BlackBerry 10 Could be Launched with the Largest Onset Application Portfolio So Far

Research in Motion seems that eagerly awaits the release of BlackBerry 10 OS to resume its deserved position on the smartphone market.
Expectations are high, especially since their first terminals with this OS have already been confirmed by Qualcomm as their new models which come with Snapdragon S4 Pro quad core processors.
And now we also learn that BB OS 10 could have a huge portfolio of onset applications.

The partnership with developers and the large number of applications are two key …

RIM Considers Licensing BlackBerry 10 OS To Other Phone Makers

Research in Motion (RIM) is all but set to license its upcoming BlackBerry 10 operating system (OS).
Bloomberg accounts  RIM CEO Thorsten Heins in saying the company is finishing the test phase of BlackBerry 10 OS and is looking at licensing it to other smartphone makers.
“QNX is already licensed across the automotive sector –we could do that with BB10 if we chose to,” Heins told Bloomberg. “The platform can be

IBM Interested in RIM Enterprise Services

International Business Machines (IBM) is interested in the enterprise services unit of Research In Motion (RIM), a new report suggests.
Citing unnamed sources “familiar with the situation”, Bloomberg says that IBM has approached RIM “about possibly acquiring” the struggling Canadian smartphones and tablets maker’s enterprise services

Samsung Dismisses Rumors on RIM Acquisition and BlackBerry 10 Licensing Agreement

Samsung has brushed aside reports that it is currently in the works to license RIM’s next-generation BlackBerry 10 mobile operating system, after the OS arrives early next year.
According to rumors earlier this week, the South Korean electronics giant was in the negotiating table with RIM for a licensing agreement on its upcoming BlackBerry 10 OS.
“RIM is attempting to revive discussions with Samsung regarding a BB10 licensing deal,” said Jefferies analyst Peter Misek, who started …

Samsung May Buy RIM If BB10 Fails

When Research In Motion’s (RIM) BlackBerry 10 (BB10) launches and if it fails, Samsung may buy the company to have a backup OS in its pocket, an analyst believes.
The comments come from a report headed by analyst Peter Misek from investment firm Jefferies. The report reveals that the firm thinks RIM is ready to talk licensing with Samsung for

RIM Will Never Be As Good As It Was – Sprint

Sprint is doubtful that struggling Canadian smartphones and tablets maker Research In Motion (RIM) will ever go back to the same height it achieved two years ago.
Furthermore, the US mobile carrier through a spokesperson said that the company is now trying to figure out where RIM devices will fit in the future Sprint

RIM CEO on Android– ‘We looked at it seriously’; Plus More

RIM CEO Thorsten Heins has admitted that the company took a hard look at Android and whether or not the company’s best interest was to abandon its own proprietary system and migrate to other platforms.
In an interview with the British publication The Telegraph, the CEO of the embattled tech company conceded that RIM “took the conscious decision not to go Android.”
The CEO also clarified his vision for RIM, what the company needs to do and the possibility that the future may hold …

4G LTE BlackBerry PlayBook Announced, Coming August 9 To Canada

Research In Mot (RIM) ion on Thursday unveiled the newest version of its tablet, a 4G LTE equipped version of the BlackBerry PlayBook.
Although the newest BlackBerry PlayBook appears the same as the old version, it packs some upgraded features RIM boasts

Samsung, Android Still Dominates Apple, iOS in Q2 US Phone Market

Samsung and Android continue to dominate Apple and iOS in the US phone market according to new data from comScore for the second quarter of the year.
In the recent comScore MobiLens report about key trends in the US mobile phone industry, there are now over 110 million Americans who own smartphones and most of those are using the Android mobile operating system backed by

iOS Beats Android As Mobile Ad Platform – Opera

Apple’s iOS platform has been crowned as the most lucrative among mobile platforms, besting Android and others, according to a new report from Opera Software.
According to the first edition of the State of Mobile Advertising report from the company which makes the Opera web browser, the iOS platform delivered more than the Android platform in the key metric called eCPM.
ECPM is the acronym for effective cost per mille which measures the revenue an ad publisher earns per thousand ad …