https://www.scmp.com/rss/184081/feed Research In Motion (RIM) is a Canadian company best known for developing the BlackBerry, which was the dominant popular smartphone until the advent of Apple’s iPhone in 2007. The iPhone quickly found favour with BlackBerry users, particularly in corporate circle, and competition intensified after the iPhone’s success inspired companies like Samsung Electronics to launch smartphones powered by Google’s Android operating system. In January 2013, RIM launched a comeback effort, with a new line of... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com BlackBerry is considering spinning off its messaging service into a separate unit, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, quoting people familiar with the matter. The subsidiary would be called BBM, the newspaper said. A BlackBerry spokeswoman told Reuters the company cannot comment on rumour and speculation. Two sources familiar with the company’s thinking, who declined to be named because they are not authorised to discuss the matter with the media, told Reuters the company has... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1300029/blackberry-eyes-spinoff-messaging-service-report?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1300029/blackberry-eyes-spinoff-messaging-service-report?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 28 Aug 2013 03:26:29 +0000 BlackBerry launched its comeback effort yesterday with a revamped platform and a pair of sleek new handsets, along with a company name change as part of a move to reinvent the smartphone maker. Canadian-based Research in Motion said it had changed its name to BlackBerry as it launched the BlackBerry 10, the new platform aimed at helping the firm regain traction in a market now dominated by rivals. "From this point forward RIM becomes BlackBerry," chief executive Thorsten Heins told a glitzy... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1139779/smartphone-maker-rim-hopes-it-has-right-number?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1139779/smartphone-maker-rim-hopes-it-has-right-number?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:00:00 +0000 Lenovo Group is assessing potential acquisition targets and strategic alliances, including a deal with BlackBerry maker Research In Motion, as the second-largest producer of personal computers tries to bolster its mobile-device business. "We are looking at all opportunities - RIM and many others," chief financial officer Wong Wai Ming said in an interview at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. "We'll have no hesitation if the right opportunity comes along that could... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1135527/lenovo-considers-buying-blackberry-maker-option?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1135527/lenovo-considers-buying-blackberry-maker-option?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 24 Jan 2013 16:00:00 +0000 Research In Motion chief executive officer Thorsten Heins expects his million-plus government customers in North America to embrace the BlackBerry 10 devices the company is counting on for survival. About 400,000 government customers worldwide got new BlackBerry phones last year, and Heins, said he sees at least that many splurging on the new BB10 models next year. RIM, based in Ontario, said this week that it will begin selling the products in February on multiple continents. "I would be... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1082656/blackberry-chief-punts-faithful?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1082656/blackberry-chief-punts-faithful?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 Nov 2012 16:00:00 +0000 Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg said on Tuesday he was steering the social network giant to focus more on mobile, saying it would help ease concerns after a “disappointing” stock market debut. “The performance of the stock has obviously been disappointing,” Zuckerberg said during an on-stage interview at a TechCrunch Disrupt conference in San Francisco. Facebook has made a priority of following its more than 900 million members onto smartphones and tablet computers, tailoring services and... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1034751/facebook-focuses-mobile-market-after-ipo-flop?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1034751/facebook-focuses-mobile-market-after-ipo-flop?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 12 Sep 2012 01:11:22 +0000 Nokia’s new Lumia smartphones drew a quick thumbs-down from investors looking for transformational handsets to rescue the struggling Finnish company, sending the firm’s shares tumbling 13 per cent. Nokia and partner Microsoft Corp showcased the Lumia 920 phone on Wednesday in what may be their last major shot at reclaiming market share lost to Apple, Samsung Electronics Co and Google. Microsoft and Nokia hope the device - sporting bright colors from red to yellow, a bigger screen, and technology... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1030586/nokias-new-lumia-smartphone-fails-dazzle-investors?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1030586/nokias-new-lumia-smartphone-fails-dazzle-investors?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 06 Sep 2012 02:42:20 +0000 Samsung Electronics unveils the second generation of its popular Galaxy Note phone-cum-tablet at Europe’s biggest electronics show in Berlin later on Wednesday, as the South Korean firm comes under pressure to innovate after losing a US patent battle with Apple. A US federal jury last week found Samsung had copied critical features of the iPhone and awarded Apple US$1.05 billion in damages. Apple is now seeking speedy bans on the sale of eight Samsung phones, moving swiftly to turn legal victory... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1025469/samsung-electronics-plans-unveil-new-phablet-germany-war-apple?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1025469/samsung-electronics-plans-unveil-new-phablet-germany-war-apple?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:52:32 +0000 Research In Motion, the firm that gave us the BlackBerry, will double its staff in Hong Kong NOT SO LONG AGO, the internet was an exclusive data transfer device available only to a privileged few. Today, with more than 1 billion users worldwide, it is a common, everyday tool. With such a rapid expansion of users in the public and private sectors, companies, especially in the wireless data transfer industry, are striving to lead the way in the development of data communication. The company... https://www.scmp.com/article/559941/careers-cutting-edge?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/559941/careers-cutting-edge?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 11 Aug 2006 16:00:00 +0000 China Mobile, the mainland's largest cellular network operator, will begin a nationwide roll-out of the BlackBerry service this year, ensuring many more corporate thumbs will soon be tapping out wireless e-mail messages on the device. Canadian firm Research In Motion (RIM), maker of the BlackBerry personal digital assistant and 'push' e-mail platform, and China Mobile will offer the wireless data service in all 31 provinces to an initial market of multinationals. The announcement on... https://www.scmp.com/article/548978/pushing-all-buttons-sell-blackberry-service?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/548978/pushing-all-buttons-sell-blackberry-service?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 15 May 2006 16:00:00 +0000 Michele Mosca is drawing hieroglyphs on his chalkboard like a madman. While his fingers are flying, the young scientist explains that it requires only time to break a code with 14 digits. Mr Mosca is one of the world's top researchers in quantum physics. Instead of accepting a lucrative offer from Boston, he chose to sign a 10-year contract at the university in Waterloo, a hi-tech city with distinct small-town character in southern Ontario. 'I need to break a lot of boundaries,' he said.... https://www.scmp.com/article/511905/tech-triangle-launches-business-fast-track?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/511905/tech-triangle-launches-business-fast-track?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 12 Aug 2005 16:00:00 +0000 I have never been tempted to buy a hand-held computer. I sometimes laugh to myself when I see people poking away at their personal digital assistants (PDAs) with a plastic pen or using the clumsy built-in phones. I find mobile devices to be a largely unsatisfactory collection of expensive gizmos that do not do what I want, or do it so badly I would rather do without. But I have always wanted an affordable, easy to use device that would let me send and receive e-mail away from my... https://www.scmp.com/article/379561/costly-way-tap-e-mails?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/379561/costly-way-tap-e-mails?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 13 May 2002 16:00:00 +0000