Looks like RIM’s new BlackBerry Z10 will not be saving the declining company anytime soon. Analysts first predicted that the handset would sell 1.75 million units in the current quarter. The Street however is revising their estimates to only 300k units as the rollout has been slower than expected. That is a whopping 83% decline ...
Recently, Nokia took a jab at RIM and their new Blackberry device. Today, speaking to reporters in Sydney, Nokia chief executive Stephen Elop was asked about Blackberry. He stated the following: “I wouldn’t want to comment on how it [BlackBerry] looks. But when a business person or consumer is purchasing a smartphone today, what they ...
Today, RIM showed off their new Blackberry devices and services as they try to become at least a shadow of their former selves. Nokia on the other hand isn’t taking any chances and already is on the offensive vs RIM. A few minutes ago they tweeted the following. Blackberries make a great snack, but for ...
Recently, RIM settled with Nokia over a few Nokia patents. It was reported that RIM had agreed to pay up front and also signed up for on-going payments for future licensing. It wasn’t specified how much the lump some came up to but NokiaPowerUser is reporting that it was $65 Million. According to RIM’s FORM ...
RIM has settled with Nokia over a few Nokia patents. RIM has agreed to pay up front from damages and also has signed up for on-going payments for future licensing. Nokia and RIM enter into new patent license agreement RIM payments to Nokia settle all legal actions between the companies Espoo, Finland – Nokia has ...
Blackberry has a major legal loss once again, now they have lost to Nokia over WiFi. RIM either can choose to pay Nokia royalties over their use of WiFi (IEEE 802.11) or probably close its doors. Expect them to pay up… Swedish arbitrator : (via Yahoo) “RIM is liable to pay royalties and damages to ...
Microsoft has just signed RIM (Research In Motion) to a licensing agreement that involves access to the latest Extended File Allocation Table (exFAT) for certain BlackBerry® devices. Press Release: REDMOND, Wash., Sept. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Microsoft Corp. announced today that Microsoft and Research In Motion (RIM) have signed a patent licensing agreement that ...
Stephen Elop and Nokia aren’t messing around. Recently they spoke up about how Google’s new Nexus 7 tablet infringes upon its patents. Now Nokia has actually sued RIM over 3 more patents over in Germany (Nokia filed patent lawsuits against HTC, Viewsonic and RIM 3 months ago). FOSS Patents notes that Nokia has a stronger IP portfolio ...
In the US, Windows Phone has doubled it’s marketshare from 1.9% to 3.6% in the first three months of 2012 compared to 2011 according to Kantar. At the same time Blackberry has taken a huge dip in the US and in other parts of the world. Now Windows Phone is officially the 3rd most popular smartphone ...
Nokia has announced that is will be suing HTC, RIM and Viewsonic over 45 patents in the US and Germany. As Nokia noted the patents in questions are” proprietary innovations and technologies”. We will have more information as it becomes available Press Release::: Patent suits filed against HTC, RIM and Viewsonic in the US ...
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