Struggling smartphone vendor Research In Motion is still a solid takeover target according to a new report, but only at a deep discount below RIM’s already low market value. RIM has lost 75% of its value over the past year but Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu says RIM’s true value lies below its current market capitalization, which sits at approximately $8.7 billion

The smartphone market is fiercely contested, with various carriers, manufacturers and software makers tripping over each other to draw the attention of consumers. Continue reading this article at RedmondPie.com

The smartphone market is fiercely contested, with various carriers, manufacturers and software makers tripping over each other to draw the attention of consumers. Continue reading this article at RedmondPie.com

Usage of Apple’s iPhone slid more than 4 percent in December despite what analysts estimate will have been a huge month in Apple’s biggest-ever quarter of sales.

Research In Motion’s BlackBerry PlayBook tablet became the first BlackBerry device to be rooted this past November, granting users access to the device’s file system and allowing a level of customization that

In light of increased pressure from shareholders, Research In Motion is preparing to replace current co-chairmen of the board Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie. The Financial Post on Tuesday reported that RIM will soon shake up its corporate structure, likely removing both company co-founders from their current board seats. The pair would remain co-CEOs and a new single chairman would be appointed in their place

Research In Motion’s debut tablet has been something of a disappointment for the Waterloo, Ontario-based vendor.

You may want to consider moving to Germany and working for Volkswagen if you feel like you’re a slave to email even after you leave work each day. The carmaker said recently that it has begun to deactivate the email function on its employees’ BlackBerry smartphones a half an hour after each work day has finished. Email remains inactive until a half of an hour before the next work day starts.

Apple sold 925 iPhone 4S

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