It also just launched a new Android app (though no iPad app), and wants to eventually span the entire mobile spectrum (RIM, Windows Phone 7, the mobile Web, etc).
"RIM doesn't typically comment on pending litigation, however RIM has already unveiled a new brand name for its next generation mobile platform, " RIM said in the statement.
To gain ground on Apple and Google, with their armies of mobile software developers, RIM is holding two parallel conferences this week.
FORBES: Research In Motion Not Ditching Keyboards, BlackBerry 10 Still A Work In Progress
Antenna does this by selling a mobile service and platform to enterprises called Antenna Mobility Platform (AMP) that runs mobile devices such as the Apple iPhone, RIM (RIMM) BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, Windows, Symbian and Google (GOOG) Android.
Apple and Google have out innovated RIM in the mobile space with consumer friendly phones and continue to gain market share but investors should note that there are over 46 million Blackberry subscribers.
The WebKit rendering engine for mobile Safari is also used by Android and Palm devices, while Microsoft and RIM have also taken steps to improving their mobile browsing experiences.
Without such a catalyst, RIM will remain downwardly mobile.
WSJ: HEARD ON THE STREET: Motion Sickness Will Recur for BlackBerry Holders
Bloomberg adds that a group of technology companies including mobile-phone makers and potentially RIM, may also bid on the patents to stop Google from gaining more influence and royalties for the wireless industry.
Today''s announcement from RIM builds on the recent deployment of mobile payments in Canada by EnStream, a joint venture of Bell, Rogers and TELUS, which uses RIM''s SEM solution.
ENGADGET: RIM's mobile payment solution gets thumbs up from Visa
This expected increase in mobile phones sales should bode well for RIM as well as its competitors Apple, Motorola and Nokia.
Sure, RIM dominates the US enterprise mobile share with its 47%.
In particular, it seems very clear that at least one of RIM, Nokia, LG Mobile, Sony Mobile and HTC will be bought, merged, disappear or radically change strategy.
Other mobile-makers, such as Apple, RIM, and Samsung, currently have a stronghold on the market.
On November, 2007, in order to sell its devices inside Russia, RIM provided its encryption keys to Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) which, in turn, provided access to the Federal Security Service (FSB).
FORBES: RIM Helps Russia, China Monitor BlackBerry Users' E-mails
It was not long ago that RIM and Nokia were kings of the mobile world.
FORBES: Apple's Non-Apology Smacks Of Same Arrogance That Took Down RIM, Nokia
Ultimately, one of my colleagues here at Benzinga believes that a mobile Chinese company will be most interested in acquiring RIM.
FORBES: Should Research in Motion Sell BlackBerry and Call it Quits?
In January, 2008, RIM China announced that BlackBerry sales through China Mobile were on track although 2007 was the expected start date.
FORBES: RIM Helps Russia, China Monitor BlackBerry Users' E-mails
The 7digital API is already used by numerous consumer electronics brands to create integrated digital music services for mobile devices, including Samsung, HTC, Acer and RIM.
ENGADGET: 7digital named European music partner for Toshiba connected TVs
That gave it a leg up over contemporary technology stalwarts like Apple, Microsoft and Palm, all of whom were at least slightly behind RIM in seeing the value of truly instant mobile communication.
ENGADGET: RIM: A brief history from Budgie to BlackBerry 10 Mobile
WATERLOO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Aug. 9, 2012) - Research In Motion Limited (RIM) (NASDAQ:RIMM)(TSX:RIM), a world leader in the mobile communications market, today learned that the Judge in a patent action brought by Mformation in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has granted RIM's motion for judgment as a matter of law, concluding that the evidence did not support the Jury's finding of patent infringement.
ENGADGET: RIM escapes $147.2 million hit as Mformation appeal ends in victory
Apple moved into the number 4 position worldwide in 3Q10, joining Research In Motion (RIM) as one of the world's largest mobile phone suppliers.
We expect that RIM will continue to gain market share in the overall mobile phone market as the smartphone segment outgrows the rest of the mobile phone market.
While we don't really agree with Toeman's assertion that "SlingPlayer Mobile is a complementary product" to the carriers' proprietary video offerings, he convincingly argues that Sling- and Orb-like services, combined with Windows Mobile's newfound push-email functionality, could help lure RIM-devotees away from their precious Crackberries.
ENGADGET: Sling Media VP discusses the implications of 3G service agreements
Though they may have pioneered pushing e-mail onto mobile devices, the field is getting more crowded and industry analysts say RIM has its work cut out to stay ahead of the competition.
We have Apple, RIM, LiMO, Palm... and of course Windows Mobile.
But with new mobile messaging services like GroupMe, WhatsApp and Pinger providing that same functionality, RIM was under pressure to offer other consumer-friendly features too, and video calling certainly gives it an edge on rival services.
FORBES: Rechristened 'BlackBerry' Unveils New Phones, Recruits Alicia Keys
But can Nokia top RIM, which for all its problems, still is seen as the mobile device of choice for companies that want to make sure their employee communications are secure?
Boost Mobile offers a selection of quality handsets from Motorola, Sanyo, Research In Motion (RIM) and Samsung, ranging from entry-level to high-end devices.
BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 re-invents RIM's EMM by bringing together device management, industry leading security, and mobile applications management for BlackBerry smartphones, BlackBerry PlayBook tablets, and new BlackBerry 10 smartphones in a consolidated solution.
ENGADGET: BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 now up for download (video)
应用推荐