Halliburton dumping BlackBerry, switching to iOS
RIM's star just sank a bit closer to the horizon. Halliburton, a household name in the energy industry and once a BlackBerry bastion, is dumping RIM's platform and switching to iOS. The company once relied heavily on RIM's platform, but after evaluat...
Energy Giant Haliburton Dumps BlackBerry For iPhone
In what appears to be a watershed moment for Apple’s iOS, a leaked memo published at AppleInsider indicates the one of the world’s largest energy companies, Haliburton, will be transitioning to the iPhone as its exclusive smartphone of choice. That comes as a huge...RIM’s Efforts To Entice Android Developers With Free PlayBooks Reeks Of Desperation
It’s no secret that RIM’s attempt to create an iPad-killer with its PlayBook tablet didn’t deliver a success. In a move that was common of last year’s parade of iPad competitors, the PlayBook shipped almost as a public beta with core functionality...With 8.7% market share, Apple has 75% of cell phone profits
Between them, Samsung and Apple are sucking up 91% of the winnings
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Asymco's Horace Dediu on Friday updated his quarterly review of mobile phone profits, and the news for everybody but Apple (AAPL) just gets worse.
As the iPhone's share of the market in terms of units shipped has grown from 3% in second quarter...
RIM’s new CEO could license BlackBerry software to rival vendors
Research In Motion rose to prominence (and domination of the smartphone market) by controlling both the hardware and software used in its phones, but the company now finds itself behind Apple's iPhone and Google's Android...
More Than Third Of iPhone 4S Buyers Coming From RIM, Android
More signs pouring in the iPhone benefitted big time during the holidays. In particular, new research finds some 36 percent of consumers buying the iPhone 4S between October and December 2011 were abandoning other platforms, such as Android or the BlackBerry. The findings were...RIM Gets New CEO, Chair As Co-Owners Step Down Amid iPhone Pressure
Research in Motion announced over the weekend that the company’s two co-founders have stepped down as co-CEOs of the embattled BlackBerry maker in favor of two relative unknowns. RIM’s Chief Operating Officer Thorsten Heins becomes the new CEO while Royal Bank of Canada executive...RIM co-CEOs step down as company reboots top leadership
Blackberry vendor Research in Motion (RIM) is changing up its top leadership. Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis, who have served jointly as the company's Chief Executive Officers, stepped down on Sunday evening. They have also giv...
RIM Looking To Stay Afloat By Selling To Samsung? [Update: No]
An interesting report from Boy Genius Report claims that Research In Motion is eyeing Samsung as its new daddy. The defunct BlackBerry-maker is apparently considering a last resort to stay afloat amid depressing sales and investor qualms. According to BGR, Research In Motion wants...RIM reportedly in talks to sell to Samsung, HTC, others (updated)
Research in Motion may be getting shopped around to other tech companies including Samsung or looking to license its OS, according to recent reports. Citing its "trusted sources," Boy Genius Report says that RIM may be looking ...
Can iPhone Rivals Mimic Apple Success Just By Cutting Models?
If you need another reason why iPhone rivals just don’t get it, there’s word four of the largest smartphone makers plan to introduce fewer models in a bid to replicate Apple’s success. Ah, if it were only so simple. According to the Taiwan-based industry...
