International Business News - Blackberry http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif The new BlackBerry model should be coming to North America within a month now that Research In Motion Ltd. has started selling it in Germany and Chile. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/new-blackberry-expected-within-month-in-n-america.htm Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:56:25 EDT As if BlackBerry users needed one more excuse to be glued to their screens, E-Trade Financial Corp. is giving its account holders an application that will let them get real-time stock quotes and trade on their phones. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080605/e-trade-makes-it-easier-to-trade-on-the-blackberry.htm Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:02:54 EDT As if BlackBerry users needed one more excuse to be glued to their screens, E-Trade Financial Corp. is giving its account holders an application that will let them get real-time stock quotes and trade on their phones. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/63875-e-trade-blackberry.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080605/e-trade-makes-it-easier-to-trade-on-the-blackberry.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080605/e-trade-makes-it-easier-to-trade-on-the-blackberry.htm Thu, 05 Jun 2008 06:54:05 EDT Research in Motion Ltd, maker of the Blackberry line of smartphones, had more than double the market share of its nearest competitor, Apple Inc's iPhone, according to new research. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080531/smartphones-market-share.htm Sat, 31 May 2008 11:35:54 EDT South Korea has approved a plan on Tuesday that will allow BlackBerry electronic devices to be sold in the country, following a two-year effort by the Canadian company with SK Telecom and the Korean Government. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/45861-blackberry.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080513/blackberry-research-motion-apple-iphone-south-korea-bold.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080513/blackberry-research-motion-apple-iphone-south-korea-bold.htm Tue, 13 May 2008 13:06:17 EDT U.S. stocks rose the most in a week on Monday, in anticipation of better-than-estimated earnings while oil retreated from record highs, and a late afternoon report that Hewlett-Packard Co. is near a deal to buy Electronic Data Systems Corp. for as much as $13 billion. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080512/stocks-apple-blackberry-hewlett-packard-oil.htm Mon, 12 May 2008 18:35:45 EDT Apple Inc. said Monday its iPhone's are "currently unavailable'' from its online store in the U.S. and U.K. and did not say when it will replenish its inventory, which is fueling rumors that a new improved version of the iPhone will soon be launched. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/45648-apple-iphone.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080512/apple-iphone-blackberry-rim-internet.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080512/apple-iphone-blackberry-rim-internet.htm Mon, 12 May 2008 16:23:23 EDT Research in Motion, the smartphone maker behind the Blackberry series, introduced on Monday its newest device called "Bold." http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/45609-blackberry.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080512/blackberry-bold-debut.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080512/blackberry-bold-debut.htm Mon, 12 May 2008 14:07:55 EDT Research In Motion Ltd. on Monday is introducing its first major new BlackBerry model in more than a year: the Bold, a high-end model that further demonstrates the company's desire to make tools for both work and play. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/45542-bold.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080512/top-the-line-blackberry-doubles-screen-resolution.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080512/top-the-line-blackberry-doubles-screen-resolution.htm Mon, 12 May 2008 00:01:38 EDT Shares of Research in Motion Ltd. fell on Friday, falling more than 2.8 percent after a report that the it will push back the release of its 3G BlackBerry phone for AT&T to as late as August. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/42207-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080425/rim-delay-launch-blackberry-report.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080425/rim-delay-launch-blackberry-report.htm Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:23:10 EDT A press aide at the president's office has been dismissed following allegations that he took BlackBerrys belonging to U.S. officials at a summit in New Orleans, an official said Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080425/mexican-official-is-fired-after-report-of-missing-blackberrys.htm Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:25:36 EDT Research In Motion (RIM), maker of BlackBerry will expand its research and development capabilities by setting up a new facility in Western Europe. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080424/blackberry-rimm-germany.htm Thu, 24 Apr 2008 01:38:06 EDT Microsoft Corp.'s Tellme subsidiary launched an application for the BlackBerry on Tuesday that lets people speak commands into their smart phones to search for businesses, look up movie times, check traffic and make other queries. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080423/microsofts-tellme-launches-blackberry-voice-search.htm Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:01:49 EDT Research In Motion, maker of BlackBerry, will hold talks with India's government next week on Tuesday, to resolve India's security concerns, in which the country alleges it can't readily monitor BlackBerry services, while many emails sent through BlackBerry devices are not easily traceable. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080415/research-motion-blackberry-india-mobile.htm Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:20:28 EDT Research In Motion, the maker of the Blackberry handset said on Monday it's suing Motorola, claiming that the company infringed some of its patents and over "exorbitant" licensing fees Motorola charges while refusing to acknowledge or pay royalties for certain patents held by RIM. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/94708-guantanamo-first-trial.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080218/motorola-research-motion-blackberry-sue-allegations.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080218/motorola-research-motion-blackberry-sue-allegations.htm Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:02:18 EST The company behind the BlackBerry smart phones said a three-hour e-mail outage Monday was caused by an upgrade designed to increase capacity. Research in Motion Ltd. Tuesday said the upgrade was part of "routine and ongoing efforts," and that similar upgrades in the past had caused no problems. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/23239-spain-world-mobile-phone-congress.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080212/blackberry-outage-caused-by-upgrade.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080212/blackberry-outage-caused-by-upgrade.htm Tue, 12 Feb 2008 18:24:40 EST The company behind the BlackBerry smart phones says Monday's three-hour outage was caused by an upgrade designed to increase capacity. Research in Motion says the upgrade was part of "routine and ongoing efforts," and that similar upgrades in the past resulted in no problems. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/23212-spain-world-mobile-phone-congress.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080212/rim-blackberry-outage-caused-by-upgrade.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080212/rim-blackberry-outage-caused-by-upgrade.htm Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:20:34 EST BlackBerry outages are rare, but when they do hit, like one did Monday that wiped out service across United States and Canada, subscribers who have become addicted to the smart phones are quick to unleash their fury. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/22784-spain-world-mobile-phone-congress.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080212/blackberry-outage-frustrates-users-again.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080212/blackberry-outage-frustrates-users-again.htm Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:01:51 EST A major service outage afflicted users of the popular, addictive BlackBerry smart phones across the United States and Canada on Monday. Officials with AT&T Inc. and Verizon Wireless said BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. told them customers of all wireless carriers were affected. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/22761-spain-world-mobile-phone-congress.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080211/blackberry-service-falters-in-n-america.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080211/blackberry-service-falters-in-n-america.htm Mon, 11 Feb 2008 23:34:54 EST An outage has disconnected BlackBerry smart phones across North America. AT&T Inc. says the disruption Monday is affecting all wireless carriers. AT&T first learned about the problem at about 3:30 p.m. EST. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080211/blackberry-service-out-in-n-america.htm Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:23:13 EST