December 11,2008
RIMM to Acquire Chalk Media Corp.
Research In Motion Limited and Chalk Media Corp. today announced that the two companies have entered into an arrangement agreement (the “Arrangement Agreement”) for RIM to acquire Chalk, a publicly-held company based in Vancouver, British Columbia, in an all-cash transaction at a price per share of CDN $0.142, or CDN $23,125,000.Concurrently with the execution of the Arrangement Agreement, RIM has made a loan to Chalk in the amount of CDN $2.2 million, which will provide additional working capital to fund Chalk’s operations until the completion of the transaction.
December 3, 2008
RIMM to Offer CAD $1.50 Per Share in Cash for Certicom
Research In Motion Limited announced today its intention to make an offer (the “Offer”) to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares (the “Certicom Shares”) of Certicom Corp. (“Certicom”) at a price of CAD $1.50 cash per Certicom Share.
The Offer price represents a premium of approximately 76.5% over the closing price of Certicom Shares on December 2, 2008 and a premium of approximately 76.1% over the volume weighted average trading price of Certicom Shares for the previous 20 trading days. The total acquisition cost is expected to be approximately CAD $66 million.
September 11, 2008
MySpace and RIM Usher in New Era of Mobile Social Networking
MySpace, the world’s premier social network, and Research In Motion , a global leader in wireless innovation, today announced they are joining forces to develop an integrated MySpace Mobile experience customized for BlackBerry® smartphones. The new MySpace for BlackBerry® smartphones application is fully optimized to deliver rich content and data to users on the go. MySpace for BlackBerry smartphones integrates MySpace’s main social networking components with the BlackBerry platform to provide instant, push-based messaging to BlackBerry and MySpace users. The application will be available in all BlackBerry® markets globally. RIM Co-CEO Jim Balsillie will highlight the MySpace and RIM relationship during his keynote speech at CTIA today.
As part of this collaboration, RIM is also creating a BlackBerry® community page on MySpace for users to access the latest BlackBerry smartphone news, content, videos, games, ringtones, skins and other unique and engaging features.
June 25, 2008
Research In Motion Reports First Quarter Results
Research In Motion Limited , a world leader in the mobile communications market, today reported first quarter results for the three months ended May 31, 2008 (all figures in U.S. dollars and U.S. GAAP).
Revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2009 was $2.24 billion, up 19% from $1.88 billion in the previous quarter and up 107% from $1.08 billion in the same quarter of last year. The revenue breakdown for the quarter was approximately 82% for devices, 13% for service, 3% for software and 2% for other revenue. During the quarter, RIM shipped approximately 5.4 million devices.
Approximately 2.3 million net new BlackBerry® subscriber accounts were added in the quarter. At the end of the quarter, the total BlackBerry subscriber account base was over 16 million.
May 12, 2008
RIM, RBC and Thomson Reuters to Anchor a $150 Million BlackBerry Partners Fund Focused on Investing in Mobile Applications and Services
Research In Motion, RBC and Thomson Reuters, today announced plans to launch the BlackBerry® Partners Fund, a US$150 million venture capital fund, to invest in mobile applications and services for the BlackBerry® platform and other mobile platforms. The Fund is to be co-managed by JLA Ventures and RBC Venture Partners.
Agnostic to both stage and balance sheet, the BlackBerry Partners Fund will not restrict the development of mobile applications and services to any single mobile platform or any specific industry segment. The Fund will be designed to advance the industry by fostering development and driving the entrepreneurial spirit to create the most innovative mobile offerings for customers.
May 1, 2008
Brightpoint and RIM Enter into a Global Master Distribution Agreement
Brightpoint, Inc. and Research In Motion Limited today announced that they have entered into a global master distribution agreement. Under the terms of the agreement Brightpoint may distribute RIM products to various territories globally that may include North America, Latin America, Europe, Middle East & Africa, and Asia Pacific. Pursuant to the agreement, Brightpoint will support a wide range of RIM's BlackBerry® smartphones and help in the global expansion and penetration of BlackBerry products and services via Brightpoint’s expansive customer base of more than 25,000 B2B channels globally.
April 2,2008
Research In Motion Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results for Fiscal 2008
Research In Motion Limited , a world leader in the mobile communications market, today reported results for the three months and fiscal year ended March 1, 2008 (all figures in U.S. dollars and U.S. GAAP).
Revenue for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008 was $1.88 billion, up 102% from $930.4 million in the same quarter of last year. The revenue breakdown for the quarter was approximately 81% for handhelds, 14% for service, 3% for software and 2% for other revenue. Revenue for the fiscal year ended March 1, 2008 was $6.01 billion, up 98% from $3.04 billion last year. RIM shipped 4.4 million smartphones in the fourth quarter and approximately 14 million smartphones during fiscal 2008.
