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Research In Motion’s plans to make its BlackBerry Messenger service available as an app on Androids and iPhones will get its signature software in front of a wider audience. But will RIM’s initiative win new customers, or cannibalize its already failing smartphone market share?

Continue reading RIM’s BlackBerry Messenger App Dilemma

RIM’s BlackBerry Messenger App Dilemma originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 24 Mar 2011 16:00:00.

Filed Under: Company News, Technology, Investing, Research In Motion, Stock Picks

Apple has sued Amazon over the term “App Store.”
Apple says it holds the trademark and claims that an Amazon Appstore will confuse customers who will wonder if it is part of Apple.

Continue reading Yet Another Tech IP Suit: Apple Sues Amazon Over App Store Name

Yet Another Tech IP Suit: Apple Sues Amazon Over App Store Name originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 22 Mar 2011 07:00:00.

Filed Under: Microsoft, Nokia, Research In Motion, Apple, Amazon.com

Worldwide mobile-computer owners will buy about $1.5 billion worth of augmented-reality applications in 2015, up from less than $2 million last year, U.K.-based Juniper Research said in a recent report.

Continue reading Augmented Reality’s Industry Prospects May Get Very Real, Very Fast

Augmented Reality’s Industry Prospects May Get Very Real, Very Fast originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 14 Mar 2011 13:30:00.

Filed Under: Technology, Media, Google , Research In Motion, Apple, Retail

SprintNextel and T-Mobile USA are reportedly discussing another tie-up, as both companies seek to stop the flow of customers defecting to larger cell-phone service providers. In the past, the carriers have mulled a merger but haven’t been able to agree on who would acquire whom.

Continue reading Sprint and T-Mobile Are Talking Merger Again

Sprint and T-Mobile Are Talking Merger Again originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 09 Mar 2011 08:45:00.

Filed Under: Company News, Technology, Sprint Nextel Corp

Renting isn’t just for apartments and cars anymore. Americans today are trying to save a few bucks by taking only temporary ownership (or, borrowership) of a whole new array of goods from designer handbags, rims to pimp their rides, iPhones, power tools and, yes, caskets.

Continue reading Did You Know You Can Rent Designer Purses, Rims, Even Caskets?

Did You Know You Can Rent Designer Purses, Rims, Even Caskets? originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 08 Mar 2011 09:20:00.

Filed Under: Economy, Home Depot, Apple, Retail