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MySpace Blackberry Application A Record Breaker For RIM
A week after Research In Motion RIM rolled out its MySpace for Blackberry application, which gives Blackberry users easier access to the social network, the two companies are reporting that the app has "shattered" download records for both MySpace and RIM (NSDQ: RIMM) with more than 400,000 downloads in...
Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., MySpace, Handhelds, Hardware, Companies, RIM, Gadgets, Dianne See Morrison
External links 2008-11-21
RIM To Buy Mobile Software Firm Chalk Media For $17.2 Million
Research in Motion (NSDQ: RIMM) will buy mobile software firm Chalk Media for $23.1 million Candian dollars ($17.2 million) in cash, the companies announced today. RIM has also agreed to lend the Vancouver-based company $2.2 million Canadian dollars ($1.8 million) to provide the 10 year old tech firm with...
Tags: Software, Research In Motion Ltd., Mobile, Media, Chalk Media, Mergers & Acquisitions, Advertising & Promotion, Corporate Law, Investment, Finance, Marketing, Business Operations, Companies, RIM, Entertainment, Mobile Video, Money, VC M&A, Dianne See Morrison
External links 2008-12-11
There's No Zune Phone Coming; But Even If It Was, Would It Be Big News?
Once again, rumors have re-surfaced that Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) is going to launch a Zune phone—this time at CES in January. I've held off reporting on the rumor because I don't think it is true, but more importantly, if it were true, it wouldn't be that big of a...
Tags: Consumer Electronics Show, Phone, Microsoft Zune, Microsoft Corp., Telecom & Utilities, Companies, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Nokia, RIM, Technologies, Operating Systems, Tricia Duryee, Google Inc.
External links 2008-12-11
Looking For A Job? RIM's Stocking Up On Engineers And Product Developers
BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion isn't content letting Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) cut into its global cellphone market share. The Canadian-based firm is looking to hire more than 1,250 new employees, the Financial Post reports. Most of the positions are available at the company's headquarters, and are in the areas of...
Tags: Job, Developer, Research In Motion Ltd., Recruitment & Selection, Product Development, Research & Development, Cellular Phones, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Business Operations, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Companies, Apple, Nokia, RIM, Matt Kapko, Apple Inc.
External links 2008-12-12
Palm Aims For "Fat Middle Of The Market" With New OS Code-Named "Nova"
On Jan. 8, Palm (NSDQ: PALM) is expected to use the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas as the venue to unveil its new operating system, code-named Nova, which is expected to fulfill the "fat middle of the market," BusinessWeek reports. The fat middle means the new operating system...
Tags: BusinessWeek, Operating System, Palm Inc., Operating Systems, Software, Companies, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Nokia, RIM, Technologies, Tricia Duryee, Microsoft Corp.
External links 2008-12-15
Mobile Content Bits: Phelps Games On iPhone; Sprint iDEN Curve; Mobile Newspapers; REI Snow Report
-- Michael Phelps Makes iPhone Play: Many times over Olympian record-holder Michael Phelps has inked a deal with game publisher 505 Games to develop titles for consoles and the iPhone. Developed by 505's new team in Los Angeles, the first title is expected to hit in mid 2010. The...
Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, iDEN, Sprint Communications, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Companies, Apple, Microsoft, Operators, SprintNextel, RIM, Countries, Canada, Europe, Entertainment, Mobile Gaming, Media & Publishing, Mobile Adv & Mktg, Technologies, Operating Systems, Matt Kapko, Sprint Nextel Corp.
External links 2008-12-15
Palm Launches Application Store For Windows Mobile And Palm OS Devices
Palm's big announcement may be set for Jan. 8, but the device maker isn't waiting until then to lift the covers off other developments it has been working on. While its new operating system is what people are waiting to see, the company is launching an on-device application store,...
Tags: Developer, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Operating System, Palm Inc., NSDQ, Developer-split, Palm OS, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Software, Hardware, Companies, Apple, Google, Microsoft, RIM, Entertainment, Media & Publishing, Mobile Adv & Mktg, Tricia Duryee, Microsoft Corp.
External links 2008-12-16
Mobile Content Bits: The Simpsons; Pandora On Windows; Yahoo Widgets; Go2 Music; Five Top Phones
—Fox Mobile releases content from The Simpsons: The Simpsons is getting another huge boost from Fox Mobile with more than 100 new and exclusive pieces of mobile content. The new suite of content includes: The Simpsons Itchy & Scratchy Land mobile game from EA and a range of holiday-themed...
