Poor sales may have RIM gearing up for PlayBook fire sale
Research in Motion may be preparing to slash prices on its BlackBerry PlayBook in the near future: the 16GB model is being sold at half-price to employees of the cell carrier Rogers in Canada, according to Boy Genius Report....
Apple flirts with $400 per share
Research in Motion's loss is Apple's gain, as the stock closes at $400.50 for the day
Apple's (AAPL) shares jumped Friday morning in reaction to Research in Motion's (RIMM) earnings report the night before. The iPhone 5 will "steamroll" the new BlackBerry 7, wrote Ticonderoga's Brian White in a morning-after note to clients. "We believe it...
Openwave accuses Apple, RIM phones, tablets of patent infringement
Software maker Openwave filed suit with the International Trade Commission Wednesday accusing Apple and RIM mobile devices of infringing on five of mobile Internet connection patents, joining a long line mobile companies who are currently using the U.S. patent system to squeeze competitors.
Motorola Pro+ targets straggling BlackBerry users, ships October
Motorola has announced plans to launch the Motorola Pro+, a new version Motorola Droid Pro that launched early last year identifiable by its vertical QWERTY keyboard. The Pro+ appears to be targeting would-be buyers of...
Sprint tells employees not to discuss upcoming iPhone 5 launch
While it may seem obvious, Sprint is telling its dealers not to discuss the possibility of an upcoming iPhone 5 according to SprintFeed. If the nation’s third largest carrier wasn’t getting the iPhone, would they put in such harsh lockdown measures? Why not instruct employees to tell customers to look at a nice Blackberry or...
McAfee: Android Malware Rapidly Grows 76% While iOS Is Unaffected
The security experts at McAfee have published details of a new study that found during the second quarter of 2011, Android-powered devices faced a staggering 76% increase in malware than that of the first quarter — while Apple’s iOS devices remained unaffected by...Infographic: Mobile advertising battle of the sexes
When it comes to mobile advertising at least, men and women tend to differ. According to a new infographic from mobile advertising and marketing firm inneractive released Monday, men are more likely to click on mobile ads, and also more likely to be Android users. 
iPhone owners most open to mobile payments
For companies trying to convince customers that mobile payments are a viable alternative to options like cash and credit cards, the iPhone could be key. A new mobile device study reveals that iPhone owners are the most open to the prospect of paying with their devices.
RIM soon to announce BlackBerry music service, but why?
Do smartphone users need another music service in their lives? If they use BlackBerry devices, RIM thinks the answer is yes. The company is reportedly developing its own music service called BBM Music, according to people familia...
Five Years Later, The Only Smartphone From 2007 Anyone Still Uses Is The iPhone
We’re all aware of how popular Apple’s iPhone has become since it was launched in 2007. But did you know that over the past three years, it’s one of only two devices to maintain a spot in the top 20 mobile phones list produced...
