little more than a year ago when Steve Jobs first unveiled the Apple iPad many saw the device as revolutionary; not only in terms of grandfathering the tablet industry with previously unheard of features, but in terms of the price as well.  With baseline models starting at just $499 (16GB, WiFi), the iPad was [...]

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Is the BlackBerry PlayBook a Smart Move for RIM?

by Mike Mansell January 14, 2011
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For years now, Research In Motion (RIM) has developed the BlackBerry smartphone OS and product line.  While newer and more “modern” products have by no doubt taken away from the BlackBerry’s success, the fact of the matter is that RIM is still going strong.  This is because – among other things – the BlackBerry is [...]

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RIM’s BlackBerry Outsold the Apple iPhone This Fall

by Mike Mansell December 17, 2010
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While there’s no doubt that Apple’s iPhone has been an amazingly successful product – both at the initial launch and through each subsequent update of the device.  While I previously criticized Research In Motion, the manufacturer of the BlackBerry, for not staying current with mobile trends, it appears that RIM is still very successful in [...]

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