Tags: Phone, Mobile, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Windows, Music, Advertising & Promotion, Smart Phones, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Companies, Apple, CBS, EAMobile, LG, Microsoft, Motorola, News Corp., Operators, T-Mobile, Verizon, RIM, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Yahoo, Entertainment, Mobile Gaming, Mobile Music, Mobile Video, Research & Metrics, Social Media, Matt Kapko, Motorola Inc.
External links 2008-12-16
The "Dark Side" Of Open Operating Systems: Mobile Data Revenues To Take A Hit?
Open is good, but not, of course, for everyone. In a grim reminder that "paradigm shifts" always spit out losers, MultiMedia Intelligence co-founder and chief research officer Frank Dickson takes a closer look at the "dark side, of the trend toward open OS handsets, a move he compares to...
Tags: Revenue, Mobile, Platform, Operating System, Handset, Hardware, Advertising & Promotion, Operational Accounting, Cellular Phones, Marketing, Finance, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Companies, Apple, Google, Nokia, RIM, Gadgets, Dianne See Morrison, Microsoft Corp., Research In Motion Ltd.
External links 2008-12-17
RIM Is Fastest-Growing Company In The World, Fortune Says
The iPhone may have all the buzz, but BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion is growing at a much faster clip. In fact, RIM’s growth rates are the fastest of any U.S.-listed company according to Fortune Magazine. Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) is well down the list, at No. 39. The magazine ranked...
Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Fortune Magazine, Smart Phones, Financial Accounting, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Finance, Hardware, Mobile, Money, Earnings, Companies, Apple, iPhone, Google, Motorola, Nokia, RIM, Blackberry, Samsung, Tricia Duryee
External links 2009-08-18
Timberland Tries Reeling In Technophiles With New Digital, Mobile Campaign
Outdoor apparel brand Timberland is trying to skew younger and hipper with a new ad campaign that includes everything from iPhone and BlackBerry apps, to branded content for Hulu, and custom Pandora playlists. The goal is to get city dwellers to use their technology to find “outdoor adventures” that...
Tags: Mobile, App, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Advertising, Entertainment, Gaming, Companies, Apple, iPhone, RIM, Blackberry, Tameka Kee
External links 2009-09-11
Adobe Extends Full Flash To Just About Every Phone But The iPhone
Adobe (NSDQ: ADBE) has secured relationships will Research In Motion, Windows Mobile, Palm (NSDQ: PALM) and Google (NSDQ: GOOG) to roll out full Flash capabilities to the various smartphone platforms. With such a complete line-up, the only obvious phone remaining is Apple’s iPhone.At the company’s worldwide developer conference in...
Tags: Apple iPhone, Adobe Systems Inc., Phone, Mobile, Palm Inc., Smart Phone, NSDQ, Telecom & Utilities, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Technologies / Formats, Browsers, Companies, Adobe, Apple, iPhone, Google, Android, Microsoft, Nokia, Palm, RIM, Blackberry, Tricia Duryee
External links 2009-10-05
Amazon Continues Attack on Apple's iTunes By Jumping Into Mobile Payments
Amazon.com (NSDQ: AMZN) is making a significant move into mobile today that puts it in direct competition with Apple’s iTunes and eBay’s PayPal. The announcement also provides a hint as to where the Seattle-based company is headed next: mobile content and applications.  Up until now, Amazon has only experimented...
Tags: Handmark, Payment, Mobile, Apple Inc., Amazon.com Inc., PayPal, Apple iTunes, Attack, Carrier Billing, Advertising & Promotion, Operational Accounting, Marketing, Finance, E-Commerce, Payment Systems, Micropayments, Entertainment, Music, Money, Companies, Amazon.com, Apple, iPhone, Google, Android, Microsoft, RIM, Blackberry, Tricia Duryee
External links 2009-10-05
NBA Brings League Pass To iPhone, Android; Out-Of-Market Package Runs $40
The NBA is the latest league to launch live audio and video mobile apps—and the first to do it across multiple platforms at the same time. The apps include $40 NBA League Pass Mobile, with 40-plus out-of market games a week via mobiTV, that is supposed to go on...
