RIM sells a million new BlackBerry 10 phones in 4Q

Research In Motion Ltd. said Thursday that it sold about 1 million of its critically important new BlackBerry 10 devices and returned to profitability in the most recent quarter.

Research In Motion Ltd. said Thursday that it sold about 1 million of its critically important new BlackBerry 10 devices and returned to profitability in the most recent quarter.

Finnish mobile giant Nokia said on Wednesday it had filed lawsuits in the US, Britain and Canada against Blackberry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) claiming it has breached patent agreements.

The launch for the new BlackBerry 10 platform will be held January 30, as smartphone maker Research in Motion tries to regain traction against surging rivals.

Canadian phone maker Research In Motion has begun showing its new BlackBerry smartphones to wireless carriers around the world, but the struggling company remains “months and months” away from starting to sell them.

A California jury has ordered BlackBerry maker Research in Motion to pay $147.2 million in damages for infringing on a patent for remote management of wireless devices, RIM announced Saturday.

On Tuesday, Research in Motion Ltd. held its annual shareholders meeting as its BlackBerry devices continue to lose market share to rivals, such as Apple’s iPhone.
BlackBerry maker Research In Motion on Thursday posted a quarterly loss — disappointing first results for the firm’s new chief executive, who moved to shake up the struggling company’s top ranks.
NEW YORK—The maker of the BlackBerry smartphone confirmed Monday that an outage had hit some of its services in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Canada-based Research in Motion said it was investigating the disruption that has led to many user reports of not being able to receive or send e-mail, or use instant messaging, [...]

CANADIAN MOBILE device maker Research in Motion (RIM) is finally bringing the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet computer—one of the most awaited gadgets in the market today—to the Philippines. The company last week announced that the PlayBook, which is unofficially sold by some retailers in the country, would now be available for pre-orders starting today up to [...]
MONTREAL—Canada’s Research in Motion (RIM) on Wednesday announced plans for five new BlackBerry smartphones, the largest global product launch in the company’s history. RIM, which has seen its stock price slump as it faces tough competition from Apple’s iPhone and others, said it would introduce two new “BlackBerry Bold” models and three of its “BlackBerry [...]

TORONTO — BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd.’s co-CEO told shareholders on Tuesday that the company is facing challenges as it moves toward what it calls its biggest product launch yet. At RIM’s annual meeting Tuesday, Jim Balsillie cited delays in releasing the company’s new operating system. But he said seven new BlackBerry smartphones will [...]