Approximately 2.18 million net new BlackBerry® subscriber accounts were added in the quarter. At the end of the quarter, the total BlackBerry subscriber account base was over 14 million.
February 21, 2008
Research In Motion Provides Updated Subscriber Forecast
Research In Motion Limited today provided an update on forecasted net subscriber account additions for the fiscal fourth quarter ending March 1, 2008.
RIMM now expects net subscriber account additions for Q4 to be approximately 15-20% higher than the 1.82 million net subscriber account additions forecasted by RIM on December 20, 2007. The total BlackBerry® subscriber account base is expected to be approximately 14 million at the end of the quarter.
December 15, 2008
Optimus and RIM Launch the BlackBerry Bold Smartphone in Portugal
Optimus Telecomunications and Research In Motion today announced the launch of the BlackBerry® Bold™ smartphone for Optimus customers in Portugal.
The new top of the line BlackBerry Bold smartphone is crafted from premium materials and features a luxurious black exterior with satin chrome finished frame and leatherette back plate. It includes integrated GPS that supports a wide range of location-based applications and services, including BlackBerry® Maps, as well as enterprise-grade Wi-Fi®. It is the first BlackBerry smartphone to support tri-band HSDPA high-speed networks around the world and is an ideal choice for business professionals and power users.
December 9, 2008
Trigcom and RIM Launch the New BlackBerry Pearl Flip Smartphone
Trigcom and Research In Motion today announced the launch of the BlackBerry® Pearl™ Flip 8220 smartphone— the first BlackBerry® smartphone to come in the popular flip form factor—to Trigcom customers in Norway.
The new BlackBerry Pearl Flip smartphone harnesses the power of the BlackBerry platform and packs a wide range of useful features into a sleek flip design. Its spacious keyboard allows easy typing and dialing and the flip design opens to a large, vibrant internal display and provides the satisfying finality of ending a call by closing the phone. Customers will also appreciate the smartphone's external display for previewing calendar reminders, e-mail, text messages and phone calls at a glance.
December 8, 2008
Rogers and RIM Launch the New BlackBerry Curve 8900 Smartphone in Canada
Rogers Wireless and Research In Motion today announce the launch of the BlackBerry® Curve™ 8900 smartphone. The new BlackBerry Curve 8900 delivers a sleek, new twist on a classic style, and it is the thinnest full-QWERTY BlackBerry smartphone to date. It combines quad-band EDGE support with built-in Wi-Fi® and GPS, a 512 MHz next-generation processor and a dazzling 480 x 360, high-resolution display.
With an expansive feature-set including a powerful media player and 3.2 megapixel camera, as well as advanced phone, email, messaging, organizer and web browser applications, the BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphone makes it incredibly easy to connect with family, friends and co-workers and to stay both productive and entertained while on the go.
December 3 ,2008
Bouygues Telecom and RIM Launch the BlackBerry Pearl Flip Smartphone in France
Bouygues Telecom and Research In Motion are pleased to launch the new BlackBerry® Pearl™ Flip 8220 smartphone in France, the first BlackBerry® phone to come in the popular flip form factor.
From End-December, Bouygues Telecom’s customers will be able to enjoy the BlackBerry Pearl Flip smartphone, which provides flip phone fans with all the power of a BlackBerry smartphone in a fun, sleek and stylish design. One flip of the handset opens up a world of possibilities with the industry’s leading mobile messaging solution and a wide range of impressive Internet and multimedia capabilities, all in one powerful yet approachable smartphone. You can send a message to your friends or family, make a call, browse the web, snap a picture, watch a video or listen to your favourite song. It’s all in your control with a simple flip.
The BlackBerry Pearl Flip offers a large, high resolution display, a second LCD colour display on the outside that allows for dynamic viewing of incoming messages and calls, a SureType® keyboard that makes typing text and dialling numbers quick and easy and built-in Wi-Fi®. The quad-band EDGE based BlackBerry Pearl Flip smartphone presents a sophisticated look with a sleek design and a chrome-finished frame surrounding its smooth, luminescent face. Packed with an abundance of powerful features, it weighs only 3.6 ounces and measures approximately 3.9” x 1.9” x 0.7”.
November 18, 2008
SFR and RIM Launch the BlackBerry Storm Smartphone in France
SFR and Research In Motion today announced the availability of the BlackBerry® Storm™ smartphone in France. Purpose built for SFR, the BlackBerry Storm will be available exclusively from SFR with pre-orders accepted from November 20th on the SFR online store (www.sfr.fr) and with in store availability beginning December 3 in all SFR shops. The BlackBerry Storm will be available from €99 (sales price of €149 in store with a €50 discount), and comes with two new Illimythics 3G+ plan options specially designed for the BlackBerry Storm.
