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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

Google’s smartphone platform, Android, has overtaken that of Research in Motion’s BlackBerry as the most popular in the U.S., according to a ComScore report released Monday. It also may be gaining on Apple.

Continue reading Google’s Android Platform Overtakes BlackBerry in U.S. Popularity

Google’s Android Platform Overtakes BlackBerry in U.S. Popularity originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 07 Mar 2011 18:30:00.

Filed Under: Company News, Technology, Media, Google , Research In Motion, Apple, Samsung

Gartner has lowered its laptop-sales forecast for this year and the next, predicting that the popularity of tablets and smartphones will slow laptop sales. Gartner expects worldwide laptop sales to increase 11% this year and and 14% next year, down from a previously forecast 16$ and 15%, respectively.

Continue reading Tablets and Smartphones Slow Laptop Sales Growth

Tablets and Smartphones Slow Laptop Sales Growth originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 03 Mar 2011 18:30:00.

Filed Under: Technology, Media, Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Research In Motion, Apple