The Gadget Gurus » RIM http://thegadgetgurus.net Highly Entertaining, Slightly Informative Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:44:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 RIM co-CEOs Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis to Step Down http://thegadgetgurus.net/2012/01/22/rim-co-ceos-jim-balsillie-and-mike-lazaridis-to-step-down/ http://thegadgetgurus.net/2012/01/22/rim-co-ceos-jim-balsillie-and-mike-lazaridis-to-step-down/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 02:42:18 +0000 Mobile Mike http://thegadgetgurus.net/?p=9307 Posted in News

When we think about pulling RIM out of the hole they have dug themselves, one of the first thoughts is to start at the top. RIM’s co-CEO strategy has been questioned very heavily lately and it looks like those questions … #LINK#]]> When we think about pulling RIM out of the hole they have dug themselves, one of the first thoughts is to start at the top. RIM’s co-CEO strategy has been questioned very heavily lately and it looks like those questions have been answered. Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis will finally step down and current COO Thorsten Heins will take over as CEO.

RIM has stated that thier current stratgy to move forward with a new OS will remain as planned, but Heins makes sure to point out “It’s going to be continuity, but it’s not going to be a standstill.”

via [The Verge]

]]> http://thegadgetgurus.net/2012/01/22/rim-co-ceos-jim-balsillie-and-mike-lazaridis-to-step-down/feed/ 0 Sprint Getting New Blackberry Phones this Fall http://thegadgetgurus.net/2011/08/04/sprint-getting-new-blackberry-phones-this-fall/ http://thegadgetgurus.net/2011/08/04/sprint-getting-new-blackberry-phones-this-fall/#comments Thu, 04 Aug 2011 18:41:39 +0000 Donny Benfield http://thegadgetgurus.net/?p=5851 Posted in BlackBerryNewsRIMSprint

AT&T has always been the carrier known to get the latest Blackberry phones previously, but now Sprint is getting some flagship devices from RIM this fall, the Bold 9930 and the Torch 9850. Both phones will be sporting RIM’s latest … #LINK#]]>

AT&T has always been the carrier known to get the latest Blackberry phones previously, but now Sprint is getting some flagship devices from RIM this fall, the Bold 9930 and the Torch 9850. Both phones will be sporting RIM’s latest iteration of their OS Blackberry 7.

The new Bold is Blackberry’s thinnest smartphone to date coming in at 10.5MM thick and sports the famous physical QWERTY keyboard that most Blackberry owners have been known to love. The newest Torch has the biggest screen that has been on a Blackberry phone to date at 3.7 inches.

These phones processors have been pushed up to 1.2GHZ and have Liquid Graphics Technology for fast and smooth performance and very responsive touchscreen. It sounds like Blackberry is pushing the right way in this new hardware but it is more of the same. Is this what they need paired with Sprint and other carriers to stay prevalent in the game?

Press Release

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Liz and Nic team up this week to fight the evil that is Mars!! All the while under attack from this strange planet they manage to cover a ton of news from the week that was! It’s episode 18 Subscribe: … #LINK#]]> After Party with Nic Ball and Liz Money

Liz and Nic team up this week to fight the evil that is Mars!! All the while under attack from this strange planet they manage to cover a ton of news from the week that was! It’s episode 18

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Show Notes After the break…

AT&Tmobile mini Drama

Senate schedules hearing to review AT&T’s T-Mobile acquisition

Apple

iPhone 4 FaceTime Glitch Takes Secret Photos Of Users, Some Say
Attempted Apple Store Holdup Goes Bad: Suspect Killed
Apple wins appeal in Cover Flow, Time Machine patent disputes
Apple gets go-ahead to move against unauthorized accessory makers
Apple responsible for BlackBerry PlayBook delays, report claims

Legals

House passes bill protecting Apple’s lithium batteries from limitations
Key music industry lawyer now EU copyright chief
Pandora, other app makers subpoenaed over user data collection
Pandora sends user GPS, sex, birthdate, other data to ad servers
Time Warner, Viacom aim legal guns at each other over iPad app
Competition creator? FCC forces “data roaming” on reluctant carriers
Google kicks GrooveShark out of the Android Market
House passes anti-net neutrality resolution, veto likely
Verizon will pay the US government $93.5 million to settle charges that it sent numerous false claims to the GSA.

 

]]> http://thegadgetgurus.net/2011/04/12/after-party-ep18-mars-is-all-out-of-whack/feed/ 0 Blackberry Playbook to Run Android Apps? http://thegadgetgurus.net/2011/01/26/blackberry-playbook-to-run-android-apps/ http://thegadgetgurus.net/2011/01/26/blackberry-playbook-to-run-android-apps/#comments Wed, 26 Jan 2011 18:01:10 +0000 Mobile Mike http://thegadgetgurus.net/?p=2902 Posted in AndroidBlackBerryRIM

According to BGR RIM is looking into implementing the same virtual machine, Dalvik VM, that currently runs Android for use with the Playbook. Technically this means that the Blackberry Playbook as well as other QNX devices may be able to … #LINK#]]> image

According to BGR RIM is looking into implementing the same virtual machine, Dalvik VM, that currently runs Android for use with the Playbook. Technically this means that the Blackberry Playbook as well as other QNX devices may be able to run Android apps! Of course this is all speculation at this point, as RIM has not officially chosen a Java VM yet.

Pretty wild stuff right? What’s next, Nic and I agreeing on virtual media? Vic landing a girl? Android on iPhone….oh wait.

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Hey everyone! Got my hands on the new Samsung Transform for Sprint! Watch the review to see if this new Android has what it takes to stand up against the solid offerings from Sprint!]]> Hey everyone! Got my hands on the new Samsung Transform for Sprint! Watch the review to see if this new Android has what it takes to stand up against the solid offerings from Sprint!

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