November 12, 2008
T-Mobile and RIM Launch the New BlackBerry Curve 8900 Smartphone in Germany
Expansive feature set, striking 480x360 pixel display, 3.2MP Camera with autofocus, flash and video recording, enhanced media player with podcast support Thinnest full-QWERTZ BlackBerry smartphone Global connectivity with fast Internet access on broadly available EDGE and Wi-Fi networks Easy to use navigation with built-in GPS
ON -T-Mobile Germany and Research In Motion today launched the BlackBerry® Curve™ 8900 smartphone. The new BlackBerry Curve 8900 has an expansive feature set that keeps users easily connected with their office, friends and family. In addition to exceptional phone, email, messaging, organizer, web browser and multimedia applications, the new BlackBerry Curve 8900 also features global connectivity support, built-in Wi-Fi® and GPS, a fast processor (512Mhz) and a dazzling hi-resolution display, enabling customers to remain productive and entertained while on the go.
November 3, 2008
Rogers and RIM Announce Availability of the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 Smartphone in Canada
Rogers Wireless and Research In Motion are launching the BlackBerry® Pearl™ Flip 8220 smartphone, the first BlackBerry® phone to come in the popular flip form factor. The BlackBerry Pearl Flip will be available in a stylish black finish from Rogers Wireless starting November 4, with the stunning pink BlackBerry Pearl Flip coming soon.
The new BlackBerry Pearl Flip provides flip phone fans with all the power of a BlackBerry smartphone in a fun and familiar design. You can send a message to your friends or family, make a call, browse the web, snap a picture, watch a video or listen to your favorite song. It’s all in your control with a simple flip. The quad-band EDGE based BlackBerry Pearl Flip smartphone presents a sophisticated look with a sleek design and a chrome-finished frame surrounding its smooth, luminescent face. It features two high-resolution, light-sensing color displays, including an external LCD that makes it easy to preview incoming emails, text messages and phone calls without opening the handset.
October 27, 2008
NII Holdings and Research In Motion to Launch New BlackBerry Smartphone with Industry-Leading Push-to-Talk Service in Latin America
NII Holdings, Inc. and Research In Motion today announced that Nextel Argentina, Nextel Brazil, Nextel Mexico and Nextel Peru will launch the BlackBerry® Curve™ 8350i smartphone during the first quarter of 2009. The BlackBerry® Curve™ 8350i will be the first smartphone in Latin America to offer the industry-leading Push-to-Talk (PTT) service, International Direct Connect (IDC) and Wi-Fi® capability, making it a powerful and flexible wireless solution for the mobile business user.
The BlackBerry® Curve™ 8350i smartphone and the industry-leading Push-to-Talk service will provide one-touch, instant and effective communication between NII subscribers in their home markets and with over 10 million iDEN subscribers in North and South America. In addition to enabling seamless access to personal and corporate email, the BlackBerry 8350i will also come with built-in Wi-Fi, a 2-megapixel camera, an internal antenna and a host of other features to help subscribers in Latin America push their business to new heights
October 13, 2008
T-Mobile USA Launches First BlackBerry Flip Phone
T-Mobile USA, Inc., and Research In Motion today announced the BlackBerry® Pearl™ Flip 8220 smartphone—the first BlackBerry flip phone—is now available in the U.S., exclusively from T-Mobile.
The new BlackBerry Pearl Flip smartphone maintains the popular features and benefits of the BlackBerry Pearl; plus it packs numerous enhancements into the sleek and popular flip design. The spacious keyboard allows easy typing and dialing while the flip design helps protect the large, vibrant internal screen and provides the satisfying finality of ending a call by closing the phone. Customers will also appreciate the external display for previewing calendar reminders, e-mail, text messages and phone calls at a glance.
September 29, 2008
DOCOMO and RIM to Launch BlackBerry Bold in Japan
NTT DOCOMO, INC. (DOCOMO) and Research In Motion today announced plans to launch the 3G/HSDPA BlackBerry® Bold™ smartphone for customers in Japan in early 2009.
The new BlackBerry Bold smartphone is crafted from premium materials inside and out; from its lustrous black exterior, satin chrome finished frame and stylish leatherette backplate, to its stunning high resolution display which must be seen to be believed, the BlackBerry Bold embodies power and beauty without compromise.
Designed to give business professionals and power users exceptional functionality and performance, the BlackBerry Bold smartphone leverages DOCOMO’s high-speed 3G and HSDPA networks to offer an exceptional mobile experience. It offers powerful phone, email, messaging, organizer and web browsing applications, as well as access to a wide range of other mobile business and lifestyle applications. It features a newly designed QWERTY keyboard, built-in GPS and Wi-Fi®, and a rich set of multimedia capabilities including an optional 2 megapixel camera with video recording and an advanced media player for music, videos and pictures. It also includes the new BlackBerry® Media Sync application, allowing customers to easily synchronize their iTunes® digital music collections* with the smartphone.
