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Bad news for BlackBerry-maker RIM as layoffs loom

Bad news for BlackBerry-maker RIM as layoffs loom

by ben patterson | Jun 16, 2011 | news, phones, tablets

Oh, how the mighty have fallen. It wasn’t all that long ago that Research in Motion, the Canadian company behind the legendary BlackBerry, ruled the roost when it came to smartphones. But now RIM is hanging on for dear life, having suffered a one-two punch...
RIM: Only a “small number” of faulty PlayBook tablets in hands of customers

RIM: Only a “small number” of faulty PlayBook tablets in hands of customers

by ben patterson | May 16, 2011 | news

BlackBerry maker Research in Motion is doing its best to downplay reports that about 1,000 PlayBook tablets with buggy operating systems managed to make their respective ways onto store shelves. CrackBerry got the official word from RIM on Sunday, with the company...

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