RIM launches BlackBerry with revamped keyboard
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Research In Motion, which popularized wireless e-mailing with its thumb-operated BlackBerry, launched a new version of the device Wednesday with a smaller, revamped keyboard.
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NEW YORK -- BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. today unveiled a new version of its top-end e-mail phone for business users, replacing the signature side navigation wheel with a front trackball that first appeared last year on the consumer-oriented BlackBerry Pearl.
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(InfoWorld) - BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) announced record high subscriber growth and strong device shipments in its first quarter, a sign that some users aren't putting off smartphone purchases ahead of Friday's iPhone launch. In fact, RIM says theÂ hype around Apple's iPhoneÂ has helped its business by focusing attention on multi-function handsets. "I think [Apple] did us a great favor because they drove attention to the converged appliance base...we think the attention given to [the iPhone] and its impact on the dynamic has been overwhelmingly positive for us," said Jim Balsillie, co-CEO at RIM, in a conference call on Thursday. RIM signed up 1.2 million new BlackBerry subscribers in the three month quarter ending June 2, pushing its total to over 9 million accounts. RIM executives cited strong growth in India, in particular. Sales and net profit at the company both hit all time highs, with sales at US$1.08 billion, up 76.5 percent year-over-year, and net profit up 73.2 percent to $223.2 million. The company expects to break more records in its second quarter. RIM forecast that it will add 1.325 million to 1.375 million new subscribers in the quarter with the potential for sales to reach almost $1.4 million. "The momentum we are seeing in terms of product launches, carrier support in terms of product launches of BlackBerries, and subscriber additions is exceptional, and we believe it will continue on into the second half of the year," said Balsillie. Device shipments will also continue to soar. RIM expects to ship 3 million units in the second quarter, up from 2.4 million in the first quarter, due mainly to new products such as the BlackBerry Curve, as well as continued strength in older models such as the BlackBerry Pearl and 8800, RIM executives said. Â
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InfoWorld - Research in Motion (RIM), the company that first pushed e-mail over wireless, is teaming up with PeopleSoft to offer corporate users PeopleSoft Enterprise Sales for BlackBerry, a sales application with similar push technology.
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RIM's new BlackBerry 7100t phone represents a radical departure from the company's text-centric roots.
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Reviving its tradition of finally putting a sensible keyboard onto a phone - once all the alternatives have been exhausted - Nokia launched its 6670 model today.
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Canadian wireless solutions provider Research In Motion - the originator of the BlackBerry portable e-mail concept has developed a new QWERTY-phone-keypad hybrid keyboard technology, SureType.
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Maker says use in cell phones would enhance keyboard experience.
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Executives who are longtime BlackBerry users will have to teach their right thumb some new tricks if they switch to a model introduced on Monday.
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The BlackBerry, icon of wired urban professionals, has undergone an extreme makeover. And it's looking pretty good.
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Software developer Information Appliance Associates announced Thursday the release of an application synchronizing Research In Motion&#39;s BlackBerry devices with Apple&#39;s Mac OS X.
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I take it all back Confessions of an analyst A couple of months, I committed the cardinal sin of criticising a mobile device without actually having used one. When I posted my initial reaction to the BlackBerry 8100 âPearlâ here, I was bothered by the thought that RIM had sold out its loyal business users by bowing to the pressure of the consumer market and cluttering the most effective mobile email product line available today with a gimmicky track-ball and trivialities such as a camera and media player.â¦
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New gadgets include a keyboard with call buttons and a speakerphone.
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RIM&#39;s new 7100 design is now coming to Vodafone, complete with their new SureType keyboard for more space-efficient typing. Research In Motion&#39;s latest BlackBerry
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Research In Motion (Nasdaq: RIMM) (RIM) is offering a peek at the company's latest wireless BlackBerry, a handheld that operates on Wi-Fi (802.11b) networks and supports both voice over Internet communications and data connectivity on local area networks.
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Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) (RIMM.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , which popularized wireless e-mailing with its thumb-operated BlackBerry
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Research In Motion is targeting European and Asian markets with a phone-and-messaging device that uses the company&#39;s new SureType keyboard design.