Apple hiring members of rival RIM's enterprise sales team

Apple's efforts to muscle its way into the corporate market with iPhones and iPads is getting an infusion of talent from Research In Motion, maker of the BlackBerry, with at least five employees making the switch in the last year and a half.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 22

Apple, RIM rivalry heating up over apps, business

Comments by Research in Motion's co-CEO disparaging Apple's app strategy at this week's Web 2.0 Summit reflect a growing rivalry between Apple and RIM, while reports of early commitments to the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet from corporations hint at the fierce competition to come over the corporate tablet market.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 83

Review roundup: Samsung's Galaxy Tab, the iPad's first "real" competitor

Initial reviews of the Galaxy Tab, Samsung's answer to Apple's iPad, have been mostly positive, though some reviewers have taken issue with the pricing and stability of the new tablet device.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 187

Bank of America, Citigroup testing iPhone to replace BlackBerry [u]

Two of America's largest banks are actively testing Apple's iPhone as a replacement of their existing RIM BlackBerry devices for corporate email.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 48

Apple's iPhone tops US smartphone shipments, but Android devices take 44%

Apple's iPhone was the best-selling smartphone in the third quarter of 2010, taking 26.2 percent of the market, but the wide variety of handsets running Google's Android represented a commanding 43.6 percent.

Neil Hughes 15 years ago 233

IDC: Apple passes RIM to become No. 4 global mobile phone vendor

A new IDC report shows strong iPhone sales have pushed Apple past Research in Motion, making the iPhone-maker the world's fourth-largest mobile phone seller in the third quarter of 2010.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 58

RIM: Problems with 7-inch tablets only exist in Apple's 'distortion field'

Responding to Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs' claims that a touchscreen tablet with a 7-inch screen is too small to use, a co-CEO of Research in Motion said the comments do not apply to users "who live outside of Apple's distortion field."

Slash Lane 15 years ago 344

Apple's Steve Jobs slams Google, RIM, rival tablet makers

In a surprise appearance during the company's quarterly earnings call, Apple's chief executive Steve Jobs hailed the success of the iPhone and Pod while painting a bleak outlook for RIM's Blackberry smartphones, Google's fragmented Android smartphone platform, and the coming trickle of 7inch tablets.

Daniel Eran Dilger 15 years ago 180

Nokia admits Apple is a "must have" in the US and EU

A Nokia France manager has acknowledged that the App Store has helped Apple to achieve "must have" status in the US and Europe.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 27

Nielsen: Android overtakes Apple's iOS in latest US smartphone sales

New sales data from Nielsen shows that Google's Android mobile operating system was the top-selling platform in recent months, ahead of Apple's iOS, which powers the iPhone.

Neil Hughes 15 years ago 188

Google Android closes gap with Apple iPhone in consumer interest

A new survey of prospective smartphone buyers has found that hype from the iPhone 4 has died down, and Apple's smartphone is only slightly more preferable to consumers than devices running Google Android.

Slash Lane 15 years ago 92

Ad requests from Apple's iPad see 76% month-over-month increase

The continued growth in popularity of the iPad is represented in the latest data from ad firm Millennial Media, which found that iPad ad requests grew 76 percent month over month.

Katie Marsal 15 years ago 6

Apple's iOS holds strong as Android's enterprise presence surges

While Google's Android mobile operating system has seen a fivefold increase in availability in the corporate market over the last nine months, Apple's presence with iOS has held strong and still nearly doubles that of Android.

Slash Lane 15 years ago 46

RIM could unveil its answer to Apple's iPad next week

Research in Motion could reveal the "Blackpad," its response to Apple's iPad, at next week's BlackBerry Developer Conference, a new report claims.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 144

LG Electronics CEO resigns after smartphone struggles

After struggling to compete with the iPhone and other high-end smartphones, LG Electronics chief executive Nam Yong resigned Friday.

Josh Ong 15 years ago 45

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