RIM must persuade diehard BlackBerry fans to upgrade to something radically new.
Faced with mounting losses and unsold inventory, struggling smartphone maker BlackBerry has sold its US office in Texas to Brookfield Property Group as it seeks to rationalise costs.
BBM was recently made available to third-party devices and raked in 10 million downloads within the first 24 hours
It is betting on enterprise services and new launches to revive demand. But are the measures enough to steal a march on established players like Samsung and Micromax?
How well does the Rs 44k BlackBerry Q10 with its premium finish and a Qwerty keypad stacks up against Samsung Flagship Galaxy S4?
Pakistan has said that it needs access to users' data to maintain its security.
Essentially, this is BlackBerry's cheapest device that runs its latest operating system, BlackBerry 10.
The top flap provides access to the nanoSIM and microSD slots.
BlackBerry has signed a letter of intent agreement under which a consortium to be led by Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited has offered to acquire the company subject to due diligence, it said in a statement.
RIMs market share has shot up to 13 per cent.
The new Silver data plan provides customers with unlimited data for accessing up to 10 supported e-mail accounts, plus an optional BlackBerry email address, and popular instant messaging (IM) services at the low monthly rate of just Rs 299, TTSL said.
The troubled Canadian handset major has India and enterprise clients at the centre of its turnaround plans, notes Shivani Shinde Nadhe.
BlackBerry has no plans to sell its devices business even as the Canadian smartphone maker faces losses and inventory pile
The voice-assistant and intuitive text search are other features which Lalvani says would aid productivity.
Amidst security concerns raised by law enforcement agencies on the use of Blackberry services, India has assured Canada that commercial interest of RIM, the maker of Blackberry, would be kept in mind while taking any final decision.
Operators, including Tata Teleservices, have submitted the compliance report for messenger services to the department of telecommunications.
Often called Canada's version of Warren Buffet, Watsa preaches a long view that suggests it may be too early to assess his decision to take on a leading 10 per cent stake in BlackBerry.
The government has issued a stern warning to telecom companies to put the required security system for Blackberry services in place within 15 days or stop the services. The directive has been issued to the respective service providers to work out with officials of Blackberry licensor Research in Motion (RIM) of Canada to provide full-proof security system in the country. Currently, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone-Essar, BPL Mobile and Reliance are offering this premium service.
Blackberry has asked for 18-24 months to provide a complete solution for interception of its Enterprise Mail, but with a condition that its services would not be banned, a guarantee that the government declined to give.
UAEs Telecommunications Regulatory Authority has announced that the BlackBerry services in the country, which was due to be suspended on October 11, will continue as normal.
High-end mobile device Blackberry, which was till now available only with the GSM operators, will be soon launched on CDMA platform by Reliance Communications.
Passport is competitively and aggressively priced because of its specification.
Saudi Arabia has allowed Research In Motion (RIM) to continue BlackBerry services in the kingdom.
Both the smartphones from Research in Motion have in-built GPS, which would allow users to know their exact location and provide support for a wide range of location-based applications and services such as Google Map.
Government has already warned the popular smartphone company that if it does not allow it to monitor emails and SMSes to address security concerns, it will have to close down operations in the country, spelling trouble for over a million BlackBerry users in India.
To provide a concrete solution for interception of data sent using Blackberry messenger, a Jaipur-based IT company has claimed to have developed a mobile communication service for all users that will work under the orbit of Indian law.
Chaudhry said the company had chalked out a major expansion plan in 2006 for vertical and horizontal growth. "We are today the biggest brand in the premium trouser category" said Chaudhry.
Reliance Mobile will launch BlackBerry Tour smartphone for its CDMA customers priced at Rs 27,990.
RIM India has roped in Kapoor at a time when it is gearing up to announce BlackBerry 10 version devices on January 30, 2013.
Despite recent enthusiasm for RIM's new BB10 devices, we see limited scope for traction in the hyper-competitive smartphone market.
The company plans to raise $1 billion with a private placement of convertible debentures.
Department of telecommunication and intelligence agencies have long been demanding access to data on Blackberry phones, which is available only to the owners of the handset. RIM executives had met senior DoT officials recently.
FY14 profit halves, dips to 4-yr low
BlackBerry Ltd plans to slash thousands of jobs by the end of the year, it was reported on Wednesday, just as the company launches a flagship smartphone intended to revive its fortunes.
BlackBerry Ltd plans to slash thousands of jobs by the end of the year, it was reported on Wednesday, just as the company launches a flagship smartphone intended to revive its fortunes.
The BBM Channel will be available for all BlackBerry users, iOS and Android OS platforms.
Blackberry services have become a bone of contention between government and telecom service providers, who are questioning the rationale behind making them respondent to the concern of security agencies.
Months before Fairfax Financial Holdings Inc bid $4.7 billion for BlackBerry Ltd, Fairfax boss Prem Watsa played a role in securing a golden parachute worth as much as $55 million for the smartphone maker's chief executive.
US President-elect Barack Obama is still 'scuffling' with the Secret Service and lawyers in his battle to keep his Blackberry in the White House, which he says is essential to stay in touch with the outside world. Of all the fights facing Obama as he prepares for the White House, one of the most maddening for him is the prospect of losing the BlackBerry that has been attached to his belt for years, the New York Times reported.
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