Inspirational Toronto man takes social media activism to new heights

A man who had his legs amputated below the pelvis at the age of 5 is climbing Mount Kilimanjaro and sharing every step he takes via social media.The steps that Spencer West takes

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: June 15th, 2012 ITBusiness Staff

Why RIM could and should bounce back: Mobile needs to innovate

By Jesse Rodgers  RIM has had a hard time since Apple’s iPhone came out. Apple did more than bring the world a touch screen and the app store. It took apart the carrier/phone

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: June 6th, 2012 Francis Moran

As RIM weighs its options, shouldn’t you be doing the same?

RIM's ship is sinking. The company announced its second straight losing quarter, and plans to let a significant number of employees go. It has also reportedly enlisted the support of J.P. Morgan Securities

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: May 31st, 2012 Tony Bradley

Loyal ITBusiness.ca Facebook fan to get free BlackBerry PlayBook

During the past few weeks the number of “likes” on the ITBusiness Facebook page has been growing steadily. Thanks to you, our readers, friends and followers, today that number has reached more than

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: May 10th, 2012 ITBusiness Staff

Express IT: Why BlackBerry should ditch the physical keyboard

The way some BlackBerry fans reacted to the possibility that Research in Motion would ditch its physical QWERTY keyboard last week, you'd think it was blasphemy.But with the most successful smartphones on the

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: May 8th, 2012 ITBusiness Staff

BlackBerry Music Gateway to enable NFC streaming

Research in Motion (RIM) has revealed its audio streaming BlackBerry Music Gateway. The small near-field communication (NFC) enabled gadget allows users to wirelessly stream music to a hi-fi, car stereo or other audio

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: May 2nd, 2012 Chris Martin

First look at BlackBerry 10 alpha

Research in Motion still has a long way to go before launching its first BlackBerry 10 smartphones, but the company is hoping to tide fans over with a sneak peak at the operating

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: May 1st, 2012 JR Raphael

BlackBerry to slip below 5 per cent smartphone share?

Research in Motion Ltd. is in danger of sliding below a five per cent share of the global smartphone market and may have to dip into its $2.1 billion cash stockpile, an analyst

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: April 30th, 2012 ITBusiness Staff

How to migrate from BlackBerry to Android

Finally jumping ship, huh? For better or for worse, you’re not alone: If market reports are anything to go by, Android phones have carved out about three-quarters of BlackBerry’s market share in just

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: April 27th, 2012 Alex Garnett

Adopt ‘be your own IT manager’ mindset to deal with BYOD

The bring your own device trend is creating a “be your own IT manager” mindset among small business owners -- and pushing device makers and carriers to be IT consultants, not just sell

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: April 25th, 2012 Christine Wong

RIM unveils low-cost BlackBerry for emerging markets

Research In Motion will start selling in India from Thursday a low-cost smartphone with the BlackBerry 7 OS that will soon be offered in other emerging markets. The 10,990 Indian rupees (US$210) BlackBerry

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: April 18th, 2012 John Ribeiro

RIM releases Mobile Fusion for Android, iOS device management

Research in Motion Ltd. released its BlackBerry Mobile Fusion solution today for mobile device management across various operating systems.Theproduct, first announced in November, enables BlackBerry, iOS andAndroid devices to be managed using asingle

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: April 3rd, 2012 ITBusiness Staff

Can RIM make a comeback?

by Ian Paul Blackberry-maker Research In Motion just can't catch a break. A week ago, a report claimed the BlackBerry was finally less popular than Apple's iPhone in RIM's home and native land

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: March 30th, 2012 IDG News Service

RIM’s NFC smartphones to get new iris biometric security feature

Just a few days before its fourth-quarter results are due, Research In Motion Inc. has unveiled a new eye-scanning biometric security feature today for BlackBerry smartphones that are already equipped with near field

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: March 26th, 2012 ITBusiness Staff