September 18, 2008
Airtel and RIM Unveil the New BlackBerry Bold in India
Airtel and Research In Motion today introduced the highly anticipated BlackBerry® Bold™ smartphone to customers in India. Priced at Rs.34,990, the BlackBerry Bold is expected to be available by the end of September 2008 at Airtel authorized channels nationally.
The launch of the BlackBerry Bold marks the beginning of a new era in business mobility in India. Crafted from premium materials inside and out, the BlackBerry Bold smartphone is the first BlackBerry® smartphone to support tri-band HSDPA high-speed networks around the world, providing superior functionality and performance for both business professionals and power users.
The BlackBerry Bold smartphone comes with integrated GPS, which can pinpoint the user's location and support location-based applications and services, as well as enterprise-grade Wi-Fi® (802.11 a/b/g). It has a beautiful HVGA (480x320 resolution at 217 ppi) color LCD that is fused to the undersurface of the lens, making images and videos appear in stunning definition and clarity. The smartphone also comes with rich multimedia capabilities including a media player for music, videos and photos and a 2 megapixel camera with video recording.
September 10, 2008
RIMM Introduces the First BlackBerry Flip Phone
Research In Motion today unveiled the BlackBerry® Pearl™ Flip 8220 smartphone, the first BlackBerry® phone to come in the popular flip form factor.
The new BlackBerry Pearl Flip provides flip phone fans with all the power of a BlackBerry smartphone in a fun and familiar design. One quick flip of the handset opens up a world of possibilities with the industry’s leading mobile messaging solution and a wide range of impressive Internet and multimedia capabilities, all in one powerful yet approachable smartphone. You can send a message to your friends or family, make a call, browse the web, snap a picture, watch a video or listen to your favorite song. It’s all in your control with a simple flip.
August 26, 2008
RIMM Introduces the BlackBerry Bold Smartphone in Singapore
Research In Motion today debuted the new BlackBerry® Bold™ smartphone in Singapore. The BlackBerry Bold smartphone builds on the proven BlackBerry® smartphone platform with enhanced communications and multimedia capabilities, and is the first BlackBerry smartphone to support tri-band HSDPA high-speed networks around the world.
Featuring a premium design with a satin chrome finished trim and leatherette backplate, the BlackBerry Bold smartphone comes with a next-generation 624 MHz mobile processor, GPS and Wi-Fi® support. Content is displayed with stunning definition and clarity on its half-VGA (480x320 resolution at 217 ppi) color LCD display and BlackBerry customers experience unprecedented performance with faster Internet browsing, file downloading and video streaming*.
June 2, 2008
du, Alcatel-Lucent and RIM launch the BlackBerry solution in the United Arab Emirates
du, Alcatel-Lucent and Research In Motion announced that the launch of the BlackBerry® solution in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). du customers will be able to enjoy the benefits of enhanced communications and increased productivity by using a Blackberry® smartphone to access email, browse the web, make phone calls, send and receive text and picture messages, as well as access a wide variety of business and leisure applications on the move.
May 12, 2008
RIMM Introduces the BlackBerry Bold Smartphone
For customers seeking a smartphone that makes a bold statement, Research In Motion today introduced the admirable BlackBerry® Bold™ smartphone. Crafted from premium materials, inside and out, that radiate elegance with a dramatic presence, the BlackBerry Bold is designed to give business professionals and power users unprecedented functionality and performance in an intuitive BlackBerry® smartphone. It is the first BlackBerry smartphone to support tri-band HSDPA high-speed networks around the world and comes with integrated GPS and Wi-Fi®, as well as a rich set of multimedia capabilities. From its lustrous black exterior, satin chrome finished frame and stylish leather-like backplate, to its stunning display, sophisticated user interface and newly designed full-QWERTY* keyboard, the BlackBerry Bold smartphone is a symbol of accomplishment and aspiration.
February 1, 2008
The Carphone Warehouse and RIM Launch the New BlackBerry Pearl 8110 Smartphone in Pink, For Customers in the UK
The Carphone Warehouse and Research In Motion today introduced the new BlackBerry® Pearl™ 8110 smartphone in the UK. Designed for people who want to make the most of both their professional and personal lives, the new smartphone comes in a chic and sophisticated pink finish.
According to the Mobile Life report*, fashion is key for women when choosing their handset, only after price and function. With the new BlackBerry Pearl 8110 smartphone it’s possible to enjoy the fusion of form and function embodied in this easy-to-use smartphone. The BlackBerry Pearl 8110 is an exceptional lifestyle tool that makes it easier for people on the move to make calls, email, surf the net, take and send photographs, listen to music, watch and record** videos, as well as access their organiser and a range of other mobile applications.
The sleek, small and elegant BlackBerry Pearl 8110 comes with built-in GPS (Global Positioning System) and is one of the smallest and lightest smartphones available.
