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67% of BlackBerry Owners Ready to Switch Over to the iPhone

Guest Author ∙ Updated December 17, 2017

It seems RIM's BlackBerry user base continues to decline, according to a new research study from Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster. Once the most popular smartphone in the United States, BlackBerry is losing market share rapidly, despite introducing several new handsets and its new BlackBerry 7 OS.

According to the study, out of 216 smartphone users 64 percent of them said their next purchase will be an iPhone, most likely the next-generation iPhone 5. Munster claims that his study also found that 67 percent of BlackBerry owners would switch to an iPhone.

RIM to Axe 2,000 Jobs as Part of Restructure

Oliver Haslam ∙ Updated December 17, 2017

As part of work force restructuring, BlackBerry maker Research In Motion is set to axe 2,000 staff. In a press release today, the Canadian company cited rapid payroll growth over the last five years as the reason for the layoffs.

RIM's BlackBerry sales have been been on the slide of late, and analysts have been concerned about the company's performance already, and this round of layoffs will do little to stave off the vultures...

iPad Top Dog in Enterprise, Android Metaphorical Kitten

Oliver Haslam ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

In a market that was once dominated by RIM and CrackBerry smartphones, Apple is fast becoming the provider of choice for businesses, according to a new report.

With RIM suffering somewhat of a downturn in sales, Apple's iPhone and iPad are filling the void, with Android currently a smaller player in the world of power ties and pinstripe suits. Apple's iPad is doing so well, in fact, that it made up 95% of tablet activations in the enterprise for the months of March through June of this year, with Android tablets making up just 3.1%...

Apple Steps Up Enterprise Marketing as RIM Self-Destructs

Cody Lee ∙ Updated February 18, 2018

There were 2 major arenas that RIM had all to itself for the better part of a decade, and that was the government and enterprise users. And why wouldn't they? BlackBerries were secure and had a solid email system- it seemed like a no-brainer.

It looks like years of falling behind the curve, among other mistakes, have cost RIM their place at the top in those 2 markets. We've already seen the U.S. government drop their aging BlackBerries in favor of iPhones, and now it looks like Apple is prepared to move onto the enterprise space...

Apple Part of Consortium That Buys 6,000 Nortel Patents for $4.5 Billion

Guest Author ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

Nortel just sold a shed-load of its patents at auction for a whopping $4.5 billion. The winning bidder? A consortium of six tech companies that includes Apple, EMC, Ericsson, Microsoft, RIM and Sony.

There were 6,000 patents and patent applications sold in total, according to the press release, spanning wireless, wireless 4G, data networking, optical, voice, internet, service provider, semiconductors, and more...

iPhone Now More Popular Than BlackBerry in US

Guest Author ∙ June 3, 2011

Apple's iPhone has now overtaken BlackBerry devices to become the second most popular smartphone in the U.S. in terms of active users. While the iPhone has been outselling the BlackBerry family for some time now, it previously sat behind RIM's devices in both platform and hardware.

Data recorded by comScore's MobiLens service has revealed that between the three-month period beginning February and ending April 2011, 74.6 million people in the U.S. owned smartphones, 26% of which were Apple's iPhone...

Third Party Company Building BBM Compatible Messenger?

Cody Lee ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

For those who don't know what BBM is, take a seat. BBM stands for BlackBerry Messenger, and is RIM's exclusive messaging service that makes keeping in touch with fellow BlackBerry owners a cinch.

Last month we heard rumors tossed around that the exclusive messaging service would finally make its way to iOS at the end of April. The gossip was later denied by the BlackBerry maker in an official statement to BGR. Well, it looks like if RIM isn't gonna bring BBM to iOS, someone else might have to...

Clorox Employees Prefer the iPhone By a Wide Margin

Jeff Benjamin ∙ April 8, 2011

If this isn't telling about the state of the smart phone industry, I don't know what is. It's particularly bad news for the folks at RIM -- the company behind the BlackBerry brand.

Sensing that his employees were unsatisfied with their company issued BlackBerry smartphones, Clorox CIO Ralph Loura decided to give his employees a choice.

They could choose between three different smartphone brands: the iPhone, Android, or Windows Phone 7.

Guess which platform the smart folks at Clorox selected en-masse?

BlackBerry Messenger For the iPhone Still Coming, Just Not on April 26th

Jeff Benjamin ∙ March 30, 2011

Well, we told you to grab some salt, didn't we?

Boy Genius Report reached out to RIM earlier today for an official statement on the BlackBerry Messenger release date rumors swirling around the web, and what they found doesn't surprise us.

The BlackBerry Messenger app is still a go, just not a go for April 26th like the rumors suggested.

In fact, the whole rumor than RIM CEO Jim Balsillie attended conference this week in Canada is in itself false...

BlackBerry Messenger Coming in Less Than a Month?

Jeff Benjamin ∙ March 30, 2011

Earlier this month it was revealed that the ridiculously popular (among BlackBerry users of course) BlackBerry Messenger would be making its way to iOS.

After the initial announcement, we haven't heard much of a peep from the folks at RIM about the app's progress, its release date, or any fears that their app might be outright rejected by the Apple.

Yesterday, a poster on the MacRumors forums claimed that the release date for BBM will be April 26th, less than a month away.

But wait, as iPhoneinCanada has pointed out, there might be more to this story than meets the eye...

BlackBerry Messenger is Headed to an iPhone Near You

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. That's evidently what Research In Motion is thinking after it was revealed that their popular BlackBerry Messenger app would be making its way to both Android and iOS devices.

BlackBerry Messenger already has a long list of devoted fans that absolutely swear by its functionality, and this move will likely increase the amount of faithful users in camp BlackBerry.

While there are still no details surrounding the release date or the pricing structure, its looking like RIM is aiming for a piece of the Apple pie...