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Another U.S. government agency chips away at BlackBerry’s client base - The Globe and Mail
www.theglobeandmail.com | 13 hours 13 minutes ago
BlackBerry still dominant, and U.S. procurement body General Services Administration has no plan to ditch RIM servers, but iPhone and Android devices allowed to compete

Three Ways to Extend the Battery Life of Smartphones and Tablets | Entrepreneur.com
www.entrepreneur.com | Feb 9, 2012
Consider these options for extending the battery life of your mobile devices.

Pontiflex release allows Spanish speakers to use native language on forms - Advertising - BizReport
www.bizreport.com | Feb 8, 2012
A new release from Pontiflex should make it simpler for brands to reach the ever-increasing Hispanic population in the US by allowing for Spanish-language sign-ups via mobile device. Pontiflex's platform allows consumers to opt-in to advertising without clicking away from apps to browser windows;

Jailed for three years: Man who used BlackBerry to encourage friends to riot - mirror.co.uk
www.mirror.co.uk | Feb 3, 2012
A man who tried to encourage hundreds of people to riot during the summer has been jailed for three years and three months.

Smartphones: What Security Risks Do They Pose? - bobsguide.com
www.bobsguide.com | Feb 2, 2012
By Alan Thomas, a technology & media executive at the specialist insurer Hiscox

Physicist at head of RIM refines his pitch - FT.com
www.ft.com | Jan 29, 2012
Thorsten Heins found out the week before Research In Motion investors that he was about to become chief executive, replacing Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie, the co-founders of the group behind BlackBerry smartphones who had shared the role. He

Visa certifies smartphones for use as Visa mobile payment devices | Visa International | AMEinfo.com
www.ameinfo.com | Jan 25, 2012
Visa Inc. and Visa Europe announced that NFC-enabled smartphones from Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics and Research In Motion (RIM) have been certified for use with Visa's mobile application for...

Blackberry no longer research in motion | PRLog
www.prlog.org | Jan 25, 2012
Blackberry no longer research in motion. Embattled tech-giant RIM loses two CEOs consecutively and appoints another, signalling that Research is no longer in Motion for the embattled Canadian firm. - PR11781212

BlackBerry creators pay price for failing to keep up with Apple | Technology | The Guardian
www.guardian.co.uk | Jan 23, 2012
Research In Motion gets a new chief executive as Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie step down from their roles

Vangard Voice Systems' Delivers High Performance WMS Voice Solution for Emerging Cloud-Based
www.tmcnet.com | Jan 10, 2012
Vangard Voice Systems' Delivers High Performance WMS Voice Solution for Emerging Cloud-Based Warehouse Management Systems