Retailers ready BlackBerry PlayBook fire sale for holiday push

Retailers are getting ready to slash as much as $300 off the price of Research in Motion's BlackBerry PlayBook in hopes of clearing out inventory this holiday season.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 31

Gartner: Apple's iOS lost smartphone share to Android in Q3 2011

With a limited number of iPhone models taking on a plethora of Android-powered handsets from multiple manufacturers, Apple's iOS actually lost market share in the worldwide smartphone market last quarter despite growing sales, according to the latest sales data from Gartner.

Katie Marsal 14 years ago 84

'BlackBerry London' photo claims to show RIM's first BBX OS phone

A new photo allegedly shows Research in Motion's next-generation touchscreen BlackBerry device powered by its new BBX operating system.

Sam Oliver 14 years ago 62

RIM suffers another BlackBerry outage as Google plans to ax Gmail app

Research in Motion has seen its second BlackBerry service problem in a month, while Google plans to pull its popular Gmail app for the platform.

Mikey Campbell 14 years ago 16

Adobe rumored to be abandoning work on mobile Flash player

Adobe has briefed its employees on the company's plans to abandon development of Flash player for mobile browsers in a blow to Google Android and Research in Motion PlayBook tablets, according to a new report.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 64

Apple remains top US smartphone maker as iPhone holds 28% share

With the iPhone representing 28 percent of smartphones in the U.S., Apple is still the No. 1 domestic smartphone manufacturer, according to the latest data from Nielsen.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 50

BlackBerry, Android secondhand trade-ins spike at iPhone 4S launch

A popular site for selling second hand smartphones has reported an 80 percent increase in used BlackBerry phones and a 72 percent increase in Android trade-ins during the launch week of Apple's iPhone 4S.

Daniel Eran Dilger 14 years ago 29

RIM apologizes for BlackBerry downtime with $100 worth of free apps

Research in Motion is offering BlackBerry owners $100 worth of free apps and one month of free technical support on top of formally apologizing for last week’s extended downtime that affected its mobile services both locally and aboard.

Chris Smith 14 years ago 28

Apple, Google gain in US smartphone share as RIM, Microsoft continue slide

Apple's iPhone continues to gain market share in the U.S., now representing 27.3 percent of handsets, while competitors RIM, Microsoft and Nokia continue to slip.

Sam Oliver 14 years ago 52

Adobe keynote coincides with Apple's 'Let's talk iPhone' event

Adobe is planning to hold a keynote on Tuesday, Oct. 4, at 10 a.m. Pacific, the same date and time of Apple's highly-anticipated press event, where the company is expected to announce a next-generation iPhone.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 59

Nielsen: Apple's iOS holds at 28% in US as Android rises to 43% smartphone share

Android's market share gains in the U.S. continue to come at the expense of its competitors, except for Apple, which held steady at 28 percent despite the lack of a new iPhone model, according to the latest figures from Nielsen.

Slash Lane 14 years ago 121

Gartner projects Apple's iPad to maintain 50% market share through 2014

Apple's iPad will continue to dominate the tablet market, maintaining more than 50 percent market share through 2014, according to a new analysis.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 18

RIM's PlayBook manufacturer cutting production lines as sales slump

After sales of Research in Motion's PlayBook tablet slumped last quarter, Quanta Computer has laid off about 1,000 workers working on production lines set up specifically for the device, according to a new report.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 40

Apple's iPhone 5 expected to 'steamroll' RIM's BlackBerry 7 phones

Following a poor earnings report this week, Research in Motion's woes are expected to continue with the impending launch of Apple's fifth-generation iPhone.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 95

RIM ships 10.6 million BlackBerry phones, just 200,000 PlayBooks

Research in Motion reported disappointing earnings for its most recent quarter, announcing that profits has slipped 47 percent while it shipped just 10.6 million smartphones only 200,000 PlayBook tablets.

Daniel Eran Dilger 14 years ago 47

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