WATERLOO, Ontario-A Virginian judge rejected Research In Motion Ltd.'s request to enforce a settlement with its adversary NTP Inc., a move that caused the Nasdaq to halt trading on RIM's stock. The ruling stands as yet another setback for RIM in its legal battle...
LONDON-Vodafone Group plc e announced it has launched a mobile e-mail service in the United Kingdom under its own brand of Vodafone Business Email. The company said the service is available in hosted and "behind the firewall" versions to business customers alongside Vodafone's existing...
PARIS-Orange France and Research In Motion Ltd. today announced the launch in France of the BlackBerry on the mobile-phone operator's EDGE network.The companies said the BlackBerry 8700f is expected to be available for Orange's enterprise customers in France on Dec. 15, with retail availability...
WATERLOO, Ontario-BlackBerry investors were forced to tighten their seatbelts again as the company lowered its subscriber forecasts due to product delays. The news sent BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd.'s stock down more than 4 percent in trading to $64.24 per share. RIM said...
WATERLOO, Ontario-BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. appears to be prepping an EV-DO device similar to its 7100-series of gadgets. According to documents on Bell Mobility's Web site, the carrier is planning to sell the BlackBerry 7130e, which features a phone-like design and support...
WATERLOO, Ontario-BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. appears to be prepping an EV-DO device similar to its 7100-series of gadgets. According to documents on Bell Mobility's Web site, the carrier is planning to sell the BlackBerry 7130e, which features a phone-like design and support...
ATLANTA-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. announced it plans to be the first carrier in the world to sell Research In Motion Ltd.'s new EDGE-capable BlackBerry. The company's new BlackBerry 8700c features wireless access to corporate e-mail and will sell for $300 with a service agreement.Cingular said...
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. suffered yet another setback as the Supreme Court declined to halt NTP Inc.'s case against the company. Although the ruling stands as a relatively minor legal move, it serves to again highlight RIM's thinning options. Indeed, the court's...
WATERLOO, Ontario-BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. took another major hit in its legal battle with patent-holding company NTP Inc. as the Supreme Court declined to halt the case. RIM's stock was down more than 6 percent on the news to about $53.74 per...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit denied Research In Motion Ltd.'s motion to stay further proceedings in a patent case between RIM and patent-holding company NTP Inc.RIM had asked the court to stay further proceedings until the U.S. Supreme Court decided...
TORONTO-NTP Inc. said the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has denied Research In Motion Ltd.'s motion to stay or suspend the patent case between the two companies pending a Supreme Court review, according to a Reuters report.Earlier this month, RIM said...
The squabble over mobile e-mail market share continues, with Research In Motion Ltd., Palm Inc., Visto Corp., and others making waves in the market. Market potential drives such feuds, as research and consulting firm IDC predicted the number of worldwide mobile workers will grow...
The battle between BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. and patent-holding company NTP Inc. took another strange turn as the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office rejected the last of NTP's patents under re-examination. The patents form the basis for the current legal battle between...
Investors dumped shares of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. following the company's surprise subscriber shortfall. Although RIM scored earnings ahead of expectations, lower-than-anticipated subscriber numbers sent the company's stock tumbling more than 11 percent to $68.72 per share. "We are very pleased with...
The battle between BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. and patent-holding company NTP Inc. took another strange turn as the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office rejected the last of NTP's patents under re-examination. The patents form the basis for the current legal battle between...
The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.
Investors dumped shares of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. following the company's surprise subscriber shortfall. Although RIM scored earnings ahead of expectations, lower-than-anticipated subscriber numbers sent the company's stock tumbling more than 11 percent to $68.72 per share. "We are very pleased with...
SAN FRANCISCO-Intel Corp. announced a deal with Research In Motion Ltd. in which RIM will use Intel technology in future BlackBerry devices that will run on EDGE networks.RIM is adopting the Intel XScale architecture and will use the Intel PXA9xx cellular processor, code named...
Nokia Corp. released a new, low-priced wireless e-mail product that will work with almost any new mobile phone, be it a low-end, voice-centric device or a high-end smart phone. The offering sets Nokia squarely in the wireless enterprise marketplace and pits the company directly...
Startup Eatoni Ergonomics Inc. filed a patent infringement lawsuit against BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion Ltd., alleging the company's 7100 Series devices infringe on its patents for predictive text entry. Along with the suit, Eatoni's chief executive officer offered some choice words on the issue....
Nokia Corp. released a new, low-priced wireless e-mail product that will work with almost any new mobile phone. The offering sets Nokia squarely in the wireless enterprise marketplace and pits the company directly against players like Research In Motion Ltd., Good Technology Inc., Visto...
The tumultuous legal battle between BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. and patent-holding company NTP Inc. has coaxed some unexpected players out of the woodwork. RIM rivals Microsoft Corp. and Seven Networks Inc., along with chipmaker Intel Corp., recently filed documents in the case....
A U.S. appeals court revised its earlier ruling in the patent battle between Research In Motion Ltd. and patent-holding company NTP Inc., reducing the number of patent claims under litigation. The court also remanded the case back to a lower court, a move that...
Worldwide shipments of personal digital assistants jumped 32 percent in the second quarter, according to research and consulting firm Gartner, reaching a total of 3.6 million units in the second quarter. The firm said BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. maintained its No. 1...