Tags: Apple iPhone, NBA, Perez, Games, Advertising & Promotion, Personal Technology, Marketing, Entertainment, Sports, Companies, Apple, iPhone, Comcast, Google, Android, News Corp., Fox, RIM, Blackberry, Staci D. Kramer
External links 2009-10-29
South Korea Opening Up Cellphone Market; Paves Way For Apple, Nokia, RIM
The South Korean cellphone market is opening up. The Korean Communications Commission lifted a three-year old rule that required internet-enabled handsets used in the country to run on a homegrown mobile platform, making way for foreign device makers such as Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) and Nokia (NYSE: NOK) to enter...
Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Nokia Corp., SK Telecom Co., Handset, Cell Phone, Apple Inc., Carrier, Cellular Phones, Sales Strategy, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sales, Companies, Apple, LG, Nokia, Operators, SK Telecom, RIM, Samsung, Countries, Asia, Korea, Gadgets, Technologies, 3G Etc, Dianne See Morrison
External links 2008-12-10
Mobile Content Bits: WeMix Rings Up Phonezoo; Skyfire Update; MySpaceID On Vodafone; Amobee; Skype
-- Ludacris's WeMix Partners With Phonezoo: Ludacris is launching WeMix a new user-generated music site with Phonezoo to give independent artists a way to create and distribute ringtones. WeMix is kicking off with a channel on Phonezoo that will include profiles of artists and ringtones. As a whole, WeMix...
Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Apple, Browsers, Companies, Countries, Entertainment, Europe, Google, Handhelds, Hardware, Marketing, Matt Kapko, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Mobile Adv & Mktg, Mobile Music, Music Labels, News Corp., Nokia, Nokia Corp., NYSE Euronext, Operating Systems, Qualcomm, RIM, Skype Technologies S.A., Social Media, Software, Technologies, UK, Vodafone Group Plc., WeMix Partners
External links 2008-12-09
Report: Motorola's Reign Over The U.S. Market Ends Next Year
Motorola (NYSE: MOT), – still riding its years-long wave of success from the Razr, will end this year on top once more after selling the most consumer handsets in the U.S., but the dance ends next year, according to a new report from MultiMedia Intelligence. The handset manufacturer is...
Tags: Apple, Apple Inc., Cellular Phones, Companies, Consumer Electronics, Gender And Diversity, Human Resources, LG, LG Electronics Inc., Matt Kapko, Motorola, Motorola Inc., Nokia, NYSE Euronext, Personal Technology, Research & Metrics, RIM, Samsung, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., U.S.
External links 2008-12-09
MySpace Blackberry Application A Record Breaker For RIM
A week after Research In Motion RIM rolled out its MySpace for Blackberry application, which gives Blackberry users easier access to the social network, the two companies are reporting that the app has "shattered" download records for both MySpace and RIM (NSDQ: RIMM) with more than 400,000 downloads in...
Tags: Apple iPhone, Research In Motion Ltd., RIM BlackBerry, MySpace, Handhelds, Hardware, Companies, RIM, Gadgets, Dianne See Morrison
External links 2008-11-21
Palm Cuts Undisclosed Number Of Jobs
Palm (NSDQ: PALM), the maker of Centro and Treo smartphones, said it is trimming its workforce as it faces stiff competition from Apple (NSDQ: AAPL), Blackberry's Research In Motion and now even Google (NSDQ: GOOG). Reuters reported that Spokeswoman Lynn Fox said the layoffs began last week, but declined...
Tags: Job, Palm Inc., Smart Phones, Recruitment & Selection, Workforce Management, Handhelds, Cellular Phones, Operating Systems, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Human Resources, Hardware, Software, Companies, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Nokia, RIM, Technologies, Tricia Duryee, Apple Inc.
External links 2008-11-24
Blackberry Storm Drenched In Bugs; The NYT Calls It A "Dud"
Hundreds of people waited in line last week to get their hands on the Blackberry Storm, the first touchscreen device from Research In Motion. Too bad the warning not to buy it didn't come until today. The highly anticipated phone was expected to be RIM's and Verizon Wireless' response...
Tags: Apple iPhone, Research In Motion Ltd., Device, RIM BlackBerry, Verizon Wireless, David Pogue, Keyboards, Video On Demand (VoD), Monitors & Displays, Handhelds, Hardware, Peripherals, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Components, Companies, Apple, Operators, Verizon, Vodafone, RIM, Countries, Europe, Tricia Duryee, Vodafone Group Plc., Verizon Communications Inc.
External links 2008-11-27
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